VISITS TO HIS BEATITUDE – SEPTEMBER 2/15
On Friday, the 2nd / 15th of September 2023, His Beatitude received:
- The Metropolitan Varsanufius of the Moscow Patriarchate, with a group of clergymen of the Spiritual Mission to Jerusalem (MISSIA) and pilgrims.
To them, His Beatitude said that under the current conditions of disorder and confusion in the world, our prayer takes precedence in order to preserve the unity of the Church.
On this visit, His Eminence offered His Beatitude a series of Patriarchal gilts, and His Beatitude offered him an icon of the Virgin Mary, the Sacred Edicule and a painting of Jerusalem.
- Finally, His Beatitude received a large group of Orthodox pilgrims from Ukraine, Italy, Serbia and Romania.
From Secretariat-General