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Pope Francis wishes to visit Turkey in 2025 to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, according to the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople (in photo).
Pope Francis will visit four Asian nations in September making it his 43rd Apostolic Journey abroad. He travels first to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, where he will land on September 3. Pope Francis will then fly east to visit Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, and Vanimo. His next stop will be in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. From there, the pope will travel to Singapore. He will return to Rome on September 13.
The Holy Father wants a year in preparation for the 2025 Jubilee that will help “stimulate prayer with simplicity and in accordance with Christ’s heart.” Pope Francis has announced that the year 2024, in preparation for the Jubilee 2025, will be dedicated to prayer.
