- Please take into consideration the notes
and the norms which have been published
in the Logistical documentation for
the journalists admitted to the Papal
Flight of 24 July 2001, the eventual
additional information and indications
provided in this Information note.
- Distribution of the places:
- in
order to proceed with the distribution
of the places available, the writers are
requested to agree themselves with AIGAV
(Telephone 06-68300498 or 688231;
Telefax 06-68300511 or 68823209), no
later than Saturday 8 September 2001, 12
a.m.;
- television operators not part
of the TV Pool (US Pool TV, EU Pool TV
and AP-Reuters Pool TV, are
automatically included in participation
lists for all ceremonies with press
admittance) are requested to communicate
in writing their requests directly to
the Holy See Press Office, no later than
Saturday 8 September 2001, 12 a.m.;
-
still photographers are included
automatically in participation lists for
all ceremonies with press admittance.
- The Lists of participation in the
Pontifical Ceremonies will be
finalized by Monday 10 September 2001,
12 a.m. and will be made public in the Working
program for the journalists admitted to
the Papal Flight, which will be
available at the moment of the
consignment of the Permit of admission
to the Papal Flight, Thursday 20
September 2001, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Accreditation Office of the Holy
See Press Office in Via della
Conciliazione 54, ROME.
- Following the list of the events, with
the provisional presence of the
journalists admitted to the Papal
Flight, which has been agreed with the
competent Authorities; with the
indications concerning the programmed
Speeches by the Holy Father.
- The indications in this Information
note have a provisional character.
All updates will be included in the Working
program for the journalists admitted to
the Papal Flight.
Saturday,
22 September 2001
ITALY
International Airport Leonardo da Vinci of
Fiumicino (Rome)
Provisional schedule:
06.00 Check-in
operations and consignment of hold luggage by
the airline company at the Business Class
Terminal B, Desks 202, 203 and 204. Ends: 07.00.
07.30
Consignment of boarding pass for the flight
Rome-Astana and of the passport, at Gate C-03
and embarking (with autobus) on the Papal Plane
(B767 ALITALIA) for Astana (Kazakhstan). Ends:
07.45.
KAZAKHSTAN
CE/KA-01 - 22.09.2001 19.30 [14.30] - ASTANA
International
Airport
Welcome ceremony
# 1 - Speech
by the Holy Father (Russian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: All admitted.
The journalists admitted to the Papal Flight
will disembark from the rear stairs in two
groups: the first group will be made up by the
audiovisual operators (still photographers,
cameramen, technicians and producers); the
second group by the others.
The first group
will approach the front stairs to cover the Holy
Father coming down the stairs and meeting with
the President.
Subsequently the journalists
admitted to the Papal Flight will be escorted in
a press sector to follow the rest of the Welcome
Ceremony.
The participants in CE/KA-02 will
depart from the International Airport with a
Minibus in the Papal Motorcade.
The others
will depart from the International Airport for
the Press Center and the Okan Inter-Continental
Astana with two autobusses, immediately after
the departure of the Papal Motorcade.
Provisional schedule:
20.15 Minibus 3
(with the Papal Motorcade) from International
Airport to the Monument for the Victims of the
Totalitarian Regime (13 km). Arrival: 20.45.
20.15
Bus 1 and 2 (immediately after the departure of
the Papal Motorcade) from International Airport
to Okan Inter-Continental Astana (17 km).
Arrival: 20.45.
CE/KA-02 - 22.09.2001 20.15 [15.15] - ASTANA
Monument
for the Victims of the Totalitarian Regime
Visit
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Limited access - 16 places (5
still photographers + 8 television operators + 3
writers).
Provisional schedule:
21.00 Minibus 3
(immediately after the departure of the Papal
Motorcade) from the Monument for the Victims of
the Totalitarian Regime to Okan
Inter-Continental Astana (4 km). Arrival: 21.15.
Sunday, 23 September 2001
CE/KA-03 - 23.09.2001 10.30 [05.30] - ASTANA
Mother
of the Homeland Square
Holy Mass
# 2 -
Homily by the Holy Father (Russian)
Angelus
Domini
# 3 - Words by the Holy Father
(Russian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Plane: All admitted.
Provisional schedule:
08.45 Bus 1 e 2 from
Okan Inter-Continental Astana to the Mother of
the Homeland Square (5 km). Arrival: 09.00.
