Roman Catholic Church

Hocevar: Caritas helping Serbia

BELGRADE - The Roman Catholic church is showing solidarity with all those who have been afflicted by the massive floods in any way, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Belgrade Stanislav Hocevar has said, adding that Caritas, a Roman Catholic charity organisation, has so far distributed food worth more than EUR 20,000.

Bulgaria's President to Attend Double Canonization at the Vatican

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will attend the canonization ceremony of blessed John XXIII and John Paul II in Vatican City on April 27.

The canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square will be held on the day on which the Roman Catholic Church marks Divine Mercy Day, according to the press office of the Bulgarian President.

Queen Elizabeth to Meet Pope Francis

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican.

The first meeting between Elizabeth and the Pope elected in 2013 (which is also the fifth time the Queen will meet a head of the Roman Catholic Church) is due to take place on Thursday.

Earlier that day, Elizabeth II had lunch with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.

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