Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew has said he wants to contribute to Pope Francis’s prayer for peace in the Middle East.
Bartholomew told Italian newspaper La Repubblica: “I arrived in Rome to be a part of joint prayer.
Saying the prayer was an initiative to support peace in the war-torn region, he said in the article published on Saturday: "With God’s help, we should support diplomacy and politics to reach peace.
"The prayer should reach two conclusions. One is that the God should hear us. The other is that God should give hints to Europe and Asia that, with his assistance, we can reach tangible results."
Pope Francis invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to Vatican to pray for peace during his tour of the region in May.
The two leaders will join Pope Francis for prayer on Sunday.
Other religious leaders will also be in the Vatican for the initiative.
Vatican Press officer priest Lombardi said prayers will be read in Hebrew, Italian, English and Arabic.
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