Apostolic Journey to Hungary and Slovakia

On 14 September in Košice, Slovakia, Pope Francis met with 20,000 young people and families, urging them to take love seriously as both a gift and responsibility.

Sunday, 12 September 2021

ROME - BUDAPEST - BRATISLAVA

6:00Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport for Budapest
Greeting to journalists on the flight to Budapest
7:45Arrival at Budapest International Airport
7:45Official welcome at Budapest International Airport
8:45Meeting with the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
9:15Meeting with the Bishops at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
10:00Meeting with the Representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and some Jewish Communities in Hungary at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
11:30Holy Mass at Heroes' Square in Budapest
14:30Farewell Ceremony at Budapest International Airport
14:40Departure by airplane for Bratislava
15:30Arrival at Bratislava International Airport
15:30Official welcome at Bratislava International Airport
16:30Ecumenical Meeting at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava
17:30Private Meeting with the Members of the Society of Jesus at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava

Monday, 13 September 2021

BRATISLVA

9:15Welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava
9:30Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic in the “Golden Hall” of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava
10:00Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava
10:45Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Religious, Consecrated Persons, Seminarians, Catechists at the Cathedral of Saint Martin in Bratislava
16:00Private Visit to the “Bethlehem Center” in Bratislava
16:45Meeting with the Jewish Community at Rybné námestie Square in Bratislava
18:00Visit of the President of the Parliament at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava
18:15Visit of the Prime Minister at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

BRATISLAVA - KOŠICE - PREŠOV - KOŠICE - BRATISLAVA

8:10Departure by airplane for Košice
9:00Arrival at Košice Airport
10:30Byzantine Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom presided by the Holy Father in the square of the Mestská športová hala in Prešov
16:00Meeting with the Roma Community at Luník IX district in Košice
17:00Meeting with Young People at Lokomotiva Stadium in Košice
18:30Departure by airplane for Bratislava
19:30Arrival at Bratislava International Airport

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

BRATISLAVA - ŠAŠTIN - BRATISLAVA - ROME

9:10Moment of Prayer with the Bishops at the National Shrine in Šaštin
10:00Holy Mass on the esplanade of the National Shrine in Šaštin
13:30Farewell Ceremony at Bratislava International Airport
13:45Departure by airplane for Rome
15:30Arrival at Rome/Ciampino International Airport
Time zones
Rome:+2h UTC
Budapest:+2h UTC
Bratislava:+2h UTC
Košice:+2h UTC
Prešov:+2h UTC