Pope Francis will visit Luxembourg on Thursday on a highly anticipated trip to Europe\u2019s second smallest country \u2013 and the first papal visit since 1985 \u2013 before heading to neighbouring Belgium in the evening.<\/p>\n
The pope will address a number of issues, including migration, climate change and war in Europe.<\/p>\n
It is his 46th international trip as pope.<\/p>\n
On arrival in Luxembourg, the pope will be greeted by Prime Minister Luc Frieden, as well as the Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri and his wife, the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.<\/p>\n
After a reception with the duke and duchess at the Grand Ducal Palace and a meeting with public officials at Cercle Cit\u00e9, a cultural centre, the pope will tour Luxembourg in the popemobile.<\/p>\n
The pope will also meet the public in the Luxembourg Cathedral of Notre Dame before continuing his tour to Belgium, where he will stay until Sunday.<\/p>\n
The pontiff will mark the 600th anniversary of the Catholic University of Leuven, founded in 1425.<\/p>\n
He will also say mass at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.<\/p>\n
The pope is scheduled to meet with a group of victims of sexual abuse by the Catholic Church in Belgium.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis is pressing on with the trip even after cancelling all Monday appointments due to illness.<\/p>\n
The Vatican said the 87-year-old was suffering from a \u201cmild flu.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pope has had to cancel appointments multiple times in recent months due to his health.<\/p>\n
However, he successfully completed a 12-day trip to Asia and the Pacific in the first half of September.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis turns 88 in December.<\/p>\n
He is the oldest pope in more than a century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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