Pilgrimage of His Holiness Pope Francis in the Holy Land

Pilgrimage of His Holiness Pope Francis  in the Holy Land
on the occasion of the
50^th anniversary of the meeting in Jerusalem
between Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras
(May 24 – 26, 2014)
Program as of March 27, 2014

Saturday, May 24, 2014

08:15   Departure from Rome Fiumicino Airport for Amman
 
13:00   Arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman
 
13:45   ARRIVAL CEREMONY in the al-Husseini Royal Palace in Amman
COURTESY VISIT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF JORDAN
 
14:20   MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JORDAN. Discourse of the Holy Father
 
16:00   HOLY MASS at the International Stadium in Amman. Homily of the Holy Father
 
19:00   Visit to the Baptismal Site at Bethany beyond the Jordan
 
19:15   MEETING WITH REFUGEES AND DISABLED YOUNG PEOPLE in the Latin church at Bethany beyond the Jordan. Discourse of the Holy Father

Sunday, May 25, 2014

8:15     FAREWELL FROM JORDAN at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman
 
8:30     Departure by helicopter from the Queen Alia Internal Airport in Amman for Bethlehem
 
9:20     Arrival at the helicopter port of Bethlehem
 
9:30     ARRIVAL CEREMONY at the Presidential Palace in Bethlehem
COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE
 
10:00   MEETING WITH THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY – Discourse of the Holy Father
 
11:00   HOLY MASS in Manger Square in Bethlehem. Homily of the Holy Father
REGINA COELI PRAYER. Allocution of the Holy Father
 
13:30   Lunch with families from Palestine in the Franciscan Convent of Casa Nova in Bethlehem
 
15:00   PRIVATE VISIT TO THE GROTTO OF THE NATIVITY IN BETHLEHEM
 
15:20   GREETING OF CHILDREN FROM THE REFUGEE CAMPS OF DEHEISHEH, AIDA AND BEIT JIBRIN at the Phoenix Center of the Deheisheh Refugee Camp
 
15:45   FAREWELL FROM THE STATE OF PALESTINE at the helicopter port of Bethlehem
 
16:00   Departure by helicopter from the helicopter port of Bethlehem for Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv
 
16:30   ARRIVAL CEREMONY at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Discourse of the Holy Father
 
17:15   Transfer by helicopter to Jerusalem
 
17:45   Arrival at the helicopter port of Jerusalem on Mount Scopus
 
18:15   Private meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople at the Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem. Signing of a joint declaration.
 
19.00   ECUMENICAL MEETING on the occasion of the 50^th anniversary of the meeting in Jerusalem between Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher. Discourse of the Holy Father
 
20:15   Dinner with the Patriarchs and Bishops and the Papal suite at the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem

Monday, May 26, 2014

8:15     VISIT TO THE GRAND MUFTI OF JERUSALEM in the building of the Great Council on the Esplanade of the Mosques. Discourse of the Holy Father
 
9:10     VISIT TO THE WESTERN WALL in Jerusalem
 
9:45     Laying a wreath at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem
 
10.00   VISIT TO YAD VASHEM in Jerusalem. Discourse of the Holy Father
 
10:45   COURTESY VISIT TO THE TWO CHIEF RABBIS at Heichal Shlomo Center in Jerusalem, next to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue. Discourse of the Holy Father
 
11:45   COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL at the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem. Discourse of the Holy Father
 
13:00   PRIVATE AUDIENCE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL at Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem
 
13:30   Lunch, the Papal suite at Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem
 
15:30   Private visit to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople at the building next to the Orthodox church of Viri Galileai on the Mount of Olives
 
16:00   MEETING WITH PRIESTS, MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND SEMINARIANS in the Church of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives. Discourse of the Holy Father
 
17:20   HOLY MASS WITH THE ORDINARIES OF THE HOLY LAND AND THE PAPAL SUITE in the room of the Cenacle in Jerusalem. Homily of the Holy Father
 
19:30   Transfer by helicopter from the helicopter port on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv
 
20:00   FAREWELL FROM THE STATE OF ISRAEL at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv
 
20:15   Departure from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv for Ciampino Airport in Rome
 
23:00   Arrival at Ciampino Airport in Rome

Source: Unofficial Working Translation