U znak obilježavanja tog dana, papa Benedikt XVI je u subotu (24. maja) održao privatnu audijenciju s bugarskim ministrom vanjskih poslova Ivaylom Kalfinom i makedonskim premijerom Nikolom Gruevskim.
Marking the occasion, Pope Benedict XVI held private audiences Saturday (May 24th) with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin and Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.