Pope Prays at Santa Maria Maggiore Before Departing for Africa
This Marks Francis' 27th Time Traveling to Rome's Marian Basilica to Pray for Mary's Protection
Vatican City, (ZENIT.org) Deborah Castellano Lubov
According to Vatican Radio, the Pope prayed before the ancient image of Mary, Salus Populi Romani, and invoked the Virgin Mary's protection on his travels and upon the people he will visit in Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic.
The Holy Father's most recent visit to the Marian Basilica was on September 28, 2015, upon return from his first Apostolic Visit to Cuba and the United States of America.
This morning, Pope Francis, his papal entourage, and journalists boarded the Alitalia plane at about 8 a.m. local time at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport and departed shortly thereafter.
The papal flight is scheduled to arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Rome time for the beginning of his first Apostolic Visit to Africa, Nov. 25-30, where he will visit the capitals of Kenya, Uganda, and Central African Republic.
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