VATICAN CITY, 19 APR 2008 (VIS) - Today, the third anniversary of his election to the pontifical throne, Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass for priests and religious in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral, at 9.15 a.m. local time (3.15 p.m. in Rome).
At 4 p.m. local time the Holy Father will travel to St. Joseph's Seminary. There he will briefly greet a group of disabled children before moving on to the sports field behind the seminary building for a gathering with young people and seminarians.
Following this, the Pope will return to his residence in New York where he will dine with staff of the Holy See permanent mission to the United Nations.
Tomorrow, 20 April, the last day of his apostolic trip the United States, the Pope is scheduled to visit Ground Zero at 9.30 a.m. local time. Ground Zero is the site once occupied by the twin towers, destroyed in the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 which cost the lives of 2,896 people.
At 2.30 p.m. that day the Holy Father will celebrate Mass in New York's Yankee Stadium. Since 1923 the stadium, which has capacity for 60,000 people, has hosted games of the New York Yankees baseball team, famous for having won more World Series championships than any other team.
At 7.30 p.m. local time, Benedict XVI will travel to the John Fitzgerald Kennedy international airport, where the farewell ceremony will be held at 8 p.m.
The papal flight is scheduled to take off at 8.30 p.m. (2.30 a.m. in Rome) and land at Rome's Ciampino airport eight hours later at 10.45 a.m.
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At 4 p.m. local time the Holy Father will travel to St. Joseph's Seminary. There he will briefly greet a group of disabled children before moving on to the sports field behind the seminary building for a gathering with young people and seminarians.
Following this, the Pope will return to his residence in New York where he will dine with staff of the Holy See permanent mission to the United Nations.
Tomorrow, 20 April, the last day of his apostolic trip the United States, the Pope is scheduled to visit Ground Zero at 9.30 a.m. local time. Ground Zero is the site once occupied by the twin towers, destroyed in the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 which cost the lives of 2,896 people.
At 2.30 p.m. that day the Holy Father will celebrate Mass in New York's Yankee Stadium. Since 1923 the stadium, which has capacity for 60,000 people, has hosted games of the New York Yankees baseball team, famous for having won more World Series championships than any other team.
At 7.30 p.m. local time, Benedict XVI will travel to the John Fitzgerald Kennedy international airport, where the farewell ceremony will be held at 8 p.m.
The papal flight is scheduled to take off at 8.30 p.m. (2.30 a.m. in Rome) and land at Rome's Ciampino airport eight hours later at 10.45 a.m.
PV-U.S.A./WEEKEND PROGRAMME/NEW YORK VIS 20080419 (280)
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