The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, accepted the invitation of Tomislav Nikolić to visit Serbia. In order for this visit to be realized, the invitation should be renewed by new President Aleksandar Vučić, but an agreement should also be reached with the Serbian Orthodox Church” – says Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio in Serbia, in this interview for CorD Magazine.
In a conversation that included discussion of the Vatican’s stance regarding Kosovo and its relationship towards cultural and religious heritage sites, Archbishop Suriani also recalls the fact that Pope Francis has made ecumenical and interreligious dialogue one of the primary commitments of his papacy. In this spirit, CorD’s interlocutor also mentions his mission whilst in Serbia to “accelerate communication between the Vatican and Belgrade”, despite the challenges – one of the greatest of which is also the issue of the canonisation of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac.
Full interview available here: http://www.b92.net/eng/insight/interviews.php?yyyy=2017&mm=08&dd=25&nav_id=102163
