Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met with Pope Francis on Tuesday, Vatican News reports.
The meeting between the Pope and the Patriarch was held in “a fraternal atmosphere”, according to a communiqué from the Holy See Press Office.
Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople also had lunch together at the Casa Santa Marta with their respective delegations.
The Council of Cardinals is holding its 31st meeting, and the Secretary, Bishop Marcello Semeraro, invited the Patriarch to greet participants ahead of his encounter with the Pope.
In his brief remarks, Patriarch Bartholomew talked about the value placed on synodality in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
He then assured the Cardinals of his prayers.
The Ecumenical Patriarch is accompanied by Metropolitan Bartholomew of Smyrna, and his patriarchal deacons Aetios Nikiforos and Panagiotis Grafiadelis.
Photography courtesy of Vatican News
