Pope Francis visits Thailand and Japan

Pope Francis is expected to use his fourth visit to Asia to speak out against poverty and human trafficking in Thailand and reiterate his opposition to nuclear weapons in Japan


Nov 20: Arrives in Bangkok. Pope’s cousin Sister Ana Rosa, based here for 50 years, will act as interpreter

Nov 21: Meetings with Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Supreme Buddhist Patriarch, and King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Visits St. Louis Children’s Hospital and holds Mass in National Stadium

Nov 22: Meets Christian and other religious leaders. Prays at shrine of Blessed Nicolas Bunkerd Kitbamrung, Thailand’s first martyred priest. Holds Mass at Cathedral of Assumption

Nov 23: Arrives in Tokyo

Nov 24: Meets survivors of atomic bombings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and appeals for global nuclear disarmament. Prays at memorial of 26 Nagasaki Martyrs crucified in 1597 – start of 200 years of anti-Christian persecution

Nov 25: Meets in Tokyo with victims of Triple Disaster of 2011 – earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at nuclear plant. Visits Emperor Naruhito at Imperial Palace, holds Mass at Tokyo Dome, and meets Shinzo Abe

Nov 26: Celebrates Mass with fellow Jesuits and visits Sophia University before returning to Rome


Bangkok, THAILAND
JAPAN Tokyo
Nagasaki 
Hiroshima

400km 250 miles 


Source: Vatican
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