Papal Schedule

Author: Pope Francis

Pope Francis embarks on a new international journey, the 46th of his pontificate, when he travels to Luxembourg and Belgium on September 26-29. He will address a host of themes, including peace, migration, the climate emergency, and the future for young people, while focusing on Church issues, including the role of Christianity in societies marked by secularisation, and the contribution of Christian education.

Thursday, 26 September 2024

ROME - LUXEMBOURG - BRUSSELS

8:05 Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Luxembourg

10:00 Arrival at Luxembourg/Findel International Airport

10:00 WELCOME CEREMONY

10:45 COURTESY VISIT TO THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG in the Grand Ducal Palace

11:15 MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER

11:50 MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the Cercle Cité

16:30 MEETING WITH THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY in Luxembourg Cathedral of Notre-Dame

17:45 FAREWELL CEREMONY at Luxembourg/Findel International Airport

18:15 Departure by airplane from Luxembourg/Findel International Airport to Brussels

19:10 Arrival at Melsbroek Air Base

19:10 WELCOME CEREMONY

Friday, 27 September 2024

BRUSSELS - LEUVEN

9:15 COURTESY VISIT TO THE KING OF THE BELGIANS in the Castle of Laeken

9:45 MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER

10:00 MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES AND THE CIVIL SOCIETY

16:30 MEETING WITH UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS in the Promotiezaal of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Saturday, 28 September 2024

BRUSSELS – LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

9:00 MEETING IN THE PARISH OF SAINT GILLES

10:00 MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED PERSONS, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL WORKERS in Koekelberg Basilica of the Sacred Heart

16:30 MEETING WITH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS in the Aula Magna of the Université Catholique de Louvain

18:15 PRIVATE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS at Saint Michel College

Sunday, 29 September 2024

BRUSSELS - ROME

10:00 HOLY MASS in King Baudouin Stadium

Angelus

12:15 FAREWELL CEREMONY at Melsbroek Air Base

12:45 Departure by airplane from Melsbroek Air Base to Rom

Press Conference on the return flight to Rome

14:55 Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport

Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 19 July 2024

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