POPE BENEDICT XVI IN THE HOLY LAND (MAY 2009)

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POPE BENEDICT XVI: A PROFILE

** A documentary on Pope Benedict XVI. This program details the Holy Father’s life from childhood to present day. Accounts are given by the family and friends of the Pope**

( 1 hr )

A HAND OF PEACE POPE PIUS XII

AND THE HOLOCAUST

**Documentary defending the Pope’s actions during WWII regarding combating the Nazis and helping Jews.

The program features interviews with Dr.David Novak, professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto,

Ron Ron Rychlak, Father Tom Rosica and others**.

( 1 hr )

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VISIT TO THE PACIS CENTRE

** Pope Benedict XVI begins his visit to the Holy Land.He will arrive at Queen Alia airport in the Jordanian capital,Amman after which he will visit the Regina Pacis center**.

( 2 hrs ).

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VISIT TO THE

KING AND QUEEN OF JORDAN

1 – ‘’ Courtesy visit to the Jordanian monarchs at the al-Husseinye royal palace.

( 1 hr )

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POPE BENEDICT XVI IN THE HOLY LAND –

MOUNT NEBO & MADABA

** In the morning he will visit the Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo, and bless the cornerstone of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem's Madaba University.

He will then visit the Hashemite Museum and the Mosque of al-Hussein bin Talal in Amman, and he will meet with Muslim religious leaders,

the diplomatic corps and rectors of Jordanian universities **

( 3:75 hr )

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POPE BENEDICT XVI IN THE HOLY LAND - VESPERS

** Pope Benedict XVI will preside at the celebration of Vespers with priests,

religious, seminarians and ecclesial

movements in the Greek-Melkite cathedral of

St.George in Amman**.

( 1.30 hrs

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MASS IN AMMAN

** The Holy Father will celebrate Mass and pray the Regina Coeli at the international stadium in Amman **.

( 2 hrs ).

DEPARTURE FROM AMMAN

** Pope Benedict XVI departs Amman on his way to Tel Aviv, Israel.**

( 30 min )

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POPE BENEDICT XVI ARRIVAL IN ISRAEL

** Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, where the

welcome ceremony is due to take place at Ben Gurion airport.**

( 30 min )

POPE BENEDICT XVI VSIT THE PRESIDENT

SIMON PERES

** The Holy Father makes a courtesy visit to the president of Israel at the presidential palace in Jerusalem

( 1.hr ).

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POPE BENEDICT XVI IN ISRAEL

** Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Yad Vashem Memorial and hold a meeting with organizations for inter-religious

dialogue at the Pontifical Institue

Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.

( 2.30 hr )

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DOME OF THE ROCK

** Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in Jerusalem and meet the Grand Mufti.

He will also visit the Western Wall and meet with the two Chief Rabbis of Israel at the Hechal Shlomo Centre

At midday he is due to pray the Regina Coeli with ordinaries of the Holy Land in the Cenacle of Jerusalem and to make a brief visit to the co-cathedral of the Latins

( 4 hrs )

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MASS IN THE JOSAPHAT VALLEY

** Holy Mass in the Valley of Josaphat celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI

( 2 hrs )

** The Holy Father will deliver an address on the square in front of the palace in Bethleem then celebrate

** Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Grotto of the Nativity, and then will travel to the Caritas Baby Hospital and, shortly there after, to the Aida Refugee Camp, where he will deliver

He will then make a courtesy visit to the president of the Palestine National Authority in the presidential palace of Bethlehem, after which the departure ceremony will take place on the square in front of the palace**.

** Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass on the Mount of Precipice in Nazareth**

**The Holy Father will deliver an address on the square in front of the presidential palace in Bethlehem

**The Holy Father will attend an ecumenical meeting at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate,

afterwards he will visit the Holy Sepulchre and the Armenian patriarchal church of St.James in Jerusalem **.

** Following a departure ceremony at Ben Gurion international airport in Tel Aviv, the Holy Father will depart for Rome **.