06/27/08: The Patriarchal Voyage to the Vatican
Archbishop Demetrios of America led a pilgrimage, under the aegis of FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism, accompanying the official visit of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Rome for the Feast of the Chiefs of the Apostle, Peter and Paul. On Friday evening, June 27th, Archbishop Demetrios hosted a dinner in honor of His All Holiness at the renowned Palazzo Colonni. In addition to the members of the FAITH pilgrimage attending this banquet, the Hierarchs and clergy attending the Ecumenical Patriarch, senior Hierarchs of the Roman Catholic Church, and representatives of the diplomatic corps were present.