(ANSA) - Vatican City, February 28 - Pope Francis will visit
Geneva on June 21 as part of a trip to Switzerland, the Swiss
federal chancellery confirmed Wednesday.
It said it was happy the pontiff had accepted its invitation.
A delegation from the federal council, led by Confederation
President Alain Berset, will welcome Francis and hold talks with
him, Swiss media said.
The details of the trip have yet to be released, the
chancellery said.
While in Geneva Francis will visit the HQ of the World
Council of Churches (WCC), whose Syria peace initiative he
welcomed Tuesday.
Pope to visit Geneva June 21 (3)
On Swiss trip