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LRAPER - CARDINAL SODANO VISITED THE ARMENIAN PATRIARCHATE
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ISTANBUL, 19 Nov (Lraper) - His Eminence Cardinal Angelo
Sodano, the Vatican State Secretary, paid a courtesy visit to the
Armenian Patriarchate, at the end of the 54-nation OSCE summit
in Istanbul, on 19 November, Friday afternoon. His Eminence was
received by His Beatitude Patriarch Mesrob II of Istanbul and all
Turkey in the patriarchal office.
During the cordial meeting, the Cardinal conveyed to the Patriarch
the fraternal love and greetings of His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
With reciprocal sentiments, the Patriarch informed the Cardinal
of his favorable impressions of the ecumenical gathering in Genoa
last week which had been most successfully organized by the
Archdiocese of Genoa and the International Community of Saint
Egidio. The Patriarch also informed the Cardinal that he intends to
be in Rome and to pay his personal respects to the Holy Father on
the occasion of the Jubilee celebrations. The two hierarchs also
discussed matters of ecumenical significance, such as theological
education, preparing priests and religious education teachers for
Christian schools in Turkey and the Jubilee celebrations.
Cardinal Sodano was accompanied by the newly appointed Apostolic
Nuncio in Ankara, His Excellency Archbishop Luigi Conti and a
group of aides.
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