Pope Francis in Poland Day 2
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ first full day in Poland saw him celebrating Mass at the Holy Jasna Gora Shrine in Chestokowa in the presence of over 500,000 faithful.
During the afternoon he took a tram ride in Krakow with the mayor and was given the keys to the city before travelling to Krakow’s Blonia Meadows, a sprawling 48 hectar area where Pope Saint John Paul II celebrated Holy Mass as many as six times.
Blonia is the venue chosen for a World Youth Day welcome ceremony where hundreds of thousands of young people gathered to greet the Pope as they celebrate the 31st World Youth Day.
Reporting on the Pope’s Apostolic visit to Poland is Lydia O’Kane who spoke about the events leading up to the Pope’s first discourse to the young people in Blonia and about some of the highlights of the Day.
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