Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald has travelled the world as part of his work to promote understanding between people of different faiths.

ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL FITZGERALD has travelled the world as part of his work to promote understanding between people of different faiths. Now, the Walsall-born former head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, who lived in Jerusalem after his retirement as papal nuncio in Egypt in 2012, has settled in Liverpool.

Archbishop Fitzgerald is one of a community of White Fathers based at the church of St Vincent de Paul, the magnificent Edward Pugin pile in a run-down part of the city. The Archbishop of Liverpool, Malcolm McMahon, invited them to conduct a mission to Africans and migrants from other parts of the world. “Michael Fitzgerald is an Arabic speaker and scholar so we’re very lucky,” Archbishop McMahon told us.

Get Instant Access

Continue Reading

Register for free to read this article in full

REGISTER

Subscribe for unlimited access

SUBSCRIBE NOW

From just £37.50 quarterly

  Print copy of The Tablet delivered directly to your door.
  Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content.
  Access to the weekly digital copy of The Tablet.
  Full access to The Tablet’s archive – over 180 years of back issues.

Already a subscriber? Login