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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO CYPRUS

(AND PUBLICATION OF THE INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS
OF THE SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST 
OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS)

4 - 6 JUNE 2010

PROGRAM

Friday, 4 June 2010

Rome

09:30 Departure by plane from Leonardo Da Vinci Airport of Rome/Fiumicino for Paphos
Meeting of Benedict XVI with journalists during the flight to Cyprus

Paphos

14:00 Arrival at the International Airport of Paphos
  Welcoming Ceremony at the International Airport of Paphos
15:15 Arrival at the church of Agia Kiriaki Chrysopolitissa of Paphos
15:30 Ecumenical Celebration in the archeological area of the church of Agia Kiriaki Chrysopolitissa of Paphos

Saturday, 5 June 2010

Nicosia

09:15 Courtesy Visit to the President of the Republic at the presidential palace in Nicosia
09:45 Meeting with the civil authorities and the diplomatic corps at the presidential palace in Nicosia
10:45 Meeting with the Catholic community of Cyprus at the sports field of St. Maron primary school in Nicosia
12:15 Meeting with His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus at the Orthodox archbishopric of Nicosia
13:30 Luncheon with His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus and the respective Delegations at the Orthodox archbishopric of Nicosia
17:30 Eucharistic Celebration attended by priests, religious, deacons, catechists and representatives of Cyprian ecclesial movements at the parish church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia

Sunday, 6 June 2010

09:30

Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the publication of the Instrumentum laboris of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops at the Eleftheria sports centre in Nicosia

Consignment of theInstrumentum laboris of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops

Instrumentum Laboris "The Catholic Church in the Middle East: Communion and Witness. 'Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul' (Acts 4, 32)"

 

  Recitation of the Angelus Domini
13:00 Luncheon with Patriarchs and Bishops of the Special Council for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, with His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus and Members of the Papal Entourage at the Apostolic Nunciature of Nicosia
16:00 Farewell Ceremony from the Apostolic Nunciature of Nicosia
16:30 Visit to the Maronite Cathedral of Cyprus of Nicosia

Larnaca

17:45 Farewell Ceremony at the International Airport of Larnaca
18:15 Departure by plane from the International Airport of Larnaca for Rome

 Rome

20:45 Arrival at Rome/Ciampino Airport

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Time lag 

 

Rome: + 2 UTC

Cipro: + 3 UTC



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