Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Departure from Rome
Arrival in Washington, D.C.
Private welcome by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Morning Mass in private in the chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature,
Washington, D.C.
Welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Speech
by Pope Benedict XVI followed by a courtesy visit with U. S.
President George W. Bush in the Oval Office of the White House
Lunch with United States cardinals, officers of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Celebration of vespers and a meeting with the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops at the Basilica of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Speech by Pope Benedict
XVI
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Mass in Nationals Park, Homily by Pope Benedict XVI
Meeting with representatives of Catholic universities at The
Catholic University of America, Speech by Pope Benedict XVI
Meeting with representatives of other religions in the rotunda
of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
Friday, April 18, 2008
Morning Mass in private in the chapel of the Apostolic
Nunciature
Departure from Washington, D.C.
Arrival In New York, NY
Visit to the United Nations, Speech by Pope Benedict XVI to the
United Nations General Assembly followed by greetings by the United
Nations staff
Visit to the Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United
Nations
Ecumenical meeting at Saint Joseph Church in the
Yorkville/traditionally German section of Manhattan
Dinner with United States cardinals, officers of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and members of the papal
entourage at the Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United
Nations
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Mass with priests and religious at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick,
Homily by Pope Benedict XVI
Lunch with Cardinal Edward M. Egan of the Archdiocese of New
York, the auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of New York, and the
papal entourage.
Visit to the Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United
Nations
Meeting with young people and with seminarians at Dunwoodie
Seminary, Speech by Pope Benedict XVI
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Visit to Ground Zero, the site of 9/11, Prayer by Pope Benedict
XVI
Mass at Yankee Stadium
Homily by Pope Benedict XVI
Departure to Rome, Italy
Monday, April 21, 2008
Arrival in Rome, Italy