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Walking more closely together
03 July 2021
On Monday, 28 June, Pope Francis received in audience a Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Private Library of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace as part of the traditional exchange of greetings to mark the respective Feasts of the Patron Saints (29 June in Rome for Saints Peter and Paul, and 30 November in Istanbul for Saint Andrew). The Delegation was led by Metropolitan Bishop Emmanuel Adamakis of Chalcedon, who greeted the Holy Father at the beginning of the encounter. Also present were Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary, and Msgr Andrea Palmieri, Under-secretary . On Tuesday, 29 June, the Delegation participated in the Eucharistic celebration presided by Pope Francis in the Vatican Basilica. The following is the English text of the Holy Father’s address to the Delegation on Monday.