Papal travels (Vatican).Rome--The papal trip to Israel-Palestine has been confirmed for March 20-26. The Pope will also travel to Jordan, where he will visit Mount Nebo Mount Nebo is the name of:
In February there will be a papal visit to Egypt, February 25-26, the purpose of which is to visit Mount Sinai, where the Bible locates Moses' reception of the Ten Commandments Ten Commandments or Decalogue [Gr.,=ten words], in the Bible, the summary of divine law given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. They have a paramount place in the ethical system in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. from God, during the journey of the Chosen People from Egypt to Canaan. Today the location is called Jebel Musa. The Holy Father will visit the Orthodox monastery of St. Catherine There are seven St. Catherines:
Two other pilgrim places are Damascus, Syria, and Athens, Greece, in honour of St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery . The Pope has been invited by the Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch. As the traditional "overseer" (επισκοπος, episkopos , Ignatius IV Hazim, who might help in arranging the visit to Syria. On the other hand, the Greek situation is even more complicated because the Orthodox Church there has not been welcoming so far. Yet, recently Athens' Orthodox Archbishop let it be known that a visit to Athens would not depend on the Orthodox because, he said, Greek borders are open to everyone. |
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