Programme of the visit of pope francis to bahrain

 APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

on the occasion of the "Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence"
3 - 6 November 2022

Thursday, 3 November 2022          
ROME – AWALI
09:30              Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Awali
16:45               Arrival at Sakhir Air Base in Awali
16:45               OFFICIAL WELCOME
17:30               COURTESY VISIT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF BAHRAIN at Sakhir Royal Palace
18:10               WELCOME CEREMONY in the courtyard of Sakhir Royal Palace
18:30               MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS       Address of the Holy Father

                      
Friday, 4 November  2022          
AWALI
10:00              CLOSING OF THE "BAHRAIN FORUM FOR DIALOGUE: EAST AND WEST                           Address of the Holy Father
                         FOR HUMAN COEXISTENCE" at Al-Fida' Square of Sakhir Royal Palace
16:00              PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE GRAND IMAM OF AL-AZHAR in the Papal
                         Residence within the grounds of Sakhir Royal Palace
16:30              MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COUNCIL OF ELDERS at                      Address of the Holy Father 
                         the Mosque of Sakhir Royal Palace
17:45               ECUMENICAL MEETING AND PRAYER FOR PEACE in Our Lady of Arabia                        Address of the Holy Father 
                         Cathedral
 

Saturday, 5 November  2022      
AWALI
08:30              HOLY MASS at Bahrain National Stadium                                                                                Homily of the Holy Father 
17:00               MEETING WITH THE YOUTH  in Sacred Heart School                                                           Address of the Holy Father


Sunday, 6 November  2022      
AWALI – MANAMA – AWALI – ROME               
09:30               PRAYER MEETING AND ANGELUS WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS,                                           Address of the Holy Father
                             CONSECRATED PERSONS, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL WORKERS in                 Angelus
                           Sacred Heart Church in Manama
12:30                FAREWELL CEREMONY at Sakhir Air Base in Awali
13:00                Departure by airplane from Sakhir Air Base to Rome
17:00                 Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport