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Pope Francis is to travel for a two-day visit to the southern French city of Marseille in September, to close the “Mediterranean Meetings” , which will gather bishops and young people from the Mediterranean basin on 17-24 September.According to the schedule released by the Holy See Press Office on Saturday, 29 July, Pope Francis will depart from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport early in the afternoon of Friday, 22 September, arriving at Marseille International Airport at 4.15 pm.
Saturday, 23 September, will start at 8.45 am with a private meeting with people experiencing economic hardship at the Archbishop’s residence. In the afternoon, the Pope is scheduled to preside over Holy Mass at the “Vélodrome Stadium” before departing from Marseille's International Airport to Rome, where he is scheduled to arrive at 8.50 pm.Marseille is the second French city visited by Pope Francis during his pontificate. On 25 November 2014 he made a mere day trip to Strasbourg, in north-eastern France, to address the European Parliament and the Council of Europe.
The two gatherings, promoted by the Italian Episcopal Conference , brought together bishops , of several countries bordering the Mediterranean to highlight the need for peace and fraternity in the vast sea region, a crossroads of peoples, religions, languages and cultures now facing new epochal challenges.
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