Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Pays Respects at Pope Francis’ Tomb in Rome

His All Holiness Bartholomew I visited the tomb of the late Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome on Monday, 19 May. The Primate of Orthodoxy left white flowers on the tomb and prayed for the repose of the late pontiff’s soul.

Earlier that day, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew had a cordial meeting with Pope Leo XIV during which they discussed, among other things, the importance of the theological dialogue between the two Churches, Orthodox and Roman Catholic.