Vatican City, 18 June 2014 (VIS) –
Today the programme of Pope Francis' apostolic trip to Korea (13-18
August), to attend the 6th Asian Youth Day, was published.
The Pope will depart on Wednesday 13
August at 4 p.m. from Rome's Fiumicino airport and will arrive in
Seoul at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday 14. After celebrating Holy Mass in
private at the apostolic nunciature, he will make a courtesy visit to
the president of the Republic and will meet with the political
authorities, whom he will address at the Blue House. The first day
will conclude with a meeting with the bishops of Korea at the offices
of the Episcopal Conference.
On Friday 15, Solemnity of the
Assumption, the Pope will transfer by helicopter to Daejeon where he
will celebrate Mass in the World Cup Stadium. He will then lunch with
some young people in the major seminary and from there will proceed
by helicopter to the shrine of Solmoe to meet with the young of Asia,
returning to Seoul in the late afternoon.
On Saturday 16, he will visit the
shrine of the Martyrs of Seo So Mun and at 10 a.m. he will celebrate
Mass for the beatification of Paul Yun Ji-Chung and 123 companion
martyrs at the Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul. Following the ceremony he
will transfer, again by helicopter, to Kkottongnae, where he will
visit the House of Hope, a rehabilitation centre for the disabled.
Shortly after he will meet with the religious communities of Korea in
the “School of Love” Training Centre. At 6.30 p.m. he will meet
with leaders of the apostolic laity at the Spirituality Centre,
before returning to Seoul around 7 p.m.
On Sunday 17, the Pope will meet with
the bishops of Asia in the shrine of Haemi. After lunching with the
prelates, Francis will celebrate Holy Mass at 4.30 p.m. to mark the
closing of the 6th Asian Youth Day in the castle of Haemi, from where
he will fly to Seoul.
On Monday, 18 August, the Holy Father
will spend his final day in Korea meeting with religious leaders in
the building of the old Curia of the Archdiocese of Seoul. At 9.45
a.m. he will celebrate Mass for peace and reconciliation in the
cathedral of Myeong-dong, at 12.45 p.m. there will be a farewell
ceremony at the Seoul air base, and finally at 1 p.m. he will depart.
He is expected to arrive at Rome's Ciampino airport at around 5.45
p.m.
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