The Revd Dr Yazid Said reflects on the significance of the visits, in May 2017, of Pope Francis to Egypt and of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Jordan and Israel/Palestine.

I left Lusaka, Zambia with fond memories of family celebrations, hospitality, delight in God and the African joy of the gospel.

Before Bishop Kings began his job in England, he was in the United States outlining his vision for the role and providing a glimpse of what is to come. That meant nudging the primates of Brazil, South Korea, and Pakistan to reflect theologically at a luncheon panel sponsored by Virginia Theological Seminary's Center for Anglican Communion Studies and the Compass Rose Society.