Apostolic Journey to France
on the occasion of the 150th anniversary
of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes
(September 12-15, 2008)

• Program

• Missal for the Apostolic Journey
  [French]

• Photo Gallery

• Interview of the Holy Father during the flight to France (September 12, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Meeting with authorities of State at the Elysée Palace in Paris (September 12, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Meeting with representatives of the Jewish community (September 12, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Meeting with representatives from the world of culture at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris (September 12, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Celebration of Vespers with priests, religious, seminarians and deacons gathered at Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, 12 September 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Greeting to young people gathered in the esplanade in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, 12 September 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Greeting by the Holy Father from the balcony of the Apostolic Nunciature (September 12, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Greeting by the Holy Father during the visit at the Institut de France (September 13, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Dedication written by the Holy Father on the Golden Book during the visit at the "Institut de France" (September 13, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Eucharistic Celebration on the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris (September 13, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Homily of the Holy Father at the torchlight procession in Rosary Square (Lourdes, 13 September 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Prairie (Lourdes, 14 September 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Recitation of the Angelus Domini in the Prairie (Lourdes, 14 September 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Meeting with the French Bishops in the Hemicycle Sainte-Bernadette (Lourdes, 14 September 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Meditation during the Blessed Sacrament Procession in the Prairie (Lourdes, 14 September 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Eucharistic Celebration for the sick in the Esplanade in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes (September 15, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]

• Farewell ceremony at the Airport of Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées in Lourdes (September 15, 2008)
  [English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish]