Pope
Francis to visit with youth, homeless, inmates in Turin
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis will make a two-day apostolic visit to the northern Italian
city of Turin, 21-22 June, which will include a moment of prayer before the
Shroud of Turin and a visit to the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians to mark
the 200th anniversary of the birth of St. John Bosco.
The
pope’s packed schedule includes visits of other religious institutions and
encounters with various groups of people, generally marginalized by society.
It
is expected to be another early start for Pope Francis on his two-day visit on
Sunday to Turin in northern Italy. Leaving Rome on Sunday at 7 a.m., local
time, the Pope is expected to arrive in Turin one hour later and set off
immediately on a series of encounters.
His
first encounter is expected to be with workers in a city square, where a
farmer, a factory worker and a business owner are expected to extend their
greetings to the Pope. After addressing the workers, the Pope is expected to
walk to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist nearby, where he will spend a few
moments in prayer before the Shroud of Turin, revered by many as the burial
cloth of Jesus. He is also expected to spend a few moments in prayer before the
altar dedicated to a young blessed, born in Turin, Piergiorgio Frassati.
Thousands
are then expected to gather for the outdoor papal Mass, after which the Pope is
expected to have lunch in the local archbishop’s residence with some inmates
from a juvenile detention centre, some immigrants and homeless people, and a
family of Roma people.
After
lunch, the Pope will spend some private time in prayer at the Sanctuary of Our
Lady of Consolata, after which he will head to the Basilica of Mary Help of
Christians to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of St. John Bosco, who
had the Marian basilica built and who founded the communities of Salesian
priests and sisters.
The
Pope is then expected to meet with those who suffer from illness and disability
in the Church of Cottolengo. His last encounter on Sunday is expected to be
with thousands of young people in a large city square.
The
pace of his second day in Turin is expected be at a bit slower, starting with
an ecumenical meeting with some evangelical pastors at the Valdese Temple.
After this meeting, expected to last a little more than an hour, the Pope is
expected to return to the archbishop’s residence, where he will meet with some
of his relatives in private, celebrate a Mass for them and enjoy lunch together
with them.
Pope
Francis is expected to land at Rome’s Ciampino Airport at 6:30 p.m., Rome time,
on Monday.
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