Vatican City, Jun 9, 2008 / 13:36 pm
Pope Benedict XVI’s itinerary for his trip to the Italian towns of Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi was released by the Vatican today.
While Pope Benedict is in charge of the entire Catholic Church, he also serves as the bishop of Rome, and it is in this capacity that he is paying a visit to the southern coastal region.
The following schedule was released by the Vatican:
At 3:30 p.m. on Saturday June 14 the Holy Father will depart from Rome's Ciampino airport, landing an hour later at the Fortunato Cesari military airfield in Galatina. From there he will travel by helicopter to the heliport of Punta Ristola at Santa Maria di Leuca and thence by car to the shrine of Santa Maria 'de finibus terrae".