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November 20 , 2006 • VOL. 44, NO. 20 • Oakland, CA
Pope Benedict to visit Turkey next week
VATICAN CITY
(CNS) -- Although prayers and meetings with Orthodox leaders dominate
the schedule of Pope Benedict XVI’s Nov. 28-Dec. 1 trip to Turkey,
he also will meet government and Muslim leaders.
Pope Benedict will pray with and meet privately with Orthodox Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on Nov. 29 and attend his celebration
of the St. Andrew feast day liturgy on Nov. 30. The pope also will meet
in Istanbul with Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox, Jewish and Catholic
leaders.
The first day of his trip, which will be spent in Ankara, the capital,
will be dedicated to relations with the Turkish government, its office
overseeing religious affairs and ambassadors serving in the country. The
head of the department of religious affairs is Turkey’s highest
Muslim authority.
He is also scheduled to visit Ephesus and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. He
will depart for Rome on Dec. 1 after Mass in the Cathedral of the Holy
Spirit in Istanbul.
EWTN, the Catholic TV network, will provide live coverage of the visit.
See www.ewtn.comfor telecast times.
EWTN is carried on Comcast Digital Channel 22, DISH Satellite Channel
261, and Direct TV Channel 422. In Alameda, it airs on Comcast Channel
30 and Alameda Power Channel 26.
