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

 

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
17:30	Meeting with the Bishops of Korea at the headquarters of the Korean Episcopal Conference

 

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
	Prayer of the Angelus Domini
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
19:15	Transfer by helicopter to Seoul

 

Saturday, 16 August 2014

8:55	Visit to the Shrine of the Martyrs of Seo So mun
0:00	Holy Mass for the Beatification of Paul Yun Ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul
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
18:30	Meeting with the leaders of the Apostolate of the laity at the Spirituality Centre in Kkottongnae
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
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
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
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 Press Conference of the Holy Father during the return flight
17:45	Arrival at Ciampino Airport in Rome

 

Time Lag

Rome: +2 UTC
Seoul: +9 UTC