The Pope’s schedule for the 2015 papal visit to Africa is packed with interreligious encounters and a focus on the poor. He will set foot in Kenya first, where he will stay from Nov. 25-27, before moving on to Uganda Nov. 27-29. His last stop will be the Central African Republic, from Nov. 29-30.
Please see below for the Pope’s full schedule:
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015
7:45 a.m. Departure from Rome Fiumicino to Nairobi, Kenya
5:00 p.m. Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi
Welcome ceremony at the State House
6:00 p.m. Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic at the State House in Nairobi
6:30 p.m. Meeting with the civil authorities of Kenya and with the diplomatic corps
Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015
8:15 a.m. Interreligious and Ecumenical Meeting in the Salon of the Apostolic Nunciature in Nairobi
10:00 a.m. Holy Mass on the Campus of the University of Nairobi
3:45 p.m. Meeting with clergy, religious men and women, and seminarians, at the athletic field of St Mary’s School
5:30 p.m. Visit to the United Nations Office in Nairobi (U.N.O.N.)
Friday, Nov. 27, 2015
8:30 a.m. Visit to the poor neighborhood of Kangemi in Nairobi
10:00 a.m. Meeting with young people in Kasarani Stadium
11:15 a.m. Meeting with the Bishops of Kenya in the VIP room of the Stadium
3:10 p.m. Farewell ceremony at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi
3:15 p.m. Departure by air from Nairobi for Entebbe
4:50 p.m. Arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015
8:30 a.m. Visit to the Anglican Sanctuary of the Martyrs at Namugongo
9:00 a.m. Visit to the Catholic Sanctuary of the Martyrs at Namugongo
9:30 a.m. Holy Mass for the Martyrs of Uganda in the area of the Catholic Sanctuary
3:15 p.m. Meeting with youth at Kololo Air Strip in Kampala
5:00 p.m. Visit to the House of Charity of Nalukolongo
6:00 p.m. Meeting with the Bishops of Uganda in the Residence of the Archbishop
7:00 p.m. Meeting with priests, religious men and women, and seminarians in the Cathedral
Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015
9:00 a.m. Farewell ceremony at the Airport of Entebbe
9:15 a.m. Departure by air from Entebbe for Bangui in the Central African Republic
10:00 a.m. Arrival at M’Poko International Airport of Banguy and Welcome ceremony
11:00 a.m. Courtesy visit to the president of the state of transition in the Presidential Palace “de la Renaissance”
11:30 a.m. Meeting with civic leaders and with the diplomatic corps
12:15 p.m. Visit to a refugee camp
1:00 p.m. Meeting with the Bishops of the Central African Republic
4:00 p.m. Meeting with the Evangelical Community at the headquarters of FATEB (the Faculty of Evangelical Theology of Bangui)
5:00 p.m. Holy Mass with priests, religious men and women, catechists, and young people at the Cathedral of Bangui
7:00 p.m. Confessions of some young people; and the beginning of the Vigil of Prayer in front of the Cathedral
Monday, Nov. 30, 2015
8:15 a.m. Meeting with the Muslim community in the central Mosque of Koudoukou in Bangui
9:30 a.m. Holy Mass in the Stadium at the Barthélémy Boganda Sports Complex
12:15 p.m. Departure ceremony at M’Poko International Airport of Bangui
12:30 p.m. Departure by air for Rome
6:45 p.m. Arrival at Rome/Ciampino Airport
