Pope Francis sits in a car ahead of his visit to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023 at Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy, August 2, 2023.  REUTERS/Yara Nardi
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Pope Francis kickstarts World Youth Day with Lisbon visit

Pope Francis arrived in Lisbon on Wednesday for a five-day visit centered around World Youth Day, a global gathering of young Catholics.

LISBON (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Andrei Khalip)

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