Vatican City, 27 October 2015 (VIS) –
Pope Francis has sent a message to the cardinal archbishop of
Florence, Giuseppe Bettori, Grand Chancellor of the On the occasion
of the Sophia University Institute, Loppiano, Italy, following the
conferral of a doctorate honoris causa in “Culture of Unity” to
His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
The Holy Father greets those present,
expresses his closeness, and offers a special thought for his beloved
brother Bartholomew, to whom, he writes, “I renew my sentiments of
profound esteem and heartfelt appreciation, rejoicing in the present
initiative which, as well as constituting heartfelt recognition for
his commitment to the promotion of the culture of unity, contributes
favourably to the common journey our Churches take towards full and
visible unity, to which we aspire with dedication and perseverance”.
“In the hope that the Sophia
University Institute, following the charism of the Focolari Movement
and open to the action of the Spirit, may continue to be a place of
encounter and dialogue between different cultures and religions, I
assure my prayerful remembrance and, asking for your prayers, I
impart my Blessing to all present”, the Pope concludes.
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