.- The
Italian Bishops Conference announced today that Pope Benedict is
planning on visiting the city of Verona in northern Italy on October
19--the occasion of the 4th National Ecclesial Convention, an event
that gathers the representatives of the Catholic Church in Italy once
each decade.
The convention
will last four days, from October 16th to 20th. The theme this year
will be “Giving Testimony of Jesus Risen, Hope for the world.” The
program of the pontiff’s visit was published this week by the
Prefecture of the Pontifical Household.
The Pope will
arrive in Verona in the morning, and will meet with participants at the
city’s convention center, where he will address the entire assembly. In
the afternoon, he will preside over Mass in the Municipal Stadium at
four o’clock.
The Mass is open
to all of the city’s faithful as well as pilgrims from other dioceses
of the region Veneto. Pope Benedict will travel back to Rome later in
the day. More than 2,500 people, including delegates from various
dioceses, representatives of institutes of consecrated life, members of
lay organizations and people invited by the Italian Bishops Conference
are expected to attend the assembly.
Benedict XVI plans October visit to Verona for historic Italian ecclesial convention
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