Pope Francis on risky peace

mission to Africa

Rome

ITALY

Pope Francis is to visit the Central African Republic during his trip to Africa, despite continued instability in the war-torn country

AFRICA

500km

NIGERIA

CHAD

310 miles

SOUTH

SUDAN

CENTRAL

AFRICAN REPUBLIC

(C.A.R.)

CAMEROON

ETHIOPIA

Bangui

UGANDA

KENYA

Kampala

GABON

Entebbe

Nairobi

Indian

Ocean

TANZANIA

Fri, Nov 27 – to Uganda

Visits Kangemi slum,

8:30am:

Nairobi

Flight to Entebbe

3:30pm:

Meets with President

5:30pm:

at State House

Yoweri Museveni

Sat, Nov 28

Visits Anglican and Catholic

8:30am:

martyrs’ shrines at Namugongo

Nalukolongo House of Charity

5pm:

Visit to Kampala Cathedral

7pm:

Sun, Nov 29 – to C.A.R.

ITINERARY

(abridged)

all times local

Flight to Bangui

9:15am:

Wed, Nov 25 – to Kenya

Meets with Interim President

11am:

Flight to Nairobi

7:45am:

Catherine Samba-Panza

Welcoming ceremony and

5pm:

Mass at Bangui Cathedral

5pm:

meeting with President

Prayer vigil outside cathedral

7pm:

Uhuru

at State House

Kenyatta

Mon, Nov 30 – to Rome

Thu, Nov 26

Meets Muslim community

8:15am:

Mass at University of Nairobi

10am:

at Koudoukou Mosque

Meets priests and religious

3:45pm:

Open air mass in

9:30am:

scholars at St Mary’s School

Barthelemy Boganda Stadium

Visit to UN Offices

5:30pm:

Flight to Rome

12:30pm-6:45pm:

Sources: Catholic News Service, The Tablet. Picture: Associated Press

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Pope Francis on

risky peace mission

to Africa

Pope Francis is to visit the Central African Republic during his trip to Africa, despite continued instability in the war-torn country

CHAD

SUDAN

CENTRAL

AFRICAN REPUBLIC

(C.A.R.)

SOUTH

SUDAN

ETHIOPIA

UGANDA

KENYA

500km

Kampala

310 miles

Nairobi

Entebbe

Rome

ITALY

AFRICA

ITINERARY

(abridged)

all times local

Wed, Nov 25 – to Kenya

Flight to Nairobi

7:45am:

Welcoming ceremony and meeting with

5pm:

President

at State House

Uhuru Kenyatta

Thu, Nov 26

Mass at University of Nairobi

10am:

Meets priests and religious scholars

3:45pm:

at St Mary’s School

Visit to UN Offices

5:30pm:

Fri, Nov 27 – to Uganda

Visits Kangemi slum, Nairobi

8:30am:

Flight to Entebbe

3:30pm:

Meets with President

5:30pm:

Yoweri Museveni

at State House

Sat, Nov 28

Visits Anglican and Catholic martyrs’ shrines

8:30am:

at Namugongo

Nalukolongo House of Charity

5pm:

Visit to Kampala Cathedral

7pm:

Sun, Nov 29 – to C.A.R.

Flight to Bangui

9:15am:

Meets with Interim President

11am:

Catherine

Samba-Panza

Visits refugee camp

12:15pm:

Mass at Bangui Cathedral

5pm:

Prayer vigil outside cathedral

7pm:

Mon, Nov 30 – to Rome

Meets Muslim community

8:15am:

at Koudoukou Mosque

Open air mass in

9:30am:

Barthelemy Boganda Stadium

Flight to Rome

12:30pm-6:45pm:

Sources: Catholic News Service, The Tablet

Picture: Associated Press

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Pope Francis

on risky peace

mission to

Africa

Pope Francis is to visit the Central African Republic during his trip to Africa, despite continued instability in the war-torn country

Rome

ITALY

AFRICA

CENTRAL

AFRICAN

REPUBLIC

(C.A.R.)

UGANDA

Kampala

Bangui

KENYA

500km

Entebbe

Nairobi

310 miles

ITINERARY

(abridged)

all times local

Wed, Nov 25 – to Kenya

Flight to Nairobi

7:45am:

Welcoming ceremony and

5pm:

meeting with President

Uhuru

at State House

Kenyatta

Thu, Nov 26

Mass at University of Nairobi

10am:

Meets priests and religious

3:45pm:

scholars at St Mary’s School

Visit to UN Offices

5:30pm:

Fri, Nov 27 – to Uganda

Visits Kangemi slum,

8:30am:

Nairobi

Flight to Entebbe

3:30pm:

Meets with President

5:30pm:

at State House

Yoweri Museveni

Sat, Nov 28

Visits Anglican and

8:30am:

Catholic martyrs’ shrines

at Namugongo

Nalukolongo House of Charity

5pm:

Visit to Kampala Cathedral

7pm:

Sun, Nov 29 – to C.A.R.

Flight to Bangui

9:15am:

Meets with Interim President

11am:

Catherine Samba-Panza

Visits refugee camp

12:15pm:

Mass at Bangui Cathedral

5pm:

Prayer vigil outside cathedral

7pm:

Mon, Nov 30 – to Rome

Meets Muslim community

8:15am:

at Koudoukou Mosque

Open air mass in

9:30am:

Barthelemy Boganda Stadium

Flight to Rome

12:30pm-6:45pm:

Sources: Catholic News Service, The Tablet

Picture: Associated Press

© GRAPHIC NEWS