Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Pays Respects at Pope Francis’ Tomb in Rome

The Primate of Orthodoxy laid white flowers on the marble slab of the simple tomb and prayed for the repose of the soul of the late pontiff.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew pays respects at Pope Francis’ tomb in Rome

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the tomb of the late Pope Francis at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on Monday, laying white flowers and praying for the repose of his soul.

Leo XIV cannot meet the many different expectations that are directed towards him. The Pope, as if on a projection screen, is thrown with all sorts of expectations from different sides of the Church and politics, which is impossible to meet. Rev. Prof. Paul M. Zulehner SJ from Vienna pointed this out on the occasion of the inauguration of the pontificate of the new head of the Church. "The Pope will make his contribution, the best The article Au…

The Pope and the Ecumenical Patriarch are set to continue to cultivate the close, fraternal relationship that was forged between Bartholomew and the late Argentine pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the invitation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to attend the celebrations of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in Turkey. Response from Italy: Christian Mavris According to sources within the Holy See, the meeting may take place at the end of November, with dates between 27, 28 and 29 November, for the celebration of Saint Andrew (30 November). However, the meeting cannot be ruled out to take place ear…

Pope Leo XIV met this morning at the Vatican with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who attended yesterday, Sunday, the enthronement ceremony of the new pontiff. More...