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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY 
OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO VALENCIA (SPAIN) ON OCCASION OF THE   
FIFTH WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES 
8-9 JULY 2006

PROGRAM

ITALY

Saturday, 8 July

Fiumicino (Rome)

9.30 Departure by plane from Fiumicino Airport (Rome) to Valencia (Spain)

SPAIN

Valencia-Manises

11.30 Arrival at the Airport of Manises (Valencia)
  Welcome Ceremony at the Airport of Manises (Valencia)
12.15 Transfer by car from the Airport of Manises (Valencia) to the Cathedral of Valencia
13.00

Visit to the Cathedral and to the Basilica of the "Virgen de los Desamparados" in Valencia

Letter of the Holy Father to the Spanish Bishops

13.30 Recital of the Angelus in "Plaza de la Virgen" in Valencia
13.45 Transfer on foot from "Plaza de la Virgen" to the House of the Archbishop in Valencia
14.00 Arrival at the House of the Archbishop in Valencia
17.10 Transfer by car from the House of the Archbishop to the Palace of the Generalitat in Valencia
17.15 Courtesy visit to Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain in the Palace of the Generalitat in Valencia
18.00 Transfer by car from the Palace of the Generalitat to the House of the Archbishop in Valencia
18.30 Meeting with the President and Government of Spain in the House of the Archbishop in Valencia
20.30 Transfer by car from the House of the Archbishop to the 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia
21.00 Festive encounter and testimonials at the conclusion of the Fifth World Meeting of Families in the 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia
23.00 Transfer by car from the 'City of Arts and Sciences' to the House of the Archbishop in Valencia
23.15 Arrival at the House of the Archbishop in Valencia

Sunday, 9 July

8.15 Departure from the Pontifical Residence in the House of the Archbishop in Valencia 
8.30 Transfer by car from the House of the Archbishop to the 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia
9.15 Arrival to the Sacristy prepared in the 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia 
9.30 Holy Mass in the the 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia
  Recital of the Angelus in the 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia
12.00 Return to the Sacristy set up in the 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia
12.30 Transfer by car from 'City of Arts and Sciences' in Valencia to the Airport of Manises (Valencia)

Valencia-Manises

12.45 Arrival at the Airport of Manises (Valencia)
  Farewell ceremony at the Airport of Manises (Valencia)
13.30 Departure by plane from the Airport of Manises (Valencia) for Ciampino (Rome)

ITALY

Ciampino (Rome)

15.30  Arrival at the Airport of Ciampino (Rome)

 

 

 

Time lag

  • Italy: + 2 UTC

  • Spain: + 2 UTC

(There is no time difference between Spain and Italy)

 

 

 

 



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