Welcome to the White House, @Pontifex! Your messages of love, hope, and peace have inspired us all.
— President Obama (@POTUS44) September 23, 2015
What a great morning, when Pope Francis visits the White House in Washington.
Flag for Vatican City:
Pope Francis will speak at the White House. What he says will have an impact.
Pope Francis is 78 years old, and he gets around.
He was in Cuba earlier before arriving to the US.
The Pope is the leader of 2 billion Catholics around the world.
The official program of the White House. 20,000 people have been invited to the White House ceremony.
Hundreds of thousands if not millions will line up along the route to see the Pope.
With a busy schedule.
Security is very tight for his visit. Only the 3rd Pope to visit the US.
Here is the Pope’s schedule for the next few days:
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
| 9:15 | Welcoming ceremony at the South Lawn of the White House [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| Courtesy Visit to the President of the United States of America | ||
| 11:30 | Meeting with the Bishops of the United States of America at St Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C. [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 16:15 | Holy Mass and Canonization of Blessed Fr. Junipero Serra at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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Thursday, 24 September 2015
| 9:20 | Visit to the Congress of the United States of America [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 11:15 | Visit to the Charitable Center of St. Patrick Parish and meeting with the homeless in Washington, D.C. [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 16:00 | Departure by plane for New York | |
| 17:00 | Arrival at JFK Airport in New York | |
| 18:45 | Vespers with the Clergy, Men and Women Religious at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
Friday, 25 September 2015
| 08:30 | Visit to the Headquarters of the United Nations [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 11:30 | Interreligious encounter at the Ground Zero memorial in New York [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 16:00 | Visit to “Our Lady, Queen of the Angels” School and meeting with children and families of migrants in New York (Harlem) | |
| 18:00 | Holy Mass at the Madison Square Garden in New York [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
Saturday, 26 September 2015
| 08:40 | Departure by plane for Philadelphia | |
| 09:30 | Arrival at the International Airport of Philadelphia | |
| 10:30 | Holy Mass with the Bishops, Clergy, Men and Women Religious of Pennsylvania gathered at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 16:45 |
Meeting for Religious Liberty with the Hispanic community and other immigrants at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia |
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| 19:30 | Festival of families and vigil of prayer at the B. Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
Sunday, 27 September 2015
| 09:15 | Meeting with bishops taking part in the World Meeting of Families gathered at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 11:00 | Visit to detainees at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 16:00 | Holy Mass concluding the World Meeting of Families at B. Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia [Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish] |
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| 19:00 | Greeting to the organizing committee, volunteers and benefactors at the International Airport of Philadelphia | |
| 19:45 | Farewell ceremony | |
| 20:00 | Departure by plane from Philadelphia for Rome/Ciampino |
Monday, 28 September 2015
| 10:00 | Arrival at Ciampino Airport in Rome |
