Pope Francis on two-day visit to Georgia

Sunday, 02 October 2016 12:02 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 02 October 2016 12:04 AM ]

Pope Francis sits next to Georgia's Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II during a visit at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, on October 1, 2016 as part of his trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan. (Photo by AFP)

Svetlana Alimova
Press TV, Tbilisi

Pope Francis is on a two-day visit to Georgia before heading to Azerbaijan on Sunday morning. The pontiff says values expressed in the Georgian culture, language and traditions, place the country within the bedrock of European civilization. This is the second time a pope visits Georgia. Pope John Paul the second visited Tbilisi in November 1999. Our correspondent Svetlana Alimova has this report.

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