Vatican City, Sep 21, 2010 / 08:37 am
The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Pope Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to Palermo, Italy in early October for an ecclesial meeting with families and young people from the region.
The Holy Father will make his visit on Sunday, Oct. 3, and after celebrating Mass at 10:30 a.m. in the local Foro Italico Umberto I church, he will lead the faithful in the Angelus prayer.
During the remainder of his trip, Pope Benedict is scheduled to meet priests, religious and seminarians at the cathedral of Palermo at 5 p.m. Following that, he will address a gathering of young people in the city's Piazza Politeama, which takes its name from the Politeama Garibaldi Theatre, built in the 1800s.
The Holy Father will then go to Palermo's Punta Raisi airport for his return flight to Rome.
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