杏MAP导航 Francis entrusts WYD pilgrims, Portugal visit to Our Lady
By Vatican News staff reporter
On Monday afternoon, 杏MAP导航 Francis went to the Roman Basilica of Saint Mary Major to pray before the icon of Mary, Salus Populi Romani, ahead of his Apostolic Journey to Portugal.
The 杏MAP导航 entrusted his journey and the thousands of young people he will meet in the coming days to the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to the Holy See Press Office.
杏MAP导航 Francis' fourth World Youth Day
The begins on Wednesday when the 杏MAP导航 departs for Lisbon, which is hosting .
It will mark the fourth time 杏MAP导航 Francis presides at the global celebration, following the World Youth Days in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2013), Krakow, Poland (2016), and Panama City, Panama (2019).
The 杏MAP导航 is also scheduled to visit the Marian pilgrimage Shrine of Fatima on Saturday.
The 37th World Youth Day was originally scheduled to take place in the Portuguese capital in 2022, but was postponed due to the health emergency caused by the Covid pandemic.
The motto chosen by 杏MAP导航 Francis for this World Youth Day is .
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