Patriarch Al-Rai To Begin Historic Five-Day Visit To Greece
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rai will begin a five-day visit to Greece on Thursday, October 15, marking the first visit by a Maronite patriarch to the country.
The visit, concluding October 19, will combine religious pilgrimage, pastoral engagement and ecumenical dialogue.
Al-Rai will visit Thessaloniki and Mount Athos before traveling to Athens for a landmark meeting with Archbishop Ieronymos of Greece.
He will also meet Catholic Church representatives, celebrate Sunday Mass for Greece’s Maronite community and visit Corinth to promote religious pilgrimage and cultural cooperation.
The visit concludes Monday with meetings with Greek parliamentarians.
