Friday 25 September 2026
ROME – PARIS – SAINT-DENIS – PARIS
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07:50
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Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Paris
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10:00
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Arrival at Paris Orly International Airport
WELCOME CEREMONY
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11:00
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COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC at the Élysée Palace
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11:45
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MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the Élysée Palace
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Address of the Holy Father
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15:00
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VISIT TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) at the Headquarters of UNESCO
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Address of the Holy Father
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17:15
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CELEBRATION OF VESPERS WITH THE BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, CONSECRATED MEN AND WOMEN AND SEMINARIANS at Notre-Dame Cathedral
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Homily of the Holy Father
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21:00
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PRAYER VIGIL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis
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Address of the Holy Father
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Saturday 26 September 2026
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PARIS – LOURDES
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09:00
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VISIT TO THE MAISON BAKHITA CENTRE FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT AND INTEGRATION
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Greeting of the Holy Father
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10:15
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MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE PROVINCIAL SYNODAL ASSEMBLY, CATECHUMENS AND NEWLY BAPTIZED at the Institut Catholique de Paris
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Address of the Holy Father
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15:00
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HOLY MASS at the Place de la Concorde
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Homily of the Holy Father
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17:45
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Departure by airplane from Paris Orly International Airport to Lourdes
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19:05
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Arrival at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées International Airport
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19:40
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PRAYER AT THE GROTTO OF THE APPARITIONS AT MASSABIELLE at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Sunday 27 September 2026
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LOURDES
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09:00
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MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS OF THE FRENCH EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE in the Saint Bernadette auditorium at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Address of the Holy Father
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11:00
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HOLY MASS at the Prairie of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Homily of the Holy Father
Angelus
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15:30
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MEETING WITH THE STAFF AND SICK COMMUNITY OF ACCUEIL NOTRE DAME at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Address of the Holy Father
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16:45
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PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE CONTEMPLATIVE RELIGIOUS SISTERS at the Carmelite Monastery of Lourdes
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21:00
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PRAYER OF THE HOLY ROSARY AND TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Address of the Holy Father
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Monday 28 September 2026
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LOURDES – METZ – ROME
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07:40
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Departure by airplane from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées International Airport
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09:20
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Arrival at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine International Airport
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10:00
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INTERRELIGIOUS MEETING at the “Robert Schuman” Conference Centre in Metz
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Address of the Holy Father
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11:00
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“TO THE ROOTS OF EUROPE FOR PEACE AND UNITY” MEETING at the “Robert Schuman” Conference Centre in Metz
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Address of the Holy Father
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16:00
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HOLY MASS at the Cathedral of Saint Stephen
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Homily of the Holy Father
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18:30
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FAREWELL CEREMONY at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine International Airport
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19:00
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Departure from Metz-Nancy-Lorraine International Airport
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20:50
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Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport
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