Papal Schedule
ShareOn Sunday, 12 September 2021, the Holy Father flew to Budapest, the capital of Hungary, where he would celebrate the concluding Mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, after which he planned to spend “a few days in Slovakia,” before celebrating in Bratislava the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Patron Saint of that country. He would return to Rome on Wednesday, 15 September.
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
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