Monday 20th March 2000
ITALY
Fiumicino
(Rome)
09.00 DEPARTURE
from Leonardo da Vinci Airport (Fiumicino-Rome) to Amman
(Jordan).
Jordan
Amman
14.00 ARRIVAL
at Queen Alia International Airport - Amman.
WELCOME
CEREMONY at Queen Alia International Airport. Speech by His
Holiness.
Madaba
15.15 PRIVATE
VISIT to the ancient Monastery (Memorial of Moses) on Mount
Nebo at Madaba.
Amman
18.15 COURTESY
VISIT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING at the Royal Palace in Amman.
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Tuesday 21st March 2000
09.00 HOLY MASS
at Amman Stadium (Al-Hussein Sports City). Homily by the Holy
Father.
12.00 MEETING
WITH PATRIARCH AND BISHOPS at the Latin Vicariate of Amman.
Wadi Al-Kharrar
15.45 VISIT to
Wadi-Al Kharrar, in the Jordan Valley.
Amman
16.30 FAREWELL
CEREMONY at Queen Alia International Airport, Amman.
17.00 DEPARTURE
from Queen Alia International Airport, Amman to Tel Aviv (Israele).
ISRAEL
Tel Aviv
17.30 ARRIVAL
at Ben Gurion International Airport of Tel Aviv.
WELCOME
CEREMONY at Ben Gurion International Airport. Speech by the
Holy Father.
18.20 DEPARTURE
by helicopter from Ben Gurion International Airport to
Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
18.45 ARRIVAL
at the heliport of Jerusalem.
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Wednesday 22nd March
2000
08.15 DEPARTURE
from the heliport of Jerusalem to Bethlehem (Autonomous
Territories of the National Palestinian Authority).
AUTONOMOUS
TERRITORIES OF THE NATIONAL PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
Bethlehem
08.30 ARRIVAL
at the official heliport of Bethlehem.
WELCOME
CEREMONY at the official heliport. Speech by the His Holiness
Pope John Paul II.
10.00 HOLY MASS
in Manger Square in front of the Basilica of the Nativity.
Homily by the Holy Father.
15.45 PRIVATE
VISIT to the Grotto of the Nativity, Bethlehem.
16.15 COURTESY
VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
at the presidential Palace, Bethlehem.
Deheisha
17.15 VISIT TO
THE REFUGEE CAMP of Deheisha. Speech by the Holy Father.
Bethlehem
18.30 DEPARTURE
CEREMONY at the official heliport of Bethlehem.
19.00 DEPARTURE
by helicopter from Bethlehem to Jerusalem (Israel).
ISRAEL
Jerusalem
19.15 ARRIVAL
at Jerusalem heliport.
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Thursday 23rd March
2000
08.30 PRIVATE
HOLY MASS at the Cenacle Chapel in Jerusalem.
11.00 COURTESY
VISIT TO THE TWO CHIEF RABBIS OF ISRAEL at the Seat of the
Great Rabbinate of Israel Heykhal Shlomo.
11.30 COURTESY
VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL at the
Presidential Palace.
12.30 VISIT TO
THE HALL OF REMEMBRANCE AT YAD VASHEM (Jerusalem). Speech of
the Holy Father.
17.45
INTER-RELIGIOUS ENCOUNTER at the Auditorium of the Notre Dame
Pontifical Institute, Jerusalem. Speech by the Holy Father.
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Friday 24th March 2000
08.15 DEPARTURE
by helicopter from Jerusalem to Korazim.
Korazim
09.15 ARRIVAL
at the heliport of Korazim.
10.00 MASS FOR
YOUTH in front of the Domus Galilaeae on the Mount of
Beatitudes at Korazim. Homily by the Holy Father.
16.00 MEETING
WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL at the Lounge of the House
of the Sanctuary at Mount of Beatitudes.
Tabgha
16.45 PRIVATE
VISIT to the Church of the Multiplcation of Loaves at Tabgha.
17.10 PRIVATE
VISIT to the Church of the Primacy at Tabgha.
Capernaum
17.40 PRIVATE
VISIT to the Sanctuary of the House of Peter at Capernaum.
18.15 DEPARTURE
in helicopter from the Capernaum heliport to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
19.15 ARRIVAL
at Jerusalem heliport.
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Saturday 25th March
2000
08.15 DEPARTURE
by helicopter from Jerusalem to Nazareth.
Nazareth
09.00 ARRIVAL
at the Nazareth heliport.
09.20 PRAYER at
the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
10.00 HOLY MASS
in the Basilica of the Annunciation. Homily by the Holy
Father.
12.50 DEPARTURE
in helicopter from Nazareth to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
13.30 ARRIVAL
at the Jerusalem heliport.
17.00 GREETINGS
TO THE CONSULS GENERAL at the Apostolic Delegation in
Jerusalem.
17.30 PRIVATE
VISIT to the Basilica of the Garden of Gethsemane in
Jerusalem.
18.00
ECUMENICAL MEETING in the Throne Room of the Greek Orthodox
Patriarchate of Jerusalem
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Sunday 26th March 2000
10.00 COURTESY
VISIT TO THE GREAT MUFTI OF JERUSALEM at his Office situated
at the Mosques' Esplanade in Jerusalem.
10.30 VISIT to
the Western Wall of Jerusalem.
11.30 HOLY MASS
in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Homily by
the Holy Father.
RECITATION OF
THE ANGELUS at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in
Jerusalem. Brief Speech by His Holiness.
14.30 MEETING
WITH PATRIARCHS AND BISHOPS at the Latin Patriarchate of
Jerusalem.
18.00 DEPARTURE
by helicopter from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.
Tel Aviv
18.30 ARRIVAL
at Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv.
DEPARTURE
CEREMONY at Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv.
19.00 DEPARTURE
from Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv to Rome,
Ciampino Airport.
ITALY
Ciampino (Rome)
22.45 ARRIVAL
at Ciampino Airport (Rome).
Note: The
eventual inclusion of a brief visit by the Holy Father to Al-Maghtas,
in the Jordan Valley near Jericho, is still under study by the
authorities in whose jurisdiction this lies. The decision will
be communicated as soon as it has been taken.
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