The Vatican released the itinerary for Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to Budapest and Slovakia. His journey will occur from the 12-15 September 2021.
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS
TO BUDAPEST, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CONCLUDING HOLY MASS
OF THE 52ND INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS,
AND TO SLOVAKIA
12-15 SEPTEMBER 2021
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Sunday, 12 September 2021
ROME - BUDAPEST - BRATISLAVA
| 6:00 | Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport for Budapest |
| 7:45 | Arrival at Budapest International Airport |
| 7:45 | OFFICIAL WELCOME at Budapest International Airport |
| 8:45 | MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE PRIME MINISTER at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest |
| 9:15 | MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest |
| 10:00 | MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES AND SOME JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN HUNGARY at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest |
| 11:30 | HOLY MASS at Heroes' Square in Budapest |
| 14:30 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at Budapest International Airport |
| 14:40 | Departure by airplane for Bratislava |
| 15:30 | Arrival at Bratislava International Airport |
| 15:30 | OFFICIAL WELCOME at Bratislava International Airport |
| 16:30 | ECUMENICAL MEETING at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava |
| 17:30 | PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava |
Monday, 13 September 2021
BRATISLVA
| 9:15 | WELCOME CEREMONY at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava | |
| 9:30 | COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC in the “Golden Hall” of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava | |
| 10:00 | MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava | |
| 10:45 | MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS, CONSECRATED PERSONS, SEMINARIANS, CATECHISTS at the Cathedral of Saint Martin in Bratislava | |
| 16:00 | PRIVATE VISIT TO THE “BETHLEHEM CENTER” in Bratislava | |
| 16:45 | MEETING WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY at Rybné námestie Square in Bratislava | |
| 18:00 | VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENT at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava | |
| 18:15 | VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava |
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
BRATISLAVA - KOŠICE - PREŠOV - KOŠICE - BRATISLAVA
| 8:10 | Departure by airplane for Košice |
| 9:00 | Arrival at Košice Airport |
| 10:30 | BYZANTINE DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM PRESIDED BY THE HOLY FATHER in the square of the Mestská športová hala in Prešov |
| 16:00 | MEETING WITH THE ROMA COMMUNITY at Luník IX district in Košice |
| 17:00 | MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE at Lokomotiva Stadium in Košice |
| 18:30 | Departure by airplane for Bratislava |
| 19:30 | Arrival at Bratislava International Airport |
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
BRATISLAVA - ŠAŠTIN - BRATISLAVA - ROME
| 9:10 | MOMENT OF PRAYER WITH THE BISHOPS at the National Shrine in Šaštin |
| 10:00 | HOLY MASS on the esplanade of the National Shrine in Šaštin |
| 13:30 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at Bratislava International Airport |
| 13:45 | Departure by airplane for Rome |
| 15:30 | Arrival at Rome/Ciampino International Airport |
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