Pope Leo noted the visit coincided with the feast of St. John Paul II, “whose efforts contributed so greatly to fostering” Jewish-Catholic relations.
Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto will celebrate the beatification Mass of five Franciscan friars known as the Georgia Martyrs on Oct. 31.
There was a “clear recognition” of the need to prepare people for discipleship in a local Church “chastened and challenged” by secularism and the abuse crisis.
