Bari, Apulia, Italy : Pope Francis (C) arrives to deliver his speech next to Ecumenic Patriarch of the Orthodox Church Bartolomeo I (C-L), Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros (Theodoros) II (C-R) and other religious leaders after their meeting at the P
CAIRO - 8 July 2018: Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark led on Sunday a Holy Mass at the church of Saint Paul Apostle in Rome, the second largest church in Rome, according to a press statement released by Bishop Theophilus, the Bishop of Turenyo.
Pope Tawadros’ visit to Rome is the second of its kind. Pope Tawadros first visited Rome to congratulate Pope Francis for being the sovereign of the Vatican City State.
In the same context, Pope Francis traveled on July 7 to the Italian city of Bari, south of the Adriatic, to pray for Christians in the Middle East with the heads and representatives of churches and Christian communities.
According to the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and Cardinal, Leonardo Sandri, Pope Francis chose Bari for this ecumenical prayer because it is described as a "window to the East," where relics of St. Nicholas, venerated by both Catholics and Orthodox, are preserved.
Bari, Apulia, Italy : Pope Francis (C) and Ecumenic Patriarch of the Orthodox Church Bartolomeo I (L) watch as Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros (Theodoros) II releases a dove after a meeting with other religious leaders at the Pontifical Basilica of St Nicholas in Bari, in the Apulia region in southern Italy, on July 7, 2018. Pope Francis on July 7 voiced concern that Christians will disappear from the Middle East amid "murderous indifference" as war rages on. He was addressing the leaders of almost all the Middle Eastern churches gathered in the Italian port city of Bari to pray for peace in the region. / AFP / Alberto PIZZOLI
Bari, Apulia, Italy : Pope Francis releases a dove after a meeting with other religious leaders at the Pontifical Basilica of St Nicholas in Bari, in the Apulia region in southern Italy, on July 7, 2018. Pope Francis on July 7 voiced concern that Christians will disappear from the Middle East amid "murderous indifference" as war rages on. He was addressing the leaders of almost all the Middle Eastern churches gathered in the Italian port city of Bari to pray for peace in the region. / AFP / Alberto PIZZOLI
Bari, Apulia, Italy : Pope Francis (C) delivers his speech next to Ecumenic Patriarch of the Orthodox Church Bartolomeo I (C-L), Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros (Theodoros) II (C-R) and other religous leaders after their meeting at the Pontifical Basilica of St Nicholas in Bari, in the Apulia region in southern Italy, on July 7, 2018. Pope Francis on July 7 voiced concern that Christians will disappear from the Middle East amid "murderous indifference" as war rages on. He was addressing the leaders of almost all the Middle Eastern churches gathered in the Italian port city of Bari to pray for peace in the region. / AFP / Alberto PIZZOLI
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