12.00
Bus 1 from the Mother of the Homeland Square to
Okan Inter-Continental Astana (5 km). Arrival:
12.15.
13.00 Bus 2 (immediately after the
return of the Holy Father to the Sacristy) from
Square of Mother Homeland to Okan
Inter-Continental Astana (5 km). Arrival: 13.15.
CE/KA-04 - 23.09.2001 14.00 [09.00] - ASTANA
Apostolic
Nunciature
Meeting and Lunch with the
Ordinaries of Central Asia and with the
Cardinals and Bishops of the Papal Delegation
#
4 - Speech by the Holy Father (Italian/Russian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Nihil - No press admittance.
CE/KA-05 - 23.09.2001 17.30 [12.30] - ASTANA
Presidential
Palace - Room of the Official Ceremonies
Courtesy
Visit - Photo opportunity
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Limited access - 16 places (5
still photographers + 8 television operators + 3
writers) (will participate also in CE/KA-06
"Inside").
Provisional schedule:
16.45 Minibus 3 from
Okan Inter-Continental Astana to Presidential
Palace (1,5 km). Arrival: 16.30.
18.15
Minibus 3 (with the Papal Motorcade) from
Presidential Palace to Eurasia University (5
km). Arrival: 18.30.
CE/KA-06 - 23.09.2001 18.45 [13.45] - ASTANA
Eurasia
University - Aula Magna
Youth Meeting
#
5 - Speech by the Holy Father (Russian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight:
- Outside: All admitted (will
not enter inside);
- Inside: Limited access -
16 places (5 still photographers + 8 television
operators + 3 writers) (the same as for
CE/KA-05).
Provisional schedule:
17.15 Bus 1 e 2 from
Okan Inter-Continental Astana to Eurasia
University (4,5 km). Arrival: 17.30.
19.00
Bus 1 from Eurasia University to Okan
Inter-Continental Astana (4,5 km). Arrival:
19.15.
19.45 Bus 2 from Eurasia University to
Okan Inter-Continental Astana (4,5 km). Arrival:
20.00.
20.00 Minibus 3 (immediately after the
departure of the Papal Motorcade) from Eurasia
University to Okan Inter-Continental Astana (4,5
km). Arrival: 20.30.
Monday, 24
September 2001
CE/KA-07 - 24.09.2001 10.00 [05.00] - ASTANA
Cathedral
Holy
Mass with Priests, Religious and Seminarians
#
6 - Homily by the Holy Father (Russian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the Papal
Flight:
- Outside: All admitted (will be
allowed to enter the Cathedral in groups of
maximum 5 persons, for limited periods of about
10 minutes, in a rotating pool arrangement);
-
Inside: Limited access - 14 places (5 still
photographers + 6 television operators + 3
writers).
Provisional schedule:
08.30 Bus 1 e 2 from
Okan Inter-Continental Astana to Cathedral (5
km). Arrival: 08.45.
11.30 Bus 1 from
Cathedral to Okan Inter-Continental Astana (5
km). Arrival: 11.45.
12.45 Bus 2 (approximate
time; after arriving of the Holy Father at the
Bishop’s House) from Cathedral to Okan
Inter-Continental Astana (5 km). Arrival: 13.00.
CE/KA-08 - 24.09.2001 13.00 [08.00] - ASTANA
Bishop’s
House
Private lunch with the Bishops guests
and with the Members of the Papal Entourage
Places for the journalists admitted to the Papal
Flight: Nihil - No press admittance.
CE/KA-09 - 24.09.2001 18.00 [13.00] - ASTANA
Congress
Palace - Auditorium
Meeting with
Representatives of the World of Culture, of Art
and of Science
# 7 - Speech by the Holy
Father (Russian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Limited access - 24 places (5
still photographers + 12 television operators +
7 writers).
Provisional schedule:
16.45 Bus 1 from
Okan Inter-Continental Astana to the Congress
Palace (1,5 km). Arrival: 17.00.
19.15 Bus 1
(immediately after departure of the Papal
Motorcade) from the Congress Palace to Okan
Inter-Continental Astana (1,5 km). Arrival:
19.30.
Tuesday, 25
September 2001
CE/KA-10 - 25.09.2001 07.30 [02.30] - ASTANA
Apostolic
Nunciature - Chapel
Holy Mass in private
Places for the journalists admitted to the Papal
Flight: Nihil - No press admittance.
