After having landed in Rome’s Fiumicino Airport the evening of Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Pope Francis traveled to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to offer thanks for the success of his seven-day Apostolic Visit to Japan and Thailand, Nov. 19-26, 2019. ZENIT Senior Vatican Correspondent, Deborah Castellano Lubov, was on the papal flight, covering the trip.
PAPAL FLIGHT FEATURE: Pope Francis’ In-flight Presser Discusses Death Penalty, Legitimate Defense, Nuclear Arms and More (Zenit Is on Papal Flight)#PopeFrancis #PopeinJapan #PopeinThailand “A sentence without a horizon is inhuman"https://t.co/vrdgUuqB6t
— ZenitEnglish (@zenitenglish) November 26, 2019
After the stop, the Twitter account of the Holy See Press Office, made the following tweet: “On returning from his journey to #Thailand and #Japan, #PopeFrancis went to the Basilica of St Mary Major to pray.”
During his time inside, Francis prayed before the ancient image of Mary, Salus Populi Romani, in silence for several minutes.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: #Archbishop #Kikuchi of #Tokyo Appeals for Japanese Society to Recognize Life from Conception to Death Is Invaluable (from Papal Flight)
A Conversation with Zenit #法王 #教皇 #PopeinJapan #PapainGiappone https://t.co/2qP6ZLPFSx
— ZenitEnglish (@zenitenglish) November 22, 2019
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Cardinal #Kovithavanij of #Bangkok: ‘#PopeFrancis Shows Us the Love of #God for Us’ (From the Papal Flight)
President of Thai Bishops Speaks to Zenit #VAMP #PopeinThailand #法王 #教皇 #PopeVisitThailand #PopeinJapan #PapainThailandia https://t.co/wCeZtEJf5j
— ZenitEnglish (@zenitenglish) November 20, 2019
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