He leaves for Rome at 7:15 p.m., after a departure ceremony at the Marseille International Airport. and later that afternoon, at 4:15 p.m., will celebrate a public Mass at Velodrome Stadium, giving the homily. ![]() The pope will meet with President Macron at 11:30 p.m. Then at 10 a.m., he will join in the Mediterranean Encounter. The next day, the pope will have a private meeting at the residence of the Marseille archbishop, Cardinal Jean-Marx Aveline, with people who are suffering economic difficulty and disadvantage. The memorial was dedicated in 1923 and declared a historical monument in 2009. The pope will give a greeting, and then give another address less than an hour later to religious leaders gathered at a memorial to sailors and migrants lost at sea. and an hour later, will lead a time of prayer to Our Lady with the local clergy at the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde. ![]() He will be welcomed to France by the president, Emanuel Macron, at 4:15 p.m. On his return from Africa in January, the pope had already said he would be visiting Marseille. The Vatican press office announced July 29 the pope’s schedule for the France trip, with his departure from Rome on Friday, September 22, at 2:35 p.m. The pope has referred to the Mediterranean as Europe’s “largest cemetery” since growing numbers of people trying to migrate from north Africa and the Middle East to Europe continue to lose their lives in the waters. The day after the pope’s visit, and the concluding day of the Encounter, is the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The encounter is a “cultural festival” drawing together associations and groups committed to dialogue and ecological issues. The pope will make the trip to France to participate in the Mediterranean Encounter, the “Rencontres Mediterraneennes” - a gathering of some 120 young people of various creeds with bishops from 30 countries. It will be his third trip over a six-week period, as he will be in Lisbon, Portugal, August 2-6 for World Youth Day. Less than three weeks after he returns from Mongolia in early September, Pope Francis will travel internationally again with a day trip to Marseille, France, September 22-23. Pope Francis offers Mass in Bari, Italy on Feb.
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