{"id":160190,"date":"2026-01-20T10:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focolaremalta.org\/?p=160190"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:00:29","slug":"english-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-conversations-on-called-to-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focolaremalta.org\/en\/english-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-conversations-on-called-to-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Conversations on &#8220;Called to hope&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Courtesy of the Focolare&#8217;s Western European WhatsApp Channel. Contribution by Revd Callan Slipper<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity during challenging times. Last year many Christians were \u2018Pilgrims of Hope\u2019 during a special year for the whole Church. The world needs hope more than ever now so why end our pilgrimage? Hope is a rare and precious gift in divided and dangerous times.<\/p>\n<p>One way to refocus hope could be sitting in on a conversation between two friends. They reflect on \u2018Called to Hope\u2019, an event in Rome they attended last March, hosted by the Focolare Movement. This brought together many Christians from all over the world and widely differing traditions.<\/p>\n<p>In these two YouTube videos,\u00a0<strong>Revd Dr Callan Slipper<\/strong>, <em>Churches Together in England Chair of Trustees<\/em>,\u00a0and <em>retired United Reformed Church minister,<\/em>\u00a0<strong>Revd Martin Smith,<\/strong> share their thoughts on the Rome gathering and its legacy.<\/p>\n<p>As we mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and refresh our prayers for the whole of creation, these conversations help us to refocus on the importance of hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Conversations on Hope<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Called to Hope Part 1   Callan Slipper &amp; Martin Smith in conversation\" width=\"1320\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/38GLZ60EPzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=09JP1mB8fL4<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we remember the event hosted in March last year by the Focolare Movement entitled &#8220;Called to Hope&#8221;. 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