Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/09
By: Huang Ya-shih and Evelyn Kao
Vatican City, May 9 (CNA) A delegation of seven Taiwanese bishops arrived in Rome
Photo courtesy of Embassy of the Republic of China (TAIWAN) to the Holy See
Tuesday on their way to Vatican City for an ad limina visit, which involves visiting the tombs of the apostles and reporting on work in their dioceses to the Pope.
Republic of China (Taiwan) Ambassador to the Holy See Matthew Lee (李世明) greeted the delegation at the airport and talked briefly with the bishops before they headed to the Vatican.
The seven bishops have not been to the Vatican for 10 years and this is their first ad limina visit during the tenure of Pope Francis who took office in March 2013, Lee said.
While in the Vatican, they will visit several departments of the Roman Curia and receive an audience with the Pope, according to Lee. [FULL STORY]
