The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has begun his five-day visit to the Middle Eastern nation of Lebanon, as had been pre-announced on the Vatican Secretariat of State's Terza Loggia account on the social platform 'X,' where he will be meeting authorities, Church representatives, and visiting humanitarian structures of the Order of Malta. The visit kicked off today, 23 June, with meetings with the authorities, the Maronite Patriarchate, the local Church, Patriarchs and religious leaders. Tomorrow, 24 June, the Vatican Secretary of State will celebrate Mass on the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist, Patron Saint of the Order of Malta, in the presence of the Order's Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Maria Emerica Cortese, and State officials. Cardinal Parolin will depart Lebanon on 27 June after visiting some of the humanitarian centres run by the Order's Lebanese Association and participating in some charitable activities.
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, embarks upon five-day journey to Lebanon, where he will visit humanitarian structures of the Sovereign Order of Malta.
