ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis entrusts WYD pilgrims, Portugal visit to Our Lady
By Vatican News staff reporter
On Monday afternoon, ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ 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 ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ 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.
ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis' fourth World Youth Day
The begins on Wednesday when the ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ departs for Lisbon, which is hosting .
It will mark the fourth time ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ 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 ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ 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 ÐÓMAPµ¼º½ Francis for this World Youth Day is .
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