Catholic World News : Honor Christian heritage, Pope tells Bulgarian & Macedonian leaders: "Honor Christian heritage, Pope tells Bulgarian & Macedonian leaders
Vatican, May. 24, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) met on May 24 with delegations of officials from Bulgaria and Macedonia, who were visiting Rome in accordance with an annual tradition to honor Sts. Cyril and Methodius, who brought the Gospel to their nations.
The feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, co-patrons of Europe, is May 24 on the Orthodox liturgical calendar. (The Roman Catholic Church observes the feast on February 14.) The remains of the two 'apostles to the Slavs' are buried in the basilica of St. Clement in Rome, and delegations from Bulgaria and Macedonia vist to pray at the tomb each year.
Georgi Pirinski, the president of the Bulgarian parliament, led his country's delegation. In his remarks to the group, the Pope said that 'there can be no doubt that in the Gospel the country found a source of values capable of reinforcing the culture, identity and genius typical of its people.' The Pope added that after the 'sad and austere period of Communist domination' he saw Bulgaria taken an important new role in Europe, and said that he hoped the Christian cultural heritage of the nation would be strengthened.
To the Macedonian delegation-- also led by the president of that"
Thursday, May 24, 2007
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