Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 14, 2019 / 09:15 am
Salesian Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, Pope Francis' second cousin who has been a missionary in Thailand for over 50 years, will be in attendance during papal meetings in the country later this month.
While in Bangkok Nov. 20-23, Sivori, 77, will be a part of the papal entourage, following the pope to all his events and encounters, according to Reuters.
Pope Francis and Sivori, who grew up in Argentina together, are related through their grandfathers, who were brothers.
Since Pope Francis' election in 2013, whenever Sivori visits Argentina, she first makes a stop in Rome to see him. She said she has grown closer to him in the last few years, Reuters reports.