Pope, Archbishop Pray for Unity, Despite Divides

0:00On April 27th, Pope Leo XIV met Monday with Sarah Mollally, the first female archbishop of Canterbury, in spiritual head of the global, Anglican Communion. They prayed together in the Vatican and pledged to push past deep church divides, no matter how tough they look. This face-to-face was huge, unthinkable just years back amid rifts over ordaining women priests, which Catholics still reserve for men only. Doctors broke from Rome back in 1534, over King Henry VIII's marriage drama, and talks of drag dawn since the 1960s. Mollally, a former cancer nurse, turned leader last month, thanked Leo for the warm welcome on her first trip abroad. She stressed preaching hope amid violence and change, urging both sides to build bridges for the common good and value every life as God's child. Her four-day Rome pilgrimage includes prayers at St. Tunes and chats with Vatican Bigwigs to boost ties through dialogue and shared witness, but her rise splits the 100 million

1:00strong Anglican world with African conservatives blasting in and threatening breaks. Leo echoed past popes like Francis and vowing reunion efforts, fresh off hosting King Charles III for prayers in the Sistine Chapel. As experts note, these moves double down on unity optics against global chaos, keeping the ecumenical fire alive. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today, I'm Cory with the story.