Vatican City, 24 March 2014 (VIS) –
The Orthodox Bishop Agathanghelos, director general of the Apostoliki
Diakonia of the Greek Church, accompanied by a group of
collaborators, was received in audience by Pope Francis this morning.
The Apostoliki Diakonia is the body in charge of the promotion of
pastoral, cultural and editorial activities in Greece on behalf of
the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church.
As a result of the improved relations
with the Greek Orthodox Church, following John Paul II's visit to
Athens in 2001, it has been possible to carry out various
collaborative projects of a cultural nature involving the Holy See
and the Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece.
During their stay in Rome, from 21 to
26 March, the Greek delegation will visit the Basilicas of St. Peter
and St. Paul Outside-the-Walls to venerate the tombs of the apostles
Peter and Paul. They will also meet with Cardinal Walter Kasper,
president of the Pontifical Council for promoting Christian Unity,
Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues, archivist and librarian of the Holy
Roman Church, and the directors of the Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
Visits are also scheduled to the Catacombs of St. Callisto, the Abbey
of the Three Fountains, and the Sant'Egidio Community.
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