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Pope Francis arrives in Portugal to preside over global youth event
2023.08.02 08:55
© Reuters. Pope Francis sits in a car ahead of his visit to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023 at Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy, August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
LISBON (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrived in Lisbon on Wednesday to start a five-day visit centred around the World Youth Day, a global gathering of young Catholics.
The ITA Airways plane carrying the pontiff, his entourage and reporters landed at Lisbon’s Figo Maduro military air base.
His first stop will be a welcoming ceremony hosted by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the presidential Belem Palace.
