(Communicated by the Government Press Office)
March 7, 2000
Following is the tentative schedule for Pope John Paul II's visit to
Israel.
Tuesday, 21.3.2000
17:30 - Arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport; welcoming ceremony.
18:20 - Departure by helicopter to Jerusalem.
18:45 - Arrival at helipad in Jerusalem.
Wednesday, 22.3.2000
08:15 - Departure from Jerusalem helipad to Bethlehem.
08:30 - Arrival at helipad in Bethlehem; welcoming ceremony.
10:00 - Mass in Manger Square in front of the Basilica of the Nativity.
15;45 - Private visit to the Grotto of the Nativity.
16:15 - Meet Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat at his
residence, Bethlehem.
17:15 - Visit Dehaisheh refugee camp.
18:30 - Farewell ceremony at the Bethlehem helipad.
19:15 - Arrival at the Jerusalem helipad.
Thursday, 23.3.2000
08:30 - Private Mass at the Chapel of the Cenacle, Jerusalem.
11:00 - Private meeting with Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, at Heichal Shlomo, Jerusalem.
11:30 - Meet President Ezer Weizman, at the President's Residence,
Jerusalem.
12:30 - Visit Yad Vashem.
17:45 - Hold inter-religious meeting at the Auditorium of the Pontifical
Institute Notre Dame, Jerusalem.
Friday, 24.3.2000
08:15 - Departure from Jerusalem helipad.
09:15 - Arrival at Korazim helipad.
10:00 - Mass for youth at Domus Galilaeae at the Mount of Beautitudes,
Korazim.
16:00 - Meet Prime Minister Ehud Barak, at the Hospice at the Sanctuary
at the Mount of Beautitudes, Korazim.
16:45 - Private visit to Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves,
Tabgha.
17:10 - Private visit to Church of the Primacy of Peter, Tabgha.
17:40 - Private visit to Sanctuary of the House of St. Peter, Capernaum.
18:15 - Departure from Capernaum helipad.
19:15 - Arrival at Jerusalem helipad.
Saturday, 25.3.2000
08:15 - Departure from Jerusalem helipad for Nazareth.
09:00 - Arrival at Nazareth helipad.
09:20 - Prayer at the Grotto of the Annunciation.
10:00 - Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation.
12:50 - Departure from Nazareth helipad.
13:30 - Arrival at Jerusalem helipad.
17:00 - Brief greeting to the consuls-general at the Apostolic
Delegation, Jerusalem.
17:30 - Private visit to the Basilica of the Garden of Gethsemane
18:00 - Ecumenical meeting at the Throne Room of the Greek Orthodox
Patriarchate,
Jerusalem.
Sunday, 26.3.2000
10:00 - Courtesy visit to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, on Temple Mount
esplanade, Jerusalem.
10:30 - Visit Western Wall, Jerusalem.
11:30 - Mass and recitation of the Angelus at the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre,
Jerusalem.
14:30 - Meet patriarchs and bishops at the Latin Patriarchate,
Jerusalem.
18:00 - Departure from the Jerusalem helipad.
18:30 - Farewell ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport.
19:00 - Departure from Ben Gurion International Airport.
Please visit the special Government Press Office Papal Visit website for
further updates: http://www.papalvisit.gov.il.