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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY
OF HIS
HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND VISIT TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS
(APRIL 15 - 21, 2008)
PROGRAM
ITALY
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Fiumicino (Rome)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Andrews Air Force Base (Washington)
| 16.00 |
Arrival at the Airport of the Andrews Air
Force Base |
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Private welcoming by the President of the United States of America and the First Lady at the
Airport
of the Andrews Air Force Base |
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| 16.15 |
Transfer by car from the Airport of the Andrews Air Force Base to the Apostolic Nunciature of Washington |
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Washington, D.C.
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Private Mass at the Chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature of Washington |
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| 10.10 |
Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to the White House in
Washington |
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| 10.30 |
Welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington |
Address of the Holy Father |
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Courtesy visit to the President of the United States of America in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington |
Joint Statement
between the Holy See and the United States of America |
| 12.00 |
Transfer by Popemobile from the White House to the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington |
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| 13.00 |
Luncheon with the Cardinals of the United States of America, with the Praesidium
of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and with the Papal Entourage at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington |
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| 16.45 |
Greetings by various Catholic charitable foundations at the Apostolic Nunciature
in Washington |
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| 17.00 |
Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Transfer from car to Popemobile |
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| 17.45 |
Celebration of Vespers and meeting with the Bishops of the United States of America
at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington |
Address of the Holy Father
Responses of the Holy Father to the questions posed by the Bishops
Words of the Holy Father at the conclusion of the meeting |
| 19.30 |
Transfer by car from the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to the Apostolic
Nunciature in Washington |
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Thursday, 17 April 2008
| 9.00 |
Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to the Washington Nationals Stadium |
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| 10.00 |
Holy Mass at the Washington Nationals Stadium
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Homily of the Holy Father |
| 12.15 |
Transfer by car from the Washington Nationals
Stadium to the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington |
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| 16.40 |
Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to the Catholic
University of America in Washington |
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| 17.00 |
Meeting with Catholic
educators at the Conference Hall of the Catholic University of America in
Washington |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 18.15 |
Transfer by Popemobile from the
Catholic University of America to the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center of
Washington |
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| 18.30 |
Meeting with representatives of other religions at the “Rotunda” Hall of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center of
Washington |
Address of the Holy Father
Greetings of the Holy Father to the representatives of the Jewish community
Message of the Holy Father to
the Jewish
community |
| 19.30 |
Transfer by car from the Pope John Paul
II Cultural Center to the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington |
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Friday, 18 April 2008
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Private Mass at the Chapel
of the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington |
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| 7.50 |
Farewell from the Apostolic Nunciature in
Washington |
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| 8.00 |
Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to the airport of the Andrews Air Force Base
in Washington |
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| 8.45 |
Departure by plane for New York |
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New York
| 9.45 |
Arrival at John
Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport of New York |
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| 10.00 |
Transfer by helicopter to Manhattan
(New York) |
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| 10.30 |
Arrival at the heliport of Wall Street in
Manhattan (New York). Transfer by car from the heliport of Wall Street
to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York |
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| 10.45 |
Visit to the United Nations Organization
Headquarters in New York |
Address of the Holy Father to the General Assembly of the United Nations
Greetings to the staff and the personnel of the United Nations |
| 13.45 |
Transfer by car from the United Nations
Headquarters to the Residence of the Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York |
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| 17.45 |
Transfer by car from the Papal Residence
to the Church of St. Joseph in New York |
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| 18.00 |
Ecumenical Prayer Service at the Parish of St.
Joseph in New York |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 19.15 |
Transfer by car from the Church of St.
Joseph to the Papal Residence in New York |
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| 19.30 |
Dinner with the Cardinals of the United States of America, with the Praesidium of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and with the Papal Entourage at the
Papal Residence in New York |
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Saturday, 19 April 2008
| 8.45 |
Transfer by car from the Papal Residence
to St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York |
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| 9.15 |
Holy Mass with priests, men and women religious in
St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York |
Homily of the Holy Father |
| 11.30 |
Transfer on foot from St. Patrick's
Cathedral to the Residence of the Archbishop of New York |
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| 12.00 |
Luncheon with the Bishops of the Archdiocese of
New York and the Papal Entourage |
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| 13.15 |
Transfer by Popemobile from the
Residence of the Archbishop to the Papal Residence in New York |
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| 16.00 |
Transfer by car from the Papal Residence
to St. Joseph Seminary in New York |
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| 16.30 |
Meeting with young people and seminarians
at St. Joseph Seminary in New York |
Address of the Holy Father to young
people having disabilities
Address of the Holy Father to
young people and seminarians |
| 18.30 |
Transfer by car from St. Joseph Seminary to the Papal Residence
in New York |
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Sunday, 20 April 2008
| 9.10 |
Transfer by car from the Papal Residence
to Ground Zero in New York |
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| 9.30 |
Visit to Ground Zero in New
York |
Prayer of the Holy Father |
| 10.00 |
Transfer by car from Ground Zero to the Papal Residence
in New York |
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| 13.50 |
Transfer by car from the Papal Residence to Yankee Stadium in New York |
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| 14.30 |
Holy Mass at New York's Yankee Stadium |
Homily of the Holy Father |
| 16.45 |
Transfer by car from Yankee Stadium
to the Papal Residence in New York |
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| 19.00 |
Transfer by car from the Papal Residence
to the heliport of Wall Street in New York |
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| 19.20 |
Arrival at the heliport of Wall Street in New
York |
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| 19.30 |
Transfer by helicopter from the heliport of Wall Street to John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport of New
York |
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| 20.00 |
Arrival at John
Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Farewell ceremony at John Fitzgerald
Kennedy International Airport of New York |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 20.30 |
Departure by plane from John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport of New York for Rome |
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Monday, 21 April 2008
ITALY
Rome/Ciampino
| 10.45 |
Arrival at Rome/Ciampino Airport |
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Time lag
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