Holy Father Pope Francis met Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to discuss the country’s fight against poverty, the crisis in Venezuela and the Pope’s upcoming visit, among other topics. The president while briefing the meeting to journalists highlighted that the country is all set to receive His Holiness Pope Francis and the preparations are well going. He also reflected on various topics that were discussed in the meeting, the topics included corruption, the situation of former presidents of Peru, some of whom are currently in prison and the conditions of overshadowed churches in Peru.
As reported by catholicnewsagency.com, President Pedro remarked that “The conversation with Pope Francis was very friendly and the Pope offered several proverbs known in Spanish language and he is a man very knowledgeable in literature.” Further, he added, “Preparations for the papal visit are going well and almost everything is ready, now authorities are deciding where the Pope’s final Mass on the last day of the visit will be held, in Latin America, in all countries, we need reconciliation, and the visit of the Pope, without doubt, will immensely help this.”
The papal visit will take the Pope to Chile from January 15 to 18 and Peru from January 18 to 21, 2018. It will mark Holy Father Pope Francis’ fourth official tour of Latin America since his election, after Brazil in 2013; Bolivia, Paraguay and Ecuador in 2015 and his recent visit to Colombia earlier this month.
