Accepting the invitation of the President of Mongolia and the ecclesial authorities of the country, Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Mongolia from 31 August to 4 September this year.
Current information is on the website https://popeinmongolia.org/
Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Mongolia
Thursday, 31
August 2023
Rome-Ulaanbaatar
18:30 — Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Ulaanbataar
Friday, 1
September 2023
Ulaanbaatar
10:00 — Arrival at Ulaanbaatar International Airport
10:00 — OFFICIAL WELCOME
Saturday, 2 September 2023
Ulaanbaatar
09:00 — WELCOME CEREMONY at Sukhbaatar square (where)
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 KHURAL
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” (where)
Monday, 4 September 2023
Ulaanbaatar-Rome
09:30 — MEETING WITH CHARITY WORKERS AND INAUGURATION OF THE HOUSE OF MERCY
11:30 — FAREWELL CEREMONY at Ulaanbataar International Airport
12:00 — Departure by airplane from Ulaanbataar International Airport to Rome
17:20 — Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport