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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
TO COLOMBIA
6-11 SEPTEMBER 2017
Live video transmission by CTV
(Vatican Television Center)
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
ROME-BOGOTÁ
| 11:00 | Departure from Rome's Fiumicino airport for Bogotá Greeting to journalists on the flight from Rome to Colombia |
| 16:30 | Arrival at Catam military airport (Bogotá) |
| Welcoming ceremony |
| Arrival at the Apostolic Nunciature |
Thursday, 7 September 2017
BOGOTÁ
| 9:00 | Meeting with authorities and representatives of civil society at "Casa de Nariño" Presidential Palace's Parade Square "Plaza de Armas" |
| 9:30 | Courtesy visit to the President in the Reception Hall of "Casa de Nariño" Presidential Palace |
| 10:20 | Visit to the Cathedral |
| 10:50 | Blessing of the Faithful from the balcony of the Cardinal's Palace |
| 11:00 | Encounter with the Bishops in the Reception Room of the Cardinal's Palace |
| 15:00 | Encounter with the Executive Committee of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) in the Apostolic Nunciature |
| 16:30 | Holy Mass in "Simón Bolívar Park" |
| Address of the Holy Father at the Apostolic Nunciature of Bogotá |
Friday, 8 September 2017
BOGOTÁ-VILLAVICENCIO-BOGOTÁ
| 7:50 | Departure from Catam military airport (Bogotá) to Villavicencio |
| 8:30 | Arrival at Apiay airport in Villavicencio |
| 9:30 | Holy Mass on the Esplanade of Catama |
| 15:40 | National Reconciliation Encounter at "Las Malocas Park" |
| 17:20 | Short visit to the "Cross of Reconciliation" at "Fundadores Park" |
| 18:00 | Departure by plane for Bogotá |
| 18:45 | Arrival at Catam military airport (Bogotá) |
| Address of the Holy Father at the Apostolic Nunciature of Bogotá |
Saturday, 9 September 2017
BOGOTÁ-MEDELLÍN-BOGOTÁ
| 8:20 | Departure by plane from Catam military airport (Bogotá) for Rionegro |
| 9:10 | Arrival at Rionegro air base |
| 9:15 | Transfer by helicopter to Medellín airport |
| 10:15 | Holy Mass at Enrique Olaya Herrera Medellín airport |
| 15:00 | Encounter in "Hogar San José" children's home |
| 16:00 | Encounter with priests, religious and their families at "La Macarena Stadium" |
| Helicopter transfer to Rionegro air base | |
| 17:30 | Departure by plane for Bogotá |
| 18:25 | Arrival at Catam military airport (Bogotá) |
| Address of the Holy Father at the Apostolic Nunciature of Bogotá |
Sunday, 10 September 2017
BOGOTÁ-CARTAGENA-ROME
| 8:30 | Departure by plane for Cartagena |
| 10:00 | Arrival at Cartagena airport |
| 10:30 | Blessing and laying of the corner-stones for homeless shelters and Talitha Qum works at St Francis Square |
| 12:00 | Recitation of the Angelus in front of the Church of Saint Peter Claver |
| 12:15 | Visit to the Shrine of Saint Peter Claver |
| 15:45 | Helicopter transfer to the naval base at the port of Contecar |
| 16.30 | Holy Mass at the port of Contecar |
| 18:30 | Helicopter transfer to the airport of Cartagena |
| 18:45 | Farewell ceremony |
| 19:00 | Departure by plane for the airport Rome/Ciampino |
Monday, 11 September 2017
ROME
| 12:40 | Arrival at Rome's Ciampino airport |
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| Time zones | |
| Rome: | +2h UTC |
| Bogotá: | -5h UTC |
| Villavicencio: | -5h UTC |
| Medellin: | -5h UTC |
| Cartagena: | -5h UTC |
Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office, 23 June 2017
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