Pope to make pastoral visit to two Italian cities in May
(February 15, 2001) Pope Benedict XVI will make a two-day pastoral visit to two Italian cities in May. Departing from Rome’s Ciampino Airport on May 7th afternoon, he will first visit Aquileia in the Friuli-Venezia region in north eastern Italy, where he will address the citizens in the city’s main square, address a meeting in the city’s Basilica and then leave the same evening for Venice in the nearby Veneto Region. Here, the Pope will address the citizen’s in St. Mark’s Square and venerate the relics in St. Mark’s Basilica. On Sunday morning, May 8, the Pope will leave for the nearby city of Mestre, where he will celebrate an open air Mass in the city’s park, recite the Regina Coeli and give his blessing. Pope Benedict will then return to Venice, where after lunch with the Bishops, he will hold a meeting in St. Mark’s Basilica closing the diocesan pastoral visit .
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