CE/KA-11 - 25.09.2001 09.45 [04.45] - ASTANA
Apostolic
Nunciature
Farewell
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Nihil - No press admittance.
CE/KA-12 - 25.09.2001 10.30 [05.30] - ASTANA
International
Airport
Farewell Ceremony
# 8 -
Greetings by the Holy Father (Russian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Nihil - The journalists admitted
to the Papal Flight are on board of the Papal
Plane for Yerevan.
Provisional schedule:
07.30 Check-in and
consignment of hold luggage at entrance of Okan
Inter-Continental Astana. Ends: 08.30.
08.45
Check-out from Okan Inter-Continental Astana
ends.
09.10 Bus 1 and 2 from Okan
Inter-continental Astana to International
Airport (17 km). Arrival and security control:
09.30. Embarking on Papal Plane (A310 AIR
KAZAKHSTAN) for Yerevan Armenia): 10.00. Ends:
10.15.
ARMENIA
Tuesday, 25 September 2001
CE/AR-01 - 25.09.2001 13.00 [10.00] - YEREVAN
Zvartnotz
International Airport
Welcome Ceremony
#
9 - Speech by the Holy Father (English)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: All admitted.
The journalists admitted to the Papal Flight
will disembark from the rear stairs in two
groups (the first group will be made up by the
audiovisual operators (still photographers,
cameramen, technicians and producers; the second
group by the others).
The first group will
approach the front stairs to cover the Holy
Father coming down the stairs and meeting with
the President.
Subsequently the journalists
admitted to the Papal Flight will be escorted in
a press sector to follow the rest of the Arrival
Ceremony.
The participants in CE/AR-02 will
depart from the International Airport with a
Minibus in the Papal Motorcade.
The others
will depart from the International Airport for
the Press Center and the Hotel Armenia 1 with
two autobusses, immediately after the departure
of the Papal Motorcade.
Provisional schedule:
14.00 Minibus 3
(with the Papal Motorcade) from Zvartnotz to
Etchmiadzin (12 km). Arrival: 14.30.
14.00
Bus 1 and 2 (immediately after the departure of
the Papal Motorcade) from Zvartnotz to Hotel
Armenia 1 (12 km). Arrival: 14.15.
CE/AR-02 - 25.09.2001 14.15 [11.15] -
ETCHMIADZIN
Apostolic Cathedral
Prayer
Visit
# 10 - Greetings by the Holy Father
(English)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Limited access - 15 places (5
still photographers + 8 television operators + 2
writers).
Provisional schedule:
15.00 Minibus 3 from
Etchmiadzin to Hotel Armenia 1 (22 km). Arrival:
15.30.
CE/AR-03 - 25.09.2001 18.00 [15.00] -
ETCHMIADZIN
Apostolic Palace
Official
meeting with H.H. Catholicos Karekin II - Photo
opportunity
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Limited access - 19 places (5
still photographers + 12 television operators +
2 writers).
Provisional schedule:
16.45 Bus 1 from
Hotel Armenia 1 to Etchmiadzin (22 km). Arrival:
17.15.
19.00 Bus 1 from Etchmiadzin to Hotel
Armenia 1 (22 km). Arrival: 19.30.
Wednesday, 26 September 2001
CE/AR-04 - 26.09.2001 07.30 [04.30] -
ETCHMIADZIN
Apostolic Palace - Private Chapel
Holy
Mass in private
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Nihil - No press admittance.
CE/AR-05 - 26.09.2001 10.30 [07.30] - YEREVAN
Presidential
Palace - Golden Room
Courtesy Visit - Photo
opportunity
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Limited access - 15 places (5
still photographers + 8 television operators + 2
writers).
Provisional schedule:
09.15 Minibus 3 from
Hotel Armenia 1 to Presidential Palace (1,5 km).
Arrival: 09.30.
11.15 Minibus 3 (with the
Papal Motorcade) from Presidential Palace to
Tzitzernagaberd (4 km). Arrival: 11.30.
CE/AR-06 - 26.09.2001 11.30 [08.30] - YEREVAN
Visit
to the Memorial of Tzitzernagaberd
# 11 -
Prayer by the Holy Father (English)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: All admitted.
Provisional schedule:
10.30 Bus 1 from
Hotel Armenia 1 to Tzitzernagaberd (5,5 km).
Arrival: 10.45.
