Pope Francis arrives in Marseille this Friday to close the Mediterranean meetings. A 2-day visit with a moment of contemplation at Notre-Dame de la Garde before a high mass Saturday in a Velodrome stadium transformed for the occasion. But why did the pope choose the city of Marseille for this visit? More than 500 years since a pope had set foot on Marseille soil. The Holy Father allowed himself to be seduced by the "world-city" that "looks towards the Mediterranean"