European Bishops meet President Rivlin
The Conference of the European Assembly of Bishops gathered for their plenary assembly in the Holy Land from September 11 to 16, 2015. They also met with Israeli State President Reuven Rivlin.
Dividing their time between Galilee and Jerusalem and Bethlehem, the bishops discussed their own issues but also consecrated time to meet the Christian Arabs in the Holy Land. They had been invited to hold their meeting in the Holy Land by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal.
Among the official meetings they held were also those with President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, and President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin.
See the text of President Rivlin’s address to the bishops here
See the text of Cardinal Erdo’s response to President Rivlin here