Pope Francis greets representatives of the Bulgarian Orthodox community

On 29 May 2024, during the General Audience, Pope Francis greeted some representatives of the Bulgarian Orthodox community in Rome, accompanied by Revd Ivan Ivanov, administrator of the Bulgarian parishes in Italy and Malta, and Revd Jaromír Zádrapa, Official of the DPCU, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' apostolic visit to Bulgaria.

In appreciation of the visit, the delegation presented a gift – a picture of a "book" containing the Cyrillic alphabet, "From A to Z", which reflects elements of the cultural and historical heritage of the work of Cyril and Methodius and of the Bulgarian spiritual tradition.

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