- Title: Pope Francis to visit Peru and Chile in January 2018
- Date: 19th June 2017
- Summary: LIMA, PERU (JUNE 19, 2017) (REUTERS) PERUVIAN PRESIDENT, PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI, CARDINAL AND ARCHBISHOP OF LIMA, JUAN LUIS CIPRIANI AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF PERUVIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, TAKING SEATS AT NEWS CONFERENCE REGARDING POPE FRANCIS' VISIT TO COUNTRY IN JANUARY 2018 KUCZYNSKI SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PERUVIAN PRESIDENT, PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI, SAYING: "A truly glorious proposal which is the pope's visit. As Monsignor Cipriani has said, this will mark a before and after." (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PERUVIAN PRESIDENT, PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI, SAYING: "Puerto Maldonado will receive tens of thousands of visitors from Cusco, from Puno. We'll have to organise all of this. (We'll receive visitors) from Bolivia too. Trujillo will receive (visitors) from Piura, from Chimbote, from the whole of the Sierra Norte, so this will require a lot of logistics." GENERAL VIEW OF NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CARDINAL AND ARCHBISHOP OF LIMA, JUAN LUIS CIPRIANI, SAYING: "He (Pope Francis) has prioritized the acceptance of coming to Peru and Chile. This makes us think of the great affection he has towards our country and now, we thank and pray for him and I would simply point out that he comes as a pilgrim of peace, justice, unity." END OF NEWS CONFERENCE KUCZYNSKI LEAVING CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO (JUNE 19, 2017) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW OF NEWS CONFERENCE WITH CHILEAN FOREIGN MINISTER, HERALDO MUNOZ MUNOZ SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CHILEAN FOREIGN MINISTER, HERALDO MUNOZ, SAYING: "We are very happy with Pope Francis' decision to carry out a papal visit to Chile between January 15 and 18, 2018. He will visit the cities of Santiago, Iquique and Temuco." GENERAL VIEW OF MUNOZ ADDRESSING MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CHILEAN FOREIGN, MINISTER HERALDO MUNOZ, SAYING: "We are confident that all Chileans will be enthusiastic for a visit that is clearly historic for our country and which is a gesture made by Pope Francis during President (Michelle) Bachelet's mandate, travelling long hours to come to our side of the Pacific." GENERAL VIEW OF MEDIA AT NEWS CONFERENCE GENERAL VIEW OF MUNOZ READING STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA
- Embargoed: 3rd July 2017 20:07
- Keywords: cardinal Cipriani papal visit Peru Chile Heraldo Munoz
- Location: LIMA, PERU / CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO / SANTIAGO, CHILE
- City: LIMA, PERU / CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO / SANTIAGO, CHILE
- Country: Peru
- Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA0016LY3687
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- Story Text:Pope Francis will visit Chile and Peru in January, the Vatican said on Monday (June 19), the latest in a series of trips to his home continent.
Starting in Chile on January 15, the Argentine pontiff will go to the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique, before heading to Peru, where he will stop in Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo.
The Vatican said in a statement Francis had accepted invitations from the heads of state and bishops of the two countries. The trip will wrap up on January 21.
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, welcomed the news. Cardinal and Archbishop of Lima Juan Luis Cipriani, said Francis would come as a "pilgrim of peace, justice, unity."
Meanwhile, Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz, said he was very happy with the decision. The Apostolic Nuncio in Chile, Bishop Ivo Scapolo, was also delighted with the news and Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello and Archbishop of Santiago, said Francis' visit would "do much good to our country (Chile)."
Since his election to lead the world's 2 billion Catholics in 2013, Francis has visited Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Cuba and Mexico, but has not made a pastoral trip to his home country of Argentina. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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