Vatican City, Jan 25, 2016 / 05:34 am
Pope Francis will take part in an ecumenical ceremony in Lund, Sweden, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, the Vatican announced Monday.
The event will "will highlight the solid ecumenical developments between Catholics and Lutherans and the joint gifts received through dialogue," according to a joint press release by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).
The Pope will lead the Oct. 31 commemorations alongside LWF President Bishop Younan and General Secretary Junge, in cooperation with the Church of Sweden and the Catholic Diocese of Stockholm.
The event will include prayers according to the recently published "Common Prayer," a jointly-written Catholic and Lutheran liturgical guide prepared for the Reformation anniversary commemorations.