The Pope's visit to
Pietrelcina and San Giovanni Rotondo
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| The faithful in front of the new Church of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina a San Giovani Rotondo. |
On March 17, Pope Francis travels to Pietrelcina and San
Giovanni Rotondo, following in the footsteps of Padre Pio.
By Debora Donnini
For the centenary of the appearance of the stigmata of St.
Pio of Pietrelcina and on the 50th anniversary of his death, on Saturday 17
March Pope Francis make a pastoral visit to Pietrelcina, in the diocese
of Benevento, and to San Giovanni Rotondo , in the Diocese of
Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo. On Thursday the Vatican Press Office
published the updated program of the journey of Pope Francis to the central
places in the life of Padre Pio.
Pietrelcina
The Pope will arrive by helicopter in Pietrelcina at 8 am:
first there will be a brief prayer stop in the Chapel "Saint
Francis", then a meeting with the faithful in the square in front of the
liturgical hall of Piana Romana. Finally he will greet the Capuchin community
of Pietrelcina.
San Giovanni Rotondo
At 9.30 am, he will go to San Giovanni Rotondo. The first
appointment is a hospital visit to the "Casa Sollievo della
Sofferenza". From the square in front of the hospital, the Holy
Father will greet and bless the sick from his car, then he will meet sick
children. The Pope will then travel to a Marian sanctuary where he will
greet the Community of Capuchins and venerate the body of Saint Pio
and the Crucifix of the Stigmata. Then there will be the Eucharistic Concelebration
in the churchyard of the Church of Saint Pio. Pope Francis is due back in the
Vatican at around 2pm Italian time.
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