The Vatican, on Saturday, released the itinerary for Pope Francis’
visit to Africa, scheduled for November 25 to 30.
A statement made available on the Vatican’s official website noted
that Pope Francis’ Apostolic Voyage to Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African
Republic will be the Pontiff’s first visit to Africa as Pope.
“The five-day visit will include a visit to a poor neighbourhood
in Nairobi, Kenya; a visit to the Anglican and Catholic martyrs’ shrines in
Namugongo, Uganda; and a visit to a refugee camp in the Central African
Republic,” the statement read.
According to the itinerary, on Wednesday, November 25, the visit
will depart at 7:45 am from Rome Fiumicino to Nairobi, Kenya. At 5 pm, he is
scheduled to arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and
attend a welcome ceremony at the State House in Kenya.
A courtesy visit to the President of the Republic at the State
House in Nairobi is slated for 6 pm and 30 minutes after, a meeting with the
civil authorities of Kenya and with the diplomatic corps
On Thursday, November 26, at 8:15 am, there will be an
interreligious and ecumenical meeting in the Salon of the Apostolic Nunciature
in Nairobi. At 10:00 am, the Pope will attend a Holy Mass on the Campus of the
University of Nairobi and at 3.45 pm, a meeting with “clergy, religious men and
women, and seminarians, at the athletic field of St Mary’s School.”
The Pope will then embark on a 5:30 pm visit to the United Nations
Office in Nairobi.
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