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Video Highlights: Pope Benedict XVI in Israel |
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Mon, 15 Jun 2009 |
Video Highlights: Pope Benedict XVI in Israel
Benedict XVI in Israel: Day 1
Monday, 11 May, 2009:
Arrival and Official Welcome
- Arrival at Ben-Gurion International Airport (from Jordan). Official welcoming ceremony headed by President Shimon Peres
- Welcoming ceremony by Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat
- Official welcoming ceremony and meeting with President Shimon Peres at the president's residence
- Visit at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Memorial
- Interfaith meeting at Notre Dame Jerusalem Center
Benedict XVI in Israel: Day 2
Tuesday, 12 May, 2009:
Jerusalem and Mass at Kidron Valley
- Visit at the Temple Mount and meeting with the Grand Mufti
- Visit at the Western Wall accompanied by the Chief Rabbis of Israel
- Visit of the Chief Rabbis at the Heichal Shlomo Synagogue
- Visit at Mount Zion and the Cenacle (the site of the Last Supper). Celebration of the Eucharist
- Visit and prayer at the Latin Patriarchate
- Visit at the Gethsemane Church and solemn afternoon Mass at the Kidron Valley
Benedict XVI in Israel: Day 3
Wednesday, 13 May, 2009: Bethlehem
- Welcoming ceremony with PA President Abbas
- Celebration of Mass at Manger Square
- Visit of the Grotto of the Nativity
- Visit at the Caritas Baby Hospital , Bethlehem
- Visit at the Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem
- Departure ceremony, presidential palace, Bethlehem
No video available.
Benedict XVI in Israel: Day 4
Thursday, 14 May, 2009: Nazareth
- Arrival in Nazareth, welcoming ceremony and reception by Mayor of Nazareth
- Mass at the Mount of the Precipice
- Meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Church of the Annunciation
- Meeting with the religious leaders in Israel, Church of the Annunciation
- Visit of the Grotto of the Annunciation; Celebration of Vespers
- Meeting with Catholic leaders, Church of the Annunciation
Benedict XVI in Israel: Day 5
Friday, 15 May, 2009: Departure
- Meeting with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch
- Visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem and prayer
- Meeting with Armenian Patriarch
- Official farewell and ceremony at Ben-Gurion International Airport, including speeches by President Shimon Peres and Pope Benedict XVI
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