Pope trip to Gorizia for WW1 anniversary

(ANSA) Vatican City, August 28 - Pope Francis will celebrate Sept. 13 a solemn Mass at the war memorial at Redipuglia in the northern province of Gorizia to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, the Holy See said Thursday.
    At the end of the Mass the pontiff will give to the military chaplains and bishops present a lamp that will be lit in their dioceses to recall the anniverary of the Great War.
    During his trip the Argentinian leader of the Roman Catholic Church will visit the Austro-Hungarian cemetery at Fogliano di Redipuglia and will stop in prayer before the monument to the fallen where he will place a floral wreath, the Vatican press office said.
    During the mass Francis will recite a prayer for the fallen and victims of all wars. http://popefrancisnewsapp.com/