MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Francis arrived in Sweden on a two-day visit to participate in a Common Ecumenical Prayer at the Lutheran Cathedral of Lund and to attend the Ecumenical event, comprising Lutherans and Catholics in Malmo.
I ask you to please pray that my journey to Sweden might contribute to the unity of all Christians.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 30 октября 2016 г.
The visit was scheduled to be held in conjunction with the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 and with the dialogue process between the representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation.
Pope Francis arrives in Sweden to mark Luther's reforms https://t.co/EM2nSF1Ljm #worldnews
— Keith Spy (@KSpyNN) 31 октября 2016 г.
Most recently, Pope John Paul II visited Sweden in 1989.
