CNA - Papal visit to Holy Land to focus on ecumenism with Orthodox
.- Pope Francis' pilgrimage to the Holy
Land, to be held in May, will center on
his encounter with Patriarch Bartholomew
I, the Eastern Orthodox Archbishop of
Constantinople, and their discussions on
ecumenism.
Announcing the trip Jan. 5, Pope Francis
said its "principal goal" is "to
commemorate the historic meeting between
Pope Paul VI and the Patriarch Athenagoras
I, that occurred … 50 years ago today."
