Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/16
By: Wu Jui-chi and Y.F. Low
Taipei, Oct. 16 (CNA) Pope Francis has responded favorably to an invitation to visit
Photo courtesy of the Presidential Office
Taiwan, Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said Tuesday upon his return from a trip to the Holy See.
The main purpose of the trip was to attend the canonization ceremony for Pope Paul VI, El Salvador’s Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero and five others on Oct. 14.
During a meeting with Pope Francis before the ceremony, Chen extended an invitation on behalf of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) for the pope to visit Taiwan next year during a scheduled trip to Japan.
The invitation received “a cordial and amicable response” from the pope, Chen told reporters upon his arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, without elaborating.
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