Pope’s Schedule



  • Thursday September 24, 6:45 p.m. Evening Prayer (Vespers) at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

  • Friday September 25, 8:30 a.m. Visit to the United Nations and Address to the United Nations General Assembly

  • Friday September 25, 11:30 a.m. Multi-religious service at 9/11 Memorial and Museum, World Trade Center

  • Friday September 25, 4:00 p.m. Visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School, East Harlem

  • Friday September 25, 5:00 p.m. Procession through Central Park (time approximate)

  • Friday September 25, 6:00 p.m. Mass at Madison Square Garden




  • Saturday September 26, 10:30 a.m. Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia

  • Saturday September 26, 4:45 p.m. Visit to Independence Mall

  • Saturday September 26, 7:30 p.m. Visit to the Festival of Families Benjamin Franklin Parkway

  • Sunday September 27, 9:15 a.m. Meeting with U.S. Bishops at St. Martin’s Chapel, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

  • Sunday September 27, 11:00 a.m. Visit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility

  • Sunday September 27, 4:00 p.m. Mass for the conclusion of the World Meeting of Families, Benjamin Franklin Parkway

  • Sunday September 27, 7:00 p.m. Visit with organizers, volunteers and benefactors of the World Meeting of Families, Atlantic Aviation

  • Sunday September 27, 8:00 p.m. Departure for Rome




  • Tuesday, September 22, 4 p.m. President Obama greets Pope Francis as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base Joint Andrews

  • Wednesday, September 23, 9:15 a.m. Pope leads a prayer service at St. Matthew’s Cathedral with U.S. Bishops

  • Wednesday, September 23, 11:00 a.m. Papal Parade along the Ellipse and the National Mall (time approximate)

  • Wednesday, September 23, 4:15 p.m. Pope Francis celebrates the first canonization Mass on the U.S. soil at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

  • Thursday September 24, 9:20 a.m. The Senate and House welcome the Pope in a joint session. He will make the first ever address to Congress, which will be broadcast live on the Capital’s west front.

  • Thursday September 24, 11:15 a.m. Visit to St. Patrick in the City and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington