Pope Francis staycation - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 28 Jun 2023 23:34:15 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Pope Francis staycation - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Vatican confirms Pope Francis taking a 'staycation' in July https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/06/29/vatican-confirms-pope-francis-taking-a-staycation-in-july/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:50:58 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=160623 As has been his practice since becoming pope in 2013, Pope Francis will take most of the month of July off as a sort of "staycation." "From July 1 and until the end of the month, as usual," the pope's "general, particular and special audiences are suspended. The audiences will resume in August, with the Read more

Vatican confirms Pope Francis taking a ‘staycation' in July... Read more]]> As has been his practice since becoming pope in 2013, Pope Francis will take most of the month of July off as a sort of "staycation."

"From July 1 and until the end of the month, as usual," the pope's "general, particular and special audiences are suspended. The audiences will resume in August, with the first general audience on Wednesday, Aug 9," said a statement from the Vatican press office.

On the first Wednesday of August, Francis is to fly to Lisbon, Portugal, to preside over World Youth Day. His trip is scheduled for Aug 2-6.

Although most public events on the pope's calendar are cancelled in July, the pope will continue to lead the recitation of the Angelus prayer at noon on Sundays from the window of his studio overlooking St Peter's Square.

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