Pope Francis to visit Malta in April

Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta for an apostolic visit in April, Report informs referring to Vatican News.

A Holy See Press Office communiqué on Thursday said that “Accepting the invitation of the President of the Republic of Malta, the civil authorities and the Catholic Church of the country, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Malta April 2-3, 2022, visiting the cities of Valletta, Rabat, Floriana and the island of Gozo.”

The program and further details of the journey will be announced in the near future.

The Pope had originally been scheduled to visit Malta on May 31, 2020, but that apostolic journey was postponed due to the situation of the coronavirus pandemic.

Announcing the postponement of that visit on March 23, 2020, Holy See Press Office Director, Matteo Bruni, noted that the visit would eventually include a stop in Gozo, one of the twenty-one Islands that make up the Maltese archipelago.