Priest honoured by Anglican Communion

Wednesday, 04 February 2009

The spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has honoured a Canadian Catholic priest for his service to ecumenism.

Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury awarded Mgr Donald Bolen the Cross of St Augustine in recognition of his work in the field of Anglican-Catholic relations.

Archbishop Williams bestowed the honor on Mgr Bolen during a private audience in Lambeth Palace, the archbishop's residence.

"The archbishop paid warm tribute to the theological acumen and spiritual discernment that Mgr Bolen had put unreservedly at the service of Anglican-Roman Catholic relations during his seven-year assignment to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome," said a statement from Lambeth Palace. the rest