Pope Francis’ travels

These are the countries Pope Francis visited in his 12 years as our Supreme Pontiff. Besides these nations there are also many cities and towns in Italy which he visited, among them, his first trip to the island of Lampedusa to visit the migrants and refugees, and sensitize the world about the need to be welcoming and compassionate towards the poor, lonely and emarginated.

2013 – Brazil (World Youth Day)

2014 – Jordan, Israel, Palestine, South Korea, Albania, France, Turkey.

2015 – Sri Lanka, Philippines, Bosna and Herzegovina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Cuba, USA, Central African Republic, Kenya, Uganda.

2016 – Cuba, Mexico, Greece, Armenia, Poland, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Sweden.

2017 -  Egypt, Portugal, Columbia, Myanmar, Bangladesh.

2018 -  Chile, Peru, Switzerland, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

2019 – Panama, United  Arab Emirates, Morocco, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Thailand, Japan.

2021 – Iraq, Hungary, Slovakia, Cyprus, Greece.

2022 – Malta, Canada, Kazakhstan, Bahrain.

2023 – Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Hungary, Portugal, Mongolia, France.

2024 – Indonesia, Papua, New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Singapore, Luxembourg, Belgium, France.