Pope Benedict in Malta

Pope Benedict XVI will visit Malta on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th April 2010, on the occasion of the 1950th anniversary of St Paul’s shipwreck.

“The Bishops of Malta would like to encourage the faithful to pray for the Maltese islands to be blessed with a visit by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.”

Pope Benedict Visit Official Programme

Programm taż-Żjara Appostolika tal-QT il-Papa Benedittu XVI f’Malta

Is-Sibt 17 ta’ April 2010

5.00pm Ċerimonja tal-Wasla fl-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta
5.45pm Il-QT il-Papa jħalli l-Ajruport fi triqtu lejn il-Belt Valletta
6.15pm Żjara ta’ kortesija lill-President ta’ Malta u l-Ogħla Awtoritajiet tal-Pajjiz fil-Palazz tal-President
7.15pm Il-QT il-Papa jħalli l-Palazz tal-President fi triqtu lejn ir-Rabat
Il-poplu jsellem lill-QT il-Papa fit-toroq minn fejn ikun għaddej
7.45pm Żjara fil-Grotta ta’ San Pawl, ir-Rabat. Il-Papa jsellem lill-poplu fil-Pjazza ta’ quddiem il-Knisja ta’ San Pawl

Il-Ħadd 18 ta’ April 2010

9.15am Il-QT il-Papa jħalli n-Nunzjatura Appostolika fi triqtu lejn il-
Fosos tal-Furjana
10.00am Quddiesa Pontifikali fuq il-Fosos tal-Furjana. Il-Papa jindirizza lill-poplu Malti u Għawdxi u jgħid it-talba Regina Coeli fi tmiem iċ-ċelebrazzjoni
4.00pm Il-QT il-Papa jħalli n-Nunzjatura Appostolika fi triqtu lejn il- Kalkara
Il-poplu jsellem lill-QT il-Papa mit-toroq minn fejn ikun għaddej
4.45pm Wasla fil-Kalkara u tluq mix-Xatt tal-Kalkara għall-vjaġġ bil- baħar fil-Port il-Kbir lejn il-Valletta Waterfront
5.15pm Laqgħa maż-Żgħażagħ fil-Valletta Waterfront. Il-QT il-Papa jindirizza liż-Żgħażagħ
6.15pm Il-QT il-Papa jħalli l-Valletta Waterfront fi triqtu lejn l-Ajruport
Il-poplu jsellem lill-QT il-Papa minn fejn ikun għaddej
6.40pm Ċerimonja tat-Tluq mill-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta
7.10pm Il-QT il-Papa jħalli Malta

Pope Benedict Visit Routes

Saturday 17th April 2010

Route 1

17:45 – From the Malta International Airport, Gudja to the
President’s Palace, Valletta

MIA – Gudja
Luqa
Marsa
Blata l-Bajda
Floriana
Valletta

Route 2

19:15 – From the President’s Palace, Valletta to St Paul’s Grotto,
Rabat

Valletta Floriana Pietà Msida Gzira Sliema
San Giljan
San Gwann
Naxxar
Mosta
Rabat

Route 3

19:45 – From St Paul’s Grotto, Rabat to the Apostolic Nunciature,
Rabat

Rabat

Sunday 18th April 2010

Route 4

09:15 – From the Apostolic Nunciature, Rabat to the Granaries,
Floriana

Rabat Attard Balzan Birkirkara Fleur de Lys
Santa Venera
Hamrun Blata l-Bajda Floriana

Route 5

12:20 – From the Granaries, Floriana to the Appostolic Nunciature,
Rabat

Floriana
Marsa
Mriehel Bypass
Attard
Rabat

Route 6

16.15 – From the Apostolic Nunciature, Rabat to Kalkara

Rabat Zebbug Qormi Marsa Paola Fgura Cospicua Senglea Kalkara

Route 7

18:15 – From the Valletta Waterfront to the Malta International
Airport, Gudja

Valletta Floriana Blata l-Bajda Marsa
Tal-Barrani
Ghaxaq
Gudja

There are two official sites for the visit, http://popemalta.org by the Diocese of Malta and http://papalvisit.gov.mt by the Government of Malta.

The streets from which HH Pope Benedict XVI will pass when in Malta

Is-Sibt 17 ta’ April 2010
5.45pm – Il-Q.T. il-Papa Benedittu XVI jitlaq mill-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta fi triqtu lejn il-Belt Valletta u jghaddi minn dawn it-toroq :
Gudja
Quddiem il-Ministerial Lounge
Luqa
Triq l-Avjazzjoni Civili
Wasghat il-Vittmi tal-Gwerra
Triq Sant’ Andrija
Pjazza tal-Knisja
Triq il-Karmnu
Triq Qormi
Triq l-Imgieret
Marsa
Triq Aldo Moro
Triq Dicembru 13

Blata l-Bajda
Triq Nazzjonali
Floriana
Bieb tal-Bombi
Triq Sant’ Anna
Triq Nelson

