Program of the Interreligious Encounter on the Occasion of the Apostolic Journey of Pope Leo XIV (1/12/2025)
December 01, 2025 · 09:20
• Welcome and entrance, accompanied by an Entrance Hymn performed by the choir.
• Solemn entrance of the Holy Father.
• Welcome address delivered by one of the Patriarchs.
• Joint opening.
• Proclamation of the Gospel of the Beatitudes.
• Moment of silence.
• Selected reading from the Qur’an on peace and fraternity.
• Choir hymn on the theme of peace and hope.
• Life testimonies, followed by a documentary on coexistence in Lebanon and common invocations.
• Four Christian prayers proclaimed jointly by the heads of the Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Churches.
• Four brief Islamic invocations recited by the religious leaders of the various communities, followed by an address by His Holiness the Pope.
• Choir hymn.
• Common symbol of peace.
• A symbolic act performed by the Pope, assisted by a Sheikh and a Patriarch, accompanied by two faithful (one Muslim and one Christian): planting an olive tree.
• Closing and official photograph gathering the Pope and Muslim and Christian religious leaders.
• Final choir hymn.
• Solemn entrance of the Holy Father.
• Welcome address delivered by one of the Patriarchs.
• Joint opening.
• Proclamation of the Gospel of the Beatitudes.
• Moment of silence.
• Selected reading from the Qur’an on peace and fraternity.
• Choir hymn on the theme of peace and hope.
• Life testimonies, followed by a documentary on coexistence in Lebanon and common invocations.
• Four Christian prayers proclaimed jointly by the heads of the Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Churches.
• Four brief Islamic invocations recited by the religious leaders of the various communities, followed by an address by His Holiness the Pope.
• Choir hymn.
• Common symbol of peace.
• A symbolic act performed by the Pope, assisted by a Sheikh and a Patriarch, accompanied by two faithful (one Muslim and one Christian): planting an olive tree.
• Closing and official photograph gathering the Pope and Muslim and Christian religious leaders.
• Final choir hymn.