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APOSTOLIC VOYAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA FOR THE XXIII WORLD YOUTH DAY (12 - 21 JULY 2008)

I T A L Y

Saturday, 12 July 2008 Fiumicino (Rome)

1000 Papal Plane departs Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Fiumicino (Rome) bound for Darwin Airport/RAAF Military Air Base.

 

A U S T R A L I A

Sunday, 13 July 2008 Darwin

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0915 Arrival at Darwin Airport/RAAF Military Air Base. Re-fuel.

1030 Depart Darwin Airport/RAAF Military Air Base bound for Richmond Airport(Sydney)/RAAF Military Air Base.

Richmond (Sydney)

1500 Arrival at Richmond Airport (Sydney)/RAAF Military Air Base.

1515 Transfer by car from Richmond Airport (Sydney)/RAAF Military Air Base to a private residence.

Private time until Thursday morning, 17 July 2008.

 

Thursday, 17 July 2008 Sydney

0730 Private Holy Mass in St Mary's Cathedral House Chapel, Sydney.

0900 Welcome Ceremony at Government House, Sydney. Speech by the Holy Father.

0930 Transfer by car from Government House to Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney.

0945 Prayer visit to Mary MacKillop Chapel, North Sydney.

1000 Transfer by car from Mary MacKillop Place to Admiralty House.

1005 Courtesy visit to the Governor General and meeting with the Prime Minister, Admiralty House.

1105 Transfer by car from Admiralty House to St Mary's Cathedral House.

1130 Arrival at St Mary's Cathedral House.

1420 Transfer from St Mary's Cathedral House to Rose Bay Wharf, Sydney for Indigenous Welcome.

1445 Board Sydney 2000 Vessel and depart for Barangaroo Wharf, East Darling Harbour.

1530 Arrival at Barangaroo Wharf, East Darling Harbour. Speech by the Holy Father.

1645 Transfer by Popemobile from Barangaroo, East Darling Harbour to St Mary's Cathedral House.

1730 Arrival at St Mary's Cathedral House.

 

Friday, 18 July 2008

0730 Private Holy Mass in St Mary's Cathedral House Chapel.

0930 Separate private meeting with the Governor of NSW, the Premier of NSW and the Mayor of Sydney and their families, at St Mary's Cathedral House Reception Hall.

1025 Walk from St Mary's Cathedral House to St Mary's Cathedral Crypt.

1030 Ecumenical meeting in St Mary's Cathedral Crypt. Speech by the Holy Father.

1115 Walk from the Crypt to St Mary's Cathedral Chapter House.

1120 Meeting with representatives of other faiths at St Mary's Cathedral Chapter House. Speech by the Holy Father.

1200 Walk from St Mary's Cathedral to St Mary's Cathedral House.

1230 Lunch with young people at St Mary's Cathedral House Reception Hall.

1455 Walk from St Mary's Cathedral House to St Mary's Cathedral.

1500 Prayer at the beginning of the Stations of the Cross, St Mary's Cathedral forecourt. The Holy Father prays at the end of the first station, then follows the other stations on television from St Mary's Cathedral Crypt.

1830 Transfer by car from St Mary's Cathedral to the University of Notre Dame Sacred Heart Church.

1845 Meeting with Disadvantaged Young People, at the University of Notre Dame, Sacred Heart Church. Speech by the Holy Father.

1945 Transfer by car from the University of Notre Dame Sacred Heart Church to St Mary's Cathedral House.

2000 Arrival at St Mary's Cathedral House.

 

Saturday, 19 July 2008

0900 Walk from St Mary's Cathedral House to St Mary's Cathedral.

0930 Holy Mass with Australian Bishops, seminarians and young religious, and the Consecration of the new Altar in St Mary's Cathedral. Homily by the Holy Father.

1130 Return to the Sacristy.

1145 Walk from St Mary's Cathedral to St Mary's Cathedral House.

1215 Lunch with Australian Bishops and the Papal Entourage at St Mary's Cathedral House Reception Hall.

1830 Transfer by car from St Mary's Cathedral House to Randwick Racecourse.

1900 Evening Vigil at Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park). Speech by the Holy Father.

2100 Transfer by car from Randwick Racecourse to St Mary's Cathedral House.

2130 Arrival at St Mary's Cathedral House.

 

Sunday, 20 July 2008

0830 Transfer by car from St Mary's Cathedral House to Victoria Barracks heliport.

0845 Arrival at Victoria Barracks heliport, Sydney. Board the helicopter, fly over crowds gathered at Southern Cross Precinct.

0915 Transfer by Popemobile from Victoria Barracks heliport to Randwick Racecourse. Motorcade through Southern Cross Precinct.

0945 Arrival at the Sacristy in Randwick Racecourse.

1000 Final Mass for the XXIII World Youth Day at Southern Cross Precinct, Sydney. Homily by the Holy Father. Praying of the Angelus Domini at the conclusion, followed by the announcement of the next host city by the Holy Father.

1215 Return to the Sacristy.

1230 Transfer by car from Randwick Racecourse to St Mary's Cathedral House.

1300 Arrival at St Mary's Cathedral House. Lunch with the Papal Entourage.

1800 Meeting with the XXIII World Youth Day organisers and benefactors at St Mary's Cathedral House Reception Hall and Chapter Hall. Speech by the Holy Father.

1900 Walk from St Mary's Cathedral Chapter Hall to St Mary's Cathedral House.

 

Monday, 21 July 2008

0700 Private Holy Mass in St Mary's Cathedral House Chapel.

0835 Farewell from St Mary's Cathedral House.

0845 Transfer by Popemobile from St Mary Cathedral House to the Domain.

0850 Thank you event for World Youth Day volunteers in the Domain. Speech by the Holy Father.

0910 Transfer by car from the Domain to Sydney International Airport.

0930 Farewell Ceremony at Sydney International Airport.

1000 Flight departs Sydney International Airport bound for Darwin Airport.

Darwin

1350 Arrival at Darwin Airport. Re-fuel.

1505 Flight departure from Darwin airport to Ciampino (Rome).

I T A L Y

Ciampino (Rome)

2300 Arrival at Ciampino Airport (Rome).

Time zones

Rome: + 2 UTC

Darwin: +9.5 UTC

Sydney: + 10 UTC

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