Pope Francis meets Al-Absi, Heads of Eastern Catholic Churches

NNA – Greek Catholic Melkite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Youssef Al-Absi, participated in the works of the general assembly devoted to discussing liturgical issues during the Synod of Eastern Churches, with the heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches in the world.

Al-Absi also met His Holiness Pope Francis, alongside all the participants, where he raised with the Pope the current situation in the region and the Papal initiative. They discussed the moral support that the Vatican City can provide to get the region and Lebanon out of its vicious circle, a matter that was highlighted during the visit of the Vatican official and his meetings with Lebanese leaders, which Al-Absi had missed due to being outside Lebanon.

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