On 7 October, the Chaplain-President was invited by the Archbishop of Malines-Bruxelles for lunch at the Archbishop's Palace in Mechelen with the Catholic group overseeing the centenary celebrations of the Malines Conversations of 1921-1927, the first serious ecumenical conversations between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church since their separation in 1534. Centenary plans were well-prepared for 2021, but the covid pandemic interrupted these. A major conference involving the Catholic and Anglican Churches and KU Leuven is now planned for 18-21 September 2025. The gap in our photo shows the plaque on the actual table in the Archbishop's Palace which was used for the Malines Conversations, with a portrait behind of Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier, who spearheaded them.