Schedule for the Pope's 2015 visit to United States and Cuba.
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio), age 78.
Here is the schedule. All times are local unless otherwise indicated.
Saturday, Sept. 19 (Rome to Havana, Cuba)
-- 10:15 a.m. (4:15 a.m. Eastern), Pope Francis Departs from Rome's Fiumicino airport in Italy for Havana, Cuba.
-- 4:05 p.m. Arrival ceremony at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport in Cuba. Speech by Pope Francis.
Sunday, Sept. 20 (Havana, Cuba)
-- 9 a.m. Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Havana's Revolution Square. Homily by Pope Francis. Recitation of the Angelus.
-- 4 p.m. Pope Francis visits with Cuba's President Raul Castro in Havana's Palace of Revolution.
-- 5:15 p.m. Pope Francis attends celebration of vespers with priests, religious & seminarians in Havana's cathedral. Homily by Pope Francis.
-- 6:30 p.m. Pope Francis greets youths at Father Felix Varela cultural center in Havana. Remarks by Pope Francis.
Monday, Sept. 21 (Havana, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, El Cobre, Cuba)
-- 8 a.m. Pope Francis departs by air for Holguin, Cuba.
-- 9:20 a.m. Pope Francis arrives at Holguin's Frank Pais International Airport in Holguin, Cuba.
-- 10:30 a.m. Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Holguin's Revolution Square. Homily by Pope Francis.
-- 3:45 p.m. Pope Francis blesses city of Holguin, Cuba from Cross Hill (Loma de la Cruz).
-- 4:40 p.m. Pope Francis departs by air from Holguin, Cuba for Santiago de Cuba.
-- 5:30 p.m. Pope Francis arrives at Santiago de Cuba's Antonio Maceo International Airport.
-- 7 p.m. Pope Francis meets with bishops at seminary of St. Basil the Great in El Cobre, Cuba.
-- 7:45 p.m. Prayer to Our Lady of Charity with bishops & papal
entourage in Minor Basilica of Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of
El Cobre.
Tuesday, Sept. 22 (El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba and Washington D.C., United States)
-- 8 a.m. Pope Francis celebrates mass in Minor Basilica of Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre. Homily by Pope Francis.
-- 11 a.m. Pope Francis meets with families in Cathedral of Our Lady of
Assumption in Santiago de Cuba. Speech by Pope Francis. Pope blesses city of Santiago de Cuba
from outside of cathedral.
-- 12:15 p.m. Farewell ceremony at Santiago de Cuba's International Airport.
-- 12:30 p.m. Pope Francis departs from Cuba for Washington D.C., United States of America.
-- 4 p.m. Pope Francis arrives at Andrews Air Force Base. Official welcome.
Wednesday, Sept. 23 (Washington D.C., United States of America)
-- 9:15 a.m. Pope Francis Welcoming Ceremony on South Lawn of White House. Speech by Pope Francis, followed by meeting with United States President Barrack Obama.
-- 11:30 a.m. Pope Francis meets with U.S. bishops in Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle. Speech by Pope Francis.
-- 4:15 p.m. Pope Francis celebrates Mass & Canonization Ceremony of Blessed Junipero Serra in Basilica of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Homily by
Pope Francis.
Thursday, Sept. 24 (Washington, D.C. to New York City, New York)
-- 9:20 a.m. Pope Francis meets with
United States Congress. Speech by Pope Francis.
-- 11:15 a.m. Pope Francis visits Saint Patrick's Catholic Church &
meets with homeless. Greeting by Pope Francis.
-- 4 p.m. Pope Francis departs by air to New York.
-- 5 p.m. Pope Francis arrives at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
-- 6:45 p.m. Pope Francis attends
Celebration of Vespers with priests, men & women religious in Saint Patrick's Cathedral. Homily by Pope Francis.
Friday, Sept. 25 (New York, New York)
-- 8:30 a.m. Pope Francis
meets with United Nations at Headquarters of United Nations. Greeting & speech by Pope Francis.
-- 11:30 a.m. Pope Francis attends
Interreligious Meeting at Ground Zero 9/11 Memorial. Speech by Pope Francis.
-- 4 p.m. Pope Francis visits
Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary
School in East Harlem &
meets with children & immigrant families.
Speech by Pope Francis.
-- 6 p.m. Pope Francis celebrates
Mass at Madison Square Garden. Homily by Pope Francis.
Saturday, Sept. 26 (New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
-- 8:40 a.m. Pope Francis departs by air to Philadelphia.
-- 9:30 a.m. Pope Francis arrives at Philadelphia's International Airport.
-- 10:30 a.m. Pope Francis celebrates Mass with Pennsylvania's bishops, priests, men &
women religious at
Philadelphia's Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter &
Paul. Homily by Pope Francis.
-- 4:45 p.m. Pope Francis attends
Meeting for Religious Liberty with Hispanic
community & immigrants at Philadelphia's Independence Mall. Speech by
Pope Francis.
-- 7:30 p.m. Pope Francis attends
Festival of Families &
Prayer Vigil at Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Speech by Pope Francis.
Sunday, Sept. 27 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
-- 9:15 a.m. Pope Francis meets with bishops participating in
World Meeting of
Families at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. Speech by Pope Francis.
-- 11 a.m. Pope Francis
visits prisoners at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility. Speech by Pope Francis.
-- 4 p.m. Pope Francis celebrates Closing Mass of
VIII World Meeting of Families at Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Homily by Pope Francis.
-- 7 p.m. Pope Francis greets organizing committee, volunteers & donors at Philadelphia's International Airport. Speech by Pope Francis.
-- 7:45 p.m. Pope Francis -
Farewell Ceremony.
-- 8 p.m. Pope Francis departs for Rome, Italy.
Monday, Sept. 28 (Rome, Italy)
-- 10 a.m. (4:45 a.m. Eastern). Pope Francis arrives at Rome's Ciampino airport in Rome, Italy.
