Pope Francis will visit Chile and Peru

Accepting the invitation from the respective Heads of State and Bishops, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Trip to two South American countries next year.

His Holiness will be in Chile from 15 to 18 January 2018, visiting the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique, and in Peru from 18 to 21 January, visiting the cities of Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo.

The programme for the journey will be published in due course.