ITINERARY FOR JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND

VATICAN CITY, MAR 6, 2000 (VIS) - The itinerary for Pope John Paul's March 20-26 Jubilee pilgrimage to the Holy Land was published this afternoon:

Monday, March 20

- 9 a.m.: Departure for Amman, Jordan
- 2 p.m.: Arrival Amman, and welcome ceremony.
- 3:15 p.m.: Private visit to monastery on Mount Nebo at Madaba.
- 6:15 p.m. Courtesy visit to king of Jordan.

Tuesday, March 21

- 9 a.m.: Mass in Amman Stadium.
- 12 noon: Meeting with patriarch and bishops in Latin Vicariate of Amman.
- 3:45 p.m.: Visit to Wadi-Al-Kharrar in the Valley of Jordan.
- 4:30 p.m.: Farewell ceremony.
- 5 p.m.: Departure for Tel Aviv.
- 5:30 p.m.: Arrival at Tel Aviv and welcome ceremony.
- 6:20 p.m.: Departure by helicopter for Jerusalem.
- 6:45 p.m.: Arrival in Jerusalem.

Wednesday, March 22

- 8:15 a.m.: Departure for Bethlehem (Autonomous Territories of the Palestinian National Authority).
- 8:30 a.m.: Arrival in Bethlehem and welcome ceremony.
- 10 a.m.: Mass in Manger Square in front of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
- 3:45 p.m.: Private visit to the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
- 4:15 p.m.: Courtesy visit to the president of the Palestinian National Authority.
- 5:15 p.m.: Visit to the refugee camp of Deheisha.
- 6:30 p.m.: Departure ceremony from Bethlehem for Jerusalem.

Thursday, March 23

- 8:30 a.m.: Mass in private in the chapel of the Cenacle in Jerusalem.
- 11 a.m.: Courtesy visit to the two chief rabbis of Israel.
- 11:30 a.m.: Courtesy visit to president of Israel.
- 12:30 p.m.: Visit to the Hall of Remembrance of Yad Vashem.
- 5:45 p.m.: Inter-religious encounter.

Friday, March 24

- 8:15 a.m.: Departure for Korazim.
- 10 a.m.: Mass for Youth at the Domus Galilaeae on the Mount of the Beatitudes at Korazim.
- 4 p.m.: Meeting with the prime minister of Israel.
- 4:45 p.m.: Private visit to the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves of Tabgha.
- 5:10 p.m.: Private visit to the Church of the Primacy of Peter in Tabgha.
- 5:40 p.m.: Private visit to Shrine of the House of St. Peter in Capernaum. - 6:15 p.m.: Departure for Jerusalem.

Saturday, March 25

- 8:15 a.m.: Departure for Nazareth.
- 9:20 a.m.: Prayer in the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
- 10 a.m.: Mass in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
- 12:50 p.m.: Departure for Jerusalem.
- 5 p.m.: Greetings to the consuls general of the Apostolic delegation in Jerusalem.
- 5:30 p.m.: Private visit to the Basilica of the Garden of Gethsemane.
- 6 p.m.: Ecumenical encounter in the Throne Room of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Sunday, March 26

- 10 a.m.: Courtesy visit to the grand mufti of Jerusalem.
- 10:30 a.m.: Visit to the Western Wall of Jerusalem.
- 11:30 a.m.: Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and recitation of the angelus.
- 2:30 p.m.: Meeting with patriarchs and bishops in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
- 6 p.m.: Departure for Tel Aviv.
- 6:30 p.m.: Farewell ceremony at Tel Aviv.
- 10:45 p.m.: Arrival at Rome's Ciampino Airport.

The following note was added at the end of the itinerary: "The eventual inclusion of a brief visit by the Holy Father to Al-Maghtas, in the Jordan Valley near Jericho, is still under study by the authorities in whose jurisdiction this lies. The decision will be communicated as soon as it has been taken."

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