Schedule for State visit

Here is the full schedule for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain:

Here is the full schedule for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain:

Today

08.10
Departure from Ciampino airport, near Rome, Italy

10.30 Arrival at Edinburgh International airport

11.00 State welcome and audience with the Queen, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

11.40 State reception in the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse

12.30 Travels by "Popemobile" from the Palace of Holyroodhouse along Abbeyhill, Regent Road, Princes Street, Lothian Road, Tollcross and Morningside to Cardinal Keith O'Brien's official residence

13.00 Private lunch with Cardinal Keith O'Brien

17.15 Celebration of Mass, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow

20.00 Departure from Glasgow Airport for Heathrow airport

21.25 Arrival at Heathrow airport

Tomorrow

08.00 Private celebration of Mass in the chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature

10.00 Celebration of Roman Catholic education, St Mary's University College, Twickenham

11.30 Meeting with religious leaders and people of faith, St Mary's University College, Twickenham

16.00 Fraternal visit to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace

17.00 Travels by Popemobile from Lambeth Palace across Lambeth Bridge, along Millbank, to the Palace of Westminster

17.15 Address to civil society, Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster

18.15 Celebration of evening prayer, Westminster Abbey

Saturday

09.00
Courtesy call from prime minister David Cameron, Archbishop's House, Westminster, London

09.20 Courtesy call from deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, Archbishop's House, Westminster

09.30 Courtesy call from the acting leader of the Opposition, Harriet Harman,
Archbishop's House, Westminster

10.00 Mass in Westminster Cathedral

17.00 Visit to St Peter's Residence for Older People, Vauxhall

18.00 Travels in Popemobile along Horse Guards Road, The Mall, Constitution Hill and Hyde Park Corner

18.30 Prayer Vigil, Hyde Park

Sunday

08.00
Farewell to the Apostolic Nunciature, Wimbledon, London

08.45 Departure by helicopter for Birmingham, Wimbledon Park

09.30 Arrival by helicopter in Birmingham

10.00 Celebration of Mass with the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, Cofton Park, Birmingham

Timing to be confirmed: Pope will travel along a stretch of the Hagley Road, Birmingham, in Popemobile

13.10 Private visit to the Oratory of St Philip Neri, Edgbaston, Birmingham

13.45 Lunch with the bishops of England, Scotland and Wales and the Papal entourage, Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield

16.45 Meeting with the bishops of England, Scotland and Wales, seminary chapel, Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield

18.15 Departure ceremony, Birmingham International airport

18.45 Departure by air from Birmingham International airport