The itinerary for Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to Budapest and Slovakia is released. His journey will take place from the 12-15 September 2021.
Vatican News
| Sunday 12thPope Francis will depart from Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport arriving at Budapest International Airport at 7.45 am. Following an official welcome, the Pope will meet with the country’s bishops and meet with representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and Jewish communities. In the afternoon the Pope will preside over Holy Mass for the closing of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress before departing for Bratislava, Slovakia.Monday 13thHighlights of the Pope’s first full day in Slovakia will include a courtesy visit to the President of the Republic, as well as meetings with political leaders and an encounter with Bishops, Priests and Religious.Tuesday 14thOn Tuesday morning, Pope Francis will depart for Košice where he will preside over the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom. Later in the day, he will meet with the Roma community and with young people before flying back to Bratislava.Wedneday 15thOn the final day of his visit to Slovakia, Pope Francis will preside over Holy Mass at the National Shrine in Šaštin. Following a farewell ceremony, the Pope will depart for Rome at 15.30 in the afternoon.The logoThe logo picks up on the theme of the visitation: at the bottom is a road, symbolising the way to the cross, inside a heart, a reminder of St Joseph’s love for Jesus and of Our Lady, patron saint of Slovakia. The seven stars are a reference to the “Seven Sorrows” of the name given to the Virgin Mary. The elements of the logo bear the colours white, blue and red of the Slovak flag and white and yellow of the Vatican flag.Please find the full itinerary below:ROME – BUDAPEST – BRATISLAVA | ||
| 06:00 | Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport for Budapest | |
| 07:45 | Arrival at Budapest International Airport | |
| 07:45 | OFFICIAL WELCOME at Budapest International Airport | |
| 08:45 | MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE PRIME MINISTER at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest | |
| 09:15 | MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest | |
| 10:00 | MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES AND SOME JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN HUNGARY at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest | |
| 11:30 | HOLY MASS at Heroes’ Square in Budapest | |
| 14:30 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at Budapest International Airport | |
| 14:40 | Departure by airplane for Bratislava | |
| 15:30 | Arrival at Bratislava International Airport | |
| 15:30 | OFFICIAL WELCOME at Bratislava International Airport | |
| 16:30 | ECUMENICAL MEETING at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava | |
| 17:30 | PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava | |
| Monday 13 September 2021BRATISLAVA | ||
| 09:15 | WELCOME CEREMONY at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava | |
| 09:30 | COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC in the “Golden Hall” of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava | |
| 10:00 | MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava | |
| 10:45 | MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS, CONSECRATED PERSONS, SEMINARIANS, CATECHISTS at the Cathedral of Saint Martin in Bratislava | |
| 16:00 | PRIVATE VISIT TO THE “BETHLEHEM CENTER” in Bratislava | |
| 16:45 | MEETING WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY at Rybné námestie Square in Bratislava | |
| 18:00 | VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENT at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava | |
| 18:15 | VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava | |
| Tuesday 14 September 2021BRATISLAVA – KOŠICE – PREŠOV – KOŠICE – BRATISLAVA | ||
| 08:10 | Departure by airplane for Košice | |
| 09:00 | Arrival at Košice Airport | |
| 10:30 | BYZANTINE DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM PRESIDED BY THE HOLY FATHER in the square of the Mestská športová hala in Prešov | |
| 16:00 | MEETING WITH THE ROMA COMMUNITY atLuník IX district in Košice | |
| 17:00 | MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE at Lokomotiva Stadium in Košice | |
| 18:30 | Departure by airplane for Bratislava | |
| 19:30 | Arrival at Bratislava International Airport | |
| Wednesday 15 September 2021BRATISLAVA – ŠAŠTIN – BRATISLAVA – ROME | ||
| 10:00 | HOLY MASS at the National Shrine in Šaštin | |
| 13:30 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at Bratislava International Airport | |
| 13:45 | Departure by airplane for Rome | |
| 15:30 | Arrival at Rome/Ciampino International Airport |
