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April 15-20, 2008

Tuesday, April 15 (Rome, Washington)

» Noon (6 a.m. EDT). Departure from Rome´s Leonardo da Vinci Airport for Washington.
» 4 p.m. Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. Private welcome by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush.
» 4:14 p.m. Transfer by car to the apostolic nunciature in Washington.

Wednesday, April 16

» Morning Mass in private in the chapel of the nunciature (no time given).
» 10:10 a.m. Transfer by car to the White House.
» 10:30 a.m. Welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. Speech by pope, followed by a courtesy visit with the president in the Oval Office.
» Noon. Transfer by popemobile to the nunciature.
» 1 p.m. Lunch with the U.S. cardinals, officers of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the papal entourage at the nunciature.
» 4:45 p.m. Greeting representatives of Catholic charitable foundations at the nunciature.
» 5 p.m. Transfer by car and then by popemobile to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
» 5:45 p.m. Celebration of vespers and meeting with the bishops of the United States in the basilica. Speech by pope.
» 7:30 p.m. Transfer by car to the nunciature.

Thursday, April 17

» 9 a.m. Transfer by car from the nunciature to Nationals Park.
» 10 a.m. Mass in Nationals Park. Homily by pope.
» 12:15 p.m. Transfer by car to the nunciature.
» 4:40 p.m. Transfer by car to The Catholic University of America.
» 5 p.m. Meeting with representatives of Catholic universities at The Catholic University of America. Speech by pope.
» 6:15 p.m. Transfer by popemobile to the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.
» 6:30 p.m. Meeting with representatives of other religions in the rotunda of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.
» 7:30 p.m. Transfer by car to the nunciature.

Friday, April 18 (Washington, New York)

» Morning Mass in private in the chapel of the nunciature.
» 7:50 a.m. Farewell to those at the nunciature.
» 8 a.m. Transfer by car to Andrews Air Force Base.
» 8:45 a.m. Departure by air to New York.
» 9:45 a.m. Arrival at New York´s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
» 10 a.m. Transfer by helicopter to Manhattan.
» 10:30 a.m. Arrival at the Wall Street heliport and transfer by car to the United Nations headquarters.
» 10:45 a.m. Visit to the United Nations. Speech by the pope to the U.N. General Assembly followed by greetings to the staff and personnel.
» 1:45 p.m. Transfer by car to the residence of the Vatican´s permanent observer to the United Nations.
» 5:45 p.m. Transfer by car to St. Joseph´s Church in New York.
» 6 p.m. Ecumenical meeting in St. Joseph´s Church. Speech by pope.
» 7:15 p.m. Transfer by car to the permanent observer´s residence.
» 7:30 p.m. Dinner with the U.S. cardinals, the officers of the U.S. bishops´ conference and members of the papal entourage.

Saturday, April 19

» 8:45 a.m. Transfer by car to St. Patrick´s Cathedral.
» 9:15 a.m. Mass with priests, men and women religious in St. Patrick´s Cathedral. Homily by pope.
» 11:30 a.m. Transfer on foot to the residence of the archbishop of New York.
» Noon. Lunch with Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York, the auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese and the papal entourage.
» 1:15 p.m. Transfer by popemobile to the residence of the permanent observer.
» 4 p.m. Transfer by car to St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers.
» 4:30 p.m. Meeting with young people and with seminarians at St. Joseph Seminary. Speech by pope.
» 6:30 p.m. Transfer by car to the permanent observer´s residence.

Sunday, April 20 (New York, Rome)

Monday, April 21 (Rome)