Statements on custodia.org about the residence of Pope Francis were made by the guardian of the Franciscan monastery of the Holy Cross in Nicosia. The monk spoke about the preparations of the last weeks for the best possible reception in the Holy Father.
“After a first preparatory meeting for the visit, I was appointed coordinator of the papal visit to Cyprus, but the trip was not yet certain,” explains Father Jerzy, a native of Poland who has been in the service of the Church for decades. Holy Land. “When we received the official confirmation, we announced it to the parishes and communities with surprise.”
The monastery where Pope Francis will stay
The Pope will stay at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Cross in Nicosia, where the seat of the Apostolic Monastery is, from 2 to 4 December.
“He will sleep in a different room from where Pope Benedict XVI stayed when he visited the country in 2010. In order for the Holy Father not to have to climb stairs, we have prepared a room for him on the ground floor,” explains the pastor and guardian of the Franciscan monastery.
“A window in the Pope’s room overlooks the small garden of the monastery kitchen, but also the occupied ones,” he said. “It’s a symbol of pain. “The pope comes to express his closeness to the population of the only European capital that is still divided into two.”
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