Pope to visit the Shrine of Loreto on 4^th October

June 30, 2012: Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Shrine of Loreto on 4^th October, said Archbishop Tonucci on Friday during the celebration of evening prayers at the Shrine of Loreto. During his visit, the Pontiff will entrust to the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the work of the Synod of Bishops and the Year of Faith, both of which will start later this year.
Pope Benedict’s visit will coincide with the 50^th anniversary of the historic pilgrimage of Pope John XXIII on the train to Assisi and Loreto on the eve of the opening of Vatican II. This time, however, the Pope will not travel by train, but in a helicopter.