Pope Francis will next month visit the Italian town of Assisi, his first trip out of Rome since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in February,and will sign a new encyclical, a spokesman for the Assisi Basilica said on Saturday.
The encyclical, which is the highest form of papal writing, is expected to focus on what Francis believes the post-pandemic world should look like, and will be called “Brothers All...”
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Father Enzo Fortunato said in a statement that the pope would travel to Assisi on October 3, the day before the Feast of St. Francis, who was born in the small Umbrian hill town in the center of Italy.
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