VATICAN CITY, APRIL 27, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI has accepted an invitation to visit the United Nations in New York, although no date has been set.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon extended the invitation to the Pope during an audience in the Vatican April 18.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi confirmed the Pope's acceptance of the invitation Thursday.
"The Pope accepted the invitation in general terms, saying he was available to visit U.N. headquarters. But no date has been set and there are no definite plans, as yet, for the visit," the director of the Vatican press office said.
Pope John Paul II visited the U.N. headquarters twice, in 1979 and 1995.
Code: ZE07042703
Date: 2007-04-27