Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father to Mexico (12-18 February 2016)

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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
TO MEXICO

(12-18 FEBRUARY 2016)

Live video transmission by CTV
(Vatican Television Center)

Live CTV

Friday, 12 February 2016

7:45	Departure from Rome's Fiumicino airport for Havana (Cuba) Greeting to journalists during the flight Rome-Havana [Italian, Spanish]
14:00	Arrival at “José Martí” International Airport of Havana
14:15	Private meeting with H.H. Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
16:30	Signing of the Joint Declaration [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish]
17:10	Farewell between His Holiness Kirill and the Holy Father
17:30	Departure from the International Airport of Havana for Mexico City Address of the Holy Father during the flight from Cuba to Mexico [English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
19:30	Arrival at the “Benito Juárez” International Airport of Mexico City
	Official welcome

Saturday, 13 February 2016

9:30	Welcoming ceremony at the National Palace
	Courtesy visit with the President of the Republic
10:15	Meeting with authorities, representatives of civil society and the diplomatic corps [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
11:30	Meeting with the Bishops of Mexico gathered in the Cathedral [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
17:00	Holy Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Sunday, 14 February 2016

10:15	Transfer by helicopter to Ecatepec
11:30	Holy Mass at the Study Center of Ecatepec [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
	Angelus [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
14:00	Luncheon with the Papal Entourage at the Diocesan Seminary in Ecatepec
16:45	Transfer by helicopter to Mexico City
17:15	Arrival at Mexico City
17:45	Visit to the “Federico Gómez” children's hospital [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Monday, 15 February 2016

7:30	Departure by plane for Tuxtla Gutiérrez
9:15	Transfer by helicopter to San Cristóbal de Las Casas
10:15	Holy Mass with representatives of the indigenous communities of Chiapas in the municipal sport center [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
13:00	Luncheon with representatives of the indigenous communities and the Papal Entourage
15:00	Visit to the Cathedral of San Cristóbal de las Casas
15:35	Transfer by helicopter to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
16:15	Meeting with families in the “Víctor Manuel Reyna” stadium in Tuxtla Gutiérrez [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
18:10	Departure by plane for Mexico City
20:00	Arrival at Mexico City airport

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

7:50	Departure by plane for Morelia
10:00	Holy Mass with priests, men and women religious, consecrated people and seminarians at “Venustiano Carranza” Stadium [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
15:20	Visit to the Cathedral Greeting to children attending catechism classes [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
16:30	Meeting with young people in the “José María Morelos y Pavón” stadium [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
18:30	Departure by plane for Mexico City
19:35	Arrival at Mexico City airport

Wednesday, 17 February 2016

8:35	Departure by plane for Ciudad Juárez
10:00	Arrival at “Abraham González” International Airport of Ciudad Juárez
10:30	Visit to the Centre for Social Adjustment No. 3 (CeReSo n. 3) [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
12:00	Meeting with the world of labour at the Bachilleres College in the state of Chihuahua [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
16:00	Holy Mass at the Ciudad Juárez fairgrounds [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
19:00	Farewell ceremony at the International Airport of Ciudad Juárez [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]
19:15	Departure for Rome/Ciampino In-Flight Press Conference from Mexico to Rome [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

Thursday, 18 February 2016

14:45

Arrival at Ciampino Airport in Rome