Vatican releases papal schedule for visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican released on 10 Oct 2017 the schedule of Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh.   The two-nation papal visit was announced earlier by the Vatican on August 28.  ‎After visiting Myanmar, Nov 27 to 30, he will proceed to neighbouring Bangladesh,  Nov 30 to Dec 2.

He is scheduled to land in Yangon, Myanmar in the afternoon on Nov 27, where he will be given an official welcome.  The following afternoon (Nov 28) he will fly to the capital Nay Pyi Taw, where after meeting the president, government officials and the diplomatic corps, he will fly back to Yangon at night.

On Nov 29 the Holy Father will celebrate his first public Mass, meet the Buddhist supreme council and Myanmar’s bishops.  Pope Francis will wrap up his Myanmar with a Mass for young people on Nov 30 and fly to neighbouring Bangladesh in the afternoon.

After a welcome ceremony at Dhaka airport, the Pope will pay homage to Bangladesh’s martyrs and father of the nation.  He will then pay a courtesy visit to the president and address the diplomatic corps.  On Dec 1, the Pope will celebrate a public Mass with priestly ordination, meet the prime minister, the country’s bishops and representatives of various religions and Christian Churches.  On the last day, Dec 2,  the Pope will visit a home run by the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa, address priests, religious seminarians and novices.  Before flying back to Rome in the evening, he will meet the young people. – vatican radio