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Benedict XVI’s Agenda Through October

July 23, 2008 |

Following his 10-day international trip to Australia, Benedict XVI is spending the rest of the week at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, some 19 miles south of Rome.The Pope will receive Iraq’s prime minister, Nouri Al-Maliki, at the summer residence on Friday. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Pontiff’s secretary of state, will also receive the prime minister.

On Sunday the Holy Father will pray the Angelus from the courtyard at Castel Gandolfo.

From July 28 to Aug. 11, Benedict XVI will have a time of rest at the seminary of Bressanone, a city of 20,000 inhabitants located in the Italian province of Bolzano, in the Alpine region of Trentino-Alto Adige.
Though his stay there is for vacation, it is rumored that he will use the time to work on a third encyclical and the second part of his book, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

During this period, the Holy Father is scheduled to hold just two public meetings: the praying of the Angelus on Aug. 3 and 10.

Upon the Pope’s return to Castel Gandolfo, the general audiences will resume, with the first being held Wednesday, Aug. 13.

On Aug. 15 the Pontiff will preside at the Mass of the Assumption of Mary at St. Thomas of Villanueva in the town of Castel Gandolfo.

On Sept. 7, Benedict XVI will travel to Sardinia, Italy, to preside at the closing celebrations in Cagliari marking the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of Our Lady of Bonaria as patroness of the island.

The Pope will travel to France in September for his 10th international trip.

During a recent press conference, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, archbishop of Paris, emphasized the importance of the Sept. 12-15 visit, as it will be an opportunity for Catholics “to further their participation in the life of the Church,” and to discover her universal dimension.

Benedict XVI will visit French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the Élysée Palace in Paris and will deliver an address to cultural leaders at Bernardins College in Paris.

In Lourdes the Pope will preside at celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Marian apparitions there.

From Oct. 5-26, the Pontiff will attend the Synod of Bishops, which will be held in the Vatican and focus on the theme: “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.”


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