Pope's 2010 pastoral visits in Italy
announced in the host dioceses today:
Turin, Sulmona, Carpineto Romano and Palermo
Translated from
the Italian service of
Dec. 8, 2009
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception today was an occasion for priests in four dioceses of Italy from north to south to announce a pastoral visit from Benedict XVI in 2010.
The cities to be visited by the Holy Father are:
- Turin, in northern Italy, on Sunday, May 2, to venerate the Holy Shroud of Turin which will be on public exposition for the first time in 10 years;
- Sulmona in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, on Sunday, July 4, to mark the 8th centenary of St. Celestine V's birth;
- Carpineto Romano, on Sunday, Sept. 5, about 60 kms southeast of Rome, for the second centenary of Leo XIII's birth; and
- Palermo, capital of Sicily, on Sunday, October 3, for a Regional Encounter of Families and Youth.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 08/12/2009 16:53]