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On this day: Benedict XVI in Spain

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On this day, Pope Benedict XVI is continuing his Apostolic Journey to Madrid on the occasion of the 26th World Youth Day.

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7:30 a.m. Private Mass in the Chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature in Madrid.

10 a.m. Courtesy Visit with Their Majesties King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at the Palacio de la Zarzuela.

11:30 a.m. Meeting with young women religious in the Courtyard of the Kings at San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

12:00. Meeting with young university professors in the Basilica de San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

1:45 p.m. Lunch with young people in the Room of the Ambassadors at the Apostolic Nunciature.

5:30 p.m. Official meeting with the Prime Minister, José Luis Rodr'guez Zapatero, in the Apostolic Nunciature.

7:30 p.m. Way of the Cross with young people in the Plaza de Cibeles.

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