Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father to Thailand and Japan (19-26 November 2019)

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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
TO THAILAND AND JAPAN

(19-26 NOVEMBER 2019)

Live video transmission
(Vatican Media)

Tuesday, 19 November 2019

ROME-BANGKOK

19:00	Departure by plane from Rome Fiumicino Airport for Bangkok
	Greeting to journalists on the flight to Bangkok

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

ROMA-BANGKOK

12:30	Arrival at Military Air Terminal 2 of Bangkok
12:30	Official welcome at Military Air Terminal 2 of Bangkok
	Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to Young People in Thailand

Thursday, 21 November 2019

BANGKOK

9:00	Welcome Ceremony in the Government House courtyard
9:15	Meeting with the Prime Minister in the "Inner Ivory Room" of the Government House
9:30	Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the "Inner Santi Maitri" Hall of the Government House
10:00	Visit to the Supreme Buddhist Patriarch at Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram Temple
11:15	Meeting with the medical staff of St. Louis Hospital
12:00	Private visit to infirm and disabled people at St. Louis Hospital Lunch at the Apostolic Nunciature
	Lunch at the Apostolic Nunciature
17:00	Private visit to His Majesty the King Maha Vajiralongkorn "Rama X" at Amphorn Royal Palace
18:00	Holy Mass in the National Stadium

Friday, 22 November 2019

BANGKOK

10:00	Meeting with Priests, Religious, Seminarians and Catechists in St Peter’s Parish
11:00	Meeting with the Bishops of Thailand and FABC at the Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung Shrine
11:50	Private meeting with the Members of the Society of Jesus in a hall close to the Shrine
	Lunch at the Apostolic Nunciature
15:20	Meeting with the Leaders of the Christian denominations and Other Religions at Chulalongkorn University
17:00	Holy Mass with Young People in the Cathedral of the Assumption

Saturday, 23 November 2019

BANGKOK-TOKYO

9:15	Farewell Ceremony at Military Air Terminal 2 of Bangkok
9:30	Departure by plane for Tokyo
17:40	Arrival at Tokyo-Haneda Airport
17:40	Welcome Ceremony at Tokyo-Haneda Airporta
18:30	Meeting with the Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature

Sunday, 24 November 2019

TOKYO-NAGASAKI-HIROSHIMA-TOKYO

7:20	Departure by plane for Nagasaki
9:20	Arrival at Nagasaki Airport
10:15	Address on nuclear weapons at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park
10:45	Tribute to the Martyr Saints at the Martyrs’ Monument - Nishizaka Hill
	Angelus
	Lunch at the Bishop’s House
14:00	Holy Mass in the Baseball Stadium
16:35	Departure by plane for Hiroshima
17:45	Arrival at Hiroshima Airport
18:40	Meeting for peace at the Peace Memorial
20:25	Departure by plane for Tokyo
21:50	Arrival at Tokyo-Haneda Airport

Monday, 25 November 2019

TOKYO

10:00	Meeting with the victims of Triple Disaster at "Bellesalle Hanzomon"
	Private visit to Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace
11:45	Meeting with Young People at the Cathedral of Holy Mary
	Lunch with the Papal Delegation at the Nunciature
16:00	Holy Mass in the Tokyo Dome
	Meeting with the Prime Minister at Kantei
	Meeting with Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps at Kantei

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

TOKYO-ROME

7:45	Private Holy Mass with the Members of the Society of Jesus in the Chapel of Kulturzentrum of Sophia University
	Breakfast and private meeting with the Collegium Maximum at Sophia University
9:40	Visit to the elderly and infirm priests at Sophia University
10:00	Visit to Sophia University
11:20	Farewell Ceremony at Tokyo-Haneda Airport
11:35	Departure by plane for Rome/Fiumicino
	Press Conference on the return flight to Rome
17:15	Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino Airport

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