SATURDAY , MAY 10th

8:00 am. (11:00 pm) Depart Rome LDV Airport

12: 1 5 pm (2:15 am) Arrive Beirut International Airport

1:00 p.m. (3:00 a.m.) Welcoming ceremony at Presidential Palace at Baabda - speech by Pope

1:30 pm (3:30 am.) Meeting with Lebanese President Elias Hrawi at Presidential Palace.

1:50p.m. (3:50 am.) - Meeting with President of Chamber of Deputies at Presidential Palace

2:05 p.m. (4:05 a.m.) - Meeting with Prime Minister Rafic Hariri at Presidential Palace

2:20 p.m. (4:20 a.m.) - Meeting with leaders of Muslim religious communities at Presidential Palace.

2:50 p.m. (4:50 a.m.) - Transfer by helicopter from Pres. Palace to Heliport at Bkeke.

3:05 p.m (5:05 a.m.) - Arrival at Bkerke Heliport, in front of patriarchal Residence, and transfer to Apostolic Nunciature in Harissa

7:00p.m. (9:00 am.) Prayer meeting with youth of Lebanon and signing of post-synodal apostolic exhortation in Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Talk by Pope.

SUNDAY. MAY 11th

9:30 a.m. (11:30 pm) - Mass marking the conclusion of special Synod of Bishops for Lebanon; Open area near Martyrs' Square and Naval Base in Beirut. Sermon by Pope. Recital of Regina Coeli. Talk by Pope.

12:30p.m. (2:30 am) - Depart by helicopter from Naval base to Patriarchal Residence in Bkerke

12:45 p.m. (2:45 am) - Arrival at Patriarchal residence in Bkerke.

1:30 p.m. (3:30 am) - Meeting with members of the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon at Patriarchal residence.

5:00 p.m.(7:00 am) - Ecumenical meeting in Apostolic Nunciature in Harissa.

5:45 p.m.(7:45 am) - Blessing of new Chapel in Apostolic Nunciature.

6:40 p.m.(8:40 am) - Transfer by helicopter from Bkerke to Beirut International Airport.

7:00 p.rn.(9:00 am) -Arrival at Beirut int. Airport; departure ceremony and speech by Pope.

7:30 p.m.(9:30 pm) - Departure from Beirut int. Airport for Rome.

10:15 pm. (12:15pm)- Arrival at Rome Ciampino Airport.