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Tuesday, April
15
3:30PM Eastern
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Andrews Air Force Base and is greeted by
President and Mrs. Bush, local dignitaries of the Church, and the
apostolic nuncio.
Wednesday, April
16
10:00 am Eastern
Pope Benedict XVI is received by President and Mrs. Bush at a White
House welcoming ceremony,
followed by a private meeting between the President and the Pope, and
the dignitaries of the two states.
5:30 pm Eastern
Pope Benedict XVI gathers with the bishops of the United States for a
prayer service and address at the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in
Washington, DC.
Thursday, April 17
9:30 am Eastern
Pope Benedict XVI offers Mass at the new Nationals Park in Washington
D.C.
4:30 PM Eastern
Pope Benedict XVI will address hundreds of Catholic University heads and
diocesan superintendents on the importance
Catholic education at the Catholic University of America.
6:00 p.m.
Pope Benedict XVI meets with representatives of various religions for a
prayer service at the
John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington D.C.
Friday, April 18
9:30 a.m.
Arrival at JFK International Airport.
10:30 a.m.
Pope Benedict XVI will address the United Nations, after an early
morning flight to New York.
5:00 p.m.
Prayer service with leaders from other Christian denominations at St.
Joseph's, founded by German Catholics, in Manhattan.
Saturday, April
19
9:00 a.m.
Mass for priests, deacons and members of religious orders at St. Patrickšs
Cathedral in the heart of New York City.
4:00 p.m.
Pope Benedict XVI meets with thousands of young people from around the
country;
the event includes a rally/prayer service and a speech from the
Pope.
Sunday, April 20
9:00 a.m.
Pope Benedict XVI visits the former World Trade Center site known as
Ground Zero in New York City.
11:00 a.m.
(Encore of visit to Ground Zero.)
2:00 p.m.
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Holy Mass at Yankee Stadium in New York
bringing his historic U.S. visit to a close.
7:30 p.m.
Pope Benedict XVI departs.
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