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Pope Francis to Visit Peru & Chile in January 2018

Argentine Pontiff to Visit Chilean Cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique, Jan. 15-18, and Peruvian cities of Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo, Jan. 18-21

junio 20, 2017 12:17Deborah Castellano LubovMeetings

The Pope will make an Apostolic Trip to Peru and Chile at the beginning of 2018. The Director of the Vatican Press Office, Greg Burke, made the announcement of this upcoming trip to South America, yesterday, June 17, 2017.

‘Accepting the invitation from the respective Heads of State and Bishops,» the statement noted, «His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Trip to Chile from 15 to 18 January 2018, visiting the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique, and Peru from 18 to 21 January, visiting the cities of Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo.»

«The program for the trip will be published shortly.»

In September, the Pope is making an Apostolic Visit to the South American nation of Colombia, Sept. 6-11.

junio 20, 2017 12:17Meetings

Deborah Castellano Lubov

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Deborah Castellano Lubov is Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for ZENIT; author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/