The Visit of the Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II to Romania in the Press of the Time, a Step towards Unity or a Symbolic Visit in an Orthodox Country

Between 7 and 9 May 1999, the Pope visited Romania. The Pope's visit had a special significance for the normalization of relations between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church and the Greek Catholic Church of Romania. Being the first visit of a Pope to a majority-Orthodox cou...

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Main Author: Viorel Ioan Vârlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Danubius University 2016-12-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Danubius: Communicatio
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Online Access:http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communicatio/article/view/3800/3724
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spelling doaj-93c61d304c9e433b803da2f8b0cf86752020-11-24T20:59:12ZengDanubius University Acta Universitatis Danubius: Communicatio1844-75622069-03982016-12-01102102116The Visit of the Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II to Romania in the Press of the Time, a Step towards Unity or a Symbolic Visit in an Orthodox CountryViorel Ioan Vârlan0Stefan cel Mare UniversityBetween 7 and 9 May 1999, the Pope visited Romania. The Pope's visit had a special significance for the normalization of relations between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church and the Greek Catholic Church of Romania. Being the first visit of a Pope to a majority-Orthodox country, it has attracted the attention of the international press. The paper shows some of the echoes of this historic visit from 7 to 9 May 1999.http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communicatio/article/view/3800/3724relations; dialogue; visit; tradition; unity
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The Visit of the Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II to Romania in the Press of the Time, a Step towards Unity or a Symbolic Visit in an Orthodox Country
Acta Universitatis Danubius: Communicatio
relations; dialogue; visit; tradition; unity
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title The Visit of the Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II to Romania in the Press of the Time, a Step towards Unity or a Symbolic Visit in an Orthodox Country
title_short The Visit of the Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II to Romania in the Press of the Time, a Step towards Unity or a Symbolic Visit in an Orthodox Country
title_full The Visit of the Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II to Romania in the Press of the Time, a Step towards Unity or a Symbolic Visit in an Orthodox Country
title_fullStr The Visit of the Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II to Romania in the Press of the Time, a Step towards Unity or a Symbolic Visit in an Orthodox Country
title_full_unstemmed The Visit of the Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II to Romania in the Press of the Time, a Step towards Unity or a Symbolic Visit in an Orthodox Country
title_sort visit of the sovereign pontiff pope john paul ii to romania in the press of the time, a step towards unity or a symbolic visit in an orthodox country
publisher Danubius University
series Acta Universitatis Danubius: Communicatio
issn 1844-7562
2069-0398
publishDate 2016-12-01
description Between 7 and 9 May 1999, the Pope visited Romania. The Pope's visit had a special significance for the normalization of relations between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church and the Greek Catholic Church of Romania. Being the first visit of a Pope to a majority-Orthodox country, it has attracted the attention of the international press. The paper shows some of the echoes of this historic visit from 7 to 9 May 1999.
topic relations; dialogue; visit; tradition; unity
url http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communicatio/article/view/3800/3724
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