Pope departs on papal visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis departed Rome’s Fiumicino airport just after 9 am on Friday morning for a three day Apostolic visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan.
The Holy Father is due to touch down in the Georgian capital Tbilisi at 3pm local time.
Following a welcoming ceremony at Tbilisi’s international airport the Pope will pay a courtesy visit to the President of Georgia followed by a meeting with authoriites and diplomatics.
Pope Francis’ visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan continues until October 2nd.