PASTORAL VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
TO TRIESTE
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50th SOCIAL WEEK OF ITALIAN CATHOLICS

Sunday, 7 July 2024

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    ore 6:30 Departure from the Vatican heliport
    ore 8:00 Arrival at the “Generali Convention Center” of Trieste

    The Holy Father will be welcomed by:

    - Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference Episcopale Italiana
    - Archbishop Luigi Renna of Catania, chair of the Social Weeks Organizing Commitee
    - Bishop Enrico Trevisi of Trieste
    - The Honorable Massimiliano Fedriga, presidente of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
    - His Excellency Mr. Pietro Signoriello, prefect of Trieste
    - Mr. Roberto Dipiazza, mayor of Trieste
    - Dr. Philippe Donnet, managing director of “Generali”
    ore 8:30 GENERALI CONVENTION CENTER: Meeting with congress participants

    - Greeting from Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi
    - Introduction from Bishop Luigi Renna

    * Address of the Holy Father
    ore 9:15 At the end of the address, while the congress participants transfer to Piazza Unità d’Italia, the Holy Father will meet with several separate groups:

    - Ecumenical representatives
    - Academic sphere
    - Migrants and the disabled 
    ore 10:00 The Holy Father will leave the Generali Convention Center in an open car
    ore 10:30 PIAZZA UNITÀ D’ITALIA: Eucharistic Concelebration

    * Homily of the Holy Father

    * Angelus

    Before the concluding Blessing:

    - Words of thanks from Bishop Enrico Trevisi
    ore 12:30 Departure from the Molo Audace of Trieste
    ore 14:00 Arrival at the Vatican heliport

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    Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 6 June 2024