After the Angelus on 27 August, Pope Francis invited us to pray for his upcoming apostolic journey to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: "On Thursday, I will set out on a journey for a few days in the heart of Asia, in Mongolia. It is a much-desired visit, which will be an opportunity to embrace a Church that is small in number, but vibrant in faith and great in charity; and also to meet up close a noble, wise people, with a strong religious tradition that I will have the honour of getting to know, especially in the context of an interreligious event. I would now like to address you, brothers and sisters of Mongolia, to tell you that I am happy to travel to be with you as a brother to all. I thank your Authorities for their kind invitation, and those who, with great commitment, are preparing for my arrival. I ask all of you to accompany this visit with your prayers."
Thursday, 31 August 2023
ROMA - ULAANBAATAR
18:30 | Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Ulaanbataar |
Friday, 1 September 2023
ULAANBAATAR
10:00 | Arrival at “Chinggis Khaan” International Airport |
10:00 | Official welcome |
Saturday, 2 September 2023
ULAANBAATAR
09:00 | Welcome Ceremony at Sukhbaatar square |
09:30 | Courtesy Visit to the President of Mongolia at the State Palace |
10:20 | Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the “Ikh Mongol” hall of the State Palace |
11:00 | Meeting with the Chairman of the State Great Hural |
11:10 | Meeting with the Prime Minister |
16:00 | Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Missionaries, Consecrated Persons and Pastoral Workers in Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral |
Sunday, 3 September 2023
ULAANBAATAR
10:00 | Ecumenical and Interreligious Meeting in the “Hun Theatre” |
16:00 | Holy Mass in the “Steppe Arena” |
Monday, 4 September 2023
ULAANBAATAR – ROMA
09:30 | |
11:30 | Farewell Ceremony at “Chinggis Khaan” International Airport |
12:00 | Departure by airplane from “Chinggis Khaan” International Airport to Rome |
17:20 | Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport |