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Date Published: 06/03/2023

ARCHIVED - Caravaca de la Cruz delegates meet with the Pope to discuss Jubilee Year 2024

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Several Murcia politicians and clergymen visited the Vatican last week

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Caravaca de la Cruz delegates meet with the Pope to discuss Jubilee Year 2024

A delegation from the Region of Murcia has travelled to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis, at which they discussed the Holy Jubilee Year 2024, a traditional pilgrimage and celebration that has been deeply rooted in Caravaca de la Cruz for generations.

Mayor José Francisco García thanked the Holy Father for "the gesture of receiving a delegation from a land where the Holy Cross is a symbol and an emblem for eight centuries, being a spiritual destination for thousands of pilgrims".

After presenting the Pope with a gift of local embroidery, the mayor highlighted "the strong Christian roots of the city linked to the Sacred Relic, around which a strong spiritual and cultural legacy has been generated since the 13th century".

Regional president Fernando López Miras also travelled to Rome and has invited Pope Francis to visit Caravaca de la Cruz next year. The trip, he said, was "a unique opportunity to share with the Holy Father the history of our Region and convey to him the immense affection and respect of so many Murcianos".

López Miras led the delegation, accompanied by the mayor of Caravaca, the bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Brotherhood of Vera Cruz member Luis Melgarejo and the area episcopal vicar, David Martínez.

After concluding the "unique and historic" visit, the team travelled on to the Spanish Embassy in the Holy See where they met with ambassador Isabel Celaá.

See also: New Movibus route between Cartagena, Mazarrón and Águilas

Images: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz

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