His Holiness Pope Tawadros II visited on Monday evening the Monastery of St. Anthony in Vienna, which belongs to the Austrian Diocese.
His Holiness had a spiritual session with the monks of the monastery, which was attended by H.G. Bishop Gabriel, Bishop of Austria, H.G. Bishop Makar, Bishop of Sharkia and the Tenth of Ramadan, H.G. Bishop Anianos, Bishop of Bani Mazar, and Fr Kyrillos St Bishoy, Director of the Pope’s Office.
His Holiness the Pope spoke during the meeting that monasticism is a process:
-Love
-Striving
H.H. then answered their questions and they all ate together.
His Holiness had visited the previous day St. Anne’s Convent for Nuns (under construction) and met with the nuns and novices, and gave them a speech on the topic of “Longing for God”.
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