Pope Leo XIV San Marino Rimini Visit Planned

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit San Marino, the world’s oldest republic and a tiny enclave, meeting local authorities and leading a prayer service before traveling on to Rimini for the Rimini Meeting, a major gathering that blends religion, culture and politics. The pope will be the first pontiff to participate in the Rimini event since 1982, with speakers including Jerusalem’s Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Italy’s deputy prime ministers Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini. In San Marino, he is also set to visit an exhibition on Saint Augustine and meet with sick and disabled faithful. In Rimini, he will preside over an open-air mass at the port and deliver an address as part of a program that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. The coverage comes from AFP reports and related regional outlets detailing the pope’s ongoing string of domestic pastoral trips this summer.