Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Plan for visiting Chile and Peru

Yesterday, the Holy See Press Centre published the agenda for the Holy Father's apostolic voyage to Chile and Peru which is scheduled to take place in January 2018.


Programme for the visit of His Holiness, Pope Francis
to Chile and Peru (edited on 11 Dec 2017)

Monday, 15 January 2018
8:00am (EST+6)
Departure of the Holy Father's aircraft from Rome's Fumicino international airport for Santiago (Chile)

8:10pm (EST+2)
Arrival at the Santiago international airport
Welcoming ceremony

9:00pm
Arrival of the Holy Father at the Apostolic Nunciature

Tuesday, 16 January 2018
8:20am
Meeting with civil authorities, business leaders and members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Moneda Palace
Speech by the Holy Father

9:00am
Courtesy visit to the President in the Blue Room at the Modena Palace

10:30am
Holy Mass in O'Higgins Park
Homily by the Holy Father

4:00pm
Brief visit to the Santiago Women's Penitentiary
Greetings by the Holy Father

5:15pm
Meeting with Priests, Religious men and women, Consecrated persons and Seminarians at the Santiago Cathedral
Speech by the Holy Father

6:15pm
Meeting with Bishops in the Cathedral Sacristy
Greetings by the Holy Father

7:15pm
Private visit to the Shrine of Saint Alberto Hurtado, SJ
Private meeting with priests of the Society of Jesus

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
8:00am
Departure from the Santiago airport for Temuco

10:30am
Holy Mass at the Maquehue airport
Homily by the Holy Father

12:45pm
Lunch with some residents of Aracaunia at the Madre de la Santa Cruz Home

3:30pm
Departure from the Temuco airport for Santiago

5:00pm
Arrival at the Santiago airport

5:30pm
Meeting with youth at the Maipu Shrine
Speech by the Holy Father

6:30pm
Transfer by car to the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

7:00pm
Visit to the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Speech by the Holy Father

Thursday, 18 January 2018
8:05am
Departure from the Santiago airport for Iquique

10:35am (EST+2)
Arrival at the Iquique international airport

11:30am
Holy Mass on the Lobito campus
Homily by the Holy Father

2:00pm
Lunch with the Papal party at the Oblate Fathers' Casa de retiros del Santuario Nuestra Señora de Lourdes

4:45pm
Arrival at the Iquique airport
Departure ceremony

5:05pm
Departure from the Iquique airport for Lima

5:20pm (EST)
Arrival at the Lima airport
Welcoming ceremony

Friday, 19 January 2018
8:30am
Departure by air from Lima for Puerto Maldonado

10:15am
Arrival at the airport in Puerto Maldonado

10:30am
Meeting with the people of Amazonia in the Madre de Dios regional colosseum
Speech by the Holy Father

11:30am
Meeting with the people of the Jorge Basadre Institute
Greetings by the Holy Fahter

12:15pm
Visit to the Principito neighbourhood

1:15pm
Lunch with representatives of the people of Amazonia in the Apaktone pastoral centre

2:35pm
Departure by air for Lima

4:10pm
Arrival at the Lima airport

4:20pm
Visit to the Air Base Chapel

4:45pm
Meeting with Authorities, leaders in civil society, and members of the Diplomatic Corps in the Courtyard of Honour outside the Gobierno Palace

5:15pm
Courtesy visit to the President in the Ambassadors' Hall inside the Gobierno Palace

5:55pm
Private meeting with the members of the Society of Jesus in the church of San Pedro

Saturday, 20 January 2018
7:40am
Departure by air for Trujillo

9:10am
Arrival at the Trujillo airport

10:00am
Holy Mass on the Huanchaco costal slope
Homily by the Holy Father

12:15pm
Visit to the Buenos Aires neighbourhood aboard the popemobile

3:00pm
Brief visit to the Cathedral

3:30pm
Meeting with Priests, Religious men and women and Seminarians from the various dioceses throughout Northern Peru at the Seminary of Saints Carlos and Marcelo
Speech by the Holy Father

4:45pm
Marian Celebration - Virgen de la Puerta in the Armas Square
Speech by the Holy Father

6:15pm
Departure by air for Lima

7:40pm
Arrival at the Lima airport

Sunday, 21 January 2018
9:15am
Mid-morning Prayer with the Religious women of Contemplative Life in the Shrine of the Señor de los Milagros
Homily by the Holy Father

10:30am
Prayer before the relics of the Peruvian saints in the Cathedral of Lima
Prayer by the Holy Father

10:50am
Meeting with Bishops inside the Archbishop's Palace
Speech by the Holy Father

12:00pm
Angelus in the Armas Square
Greetings by the Holy Father

12:30pm
Lunch with the Papal party at the Apostolic Nunciature

4:15pm
Holy Mass at the Las Palmas Air Base
Homily by the Holy Father

6:30pm
Arrival at the Lima international airport
Departure ceremony

6:45pm
Departure of the aircraft for Rome

Monday, 22 January 2018
2:15pm (EST+6)
Arrival at Rome's Ciampino international airport

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