Vatican confirms papal trip to South America in July
April 16, 2015
The director of the Holy See Press Office has issued a statement confirming that Pope Francis will visit three South American nations in July.
The Pope will visit Ecuador from July 6-8, Bolivia from July 8-10, and Paraguay from July 10-12, according to Father Federico Lombardi.
A more detailed program for the trip was not released, but Father Lombardi stated that one would be forthcoming shortly.
The Pontiff has made seven apostolic journeys outside Italy, traveling to Brazil (July 2013), the Holy Land (May 2014), South Korea (August 2014), Albania (September 2014), the European Parliament (November 2014), Turkey (November 2014), and Sri Lanka and the Philippines (January 2015). A trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina is scheduled for June.
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