The official programme of the Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to Malta on the 2nd and 3rd April 2022, was announced today at noon by the Holy See. On Saturday, the Pope will visit Valletta and will then go to Gozo in the afternoon. On Sunday morning he will visit Rabat and Floriana, and Ħal Far in the afternoon.
THE FULL PROGRAMME
Saturday 2 April 2022
ROME – MALTA
| 08:30 | Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Malta | |
| 10:00 | Arrival at Malta International Airport | |
| 10:00 | WELCOME CEREMONY at Malta International Airport | |
| 10:50 | COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC in the Ambassadors’ Chamber of the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta | |
| 11:35 | MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER in the Pages’ Chamber of the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta | |
| 11:50 | MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the “Grand Council Chamber” of the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta | Address of the Holy Father |
| 15:50 | Departure by catamaran from the Grand Harbour of Valletta to Gozo | |
| 17:00 | Arrival at the Port of Mġarr | |
| 17:30 | PRAYER MEETING at the National Shrine of Ta’ Pinu in Gozo | Homily of the Holy Father |
| 18:45 | Departure by ferry from the Port of Mġarr to Malta | |
| 19:30 | Arrival at the Port of Ċirkewwa and transfer to the Apostolic Nunciature in Rabat |
Sunday 3 April 2022
MALTA – ROME
| 07:45 | PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS at the Apostolic Nunciature in Rabat | |
| 08:30 | VISIT TO THE GROTTO OF ST PAUL at the Basilica of St Paul in Rabat | Prayer of the Holy Father |
| 10:15 | HOLY MASS at the Granaries in Floriana | Homily of the Holy Father Angelus |
| 16:45 | MEETING WITH MIGRANTS at the John XXIII Migrants’ Centre in Ħal Far | Address of the Holy Father |
| 17:50 | FAREWELL CEREMONY at Malta International Airport | |
| 18:15 | Departure by airplane for Rome | |
| 19:40 | Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport |