2023-07-29 12:22:19
Pope Francis will attend the Mediterranean Regional Conference in Marseille from September 22 to 23, participating in ecumenical and religious dialogue activities.
(Vatican News.com) Thirty countries in the Mediterranean region have come together to build a space of solidarity and care for creation. This is the event that Pope Francis will participate in this year in Marseille, France, on September 22-23, called the Rencontres Méditerranéennes (Mediterranean Regional Conference). The conference, which will take place from 17 to 24 September, aims to bring together youth, leaders, associations and movements of all religions across the Mediterranean region.
Itinerary for September 22
The Holy See Press Office announced the Pope’s two-day itinerary in Marseille, France on July 28. The Pope will depart on the afternoon of September 22. His special plane is expected to take off from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Airport at 2:35 p.m. and land at Marseille International Airport at 4:15 p.m. French President Macron will be there to greet the Pope. An hour later, the pope will greet the clergy of the diocese at the Notre Dame de la Garde basilica, imploring the intercession of Our Lady. At 6:00 p.m., at the monument to commemorate the sailors and migrants lost at sea, the Pope will pray with the leaders of the major religions and deliver a speech.
Activities of the second day
On Saturday, September 23, Pope Francis will first meet in private at the Archbishop’s Palace of Marseilles with a few financially strapped people. 10 am is an important moment of this trip. The Pope will attend the closing ceremony of the Mediterranean Regional Conference at the Palais du Pharo and deliver a speech to the people present. At the same venue, at around 11:30 am, the pope is expected to hold a meeting with the French president. At 4:15 p.m., Pope Francis will preside over Mass at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille.
At 6:45 in the evening, the ceremony to send off the Pope will be held at Marseille Airport. The Pope’s special plane is expected to take off at 7:15 p.m. and arrive at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport at 8:50 p.m.
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