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16.01.2015Philippines: Visit of Pope Francis *** ARCHIVE
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 15-18 JANUARY 2015
Millions of Filipinos are expected to greet Pope Francis as he visits the Philippines from 15 January 2015. His itinerary will take him to the city of Tacloban, where he will have lunch with survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan. The visit to Asia’s most catholic country, will culminate with an open air mass in Manila's Rizal Park.
Organisers are preparing for large crowds – possibly in the millions. When Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines in 1995, the Guinness World Records recognised the event in Rizal Park as the “largest papal crowd in history”.
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Manila & Tacloban, Philippines, 15-19 January 2015
Pope Francis will travel to the Philippines for an apostalic visit from 15-19 January 2015.
The spotlight will be on the communities devastated by “Haiyan,” the strongest typhoon on record, whose destructive path displaced four million people and flattened a million homes.
SCHEDULE (all timings local)
09:00 Departure by plane from Colombo to Manila
17:45 Arrival from Sri Lanka – Villamor Air Base, Manila
Motorcade to the Apostolic Nunciature – Taft Avenue, Manila
Friday, January 16, 2015
9:15 Welcome Ceremony – Malacañan Palace, Manila
10:15 Meeting with Civil Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps (Speech by Pope Francis)
Motorcade to the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Manila Cathedral)
11:15 Mass with Bishops, Priests, and Religious – Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Manila (Homily by Pope Francis)
Motorcade to the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
17:30 Encounter with Families – Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay (Speech by Pope Francis)
Saturday, January 17, 2015
08:15 Departure for Archdiocese of Palo – Villamor Air Base
09:30 Arrival at Tacloban Airport
10:00 Holy Mass – Tacloban Airport (Homily by Pope Francis)
12:45 Lunch with the Poor and Survivors of Calamities at Gonzagahaus (Residence of the Archbishop of Palo) – Palo, Leyte
15:00 Blessing of the Pope Francis Center for the Poor – Palo, Leyte
15:30 Meeting with the Priests and Religious at Cathedral of Our Lord’s Transfiguration (Palo Cathedral) – Palo, Leyte (Speech by Pope Francis)
17:00 Departure for Manila
18:15 Arrival at Manila – Villamor Air Base
Sunday, January 18, 2015
09:45 Brief Meeting with the Religious Leaders
10:30 Encounter with the Youth – Pontifical University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila (Speech by Pope Francis)
Motorcade to Rizal Park, Manila
15:30 Concluding Mass, Rizal Park, Manila (Homily by Pope Francis)
Monday, January 19, 2015
09:45 Departure Ceremony at Villamor Air Base
10:00 Departure for Rome – Villamor Air Base
17:40 Arrival at Rome’s Ciampino Airport
Please note schedule may be subject to change
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