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Programme of Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to Peru and Chile ‎

Pope Francis is set to visit Peru and Chile for his 22nd Apostolic Journey abroad, and the Vatican has released the programme for his trip, which takes place on January ‎15-22, 2018.‎

The Vatican has updated the programme for Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to Peru and Chile,, which takes place on January 15-22, 2018.

The Pope will visit Chile from 15 to 18 January, visiting the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique.

He will be in Peru from 18 to 21 January, visiting Lima, Puerto Maldonado, and Trujillo.

A communique from Greg Burke, Director of the Holy See Press Office, said the Pope's trip comes at the invitation of the respective Heads of State and Bishops.

Please find below the full programme:

CHILE

Monday January 15, 2018

ROME-SANTIAGO

08:00 Departure by air from Rome/Fiumicino to Santiago

20:10 Arrival at Santiago International Airport - WELCOME CEREMONY

21:00 Arrival of the Holy Father at the Apostolic Nunciature

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

SANTIAGO

08:20 MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the Palacio de la Moneda -Address of the Holy Father

09:00 COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT in the Salon Azul of the Palacio de la Moneda

10:30 Holy Mass in Parque O'Higgins - Homily of the Holy Father

16:00 Brief VISIT TO THE SANTIAGO WOMEN'S PENITENTIAL CENTER - Greeting from the Holy Father

17:15 MEETING WITH PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS AND SEMINARIANS in the Cathedral of Santiago - Address of the Holy Father

18:15 MEETING WITH BISHOPS in the Sacristy of the Cathedral - Greeting from the Holy Father

19:15 PRIVATE VISIT TO THE SANCTUARY of San Alberto Hurtado, SJ

Private meeting with the priests of the Society of Jesus

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

SANTIAGO-TEMUCO-SANTIAGO

08:00 Departure by air from Santiago airport to Temuco

10:30 HOLY MASS in Maquehue Airport - Homily of the Holy Father

12:45 Lunch with archaeologists in the "Madre de la Santa Cruz" house

15:30 Departure by plane from Temuco airport to Santiago

17:00 Arrival at Santiago Airport

17:30 MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE – Address of the Holy Father

18:30 Transfer by car to the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

19:00 VISIT TO PONTIFICIAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE - Address of the Holy Father

Thursday 18 January 2018

SANTIAGO-IQUIQUE-LIMA

08:05 Departure by plane from Santiago airport to Iquique

10:35 Arrival at Iquique International Airport

11:30 HOLY MASS at the Campus Lobito - Homily of the Holy Father

14:00 Lunch with Papal entourage at the “Casa de retiros del Santuario Nuestra Senora de Lourdes” of the Oblate Fathers

16:45 Arrival at Iquique Airport - FAREWELL CEREMONY

17:05 Departure by air from Iquique for Lima

PERU

Thursday 18 January 2018

SANTIAGO-IQUIQUE-LIMA

17:20 Arrival at Lima Airport - WELCOME CEREMONY

Friday, January 19, 2018

LIMA-PUERTO MALDONADO-LIMA

08:30 Departure from Lima for Puerto Maldonado

10:15 Arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport

10:30 MEETING WITH THE PEOPLES OF AMAZON ‎IA in the Coliseo Regional Madre de Dios -‎

‎ Address of the Holy Father

11:30 MEETING WITH THE PEOPLE at the Jorge Basadre Institute – Greeting of the Holy Father

12:15 VISIT to the HOGAR PRINCIPITO – Greeting of the Holy Father

‎13:15 Lunch with representatives of the peoples of Amazonia in the Apaktone Pastoral Centre

14.35 Departure by air for Lima

16:10 Arrival at Lima airport

16:20 Visit to the chapel of the air base

16:45 MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY and the DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the Courtyard of Honour of the Palacio de Gobierno - Address of the Holy Father

17:15 COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT in the hall of the Ambassadors at the Palacio de ‎Gobierno

17:55 Private meeting with members of the Society of Jesus in the Church of San Pedro

Saturday 20 January 2018

LIMA-TRUJILLO-LIMA

07:40 Departure by plane to Trujillo

09:10 Arrival at Trujillo airport

10:00 HOLY MASS on the coast of Huanchaco - Homily of the Holy Father

12:15 Tour by popemobile of the “Buenos Aires” quarter "

15:00 Brief visit to the Cathedral

15:30 MEETING WITH PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS, SEMINARIANS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF THE NORTH OF PERU in the Colegio Seminario SS. Carlos y Marcelo - Address of the Holy Father

16:45 MARIAN CELEBRATION – VIRGEN DE LA PUERTA in Plaza de Armas - Address of the Holy Father

18:15 Departure by air to Lima

19:40 Arrival at Lima airport

Sunday, January 21, 2018

LIMA-ROME

09:15 TERCE PRAYER WITH THE WOMEN RELIGIOUS OF CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE in the Shrine of the Señor de los Milagros - Homily of the Holy Father

10:30 PRAYER TO RELIQUES OF PERUVIAN SAINTS in the Cathedral of Lima - Prayer of the Holy Father

10:50 MEETING WITH BISHOPS in the Episcopal Residence - Address of the Holy Father

12:00 ANGELUS in Plaza de Armas - Angelus of the Holy Father

12:30 Lunch with the Papal entourge in the Apostolic Nunciature

16:15 Holy Mass in the Air Base "Las Palmas" - Homily of the Holy Father

18:30 Arrival at the airport