Valletta
Triq ir-Repubblika
Pjazza San Gorg

7.15pm – Il-Q.T. il-Papa Benedittu XVI jitlaq mill-Palazz tal-President fi triqtu lejn il-Grotta ta’ San Pawl fir-Rabat u jghaddi minn dawn it-toroq :
Valletta
Pjazza San Gorg
Triq ir-Repubblika
Floriana
Triq Nelson
Triq Sant Anna
Bieb tal-Bombi
Msida
Triq l-Indipendenza
Triq Marina
Triq ix-Xatt
Misrah il-Menqa
Triq D’Argens
Gzira
Triq D’Argens
Sliema
Triq Imrabat
San Giljan
Triq Birkirkara
San Gwann
Triq in-Naxxar
Vjal ir-Rihan
Triq tal-Balal
Naxxar
Triq il-Parrocca
Triq tal-Labour
Vjal il-21 ta’ Settembru
Mosta
Triq San Anton Abbati
Triq Sant’ Anna
Pjazza Rotunda
Triq il-Kostituzzjoni
Targa Gap Roundabout
Mdina
Triq l-Infetti
Rabat
Triq is-Saqajja
Triq il-Kbira
Triq San Pawl
Misrah il-Parrocca

8.15pm – Il-QT il-Papa Benedittu XVI imur in-Nunzjatura Appostolika, Tal-Virtu, Rabat u jghaddi minn dawn it-toroq :
Rabat
Misrah il-Parrocca
Triq San Pawl
Triq il-Muzew
Is-Saqajja
Triq Nikola Saura
Triq George Borg Olivier
Triq tal-Virtu

Il-Hadd 18 ta’ April 2010
9.15am – Il-Q.T. il-Papa Benedittu XVI ihalli n-Nunzjatura Appostolika fi triqtu lejn il-Fosos tal-Furjana u jghaddi minn dawn it-toroq :
Rabat
Triq tal-Virtu
Triq Francesco Azzopardi
Misrah San Duminku
Triq George Borg Olivier
Triq Nikola Saura
Telgha tas-Saqajja
Attard
Triq l-Imdina
Vjal de Paule
Balzan
Triq Birbal
Birkirkara
Triq il-Wied
Fleur de Lys
Triq Fleur de Lys
Sta. Venera
Triq il-Kbira San Guzepp
Hamrun
Triq San Guzepp
Blata l-Bajda
Triq Nazzjonali
Floriana
Bieb tal-Bombi
Triq Sant’Anna
Pjazza San Publiju

12.20pm – Il-Q.T. il-Papa Benedittu XVI ihalli l-Fosos tal-Furjana fi triqtu lejn in-Nunzjatura Appostolika u jghaddi minn dawn it-toroq :
Floriana
Triq Sarrija
Triq Sant’ Anna
Bieb il-Bombi
Blata l-Bajda
Triq Nazzjonali
Marsa
Triq Dicembru 13
Mriehel
Mriehel By Pass
Attard
Triq Valletta
Triq Notabile
Triq l-Imdina
Rabat
Telgha tas-Saqajja
Triq Nikola Saura
Triq tal-Virtu

4.15 pm – Il-Q.T. il-Papa Benedittu XVI ihalli n-Nunzjatura Appostolika fi triqtu lejn ix-Xatt tal-Kalkara u jghaddi minn dawn it-toroq :
Rabat
Triq tal-Virtu
Triq Francesco Azzopardi
Misrah San Duminku
Triq George Borg Olivier
Triq Nikola Saura
Telgha tas-Saqajja
Zebbug
Triq l-Imdina
Qormi
Triq l-Imdina
Triq il-Vitorja
Triq San Bastjan
Marsa
Triq Hal Qormi
Triq it-Tigrija
Triq Aldo Moro
Triq tal-Labour
Paola
Vjal Santa Lucia
Triq Palma
Triq Luqa
Pjazza Antionne de Paule
Triq Zabbar
Fgura
Triq Zabbar
Triq Hompesch
Triq is-Sur
Triq A.M. Valperga
Bormla
Triq l-Immakulata
Triq l-Inkurunazzjoni
Triq ix-Xatt
Triq Santa Tereza
Birgu
Triq San Dwardu
Kalkara
Ix-Xatt
Pjazza Arcisqof Gonzi
Triq Marina

6.15pm – Il-Q.T. il-Papa Benedittu XVI ihalli l-Valletta Waterfront fi triqtu lejn l-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta u jghaddi minn dawn it-toroq :
Floriana
Telgha tal-Kurcifiss
Triq il-Kapuccini
Pjazza Robert Sammut
Bieb tal-Bombi
Blata l-Bajda
Triq Nazzjonali
Marsa
Triq Dicembru 13
Triq Aldo Moro
Paola
Vjal Sta. Lucia
Zejtun
Triq tal-Barrani
Ghaxaq
Dawret Hal Ghaxaq
Gudja
Triq Raymond Caruana
Triq il-Kbira
Triq Girolamo Cassar
Triq San Mark
Triq iz-Zebbuga

EDIT: Pope Benedict will visit Malta on the 17th April 2010 and Sunday 18th April 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona announced at the end of the 5th Catechetical Congress today. The Pope will visit youths at the Valletta Waterfront.

Originally published on 12th September 2009:
Pope Benedict XVI is set to visit Malta next april 2010, this is expected to be a one day visit, media reports said today.

Dr Alberto Gasbarri, the person responsible for the Pope’s voyages, will be in Malta next month for this purpose, the Curia confirmed.
The Maltese Government welcomed the announcement of the Pope’s visit on behalf of the Maltese people.

Last June, President George Abela invited the Pope to Malta. It will be Pope Benedict’s first visit to Malta.

Mass on the Granaries in Floriana will be the highlight of the visit which will be held to mark the 1950th anniversary of the arrival of St Paul in Malta.

Pope John Paul II had visited Malta twice – in 1990 and in 2001, the latter for the beatification ceremony of three Maltese.