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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY
OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO BRAZIL ON THE OCCASION
OF THE FIFTH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE BISHOPS
OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN
9-14 MAY 2007
PROGRAM
ITALY
Wednesday, 9 May
Fiumicino (Rome)
| 9.00 |
Departure by plane from Fiumicino
International Airport (Rome) to São Paulo/Guarulhos |
Interview |
BRAZIL
Guarulhos (São Paulo)
| 16.30 |
Arrival at the International Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos |
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Welcome ceremony at the
International Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 17.30 |
Transfer by helicopter from the
International Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos to the Campo de Marte Airport
in São Paulo |
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| 18.00 |
Arrival at Campo de Marte
Airport in São Paulo. Welcome by the local authorities |
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| 18.10 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from Campo de Marte
Airport to the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
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São Paulo
| 18.45 |
Arrival to the Monastery of São Bento in São
Paulo |
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Greeting and blessing from the balcony of the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
Greetings of the Holy Father |
Thursday, 10 May
| 8.00 |
Private Mass at the Chapel of the
Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
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| 10.30 |
Transfer by car from the Monastery of São
Bento to Palacio dos Bandeirantes in São Paulo |
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| 11.00 |
Visit to the President of the
Republic at the Palacio dos Bandeirantes in São Paulo |
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| 12.00 |
Transfer by car from Palacio dos Bandeirantes
at the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
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| 12.30 |
Arrival at the Monastery of São Bento in São
Paulo |
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Meeting with the representatives of
other Christian confessions and religions at the Monastery of São
Bento in São Paulo |
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| 13.15 |
Luncheon with the representatives of the
Episcopal Conference of Brazil (CNBB) and the members of the Papal entourage
at the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
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| 17.30 |
Transfer by car from the Monastery of São
Bento to the "Paulo Machado de Carvalho" municipal Stadium in Pacaembu, São
Paulo |
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| 17.50 |
Arrival at "Paulo Machado de Carvalho"
municipal Stadium in Pacaembu, São Paulo |
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| 18.00 |
Meeting with the youth at "Paulo
Machado de Carvalho" municipal Stadium in Pacaembu, São Paulo |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 20.00 |
Transfer by car from "Paulo Machado de
Carvalho" municipal Stadium in Pacaembu to the Monastery of São
Bento, São Paulo |
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| 20.30 |
Arrival at the Monastery of São Bento, São
Paulo. |
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Friday, 11 May
| 8.30 |
Transfer by car from the Monastery of São
Bento to Campo de Marte in São Paulo |
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| 9.00 |
Arrival at Campo de Marte in São Paulo |
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Tour by "popemobile" among the faithful |
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| 9.15 |
Arrival at the Sacristy in Campo de Marte, São Paulo. |
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| 9.30 |
Holy Mass and canonization of Blessed
Frei Galvão at Campo de Marte in São Paulo |
Homily of the Holy Father |
| 11.45 |
Return to the Sacristy |
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| 12.00 |
Transfer by car from Campo de Marte
to the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
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| 12.15 |
Arrival at the Monastery of São Bento in São
Paulo |
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| 15.40 |
Farewell from the Monastery of São Bento
in São Paulo |
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| 15.45 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from the
Monastery of São Bento to the Catedral da Sé in São Paulo |
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| 16.00 |
Meeting and Celebration of Vespers with the Bishops of Brazil
in the Catedral da Sé in São Paulo |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 17.15 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from the
Catedral da Sé to Campo de Marte, São Paulo |
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| 17.45 |
Arrival at Campo de Marte Airport in
São Paulo |
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Farewell by the local Authorities |
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| 18.00 |
Departure by helicopter from
Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo to Aparecida |
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Aparecida
| 19.00 |
Arrival at the heliport of the Shrine of Aparecida |
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Welcome by the local Authorities |
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Transfer by "popemobile" to the "Bom
Jesus"
Seminary in Aparecida |
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| 19.30 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary
in
Aparecida |
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Saturday, 12 May
| 8.00 |
Private Mass in the
Chapel of "Bom Jesus" Seminary in Aparecida |
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| 9.30 |
Transfer by car from "Bom
Jesus" Seminary in Aparecida to the Fazenda da Esperança in Guaratinguetá |
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Guaratinguetá
| 10.30 |
Arrival at the Fazenda da Esperança in
Guaratinguetá |
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| 11.45 |
Transfer by car from the Fazenda da
Esperança in Guaratinguetá to "Bom Jesus" Seminary in Aparecida |
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Aparecida
| 12.45 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary
in
Aparecida |
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Luncheon with the representatives of
the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the
Caribbean and the Members of the Papal Entourage at "Bom Jesus"
Seminary in Aparecida |
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| 17.45 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from "Bom Jesus"
Seminary to the Shrine of Aparecida |
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| 18.00 |
Arrival at the Shrine of Aparecida |
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Recitation of the Holy Rosary and meeting
with Priests, Men Religious, Women Religious, Seminarians and Deacons
at the Basilica
of the Shrine of Aparecida |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 19.30 |
Transfer by car from the Shrine of Aparecida
to "Bom Jesus" Seminary |
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| 19.45 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary
in
Aparecida |
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Sunday, 13 May
| 9.15 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from "Bom Jesus"
Seminary to the Shrine of Aparecida |
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| 9.30 |
Arrival at the Shrine of Aparecida |
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Tour by "popemobile" among the faithful |
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| 9.45 |
Arrival at the Sacristy of the Shrine of Aparecida |
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| 10.00 |
Holy Mass for the Inauguration of the
Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean in the square in front of the Shrine of Aparecida |
Homily of the Holy Father |
| 12.15 |
Return to the Sacristy |
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| 12.30 |
Transfer by car from the Shrine of Aparecida
to "Bom Jesus" Seminary |
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| 12.45 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary
in
Aparecida |
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| 15.45 |
Transfer by car to the Conference Hall of
the Shrine of Aparecida |
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| 16.00 |
Arrival at the Conference Hall of the
Shrine of Aparecida |
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Inaugural session of the Fifth General
Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean
at the Conference Hall of the Shrine of Aparecida |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 17.30 |
Transfer by car from the Conference Hall
of the Shrine of Aparecida to "Bom Jesus" Seminary. |
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| 17.40 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary
in
Aparecida |
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| 18.20 |
Farewell ceremony from "Bom Jesus"
Seminary in Aparecida |
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| 18.30 |
Transfer by car from "Bom
Jesus" Seminary to the heliport of the Shrine of Aparecida |
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| 18.40 |
Arrival at the heliport of the Shrine of Aparecida |
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Farewell by the local Authorities |
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| 18.50 |
Departure by helicopter from the heliport
of the Shrine of Aparecida to the International Airport of São
Paulo/Guarulhos |
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Guarulhos (São Paulo)
| 19.40 |
Arrival at the International Airport of
São Paulo/Guarulhos |
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Farewell ceremony at the
International Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 20.15 |
Departure by plane from the International
Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos to the Airport of Rome/Ciampino |
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Monday, 14 May
ITALY
Ciampino (Rome)
| 12.45 |
Arrival at the Airport of Ciampino (Rome) |
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Time lag
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