Pope Francis talks during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press)VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Pope Francis will visit Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Sept. 22-25 as the three Baltic nations celebrate their 100th anniversaries. The Vatican confirmed the trip Friday, saying Francis would visit Vilnius and Kaunas in Lithuania; Riga and Aglona in Latvia, and Tallinn in Estonia. Lithuania has the largest Catholic community in the Baltics, accounting for more than 75 percent of the nation’s nearly 3 million inhabitants. Francis has only one other confirmed trip for the rest of 2018, to Geneva in June.

Source: Washington Post March 09, 2018 11:26 UTC