ROME – Visit of Pope Francis to Verona this morning. The helicopter with the Holy Father on board landed in the square adjacent to the Bengodi Stadium in Verona at 7.55 am. Then the visit to the Basilica of San Zeno to meet priests and consecrated people. Bergoglio received a very warm welcome, as witnessed by the Holy See newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano.
A meeting is planned withthe children and young people in Piazza San Zeno. Then the Pope presides over the meeting “Arena of Peace – Justice and Peace will kiss” and has lunch with the inmates of the Montorio prison. Finally, in the afternoon, celebrate mass at the Bentegodi stadium.