Pope Francis is visiting refugees on the island of Lesbos on 16 April.
– 7 a.m. Departure from Rome's Fiumicino airport.
– 10:20 a.m. Arrival at the international airport in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Welcoming ceremony.
– 10:35 a.m. Private meeting with the Greek prime minister in the airport.
– 10:55 a.m. Travel by minibus with Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Ieronymos to the Moria refugee camp.
– 11.15 a.m. Visit with the refugees.
– 12:25 p.m. Brief speeches by Archbishop Ieronymos, Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis.
– 12:40 p.m. Signing of a joint declaration.
– 12:45 p.m. The archbishop, patriarch and Pope have lunch with some of the refugees.
– 1: 45 p.m. Meeting with citizens of Lesbos, the Catholic community of Greece, followed by a prayer service for migrants who have died trying to reach Europe. Speech by pope. Prayers by archbishop, patriarch and Pope. Minute of silence.
– 2:30 p.m. Private meetings at the Mytilene airport with Archbishop Ieronymos, Patriarch Bartholomew and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
– 3 p.m. Farewell ceremony.
– 3:15 p.m. Departure from Mytilene airport.
– 4:30 p.m. Arrival at Rome's Ciampino airport.
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