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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY
OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) ON THE OCCASION
OF THE 23rd WORLD YOUTH DAY
(JULY 12 - 21, 2008)
PROGRAM
ITALY
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Fiumicino (Rome)
AUSTRALIA
Sunday, 13 July 2008 Darwin
| 9.15 |
Arrival at Darwin Airport/RAAF Military
Air Base |
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Technical stopover |
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| 10.30 |
Departure by plane from Darwin Airport/RAAF
Military Air Base for Richmond Airport (Sydney)/RAAF Military Air Base |
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Richmond (Sydney)
| 15.00 |
Arrival at Richmond Airport (Sydney)/RAAF
Military Air Base |
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| 15.15 |
Transfer by car from Richmond Airport (Sydney)/RAAF Military Air Base to the
Private Residence |
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Private time till the morning of Thursday 17 July |
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Thursday, 17 July 2008
Sydney
| 7.30 |
Private Holy Mass in the Chapel of St. Mary’s Cathedral House in
Sydney |
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| 9.00 |
Welcoming ceremony at Government House of Sydney |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 9.30 |
Transfer by car from Government House to "Mary MacKillop Memorial" in
Sydney |
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| 9.45 |
Prayer visit to "Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel" in Sydney |
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| 10.00 |
Transfer by car from "Mary MacKillop Memorial" to Admiralty House in
Sydney |
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| 10.05 |
Courtesy visit to the Governor General in Admiralty House in Sydney |
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Meeting with the Prime Minister in Admiralty House in Sydney |
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| 11.05 |
Transfer by car from Admiralty House to St. Mary’s Cathedral House in
Sydney |
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| 11.30 |
Arrival at St. Mary’s Cathedral House in Sydney |
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| 14.20 |
Transfer by car from St. Mary’s Cathedral
House to Rose Bay Pier of Sydney |
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Short welcome with dances and
traditional songs by Australian Indigenous People at Rose Bay Pier of
Sydney |
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| 14.45 |
The Holy Father boards the cruise ship
Sydney 2000 for a trip to the pier at Barangaroo, East Darling
Harbour of Sydney |
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| 15.30 |
Arrival at Barangaroo, East Darling
Harbour of Sydney |
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Welcoming celebration by the young
people at Barangaroo, East Darling Harbour of Sydney |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 16.45 |
Transfer by panoramic car from Barangaroo,
East Darling Harbour to St. Mary’s Cathedral House in Sydney |
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Friday, 18 July 2008
| 7.30 |
Private Holy Mass in the Chapel of St. Mary’s Cathedral House in
Sydney |
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| 9.30 |
Separate private audiences for the
Governor of New South Wales, the Premier of New South Wales and the Lord
Mayor of Sydney, with their families in the Reception Hall of St.
Mary’s Cathedral House in Sydney |
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| 10.25 |
Walk from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to the Crypt of St. Mary’s
Cathedral in Sydney |
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| 10.30 |
Ecumenical Meeting in the Crypt of
St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 11.15 |
Walk from the Crypt to Chapter Hall of St.
Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney |
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| 11.20 |
Meeting with representatives of other
religions in the Chapter Hall of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 12.00 |
Walk from the Chapter Hall to St. Mary’s Cathedral House in Sydney |
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| 12.30 |
Luncheon with the young people in
the Reception Hall of St. Mary’s Cathedral House in Sydney |
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| 14.55 |
Walk from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney |
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| 15.00 |
Prayer at the beginning of the Way of
the Cross in the square in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney |
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The Holy Father will say the prayer at the
conclusion of the First Station and will proceed to the Crypt of St.
