In September, Pope Francis is set to embark on the longest foreign trip of his papacy, travelling to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore from Sep 2 to Sep 13.
Pope Francis gestures as he crosses the bridge to Saint Mark's Square to celebrate the Holy Mass, in Venice, Italy, Apr 28, 2024. VENICE: Pope Francis offered encouragement to prisoners, artists and young people in Venice on Sunday , with his first trip of the year testing his mobility and resilience after a number of health scares in recent months.
The unusual decision to house the Holy See pavilion in the jail highlighted Pope Francis' repeated calls for society to rally around the poor and neglected, including prison populations. Art should be used to help rid the world of racism, inequality and a fear of the poor, the pope told them. Pope Francis sits on a boat as he arrives on the day of a meeting with young people at the Square in front of the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, in Venice, Italy, Apr 28, 2024.
The half-day visit to Venice was the pope's first trip beyond Rome since a brief journey to France last September. He had been due to attend a climate change conference in the United Arab Emirates in December but pulled out shortly beforehand after coming down with influenza.
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