Madagascar awaits Pope
Francis
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| President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar |
Pope Francis is scheduled to make an apostolic voyage to
Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius in September, this year. In Madagascar,
President Andry Rajoelina is leading the country in preparations for the visit.
Jean-Paul Kamba, SJ - Vatican City
On 27 March 2019, the Holy See announced the apostolic
voyage of Pope Francis to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, which will take
place from 4 September 10 September 2019. Pope Francis will visit the cities of
Maputo in Mozambique, Antananarivo, in Madagascar and Port Louis in Mauritius.
For their part, the people of Madagascar are already mobilising themselves to
welcome the Holy Father.
An important infrastructure to install
Last weekend, President Andry Rajoelina, accompanied by
senior officials of the Catholic Church in Antananarivo, went for a meeting in
Soamandrakizay, Androhibe, where an important structure will be erected in
readiness for the Holy Father’s visit. On this occasion, President Rajoelina
announced that construction would begin within a few days. The site will be
where the Pope will celebrate Holy Mass on 8 September, feast of the Nativity
of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
A historic visit
The apostolic journey of Pope Francis to the world’s fourth
largest Island will be the second visit after Pope Saint John Paul II made an
apostolic trip, 1989, to several southern African countries, including the
island of Madagascar.
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