The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will visit Belgium and Luxembourg from September 26 to 29.
The Sovereign Pontiff will begin a visit to Luxembourg on September 26 before arriving in Belgium.From September 26 to 29, travel to Brussels, Louvain and Louvain-la-Neuve.“, the Vatican said in a statement.
We already knew that the Pope would come to Belgium in the second half of September as part of the 600th anniversary celebrations of KU Leuven and UCLouvain.
Both Leuven universities will celebrate the occasion in 2025. Pope Francis will also visit the Kogelberg Basilica in Brussels. On the website popevisit.beHe will preside over a conference in the capital on Sunday, September 29, at a yet-to-be-specified venue.
We can also read that many events will be organized for the visit of Pope Francis. The last visit of a pope to Belgium dates back to 1995, when John Paul II came to confer with Father Damien. His visits were then limited to Brussels. His successor, Benedict XVI, for his part, never visited Belgium during his pontificate.
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