APOSTOLIC JOURNEY
OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO BRAZIL ON THE OCCASION
OF THE FIFTH GENERAL CONFERENCE
OF THE LATIN AMERICAN EPISCOPATE
AND THE CARIBBEAN
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
ITALY
Wednesday, 9 May
Fiumicino (Rome)
| 9.00 |
Departure by plane from Fiumicino
International Airport (Rome) to São Paulo/Guarulhos |
BRAZIL
Guarulhos (São Paulo)
| 16.30 |
Arrival at the International Airport of
São Paulo/Guarulhos |
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Welcome ceremony at the
International Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos |
| 17.30 |
Transfer by helicopter from the
International Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos to the Campo de Marte
Airport in São Paulo |
| 18.00 |
Arrival at Campo de Marte
Airport in São Paulo. Welcome by the local authorities |
| 18.10 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from Campo de
Marte Airport to the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
São Paulo
| 18.45 |
Arrival to the Monastery of São Bento in
São Paulo |
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Greeting and blessing from the
balcony of the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
Thursday, 10 May
| 8.00 |
Private Mass at the Chapel of the
Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
| 10.30 |
Transfer by car from the Monastery of
São Bento to Palacio dos Bandeirantes in São Paulo |
| 11.00 |
Visit to the President of the
Republic at the Palacio dos Bandeirantes in São Paulo |
| 12.00 |
Transfer by car from Palacio dos
Bandeirantes at the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
| 12.30 |
Arrival at the Monastery of São Bento in
São Paulo |
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Meeting with the representatives of
other Christian confessions and religions at the Monastery of São
Bento in São Paulo |
| 13.15 |
Luncheon with the representatives of
the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (CNBB) and the members of Papal
entourage at the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
| 17.30 |
Transfer by car from the Monastery of
São Bento to the "Paulo Machado de Carvalho" municipal Stadium in
Pacaembu, São Paulo |
| 17.50 |
Arrival at "Paulo Machado de Carvalho"
municipal Stadium in Pacaembu, São Paulo |
| 18.00 |
Meeting with youth at "Paulo
Machado de Carvalho" municipal Stadium in Pacaembu, São Paulo |
| 20.00 |
Transfer by car from "Paulo Machado de
Carvalho" municipal Stadium in Pacaembu to the Monastery of São Bento,
São Paulo |
| 20.30 |
Arrival at the Monastery of São Bento,
São Paulo. |
Friday, 11 May
| 8.30 |
Transfer by car from the Monastery of
São Bento to Campo de Marte in São Paulo |
| 9.00 |
Arrival at Campo de Marte in São Paulo |
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Tour by "popemobile" among the faithful |
| 9.15 |
Arrival at the Sacristy in Campo de
Marte, São Paulo. |
| 9.30 |
Holy Mass and canonization of Blessed
Frei Galvão at Campo de Marte in São Paulo |
| 11.45 |
Return to the Sacristy |
| 12.00 |
Transfer by car from Campo de Marte to
the Monastery of São Bento in São Paulo |
| 12.15 |
Arrival at the Monastery of São Bento in
São Paulo |
| 15.40 |
Farewell from the Monastery of São
Bento in São Paulo |
| 15.45 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from the
Monastery of São Bento to the Catedral da Sé in São Paulo |
| 16.00 |
Meeting with the Bishops of Brazil
in the Catedral da Sé in São Paulo |
| 17.15 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from the
Catedral da Sé to Campo de Marte, São Paulo |
| 17.45 |
Arrival at Campo de Marte Airport in São
Paulo |
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Farewell by the local Authorities |
| 18.00 |
Departure by helicopter from Campo de
Marte Airport in São Paulo to Aparecida |
Aparecida
| 19.00 |
Arrival at the heliport of the Shrine of
Aparecida |
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Welcome by the local Authorities |
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Transfer by "popemobile" to the "Bom
Jesus" Seminary in Aparecida |
| 19.30 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary in
Aparecida |
Saturday, 12 May
| 8.00 |
Private Mass in the Chapel of "Bom
Jesus" Seminary in Aparecida |
| 9.30 |
Transfer by car from "Bom Jesus"
Seminary in Aparecida to the Fazenda da Esperança in
Guaratinguetá |
Guaratinguetá
| 10.30 |
Arrival at the Fazenda da Esperança in
Guaratinguetá |
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Visit to the church of the Fazenda
da Esperança in Guaratinguetá |
| 10.45 |
Meeting with the community living in
the Fazenda da Esperança in Guaratinguetá |
| 11.45 |
Transfer by car from the Fazenda da
Esperança in Guaratinguetá to "Bom Jesus" Seminary in Aparecida |
Aparecida
| 12.45 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary in
Aparecida |
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Luncheon with the representatives of
the Fifth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate and the
Caribbean and the Members of the Papal Entourage at "Bom Jesus"
Seminary in Aparecida |
| 17.45 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from "Bom
Jesus" Seminary to the Shrine of Aparecida |
| 18.00 |
Arrival at the Shrine of Aparecida |
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Recitation of the Holy Rosary and
meeting with Priests, Men Religious, Women Religious, Seminarians and
Deacons at the Basilica of the Shrine of Aparecida |
| 19.30 |
Transfer by car from the Shrine of
Aparecida to "Bom Jesus" Seminary |
| 19.45 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary in
Aparecida |
|
Sunday, 13 May
| 9.15 |
Transfer by "popemobile" from "Bom
Jesus" Seminary to the Shrine of Aparecida |
| 9.30 |
Arrival at the Shrine of Aparecida |
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Tour by "popemobile" among the faithful |
| 9.45 |
Arrival at the Sacristy of the Shrine of
Aparecida |
| 10.00 |
Holy Mass for the Inauguration of the
Fifth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate and the
Caribbean in the square in front of the Shrine of Aparecida |
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Recital of the Regina Caeli |
| 12.15 |
Return to the Sacristy |
| 12.30 |
Transfer by car from the Shrine of
Aparecida to "Bom Jesus" Seminary |
| 12.45 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary in
Aparecida |
| 15.45 |
Transfer by car to the Conference Hall
of the Shrine of Aparecida |
| 16.00 |
Arrival at the Conference Hall of the
Shrine of Aparecida |
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Inauguration session of the Fifth
General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate and the Caribbean
at the Conference Hall of the Shrine of Aparecida |
| 17.30 |
Transfer by car from the Conference Hall
of the Shrine of Aparecida to "Bom Jesus" Seminary. |
| 17.40 |
Arrival at "Bom Jesus" Seminary in
Aparecida |
| 18.20 |
Farewell ceremony from "Bom Jesus"
Seminary in Aparecida |
| 18.30 |
Transfer by car from "Bom Jesus"
Seminary to the heliport of the Shrine of Aparecida |
| 18.40 |
Arrival at the heliport of the Shrine of
Aparecida |
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Farewell by the local Authorities |
| 18.50 |
Departure by helicopter from the
heliport of the Shrine of Aparecida to the International Airport of São
Paulo/Guarulhos |
Guarulhos (São Paulo)
| 19.40 |
Arrival at the International Airport of
São Paulo/Guarulhos |
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Farewell ceremony at the
International Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos |
| 20.15 |
Departure by plane from the
International Airport of São Paulo/Guarulhos to the Airport of Rome/Ciampino |
Monday, 14 May
ITALY
Ciampino (Rome)
| 12.45 |
Arrival at the Airport of Ciampino
(Rome) |
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