APOSTOLIC TRIP OF BENEDICT XVI TO LEBANON, September 14-16, 2012 Signing and Publication of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the October 2010 Special Assembly of the Bishops' Synod on the Middle East P R O G R A M Friday, Sept. 14 ROME 09.30 Departure from Ciampino Airport, Rome, for Beirut. BEIRUT 13.45 Arrival in Beirut WELCOME CEREMONY Rafiq Hariri International Airport - Address by the Holy Father The Holy Father will stay at the Apostolic Nunciature in Harissa. HARISSA 18.00 Visit to the Basilica of St. Paul SIGNING OF THE POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION - Address by the Holy Father Saturday, Sept. 15 HARISSA 08.00 Private Mass BAABDA 10.00 COURTESY VISITS WITH LEBANESE LEADERS Presidential Palace at Baabda Separate private meetings with the President of the Republic, the President of Parliament, and the President of the Council of Ministers 10.50 MEETING WITH THE LEADERS OF THE MUSLIM RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES Hall of the Ambassadors, Presidential Palace 11.15 MEETING WITH LEADERS OF GOVERNMENT AND LEBANESE INSTITUTIONS, THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WORLD OF CULTURE May 25 Commemorative Hall, Presidential Palace - Address by the Holy Father. BZOMMAR 13.30 Lunch with the Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon, Members of the Special Council for the Middle East of the Bishops'Synod, and the papal delegation Refectory of the Catholic Armenian Patriarchate BKERKE 18.00 MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE Piazza facing the Maronite Patriarchate - Address by the Holy Father Sunday, Sept. 16 BEIRUT 10.00 HOLY MASS and Handover of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Beirut city center waterfront - Homily by the Holy Father - ANGELUS prayers - Remarks by the Holy Father. HARISSA 13.20 Lunch with the papal delegation Apostolic Nunciature 16.50 Farewell from the Nunciature CHARFET 17.15 ECUMENICAL ENCOUNTER Salon d'Honneur, Syro-Catholic Patriarchate BEIRUT 18.30 DEPARTURE CEREMONY Rafiq Hariri International Airport - Address by the Holy Father 19.00 Departure for Rome ROME 21.40 Arrival at Ciampino Airport NB: Beirut is one hour ahead of Rome.