Pope
Francis's visit to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis will travel to Latin America from 5
to 13 July.
A press release issued on Friday by the Vatican illustrates the
programme of the Pope’s Apostolic visit which will take him to Ecuador, Bolivia
and Paraguay.
After his departure from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, the first leg
of the Pope’s journey will unfold in Ecuador where he is scheduled to spend
time in Guayaquil where the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy is located, and in the
capital city Quito from where he will depart on Wednesday, July 8.
During this part of the visit he will meet with religious and
civil authorities, he will preside at two open-air Masses, he will meet the
youth and visit and old-age home set up by the Missionaries of Charity before
setting off for Bolivia.
After his arrival at the capital La Paz, he is scheduled to meet
with the President and other civil authorities before travelling to Santa Cruz
de la Sierra which is situated in Eastern Bolivia and is one of the fastest
growing cities in the world.
Here he will preside at Mass, participate in the World Meeting
of Popular Movements and visit a Rehabilitation Centre before departing for
Asunción in Paraguay on Friday, July 10.
In Asunción he will be welcomed by the President and the
diplomatic corps before going on to visit a children’s hospital and the
impoverished Banado Norte area which is frequently flooded by the rise of the
Paraguay river.
During this third and last leg of his voyage, Pope Francis will also meet with the youth, the bishops and representatives of civil society; he will celebrate Mass in front of the Marian Sanctuary of Caacupé and in the city of San Lorenzo which was originally a Jesuit field known as Ñu Guazú.
During this third and last leg of his voyage, Pope Francis will also meet with the youth, the bishops and representatives of civil society; he will celebrate Mass in front of the Marian Sanctuary of Caacupé and in the city of San Lorenzo which was originally a Jesuit field known as Ñu Guazú.
Pope Francis is scheduled to depart from Paraguay in the evening
of Sunday, July 12.
He will arrive at Rome’s Ciampino Airport on Monday, July 13 in
the early afternoon.
This will be Pope Francis’ 9th Apostolic journey abroad.
He will be the first Latin American Pope to visit Ecuador,
Bolivia and Paraguay.
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