In case you haven’t heard, the Pope is coming! Pope Francis will be arriving in the United States on Tuesday September 22, 2015 for a 6-day trip through Washington DC, New York City and Philadelphia. Pope Francis will be the fourth Pope to the United States, and the third to meet the U.S. President during a visit.
Pope Francis
Your interests in learning of where the Pope will be during this visit may be simply to avoid the traffic that comes with anything related to a Papal visit! After all, in January 2015, his mass in Manila, Philippines was attended by over 6 million people!
You Will Want to Avoid The Traffic Jam After This Mass
Or perhaps you are hoping to be one of the few who will have the opportunity to meet the Pope (or at least get close enough to snap a selfie!).
A Selfie With the Pope
Here is the Pope’s schedule for his visit:
Washington DC
- Tuesday, September 22, 2015
- 4pm: Pope Francis will be greeted by President Obama as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews
- Wednesday, September 23, 2015
- 9:15 a.m: White House Welcoming Ceremony and personal meeting with President Obama
- 11:00 a.m. Papal Parade along the Ellipse and the National Mall
- 11:30 a.m: The Pope will lead mid-day prayers at St. Matthew’s Cathedral with U.S. bishops
- 4:15 p.m: Pope Francis will hold a canonization Mass in Spanish for 25,000 ticket holders at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
- Thursday, September 24, 2015
- 9:20 a.m: Arrival at U.S. Capitol
- 10 a.m. Speech to the Senate and House of Representatives (Joint Session of Congress)
- 11 a.m. Brief stop on west front of Capitol Building, which faces the National Mall
- 11:15 a.m: Visit to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in DC and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
- 4 p.m: Departure for New York from Joint Base Andrews
New York City
Thursday, September 24, 2015
- 5 p.m. Arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York)
- 6:45 p.m. Evening prayer at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (New York)
Friday, September 25, 2015
- 8:30 a.m United Nations General-Assembly
- 11:30 a.m Multi-religious service at 9/11 Memorial and Museum
- 4 p.m. Visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem
- 5 p.m. Papal motorcade through Central Park
- 6 p.m. Mass at Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
- Saturday, September 26, 2015
- 8:40 a.m Departure for Philadelphia from John F. Kennedy International Airport
- 9:30 a.m Arrival in Atlantic Aviation hangar at Philadelphia International Airport
- 10:30 a.m Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
- 4:45 p.m Visit to Independence Mall
- 7:30 p.m Visit to Festival of Families at Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Prayer Vigil with World Meeting of Families
- Sunday, September 27, 2015
- 9:15 a.m Papal meeting with Bishops at St. Martin’s Chapel, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
- 11 a.m Visit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
- 4 p.m Papal Mass for World Meeting of Families
- 7 p.m. Visit with organizers, volunteers and benefactors of the World Meeting of Families at Atlantic Aviation
- 8 p.m Departure for return to Rome
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