The return of the plaque

Benedictine Abbott Timothy Wright, who also wears the hat of "Titular Abbott of Westminster Abbey" in London, recently participated in the annual Prayer for Peace ceremonies, both in London and in Montecassino, Italy. These ceremonies - he says - represent a precious occasion to pray, to share, to find reconciliation , but also to bear witness to a moving story that further connects and binds the two famous Abbeys which share much common ground. It's the true story of an ancient wooden panel taken by a British soldier from the Abbey of Montecassino in 1944, and this year returned to where it came from by the Dean of Westminster Abbey….
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