- Title: Pope's schedule for Peru and Chile trip released
- Date: 13th November 2017
- Summary: ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR THE CHILEAN NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE VISIT OF POPE FRANCIS, MONSIGNOR FERNANDO RAMOS, SAYING: "But, the Holy Father Francis is also a world leader, a personality that raises issues, illuminates world events and that's why we also think that it's good news for the whole country - eve
- Embargoed: 27th November 2017 21:52
- Keywords: Pope Francis January 2018 papal visit Chile Peru travel schedule
- Location: SANTIAGO, TEMUCO AND IQUIQUE, CHILE / LIMA, PERU
- City: SANTIAGO, TEMUCO AND IQUIQUE, CHILE / LIMA, PERU
- Country: Chile
- Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA00377B8A4N
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- Story Text: The cities and venues Pope Francis will visit on his January 2018 trip to Peru and Chile were announced at coordinated press conferences in Santiago and Lima on Monday (November 13).
Chile's National Commission for the visit of Pope Francis announced the pontiff will arrive in Chile on January 16 and visit the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique.
Francis will then travel to Peru on January 18 and visit various sites around Lima as well as the northern coastal city of Trujillo and the Amazonian city of Puerto Maldonado before departing the country on January 21.
The pope will meet with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in their respective countries.
He will also dedicate time to visit with indigenous groups during his trip. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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