Tag: visit
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Francis won’t be the first pope to visit Papua New Guinea: a look at John Paul II’s trips
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 08:00 am Pope Francis will be visiting the country of Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6-9 as part of an 11-day, multi-country papal trip. But he won’t be the first pope to set foot on the South Pacific island nation — Pope John Paul II…
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Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:32 pm Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon for Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park. According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited…