Uppsala, Sweden/GENEVA | 1/6/2021 Catholic Bishop of Stockholm Cardinal Anders Arborelius and Lutheran Bishop of Uppsala Karin Johannesson lead the weekly ecumenical retreats to celebrate the gifts of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Photo: Magnus Aronson
Lutheran bishop and Catholic cardinal host online ‘Quiet Days’ in second edition of ‘A Spiritual Dwelling for God’
(LWI) - The spirit of Pentecost is alive and accessible online in Sweden, where hundreds of people are taking part in weekly ecumenical retreats hosted by the Lutheran Bishop of Uppsala Karin Johannesson, and the Catholic Bishop of Stockholm Cardinal Anders Arborelius.
The initiative began last year when the two church leaders invited people to join four ‘Quiet Days’ of reflection and prayer, beginning on the eve of Pentecost. The idea came to Bishop Johannesson one day, during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and she contacted the cardinal asking if he would be willing to
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