Pope to address world of art and culture in Venice
On Tuesday the Vatican Press Office released the itinerary of Pope Benedict XVI’s
pastoral visit to the North eastern Italian cities of Venice and Aquileia in May.
The first leg of the two day visit is to Aquileia on May 7th. There the Pope will meet with city representatives and later, in the city’s basilica, he will address participants at the Preparatory Assembly for the Second Ecclesial Meeting of Aquileia.
Saturday evening the Holy Father will travel to Venice. After a greeting from local authorities in the iconic St Mark’s Square, he will visit the basilica to venerate the relics of Saint Mark.
On Sunday May 8th, Pope Benedict will celebrate mass in Mestre, at St Julian’s Park. After lunch with bishops from Italy’s North-east region, the Holy Father will return to the St. Mark’s Basilica, where he will address ecclesial representatives from the Diocese of Venice.
Pope Benedict’s last appointment before returning to Rome Sunday evening, is an encounter with the world of culture, art and economics, in the Basilica della Salute.
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