Benedict XVI's day by day »

Friday, August 19

07:30
Holy Mass in private in the chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature, Madrid.

10:00
Courtesy visit to their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain in the Zarzuela Palace, Madrid.

11:30
Meeting with young nuns in the Patio of the Kings, Monastery of El Escorial. Greeting of the Holy Father.

12:00
Meeting with 2,000 young university professors, in the Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Speech by the Holy Father.

13:45
Lunch with young people in the Ambassadors Lounge of the Nunciature.

17:30
Official reception with the President of Spain in the Nunciature

19:30
Vía Crucis in Cibeles Square. Speech by the Holy Father.

Speeches and Homilies

• Way of the Cross with young people at Plaza de Cibeles
• Meeting with young university professors gathered in the Basilica de San Lorenzo de El Escorial
• Meeting with women religious at Patio de los Reyes de El Escorial