Metro Plus News Pope Francis arrives in Portugal to preside over global youth event

Pope Francis arrives in Portugal to preside over global youth event

Pope Francis arrived in Lisbon on Wednesday to start a five-day visit centred around the World Youth Day, a global gathering of young Catholics.
The ITA Airways plane carrying the pontiff, his entourage and reporters landed at Lisbon’s Figo Maduro military air base.
His first stop will be a welcoming ceremony hosted by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the presidential Belem Palace.