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Pope Francis’s Visit to Cuba and the United States

September 18, 2015

Below is the Vatican Schedule of the Holy Father’s visit to Cuba and America. Watch VOX’s home page for the LIVE streaming of the bolded events in this calendar being broadcast by Centro Televisivo Vaticano (Vatican Television Center).

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
TO CUBA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND VISIT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS
on the occasion of his participation at the Eighth World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia

(19-28 SEPTEMBER 2015)

Live video transmission by CTV
(Vatican Television Center)

Saturday, 19 September 2015

10:15	Departure from Rome’s Fiumicino airport for Havana
16:00	Arrival at “José Martí” International Airport of Havana
16:05	Welcoming ceremony at the International Airport of Havana [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Sunday, 20 September 2015

09:00	Holy Mass at Plaza de la Revolución in Havana [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
	Angelus [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
16:00	Courtesy Visit to the President of the Council of State and of the Council of Ministers of the Republic at Palacio de la Revolución in Havana
17:15	Celebrations of Vespers with Priests, Men and Women Religious and Seminarians at the Cathedral of Havana [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
18:30	Greeting to the young people of the “Centro Cultural Padre Félix Varela” in Havana [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Monday, 21 September 2015

08:00	Departure by plane from Havana for Holguín
09:20	Arrival at “Frank Pais” International Airport of Holguín
10:30	Holy Mass at Plaza de la Revolución in Holguín [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
15:45	Blessing of the city from Loma de la Cruz in Holguín
16:40	Departure by plane for Santiago
17:30	Arrival at “Antonio Maceo” International Airport of Santiago
19:00	Meeting with the Bishops at St Basil The Great Seminary in Santiago
19:45	*Prayer to the Virgen de la Caridad* with the Bishops and the Papal Entourage** at the Minor Basilica of the Shrine “Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre” in Santiago

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

08:00	Holy Mass at the Minor Basilica of the Shrine “Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre” in Santiago [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
11:00	Meeting with families at Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral in Santiago [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
	Blessing of the city from the square in front of the Cathedral of Santiago
12:15	Farewell ceremony at the Airport
12:30	Departure by plane from the Airport of Santiago for Washington, D.C.
16:00	Arrival at the Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.
	Official welcoming ceremony at the Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

9:15	Welcoming ceremony at the South Lawn of the White House [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
	Courtesy Visit to the President of the United States of America
11:30	Meeting with the Bishops of the United States of America at St Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C. [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
16:15	Holy Mass and Canonization of Blessed Fr. Junipero Serra at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Thursday, 24 September 2015

9:20	Visit to the Congress of the United States of America [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
11:15	Visit to the Charitable Center of St. Patrick Parish and meeting with the homeless in Washington, D.C. [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
16:00	Departure by plane for New York
17:00	Arrival at JFK Airport in New York
18:45	Vespers with the Clergy, Men and Women Religious at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Friday, 25 September 2015

08:30	Visit to the Headquarters of the United Nations [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
11:30	Interreligious encounter at the Ground Zero memorial in New York [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
16:00	Visit to “Our Lady, Queen of the Angels” School and meeting with children and families of migrants in New York (Harlem)
18:00	Holy Mass at the Madison Square Garden in New York [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Saturday, 26 September 2015

08:40	Departure by plane for Philadelphia
09:30	Arrival at the International Airport of Philadelphia
10:30	Holy Mass with the Bishops, Clergy, Men and Women Religious of Pennsylvania gathered at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
16:45	Meeting for Religious Freedom with the Hispanic community and other immigrants at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
19:30	Festival of families and vigil of prayer at the B. Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Sunday, 27 September 2015

09:15	Meeting with bishops taking part in the World Meeting of Families gathered at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
11:00	Visit to detainees at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
16:00	Holy Mass concluding the World Meeting of Families at B. Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
19:00	Greeting to the organizing committee, volunteers and benefactors at the International Airport of Philadelphia
19:45	Farewell ceremony
20:00	Departure by plane from Philadelphia for Rome/Ciampino