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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 |
| 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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