Visit by Pope Benedict confirmed for 2013
Pope Benedict XVI will make an official visit to Panama to coincide with the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Europeans in September 2013.
Confirmation was made on Wednesday by the Minister of the Presidency, Demetrius Papadimitriu, in a meeting with representatives of foreign and local press.
The pope received President Ricardo Martinelli at the papal summer residence of Castelgandolfo in September 2009. On that occasion, the Holy Father was invited by Martinelli to Panama for the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the sighting of the Pacific by Balboa.
The visit will coincide with Panama's planned hosting of the Central American Games.
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