Papal trip to India planned for late 2017 or early 2018
July 14, 2017
A papal visit to India is being planned for the near future, a spokesman for the country’s bishops has disclosed.
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“We are still hopeful that the visit (by Pope Francis to India) will take place at least early next year, if not earlier,” said Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas,the secretary-general of the Indian bishops’ conference. Officials at the Vatican and in New Delhi are trying to find dates for a papal visit that would accommodate both the Pontiff and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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