Official visit of His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican’s Secretary of State
August 13th
Location: Nicolau Lobato International Airport
14h20: Arrival of His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican’s Secretary of State
Location: Tasi-Tolu
17h30: Visit to the statue of Pope John Paul II
Location: Major Seminary, Fatumeta, Dili
18:30: Mass with seminarians
August 14
Location: Government Palace
8:20 a.m. to 8:50 a.m.: Guard of Honour to His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican’s Secretary of State
9:10 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.: Bilateral meeting of delegations of Timor-Leste and Vatican
9h45a.m.-10h35a.m. - Signature of Agreement establishing the legal framework for relations between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, with the Holy See and the Catholic Church, followed by a press conference
Location: National Parliament
10h55-11h15: Courtesy call with the President of Parliament, Vicente Guterres
Location: Presidential Palace
11h30-12h30: courtesy meeting with the President, His Excellency Taur Matan Ruak
17h15-17h35: Guided tour to the Archives and Museum of the Resistance
Location: Dili Cathedral
18h00-19h35: Mass with the local community
Location: Palácio Lahane
20h00-22h30: Official Dinner with the Prime Minister, Rui Maria de Araújo
August 15
Location: Tasi-Tolu
9h00-13h00: Eucharistic celebration of the 500th anniversary of the evangelization of the Timorese people, celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, assisted by the President of the Episcopal Conference, Bishop of Baucau and Apostolic Administrator of the Dili Diocese, Bishop Basilio do Nascimento, and the Bishop of the Diocese of Maliana, D. Norberto Amaral
