Pope Francis to visit Naples, pray at famed Marian shrine

December 31, 2014

Pope Francis will make an apostolic journey to Naples in March, according to a Vatican Radio report.

The Pontiff’s journey will begin on March 21 with a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii. St. John Paul II (1979, 2003) and Pope Benedict XVI (2008) also made pilgrimages to the shrine.

 

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Further information:

• Pope Francis to visit Pompeii, Naples in March (Vatican Radio)
• Our Lady of Pompeii (The Marian Library)