“We are still waiting to learn the official date of the Holy Father’s visit to Turkey”. So, stories in the press reporting 30 November 2006, feast of St. Andrew, as the date of Benedict XVI’s journey to Turkey are not confirmed by the spokesman of the Turkish Bishops’ Conference, Monsignor Georges Marovitch. “Newspaper stories on the matter he reported in a briefing to SIR are rife. One Turkish paper even reported the date of February 2007. To put an end to the speculation all we can do is await an official communication by the Holy See”. The assembly of the Turkish bishops is due to be held on 9 February. The points on the order of the day also include the Pope’s visit.
