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Jan 2024
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Anglican Archbishop Celebrates Mass in R...

Michael Lofton
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Michael Lofton covers the recent mass that the Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby offered in a Roman Basilica. He offers some commentary on Apostolicae Curae of Pope Leo XIII and some potential developments that have taken place since then.

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