VISIT OF THE HOLY FATHER
BENEDICT XVI
TO THE REGION OF ABRUZZO
AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE
28 APRIL 2009
PROGRAM
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Vatican City
09.00 | Departure by car from Vatican City |
Abruzzo
10.30 | Visit to the Tent Camp in the village of Onna | Greeting of the Holy Father and Prayer for the dead |
11.00 | The Holy Father will visit L’Aquila. Stop in L'Aquila at the Basilica of Collemaggio. The Holy Father will kneel in prayer in front of the urn of Pope Celestine V and will pay homage to him with a Pontifical Pallium |
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Short visit to the Students' Residence. Meeting with a group of students |
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12.00 | Arrival in the courtyard of the "Guardia di Finanza"in Coppito | |
Short meeting and greetings to Mayors and Parish Priests of the villages worst hit by the earthquake | ||
12.30 | Meeting with volunteers, rescue teams, military member, other authorities and faithful Greeting of H.E. Msgr. Giuseppe Molinari, Archbishop of L’Aquila. Greeting by Hon. Massimo Cialente, Mayor of L’Aquila |
Address and Prayer of the Holy Father Recitation of the Regina Cæli |
The Holy Father will pay homage to the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Roio, Our Lady of the Cross, with a golden rose | ||
Greetings to the representatives of all people gathered in the area | ||
Departure by car from the training school of the "Guardia di Finanza". |
Vatican City
Arrival at the Vatican |
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