June papal trip features meeting with Swiss youth, open-air Mass

Published: 2004-05-17

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope John Paul II's schedule for his June 5-6 trip to Switzerland features a meeting with the country's Catholic youths, an open-air Mass and smaller encounters with Swiss civil and church leaders. The program calls for the pope to deliver one sermon and four short greetings during the weekend visit, his third to Switzerland and the 103rd foreign trip of his pontificate.

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