Plans finalised for Pope's Polish visit

2016/3/13 21:28:23

A programme has been announced by the organizers of the World Youth Days in Poland for a visit by Pope Francis.

 

<Photo: Pope Francis waves to pilgrims and tourists as he arrives at St Peter Square for the Jubilee of the Curia audience in Vatican City, 12 March 2016. The Pontiff returned to the Vatican 11 March after five days of spiritual exercises at a retreat in the town of Ariccia, 30 kilometres from Rome. EPA/GIORGIO ONORATI

 


WARSAW, Mar 12, 2016 - The Pontiff will arrive in Kraków on 27 July and he will have a meeting with the Polish president, the state authorities and bishops, Radio Poland reported today.

 

On July 28 Pope Francis will celebrate a mass at the Black Madonna shrine of Częstochowa to mark the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland. After that, he will return to Kraków for a welcoming ceremony with participantsof the World Youth Days, during which he will address pilgrims from around the world for the first time.

 

On July 29, the Pontiff will visit the site of the former Nazi German concentration camp of Auschwitz and, upon his return to Krakow, he will participate in the Way of the Cross service.

 

The next day, Pope Francis will visit the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in the Kraków district of Łagiewniki, have lunch with a group of young pilgrims and take part in a night vigil.

 

On Sunday 31 July, the last day of the event, the Pope will celebrate a mass, during which he will announce the venue of the next World Youth Days.

 

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