• Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James speaks during the "Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020" program. Reuters
    Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James speaks during the "Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020" program. Reuters
  • People watch a movie from inside their cars during the drive-in festival at Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux, France. EPA
    People watch a movie from inside their cars during the drive-in festival at Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux, France. EPA
  • A member of the Serpentine swimming club trains near a swan in the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park during a test session prior to its official reopening on Monday. Reuters
    A member of the Serpentine swimming club trains near a swan in the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park during a test session prior to its official reopening on Monday. Reuters
  • A billboard is installed on an apartment building encouraging people to wear face masks in Cape Town, South Africa, marking day 51 of a strict government lockdown. AP
    A billboard is installed on an apartment building encouraging people to wear face masks in Cape Town, South Africa, marking day 51 of a strict government lockdown. AP
  • Leipzig's Angelino gestures before taking a corner during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg in Leipzig, Germany. AP
    Leipzig's Angelino gestures before taking a corner during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg in Leipzig, Germany. AP
  • A man wears a face mask while walking on a pier in front of the Golden Gate Bridge during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco. AP
    A man wears a face mask while walking on a pier in front of the Golden Gate Bridge during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco. AP
  • People walk on the banks of the River Ganges on the outskirts of Fatehpur, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. AP
    People walk on the banks of the River Ganges on the outskirts of Fatehpur, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. AP
  • People sit on a bank of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, on the first weekend after France eased lockdown measures. AFP
    People sit on a bank of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, on the first weekend after France eased lockdown measures. AFP
  • Voters queue at a primary school in Cotonou to cast their vote for the Benin local election. AFP
    Voters queue at a primary school in Cotonou to cast their vote for the Benin local election. AFP

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The Pope's itinerary

Sunday, February 3, 2019 - Rome to Abu Dhabi
1pm: departure by plane from Rome / Fiumicino to Abu Dhabi
10pm: arrival at Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport


Monday, February 4
12pm: welcome ceremony at the main entrance of the Presidential Palace
12.20pm: visit Abu Dhabi Crown Prince at Presidential Palace
5pm: private meeting with Muslim Council of Elders at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
6.10pm: Inter-religious in the Founder's Memorial


Tuesday, February 5 - Abu Dhabi to Rome
9.15am: private visit to undisclosed cathedral
10.30am: public mass at Zayed Sports City – with a homily by Pope Francis
12.40pm: farewell at Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport
1pm: departure by plane to Rome
5pm: arrival at the Rome / Ciampino International Airport

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