Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis during an extended weekend visit to Italy this weekend for a global conference.
is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis during an extended weekend visit to Italy this weekend for a global conference, the Mayor’s office announced Monday morning.
Hizzoner will head to Rome on Thursday, May 9, to participate in the second edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity. His trip is being sponsored by theFirst held last year, the World Meeting on Human Fraternity takes place in Rome and Vatican City, and brings together “personalities from all over the world, Nobel laureates, scientists, artists, professors, mayors, doctors, managers, workers and sports champions,” according to the foundation’s website.
Along with participating in round table discussions on issues such as sustainability, health, social media and food systems, Mayor Adams will also take part in bilateral meetings with other colleagues assembled in Rome this weekend. Pope Francis smiles upon arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport during his visit to New York in September 2015.During his trip, the mayor will also meet with Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis, and Adams — then Brooklyn borough president — was among the dignitaries who greeted the pontiff upon his arrival at John F. Kennedy Airport.
According to the foundation’s website, Pope Francis’ participation in the World Meeting on Human Fraternity will include a meeting reserved for children, “proposing a reflection on the theme of fraternity, which is particularly dear to him.”of October 2020. Drawing upon the words of St. Francis of Assisi, the holy father called for greater “social alliance” around the world to break down the walls of inequality and oppression.
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