Vatican
City, 7 May 2013
(VIS) – Pope Francis will make an apostolic trip to Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil from 22 to 29 July of this year on the occasion of the 28th
World Youth Day (WYD).
The
Pope will depart from Rome's Ciampino Airport at 8:45am on 22 July
and will arrive in Rio de Janeiro around 4:00pm (local time). The
welcoming ceremony will take place an hour later in the gardens of
the Guanabara Palace, seat of the state's government, where the Pope
will be received by the president of the Brazilian Republic.
Until
Wednesday, 24 July, the Holy Father will reside at the Sumare Residence
in Rio de Janeiro. That morning, at 8:15am he will travel by
helicopter to the Shrine of our Lady of Aparecida where he will
celebrate Mass. After lunching with the bishops and seminarians of
the province at the Bom Jesus Missionary Seminary, he will return to
Rio de Janeiro by helicopter. That evening he will visit the St.
Francis of Assisi of the Providence of God Hospital.
On
Thursday, 25 July, the Pope will receive the keys to the city of Rio
de Janeiro and will bless the Olympic flags at the City Palace. That
same morning he will visit a community in Varginha (in the Manguinhos
neighbourhood of north Rio de Janeiro). That evening there will be a
welcoming ceremony by the youth along the Copacabana beachfront.
On
Friday, 26 July, the Pope will hear the confession of some youth
participating in the WYD at the Quinta da Boa Vista Park at 10:00am.
At 11:30am he will meet with some juvenile detainees in the St.
Joaquim Palace of the Archbishop. From the central balcony of that
palace, the Pope will pray the Angelus at noon. At 12:15pm he will
greet the organization committee and patrons of the 28th WYD and then
will have lunch, still at the Archbishop's Palace, with a group of
youth. At 6:00pm a Via Crucis will be held with the youth along the
Copacabana beachfront.
On
Saturday, 27 July, the 28th WYD will open with Mass celebrated with
the bishops and with priests, religious, and seminarians in Rio de
Janeiro's St. Sebastian Cathedral. After that, the Pope will meet
with Brazil's leaders at the Municipal Theatre. Upon that meeting's
conclusion he will have lunch with Brazil's cardinals, the presidency
of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, bishops from the
region, and the papal entourage in the refectory of the Sumare Study
Centre. At 7:30 pm a prayer vigil will be held with the youth at the
Campus Fidei of Guaratiba.
On
Sunday, 28 July, the Pope will celebrate Mass for the 28th WYD at the
Campus Fidei. That afternoon he will meet with CELAM's (the Latin
American Episcopal Council) coordination committee at the Sumare
Study Centre. The Holy Father will leave Sumare shortly before 5:00pm
to meet with the WYD volunteers and, at 6:30pm, the pontiff's
farewell ceremony will take place at the Galeao–Antonio Carlos
Jobim International Airport. The Pope will take off from Rio de
Janeiro at 7:00pm and his plane will land in Rome on Monday, 29 July,
at around 11:30am.
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