Pope Francis is scheduled travel to Marseille, France, in September, 2023. The Holy See Press Office released the schedule of Pope Francis' visit to the French city at the conclusion the “Rencontres Méditerranéennes” hosted by the Archdiocese.
The Pope is expected to travel for a two-day visit to the southern French city of Marseille in September, to close the “Mediterranean Meetings”, gathering bishops and young people from the Mediterranean on the 17th-24th of September.
The visit will mark his 44th Apostolic Journey abroad.
The schedule of the visit
According to the schedule released by the Holy See Press Office on Saturday, 29 July:
Pope Francis will depart from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport early in the afternoon of Friday, 22 September, arriving at Marseille International Airport at 4.15 pm. There he will be welcomed by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron.
At 5.15 pm he will then preside over a marian prayer with the diocesan clergy in the Basilica of “Notre Dame de la Garde”, followed by a moment of reflection with religious leaders near the Memorial dedicated to sailors and migrants lost at sea.
Saturday, 23 September, will start at 8.45 am with a private meeting with people experiencing economic hardship at the Archbishop’s residence.
Pope Francis will then address the final session of the “Rencontres Méditerranéennes” at the “Palais du Pharo”, where he will also meet with President Macron.
In the afternoon, the Pope is scheduled to preside over Holy Mass at the “Vélodrome Stadium” before departing from Marseille's International Airport to Rome, where he is scheduled to arrive at 8.50 pm.
This will be the first Pope to visit Marseille since Clement VII in 1533. Marseille is the second French city visited by Pope Francis during his pontificate. On 25 November 2014 he made a mere day trip to Strasbourg, in north-eastern France, to address the European Parliament and the Council of Europe.
Source: Vatican News
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