Benedict XVI's visit to the Holy Land 2009

The timezone in Rome is (GMT +2), the timezone in Israel and Jordania is (GMT +3)

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

09:00 Visit to the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Courtesy visit to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem at the Mount of the Temple
10:00 Visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem
10:45 Courtesy visit to the two Chief Rabbis of Israel at the Hechal Shlomo Centre of Jerusalem
11:50 Regina CÅ“li prayer with the Ordinaries of the Holy Land in the Upper Room in Jerusalem
12:30 Brief visit to the co-cathedral of the Latins in Jerusalem
13:00 Luncheon with the Ordinaries of the Holy Land, the Abbots and the Papal Entourage in the Patriarchate of the Latins in Jerusalem
16:30 Holy Mass in the Valley of Josaphat in Jerusalem

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Jerusalem must fulfill its 'vocation' as a city of peace, urges Pope
Jerusalem, Israel, May 12, 2009 / 10:34 am (CNA) .- Mass at the foot of the Mount of Olives began on Tuesday afternoon with Archbishop Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, welcoming Pope Benedict and urging greater attention be paid to the suffering of Christians in the Holy Land. In his homily, the Pope said that Jerusalem must fulfill its "universal vocation" and become a "city of peace."

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