The Vatican's updated official program for the April 15-20 papal trip to Washington and New York, updated March 17, with Pacific Daylight Time indicated:
Tuesday, April 15 (Rome, Washington)
---3 a.m. Departure from Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport for Washington.
---1 p.m. Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. Private welcome by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush.
---1:14 p.m. Transfer by car to the apostolic nunciature in Washington.
Wednesday, April 16 (Washington)
---Morning Mass in private in the chapel of the nunciature (no time given).
---7:10 a.m. Transfer by car to the White House.
---7:30 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.
---9 a.m. Transfer by popemobile to the nunciature.
---10 a.m. Lunch with the U.S. cardinals, officers of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the papal entourage at the nunciature.
---1:45 p.m. Greeting representatives of Catholic charitable foundations at the nunciature.
---2 p.m. Transfer by car and then by popemobile to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
---2:45 p.m. Celebration of vespers and meeting with the bishops of the United States in the basilica. Speech by pope.
---4:30 p.m. Transfer by car to the nunciature.
Thursday, April 17 (Washington)
---6 a.m. Transfer by car from the nunciature to Nationals Park.
---7 a.m. Mass in Nationals Park. Homily by pope.
---9:15 a.m. Transfer by car to the nunciature.
---1:40 p.m. Transfer by car to The Catholic University of America.
---2 p.m. Meeting with representatives of Catholic universities at The Catholic University of America. Speech by pope.
---3:15 p.m. Transfer by popemobile to the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.
---3:30 p.m. Meeting with representatives of other religions in the rotunda of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.
---4:30 p.m. Transfer by car to the nunciature.
Friday, April 18 (Washington, New York)
---Morning Mass in private in the chapel of the nunciature.
---4:50 a.m. Farewell to those at the nunciature.
---5 a.m. Transfer by car to Andrews Air Force Base.
---5:45 a.m. Departure by air to New York.
---6:45 a.m. Arrival at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
---7 a.m. Transfer by helicopter to Manhattan.
---7:30 a.m. Arrival at the Wall Street heliport and transfer by car to the United Nations headquarters.
---7:45 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.
---10:45 a.m. Transfer by car to the residence of the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations.
---2:45 p.m. Transfer by car to St. Joseph's Church in New York.
---3 p.m. Ecumenical meeting in St. Joseph's Church. Speech by pope.
---4:15 p.m. Transfer by car to the permanent observer's residence.
---4:30 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 (New York)
---5:45 a.m. Transfer by car to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
---6:15 a.m. Mass with priests, men and women religious in St. Patrick's Cathedral. Homily by pope.
---8:30 a.m. Transfer on foot to the residence of the archbishop of New York.
---9 a.m. Lunch with Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York, the auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese and the papal entourage.
---10:15 a.m. Transfer by popemobile to the residence of the permanent observer.
---1 p.m. Transfer by car to St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers.
---1:30 p.m. Meeting with young people and with seminarians at St. Joseph Seminary. Speech by pope.
---3:30 p.m. Transfer by car to the permanent observer's residence.
Sunday, April 20 (New York, Rome)
---6:10 a.m. Transfer by car to ground zero.
---6:30 a.m. Visit to ground zero. Prayer by pope.
---7 a.m. Transfer by car to the permanent observer's residence.
---10:50 a.m. Transfer by car to Yankee Stadium.
---11:30 a.m. Mass in Yankee Stadium. Homily by pope.
---1:45 p.m. Transfer by car to the permanent observer's residence.
---4 p.m. Transfer by car to the Wall Street heliport.
---4:20 p.m. Arrival at the Wall Street heliport.
---4:30 p.m. Transfer by helicopter to John F. Kennedy International Airport.
---5 p.m. Arrival at airport for farewell ceremony. Speech by pope.
---5:30 p.m. Departure for Rome.
Monday, April 21 (Rome)
---1:45 a.m. Arrival at Rome's Ciampino airport. ---CNS |