Patriarch Twal on sharing hopes, problems and aspirations

Pope Benedict on Thursday morning held a private meeting with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal. The Patriarch was received by the Holy Father in his role as President of the Conference of Latin Bishops’ of the Arab region.

The Bishops’ concluded their three day conference Thursday following discussions on issues such as the present situation in the Middle East, the Synod on New Evangelisation and next year’s International Eucharistic Congress. “I was really happy to be with His Holiness this morning”, said Patriarch Twal, speaking to Vatican Radio.

He added that the Bishops’ attended the General Audience on Wednesday with the Pope saying that, “they could each one speak about his country and his church". The Patriarch said that all of the Bishops’ during the conference felt they had something in common such as problems like emigration, freedom of movement of Christians and the question of Syria and how it will finish. Listen