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Pope Francis to visit Japan from Saturday

cde.news desk 23 November 2019, 05:23 · 1 min read

epaselect epa08016670 Pope Francis (C) greets young Thai Catholics at the end of a Holy Mass at Assumption Cathedral in Bangkok, Thailand, 22 November 2019. Pope Francis began his three-day visit to Thailand which runs from 20 to 23 November 2019. It will mark the 350th anniversary of the founding of the 'Mission de Siam' and will promote inter-religious dialogue. Francis is the first pontiff to visit Thailand in nearly four decades and the pope will be the second papal to visit Thailand after the late John Paul II in 1984. EPA-EFE/DIEGO AZUBEL

Pope Francis ended his visit in Thailand and is set to arrive in Japan on Saturday to spread his message of peace. He will be the first head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit the country in 38 years.

The pontiff spoke at a gathering of religious representatives on the last day of his visit to Thailand on Friday.

On Sunday, he will deliver a message about nuclear weapons in a park that sits at the ocenter of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

In the evening, the pope will travel to Hiroshima and speak at the Peace Memorial Park.

On Monday, he will meet Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo.

He will also meet survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan and hold a mass at Tokyo Dome.

He returns to Rome on Tuesday, 26 November.

Via NHK

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