Thursday 27 November 2025
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ROME – ANKARA – ISTANBUL
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07:40
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Departure by air from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Ankara
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12:30
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Arrival at Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara
OFFICIAL WELCOME
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13:30
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VISIT TO THE ATATÜRK MAUSOLEUM
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14:10
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WELCOME CEREMONY at the Presidential Palace
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14:40
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VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
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15:30
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MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
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Address of the Holy Father
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17:20
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Departure from Ankara
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17:35
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Departure by airplane from Esenboğa International Airport to Istanbul
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19:00
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Arrival at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul
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Friday 28 November 2025
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ISTANBUL – İZNIK – ISTANBUL
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9:30
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MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED PERSONS AND PASTORAL WORKERS at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
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Address of the Holy Father
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10:40
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VISIT TO THE NURSING HOME OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
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Greeting of the Holy Father
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14:15
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Transfer by helicopter to İznik
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15:30
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ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE near the archaeological excavations of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos
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Address of the Holy Father
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16:30
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Transfer by helicopter to Istanbul
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18:30
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PRIVATE MEETING WITH BISHOPS in the Apostolic Delegation
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Saturday 29 November 2025
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ISTANBUL
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9:00
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VISIT TO THE SULTAN AHMED MOSQUE
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9:45
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PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE LEADERS OF THE LOCAL CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Mor Ephrem
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15:30
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DOXOLOGY in the Patriarchal Church of Saint George
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Greeting of the Holy Father
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15:50
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MEETING WITH HIS HOLINESS BARTHOLOMEW I AND SIGNING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION in the Patriarchal Palace
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17:00
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HOLY MASS in the “Volkswagen Arena”
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Homily of the Holy Father
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Sunday 30 November 2025
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ISTANBUL – BEIRUT
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9:30
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PRAYER VISIT AT THE ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CATHEDRAL
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Greeting of the Holy Father
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10:30
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DIVINE LITURGY at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George
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Address of the Holy Father
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12:30
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ECUMENICAL BLESSING
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13:00
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LUNCH WITH HIS HOLINESS BARTHOLOMEW I at the Ecumenical Patriarchate
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14:15
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FAREWELL CEREMONY at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul
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14:45
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Departure by airplane from Atatürk Airport to Beirut
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15:45
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Arrival at Beirut International Airport
WELCOME CEREMONY
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16:45
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COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC at the Presidential Palace
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17:15
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MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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17:30
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MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
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18:00
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MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
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Address of the Holy Father
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Monday 1 December 2025
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BEIRUT – ANNAYA – HARISSA – BKERKÉ
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9:45
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VISIT AND PRAYER AT THE TOMB OF SAINT CHARBEL MAKLŪF at the Monastery of Saint Maroun in Annaya
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Greeting of the Holy Father
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11:20
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MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, CONSECRATED PERSONS AND PASTORAL WORKERS at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa
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Address of the Holy Father
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12:30
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PRIVATE MEETING WITH CATHOLIC PATRIARCHS in the Apostolic Nunciature
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16:00
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ECUMENICAL AND INTERRELIGIOUS MEETING in the Martyrs’ Square in Beirut
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Address of the Holy Father
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17:45
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MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE in the square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké
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Address of the Holy Father
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Tuesday 2 December 2025
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BEIRUT – JAL ED DIB – ROME
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8:30
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VISIT TO THE STAFF AND PATIENTS OF THE “DE LA CROIX” HOSPITAL in Jal Ed Dib
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Greeting of the Holy Father
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9:30
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SILENT PRAYER AT THE SITE OF THE BEIRUT PORT EXPLOSION
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10:30
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HOLY MASS at the “Beirut Waterfront”
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Homily of the Holy Father
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12:45
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FAREWELL CEREMONY at Beirut International Airport
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Address of the Holy Father
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13:15
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Departure by air from Beirut International Airport to Rome
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16:10
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Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport
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