12.25 Bus 1 and Minibus 3
from Tzitzernagaberd to Hotel Armenia 1 (5,5
km). Arrival: 12.40.
CE/AR-07 - 26.09.2001 13.00 [10.00] -
ETCHMIADZIN
Apostolic Palace
Official
lunch with H.H. Catholicos Karekin II, with
Archbishops and Bishops of the Armenian
Apostolic Church and with the Cardinals and
Bishops of the Papal Delegation
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Nihil - No press admittance.
CE/AR-08 - 26.09.2001 18.30 [15.30] - YEREVAN
New
Apostolic Cathedral of St. Gregory the
Illuminator
Ecumenical Celebration
# 12
- Speech by the Holy Father (Armenian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: All admitted.
Provisional schedule:
17.20 Bus 1 from
Hotel Armenia 1 to New Apostolic Cathedral (1
km). Arrival: 17.30.
19.00 Bus 1 (after the
departure of the Papal Motorcade) from New
Apostolic Cathedral to Hotel Armenia 1 (1 km).
Arrival: 19.15.
Thursday, 27
September 2001
CE/AR-09 - 27.09.2001 09.30 [06.30] -
ETCHMIADZIN
Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace
- External Grand Altar
Holy Mass in Latin
rite
# 13 - Homily by the Holy Father
(Armenian)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: All admitted.
Provisional schedule:
07.30 Bus 1 and 2
from Hotel Armenia 1 to Etchmiadzin (22 km).
Arrival: 08.00.
10.45 Bus 1 from Etchmiadzin
to Hotel Armenia 1 (22 km). Arrival: 11.15.
12.00
Bus 2 (immediately after the departure of the
Papal Motorcade) from Etchmiadzin to Hotel
Armenia 1 (22 km). Arrival: 12.30.
CE/AR-10 - 27.09.2001 12.45 [09.45] - YEREVAN
Armenian
Catholic Center of Kanaker
Official Lunch
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Nihil - No press admittance.
CE/AR-11 - 27.09.2001 16.30 [13.30] -
ETCHMIADZIN
Apostolic Cathedral
Farewell
Visit
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Restricted access - 8 places (2
still photographers + 4 television operators + 2
writers) (will participate also in CE/AR-12).
Provisional schedule:
14.30 Retarded
check-out (for the participants in CE/AR-12)
from Hotel Armenia 1 ends.
15.00 Check-in and
consignment of luggage (for the participants in
CE/AR-12) at the entrance of Hotel Armenia
1. Ends: 15.05.
15.25 Minibus 3 from
Hotel Armenia 1 to Hotel Yerevan (1 km).
Arrival: 15.30.
15.45 Minibus 3 (with the
Papal Delegation) from Hotel Yerevan to
Etchmiadzin (22 km). Arrival: 16.15.
16.45
Minibus 3 (with the Papal Motorcade) from
Etchmiadzin to Khor Virap (35 km). Arrival:
17.30.
CE/AR-12 - 27.09.2001 17.30 [12.30] - KHOR
VIRAP
Monastery Chapel near to the
"Dungeon of St. Gregory"
Visit
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Restricted access - 8 places (2
still photographers + 4 television operators + 2
writers) (the same for CE/AR-11).
Provisional schedule:
18.00 Minibus 3
(with the Papal Motorcade) from Khor Virap to
Zvartnotz (40 km). Arrival: 18.45. Immediate
embarking on Papal Plane (A310 ARMENIAN
AIRLINES) for Rome.
CE/AR-13 - 27.09.2001 18.45 [15.45] - YEREVAN
Zvartnotz
International Airport
Farewell Ceremony
#
14 - Greetings by the Holy Father (English)
Places for the journalists admitted to the
Papal Flight: Nihil - The journalists admitted
to the Papal Flight are on board of the Papal
Plane for Rome.
Provisional schedule:
15.05 Check-in and
consignment of luggage (for the non-participants
in CE/AR-12) at entrance of Hotel Armenia 1.
Ends: 16.00.
16.00 Retarded check-out (for
the non-participants in CE/AR-12) from Hotel
Armenia 1 ends.
17.30 Bus 1 and 2 from Hotel
Armenia 1 to Zvartnotz (12 km). Arrival and
security control: 18.00. Embarking on Papal
Plane (A310 ARMENIAN AIRLINES) for Rome: 18.30.
Ends: 18.45. |
