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His Holiness Pope Francis during a visit to Riga with the bishops' librarians, as well as meeting senior officials and members of the public, informed the Chancellery of the President.
Pope Francis at the international airport "Riga" will arrive on September 24 at 8:20, where an official welcoming ceremony is scheduled. The ceremony will also take place at Riga Castle.
The pope will then meet President Raimonds Vējoni, Latvian officials and members of the public. It will be followed by a flower-laying ceremony at the Monument to Liberty and an ecumenical meeting in the thought of Riga, where the proclamation of the Francoscope of the Pope is also planned. The pope will also visit St. Jacob's Cathedral in Riga. Before going to Aglona, the Pope will have lunch with the bishops.
The holy city of the Franciscan homeland will be held in the Basilica of Aglona. There is currently no specific time for this error.
At the same time, he was informed at the Chancellery of the President that the media had the opportunity to seek accreditation for the presentation of the Pope's visit on July 24
. In September he will also visit Vilnius and Kaunas in Lithuania and Tallinn in Estonia.
As announced, the government has supported the allocation of 806,202 euros to the Ministry of Justice so that it can ensure the next visit of Pope Francis in September. Much of the funds requested is for the reconstruction work of the Basilica of Aglona, but funds are also needed to ensure security and order, the dissemination of the event to the television, press centers, construction of the Pope's building and other purposes. days, "which provides for a holiday on 24 September when Pope Francis travels to Latvia.
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