The definitive program of the visit is still underway.
All going well, the pontiff should touch down in Manila on November 27.
Following three days in the capital of the Philippines, the pope will depart for Sydney on November 30.
That same afternoon, he will celebrate mass in the city’s cathedral.
On December 1, the pope will participate in the Episcopal Conference of Australia and Oceania.
In the afternoon, he’ll meet with federal authorities.
After that, he’ll celebrate a mass in honour of the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Australia, at the race course in Randwick.
On December 2, the pope will visit several welfare agencies before meeting with NSW authorities.
The pope will wrap up his visit with a mass on December 3, before departing for Rome later that day.
