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Honorary doctorate to be conferred on Patriarch Bartholomew – Watch live streaming

Oct 26, 2015

It's possible to follow the live streaming event of the conferral of the honorary doctorate "Culture and Unity" to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople by Sophia University Institute (Loppiano) today 26 October at 5.00pm (Italian time).

His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, a pioneer in ecumenical dialogue and a peacemaker, will be receiving the first honory doctoral degree in the Culture of unity conferred by the Sophia University Institute, situated in Loppiano (Florence) and founded by Chiara Lubich to deal competently and effectively with the cultural transition taking place. The theologian Piero Coda, President of the University Institute said: “Today, the world needs people who seek the unity of the human family, and the Patriarch is constantly rendering a valuable service towards a culture that aims at placing fraternity at the heart of human history”. […]. Diretta streaming See more: Patriarch Bartholomew I visits the Focolare’s little town of Loppiano

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