APOSTOLIC JOURNEY
OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 6th ASIAN YOUTH DAY

(13-18 AUGUST 2014)

 

PROGRAM

Live video transmission by CTV

(Vatican Television Center)

 

 

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

16:00

Departure from Rome's Fiumicino airport for Seoul

 

Thursday, 14 August 2014

10:30	Arrival at the Air Base of Seoul
12:00	Private Mass at the Apostolic Nunciature
15:45	Welcoming ceremony in the garden of the "Blue House" in Seoul
	Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic at the "Blue House" in Seoul
16:30	Meeting with the Authorities in the Chungmu Hall at the "Blue House" in Seoul	Address of the Holy Father
17:30	Meeting with the Bishops of Korea at the headquarters of the Korean Episcopal Conference	Address of the Holy Father

 

Friday, 15 August 2014

8:45	Transfer by helicopter to Daejeon
10:30	Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption at the World Cup Stadium in Daejeon	Homily of the Holy Father
	Prayer of the Angelus Domini	Words of the Holy Father
13:30	Luncheon with the young people at the Major Seminary of Daejeon
16:30	Transfer by helicopter to the Shrine of Solmoe
17:30	Meeting with the Asian youth at the Shrine of Solmoe	Address of the Holy Father
19:15	Transfer by helicopter to Seoul

 

Saturday, 16 August 2014

8:55	Visit to the Shrine of the Martyrs of Seo So mun
10:00	Holy Mass for the Beatification of Paul Yun Ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul	Homily of the Holy Father
15:30	Transfer by helicopter to Kkottongnae
16:30	Visit to the rehabilitation centre for disabled people at the "House of Hope" in Kkottongnae
17:15	Meeting with the religious communities of Korea at the Training Center "School of Love" in Kkottongnae	Address of the Holy Father
18:30	Meeting with the leaders of the Apostolate of the laity at the Spirituality Centre in Kkottongnae	Address of the Holy Father
19:00	Transfer by helicopter to Seoul

 

Sunday, 17 August 2014

10:00	Transfer by helicopter to Haemi
11:00	Meeting with the Asian Bishops at the Shrine of Haemi	Address of the Holy Father
13:00	Luncheon with the Bishops of Asia in the refectory of the Shrine of Haemi
16:30	Closing Holy Mass of the 6th Asian Youth Day at Haemi Castle	Homily of the Holy Father
19:00	Transfer by helicopter to Seoul

 

Monday, 18 August 2014

9:00	Meeting with religious leaders at the old Curia Palace of the Archdiocese of Seoul
9:45	Holy Mass for Peace and Reconciliation at Myeong-dong Cathedral in Seoul	Homily of the Holy Father
12:45	Farewell ceremony from the Republic of Korea at the Air Base of Seoul
13:00	Departure from the Air Base in Seoul for Rome's Ciampino Airport
17:45	Arrival at Ciampino Airport in Rome

 

Time Lag

Rome: +2 UTC
Seoul: +9 UTC