The Most Prominent Statements of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Regarding His Visit to the Vatican:

• Our visit to the Vatican is a festive visit on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the restoration of relations between the two Churches

• The visit will be for three days, from May 10th to 12th, after which my pastoral visit to the diocese of Turin and Rome begins.

• The program of the visit:
Participate in the meeting of the Pope of the Vatican and give a speech.
A meeting of the delegations of the two churches.
Ecumenical prayer, not liturgical.

• Giving us a speech at the general meeting of the Pope of the Vatican is a kind of appreciation, honor and love that I cherish.
• There is no Mass within the Vatican visit program

• We will pray Liturgy in Italy within the diocese of Turin and Rome for our Coptic children in a cathedral provided to us by the Catholic Church to accommodate the large numbers of our children who will attend the Liturgy
• Our session with the Pope of the Vatican will be the subject of discussing the Church’s role in addressing global crises and problems and world peace.
• There are no topics to be discussed, and no agreements or documents will be signed.

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