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Pope Francis, pictured April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Francis writes to embattled ecumenical community

Mar 18, 2021

Pope Francis has sent a letter to an ecumenical community experiencing “a severe trial,” encouraging the group to “persevere in... Read more

Enzo Bianchi, founder of the Bose Monastic Community, April 11, 2013. Credit: Centro Nazionale Volontariato via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Pope Francis backs prior of ‘troubled’ ecumenical community amid clash with founder

Mar 5, 2021

Pope Francis on Friday underlined his support for the prior of a “troubled” ecumenical community amid a dispute with its... Read more

Enzo Bianchi, founder of the Monastic Community of Bose.

Founder defies Vatican order to leave ecumenical community

Feb 18, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Enzo Bianchi has defied a Vatican order to leave the ecumenical monastery he founded in 1965.  Read more

Enzo Bianchi, founder of the Monastic Community of Bose.

Vatican orders founder to leave ecumenical community

May 28, 2020

The Vatican has ordered the prominent Italian Catholic layman Enzo Bianchi to leave the monastery he founded in 1965 following... Read more

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