Pope
Francis to travel to Sarajevo
[Vatican Radio] The Vatican has released the programme for Pope
Francis’ upcoming trip to Sarajevo, the Capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovin,
taking place on Saturday June 6th. The one-day visit will be the Holy Father’s 9th trip outside of Italy.
After an early departure from Rome’s Fumicino Airport, the Pope's
plane will touch down at Sarajevo airport at 9am local time. After an official
welcome he will be taken to the Presidental Palace for courtesy visit to the
President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr Mladen Ivanic. He will
also deliver a speech to the members of the Government of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
The highlight of the trip will be a Mass held in the city's Kosevo
stadium, at which the Holy Father will preside and deliver the Homily.
Later in the day he will also hold meetings with the Bishops of
Bosnia and Herzgovina, ecumenical leaders and leaders of other religions and
will visit the Diocesan “John Paul II Youth Centre.”
After a brief farewell ceremony at Sarajevo airport, the Holy
Father will board his plane for his journey back to Italy. He is scheduled to
arrive in Rome at 9:20pm, Rome time.
The last Pope to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina was Pope St John
Paul II, in 2003. His trip helped to draw attention to the need to reconstruct
the Church in the country, which underwent a brutal war from 1993-95, due to
the break up of the former state of Yugoslavia.
It is estimated that about 15% of the population is Catholic.
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