Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle delivered the sermon at the commissioning of an Anglican bishop in Rome. The event signals continued ecumenical engagement between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. The service took place in late April.
In Rome, Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, delivered the sermon at the commissioning service for Bishop Anthony Ball on April 28, according to a report by the Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS).
Bishop Ball was appointed as the Rome representative for Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury. The service occurred at the Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola, a Jesuit-run church, featuring a choir from All Saints' Church, St. Paul's Within the Walls, and the New Chamber Singers.
Ball highlighted Tagle's sermon, a joint blessing, and participation from various church communities as signs of advancing relations. "Indeed, the Commissioning itself is a mark of how our ecumenical relationships have developed," he said, per the ACNS report.
Mullally's Rome visit also included a meeting with Pope Leo XIV, underscoring growing ties between the two Christian traditions.
