Pope Francis ends Apostolic Visit to Georgia and
Azerbaijan
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis
has ended his 16th Apostolic Journey Abroad.
The papal plane bringing him
back to Vatican City departed from Baku’s International Heydar Aliyev Airport
at 7.15pm local time after a brief Farewell Ceremony in the presence of the
Azeri Vice-Prime Minister and the Guards of Honor.
He is scheduled to land at
Rome’s Ciampino Airport at 10pm local time.
He arrived in Tblisi,
Georgia, on Friday 30 September.
The journey represented the
second phase of Francis’ trip to the Caucasus, which began on June 24, 2016
with a visit to Armenia. It is part of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy
and the journey has been undertaken in the spirit of promoting peace and bridge
building in the Caucasian region.
This international Apostolic
Journey is the 153rd Papal Visit abroad in modern time.
Pope Saint John Paul visited
Georgia in 1999 and Azerbaijan in 2002.
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