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Pope Francis to Visit Baltic Countries in September

Greg Burke Confirms Holy Father’s Visit to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

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It’s official: Pope Francis is visiting Baltic countries in September.
Today, Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, confirmed the Apostolic Trip on Sept. 22-25, 2018, to the cities of Vilnius and Kaunas in Lithuania, Riga and Aglona in Latvia, and Tallinn in Estonia.
The detailed program is still being discussed and will be published shortly.

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Deborah Castellano Lubov

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/

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