The event program

09:00 am
Children's Village (Foro Italico) opens

12:30 am
Olympic Stadium opens

2:30 pm
Greeting foreign delegations

2:45 pm
Children discover the Joy Cross by Mimmo Paladino

2:50 pm
Official anthem of the GMB sung by the Zecchino d'Oro choir

3:00 pm
Carlo Conti, along with national and international guests, presents the GMB

5:00 pm
Arrival and greeting by the Holy Father

5:15 pm
Boys and girls in dialogue with the Holy Father

07:00 am
Entrance to St. Peter's Square

10:00 am
Introduction to the Eucharistic celebration
with songs from the Zecchino d'Oro

10:30 am
Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Holy Father

12:00 am
Angelus

12:20 am
The Holy Father greets the boys and girls
from around the world