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The Holy See Press Office has published the program of Pope Francis' pastoral visit to Trieste, northern Italy, on the occasion of the 50th Social Week of Italian Catholics.

Deborah Castellano Lubov

After making pastoral visits to Venice, Verona and his imminent stop in Bari next week to address the G7, Pope Francis will make his final pastoral trip on July 7, when he visits Trieste in the northeast from Italy.

The itinerary of the Holy Father's one-day visit to the border town with Slovenia was published Thursday by the Holy See Press Room.

The Pope is visiting on the occasion of the 50th Social Week of Italian Catholics.

According to the program, Pope Francis will leave the Vatican heliport at 6:30 a.m. and land in Trieste at 8:00 a.m., before meeting congress participants at 8:30 a.m. at the Generali Congress Palace, where he will deliver a speech.

At the end of the speech, while the congress participants will be transferred to Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Holy Father will meet separately with several groups, including ecumenical representatives, academia, as well as migrants and the disabled.

At 10 a.m., the Pope will leave the Generali Congress Center in an open car, before heading to Piazza Unità d'Italia for the Eucharistic concelebration.

At 12:30 p.m., Pope Francis will bid farewell to Trieste and is expected to land at the Vatican heliport around 2 p.m.

The program for the pastoral visit provided by the Vatican is below.

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PASTORAL VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
IN TRIESTE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50th SOCIAL WEEK OF ITALIAN CATHOLICS

ore 6:30 a.m.	Departure from the Vatican heliport
ore 8:00 a.m.	Arrival at “Generali Congress Center” from Trieste The Holy Father will be welcomed by: – Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bolognapresident of the Italian Episcopal Conference Episcopale Italiana – Mgr Luigi Renna, Archbishop of Cataniapresident of the social weeks organizing committee – Mgr Enrico Trevisi of Trieste – The honorable Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region – His Excellency Mr. Pietro Signoriello, prefect of Trieste – Mr. Roberto Dipiazza, mayor of Trieste – Dr Philippe Donnet, general director of “Generali”
ore 8:30 a.m.	GENERALI CONVENTIONS CENTER: Meeting with congress participants – Greetings from Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi – Introduction by Mgr Luigi Renna * Speech of the Holy Father
ore 9:15 a.m.	At the end of the speech, as the congress participants move towards Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Holy Father will meet with several distinct groups: – Ecumenical representatives – Academic sphere – Migrants and disabled people
ore 10:00 a.m.	The Holy Father will leave the Generali Congress Center in an open car
ore 10:30 a.m.	PIAZZA UNITÀ D’ITALIA: Eucharistic celebration * Homily of the Holy Father *Angelus Before the final blessing: – Words of thanks from Mgr Enrico Trevisi
ore 12:30 p.m.	Departure of the Molo Audace from Trieste
ore 2:00 p.m.	Arrival at the Vatican heliport