Mary’s Cathedral to watch the Way of the Cross on TV |
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| 18.30 |
Transfer by car from St. Mary’s Cathedral
to the Church of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame |
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| 18.45 |
Meeting with a group of disadvantaged
young people of the rehabilitation community of the University of
Notre Dame in the Church of the Sacred Heart |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 19.45 |
Transfer by car from the Church of the
Sacred Heart of the University of Notre Dame to St. Mary’s Cathedral
House in Sydney |
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| 20.00 |
Arrival at St. Mary’s Cathedral House in
Sydney |
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Saturday, 19 July 2008
| 9.00 |
Walk from St. Mary’s Cathedral House to
the Cathedral |
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| 9.30 |
Holy Mass with Australian Bishops,
seminarians and novices (with the Consecration of the new altar) at
St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney |
Homily of the Holy
Father |
| 11.30 |
Return to Sacristy |
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| 11.45 |
Walk from St. Mary’s Cathedral to St. Mary’s Cathedral
House |
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| 12.15 |
Luncheon with Australian Bishops and
Papal Entourage in the Reception Hall of St. Mary’s Cathedral House
in Sydney |
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| 18.30 |
Transfer by car from St. Mary’s Cathedral
House to Randwick Racecourse in Sydney |
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| 19.00 |
Vigil with the young people at
Randwick Racecourse in Sydney |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 21.00 |
Transfer by car from Randwick Racecourse
to St. Mary’s Cathedral House in Sydney |
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| 21.30 |
Arrival at St. Mary’s
Cathedral House |
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Sunday, 20 July 2008
| 8.30 |
Transfer by car from St. Mary’s Cathedral
House to Victoria Barracks heliport in Sydney |
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| 8.45 |
Arrival at Victoria Barracks heliport in
Sydney |
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The Holy Father will fly over the Southern
Cross Precinct (Centennial Park and Randwick Racecourse) in Sydney |
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| 9.15 |
Transfer by panoramic car at the Victoria
Barracks heliport to proceed to Randwick Racecourse |
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Tour in panoramic car among the assembled
youth in the Southern Cross Precinct (Centennial Park and Randwick
Racecourse) |
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| 9.45 |
Arrival at the Sacristy set up in Randwick
Racecourse in Sydney |
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| 10.00 |
Holy Mass for the 23rd World Youth Day
at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney |
Homily of the Holy Father |
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Recitation of the Angelus Domini
at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 12.15 |
Return to Sacristy |
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| 12.30 |
Transfer by car from Randwick Racecourse
to St. Mary’s Cathedral House in Sydney |
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| 13.00 |
Arrival at St. Mary’s Cathedral House
in
Sydney |
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Luncheon with the Papal Entourage |
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| 18.00 |
Meeting with benefactors and organizers
of the 23rd World Youth Day at the Reception Hall of Cathedral House
and in the Chapter Hall of St. Mary's Cathedral |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 19.00 |
Walk from the Chapter Hall of St. Mary’s
Cathedral to St. Mary’s Cathedral House |
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Monday, 21 July 2008
| 7.00 |
Private Holy Mass at the Chapel of
St. Mary’s Cathedral House |
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| 8.35 |
Farewell from St. Mary’s Cathedral
House in Sydney |
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| 8.45 |
Transfer by panoramic car from St. Mary’s
Cathedral House to the Domain of Sydney |
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| 8.50 |
Greeting to the volunteers of the 23rd
World Youth Day in the Domain of Sydney |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 9.10 |
Transfer by car from the Domain to the
International Airport of Sydney |
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| 9.30 |
Farewell ceremony at the
International Airport of Sydney |
Address of the Holy Father |
| 10.00 |
Departure by plane from the International
Airport of Sydney for Darwin Airport |
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Darwin
| 13.50 |
Arrival at Darwin Airport |
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Technical stopover |
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| 15.05 |
Departure by plane from Darwin Airport for Ciampino (Rome) |
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ITALY
Rome/Ciampino
| 23.00 |
Arrival at the Airport of Rome/Ciampino |
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Time lag
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Rome: + 2 UTC
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Darwin: + 9,5 UTC
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Sydney: + 10 UTC
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