Pope Francis plans India visit next year
Pope Francis plans India visit next year goo.gl/mvSfqW CAMIL PARKHE | Wednesday, 5 October 2016 AT 10:13 AM IST Pope Fancis , India visit , CBCI , christian community , Catholic Church , Pune , Camil Parkhe PUNE: Ending speculation on his visit to India, Pope Francis has said that he is planning to visit India next year. The Pontiff spoke of his travel plans while addressing the media persons aboard the papal flight after concluding his visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan on October 2. During the press conference, Pope Francis said that he plans to visit India, Portugal and Bangladesh next year, UCAN, the Union of Catholic Asian News, has reported. The Pope is scheduled to visit Fatima Pilgrimage Centre in Portugal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the apparition of Mary in May 2017. Speaking on his Asia visit, the Pope said that his visit to Indi...