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Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will send Pope Francis to Sofia Airport today (7 May), which marks the end of the apostolic journey of the Holy Father in Bulgaria.

From Sofia, the head of the Roman Catholic Church goes to Skopje.

Cardinal George Pell, once the third most powerful man in the Vatican and Australia's most senior Catholic, has been found guilty of child sexual abuse after a trial in Melbourne, reported the Guardian. 

A jury delivered the unanimous verdict on 11 December in Melbourne's county court, but the result was subject to a suppression order and could not be reported until now.

Pope Francis on Sunday declined to comment on a letter by a former Vatican official that he had ignored sexual abuse claims against US cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was forced to resign last month.

Pope Francis send a message of support to Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos over the deadly wildfires that killed at least 87 people in east Attica and injured more than 100.

Pope Francis is praying for the dozens who died in Greece's wildfires and offering encouragement to firefighters and rescue crews.

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, sent a telegram of condolences Tuesday to Greek public and church authorities after at  least 74 were killed in the forest fires near Athens.

Brnabic is quoted as saying during the conversation that relations of Serbia and the Vatican are good and without open issues, with mutual interest in further strengthening of relations in the spirit of mutual respect, trust and tolerance.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Vatican Treasurer George Pell must face trial on charges of historical sexual offences, an Australian court ruled on Tuesday, making him the most senior Catholic official to be tried on such allegations. He pleaded not guilty.

Pope Francis retired to spiritual seclusion outside the Vatican. 

He will take part in the so-called "Spiritual Exercises" with Cardinals and other high-ranking members of the Roman Curia - the administrative apparatus of the Holy See.

VATICAN CITY - The State Secretary of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, told Serbian FM Ivica Dacic on Tuesday the Vatican was watching the developments in the Balkans, including the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, with particular attention.

Besides the significance of improving further bilateral relations and cooperation, Dacic and Parolin discussed the issue of Kosovo-Metohija.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Vatican and Rome on Feb. 4-5, the presidential press office said on Feb. 1, reported Hurriyet Daily News.

Erdoğan will meet with Pope Francis as well as Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, said a statement by the office.