A group of pilgrims from First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple in Chicago, IL, USA, visited the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome on 27 May 2026 during their pilgrimage in Rome. The group of 12 pilgrims are in Rome exploring the intersection of church history and Christian theology, sacred spaces, and art.
The Rev. Matthew A. Laferty, director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome and representative of the World Methodist Council to the Holy See (Vatican), met the pilgrims at Ponte Sant’Angelo Methodist Church near the Vatican, where he shared about MEOR’s mission, Methodist-Catholic relations, and ecumenism in Rome. The Chicago group took particular interest in the Bishop of Rome, a native of Chicago.
Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome 