The Pope in Cyprus: step forward in ecumenical dialogue and the search for peace in the Middle East.
http://opusdeitoday.org/2010/06/pope-in-cyprus/
The first visit to Cyprus of a pontiff begins on June 4, 2010, at the invitation of the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos and President Christofias. There the Pope will meet the faithful belonging to the Maronite Catholic Church and Armenian Latin rite Church and deliver to the bishops of the region “Ιnstrumentum laboris”, the working document for the synod of bishops dedicated to the Middle East to be held in October in Rome.
It is the first visit of Benedict XVI to a majority Christian Orthodox country. Cyprus is not only a crossroads, said Father Lombardi, a bridge between Europe and the Middle East, but was also a very important land in the life of the early Christian community (referring to St. Barnabas and St. Paul) and for centuries has been linked to the Holy Land, so beloved by Christians.
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