Friday, April 18
Morning Mass in private in the chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature |
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7:50 A. M. |
Farewell to those at the Apostolic Nunciature |
8:00 A. M. |
Transfer by car to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. |
8:45 A. M. |
Departure by air to New York City |
9:45 A. M. |
Arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in the Borough of Queens in New York City |
10:00 A. M. |
Transfer by helicopter from JFK to the Borough of Manhattan in New York City |
10:30 A. M. |
Arrival at the Wall Street heliport in Manhattan and transfer by car to the United Nations headquarters |
10:45 A. M. |
Visit to the United Nations. Speech by Pope Benedict XVI to the United Nations General Assembly followed by greetings by the United Nations staff |
1:45 P. M. |
Transfer by car to the residence of the Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United Nations |
5:45 P. M. |
Transfer by car to Saint Joseph Church in the Yorkville/traditionally German section of Manhattan |
6:00 P. M. |
Ecumenical meeting at Saint Joseph Church. Speech by Pope Benedict XVI. |
7:15 P. M. |
Transfer by car to the residence of the Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United Nations |
7:30 P. M. |
Dinner with United States cardinals, officers of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and members of the papal entourage |
