The Holy Father Francis in Lund, Sweden, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation
His Holiness Francis intends to participate in a joint ceremony of the Catholic Church and the World Lutheran Federation to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, scheduled to take place in Lund, Sweden on Monday 31 October 2016.
http://press.vatican.va/content/salasta ... 00110.html
And this article from Newsmax.
See excerpt below from: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/pope-f ... id/710703/
Risking the ire of Catholic traditionalists, Pope Francis is to take part in a joint Catholic-Lutheran service in Sweden in October marking the start of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's anti-Catholic Reformation. ...
Catholic traditionalists have already accused Francis of making too many concessions to Lutherans, particularly in a "common prayer" that both religions will use during the 2017 commemorations. ...