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7-9 SEPTEMBER 2007
PROGRAM
ITALY
Friday, 7 September
Ciampino (Rome)
| 9.30 | Departure by plane from the airport Rome/Ciampino to Vienna/Schwechat |
AUSTRIA
Schwechat (Vienna)
| 11.15 | Arrival at the International Airport of Vienna/Schwechat | |
| Welcome ceremony at the International Airport of Vienna/Schwechat | Address of the Holy Father | |
| 12.00 | Transfer by car from the international airport of Vienna/Schwechat to Am Hof square in Vienna |
Vienna
| 12.45 | Arrival at Am Hof square in Vienna | |
| Prayer before the Mariensäule (bronze column dedicated to the Virgin Mary) | Greeting of the Holy Father | |
| 13.30 | Transfer by "popemobile" to Juden Platz | |
| 13.35 | Brief pause at the monument dedicated to Austrian victims of the Holocaust at Juden Platz | |
| 13.40 | Transfer by "popemobile" from Juden Platz to the Apostolic Nunciature of Vienna | |
| 13.50 | Arrival at the Apostolic Nunciature | |
| 17.15 | Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to Hofburg Palace | |
| 17.30 | Arrival at Hofburg Palace | |
| Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic | ||
| Meeting with the public authorities and the Diplomatic Corps | Address of the Holy Father | |
| 18.45 | Transfer by car from Hofburg Palace to the Apostolic Nunciature | |
| 19.00 | Arrival at the Apostolic Nunciature |
Saturday, 8 September
| 8.00 | Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to Heldenplatz | |
| 8.15 | Departure by helicopter from Heldenplatz to Mariazell | |
| 9.15 | Arrival at the heliport of Mariazell | |
| 9.25 | Transfer by "popemobile" from the heliport to the Shrine of Mariazell | |
| 9.45 | Arrival at the Shrine of Mariazell | |
| 10.30 | Holy Mass on the occasion of the 850th anniversary of the foundation of the Shrine of Mariazell in the square in front of the Basilica of Mariazell. | Homily of the Holy Father |
| 12.30 | Return to the Sacristy | |
| 13.30 | Luncheon with the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Austria and with the Cardinals and Bishops of the Papal Entourage in the papal residence of Mariazell | |
| 16.40 | The Pope will walk from the papal residence to the Basilica of Mariazell | |
| 16.45 | Celebration of Marian Vespers with priests, religious, deacons and seminarians at the Basilica of Mariazell | Address of the Holy Father |
| 18.00 | Transfer by "popemobile" from the Basilica to the heliport of Mariazell | |
| 18.20 | Arrival at the heliport of Mariazell | |
| 18.30 | Departure by helicopter from the heliport of Mariazell to Vienna | |
| 19.30 | Arrival at the heliport in Heldenplatz and transfer by car to the Apostolic Nunciature | |
| 19.50 | Arrival at the Apostolic Nunciature |
Sunday, 9 September
| 9.15 | Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to the Archbishopric of Vienna | |
| 9.30 | Arrival at the Archbishopric | |
| 9.45 | Procession from the Archbishopric to St. Stephen's Cathedral | |
| 10.00 | Holy Mass in St. Stephen's Cathedral | Homily of the Holy Father |
| 12.00 | Recitation of the Angelus in the Square in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral | Greeting of the Holy Father |
| 12.15 | The Pope will walk from St. Stephen's Cathedral to the Archbishopric | |
| 14.00 | Transfer by car from the Archbishopric to the Apostolic Nunciature | |
| 16.00 | Transfer by car from the Apostolic Nunciature to Heiligenkreuz Abbey |
Heiligenkreuz
| 16.30 | Visit to Heiligenkreuz Abbey | Address of the Holy Father |
| 17.00 | Transfer by car from Heiligenkreuz Abbey to the Wiener Konzerthaus |
Vienna
| 17.30 | Arrival at the Wiener Konzerthaus | |
| Meeting with representatives of volonteer organizations at the Wiener Konzerthaus | Address of the Holy Father | |
| 18.45 | Transfer by car from the Wiener Konzerthaus to the international airport of Vienna/Schwechat |
Schwechat (Vienna)
| 19.15 | Arrival at the international airport of Vienna/Schwechat | |
| Farewell ceremony at the international airport of Vienna/Schwechat | Greeting of the Holy Father | |
| 19.45 | Departure by pleane from the international airport of Vienna/Schwechat to Rome |
ITALY
Ciampino (Rome)
| 21.30 | Arrival at the airport of Rome/Ciampino |
Time lag
Rome and Austria: + 2 UTC
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