VATICAN INSIDER: PREPARING A PAPAL TRIP, BEHIND THE SCENES
As you know, Pope Francis this weekend is in Mongolia, his 43rd apostolic trip abroad. In what is normally the interview segment of VI, I’ve prepared a Special about papal trips – telling the story of the behind the scenes preparations that go into such a massive undertaking!
How does the Pope decide when and where he should travel? Who gets involved in the early plans? The later plans? Some of the main issues in preparing a trip: security, liturgical events and sites, the papal residence, preparing tickets for papal events, procuring greater numbers of vestments, chalices, etc, for a Mass (after all, the Eucharistic is the heart of any papal trip).
Sights, sites and sounds from Mongolia:
Courtney Mares – EWTN:
Colm Flynn – EWTN:
You can follow this papal trip to Mongolia in two special ways:
- https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/987/pope-francis-in-mongolia
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CQlldupc5-eg9x3uxCPSeZMT8A4AKP7
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