Vatican City, 5 January 2014 (VIS) –
Following the Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis announced to the
pilgrims and faithful present that he will visit the Holy Land from
24 to 26 May this year.
“If God wills, I will make a
pilgrimage to the Holy Land, principally to commemorate the historic
encounter between Pope Paul VI and the Patriarch Athenagoras, which
took place on 5 January fifty years ago. The journey will involve
visits to three places: Amman, Bethlehem and Jerusalem. In the Holy
Sepulchre there will be an ecumenical meeting with all the
representatives of the Christian Churches of Jerusalem, attended also
by Patriarch Bartolomew of Constantinople. From now on, I ask for
your prayers for this pilgrimage”.
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