March 16, 2013: The Vatican has announced on Saturday Pope Francis’s engagements for
17-24 March 2013. Pope Francis will begin his first Sunday with the Holy Mass at 10:00
am in St. Anne Church in the Vatican. At 12:00, the Pope will say the Angelus from
his Studio window. On Monday March 18 Pope will meet with the President of the
Republic of Argentina.
On Tuesday March 19 at 9:30 in St. Peter's Square,
Pope Francis will inaugurate his Petrine Ministry with the Holy Mass. At the end of
the Eucharistic celebration, he will receive the greeting of the Heads of official
Delegations, before the Altar of the Confession.
Wednesday March 20, the Pope
will give an audience to the delegations of fraternal delegates in the Clementine
Hall. On March 22, Pope Francis has granted audience to the Diplomatic Corps accredited
to the Holy See. On Saturday March 23, the Pope will meet with Pope emeritus Benedict
XVI in Castel Gandolfo. On Sunday March 24, Pope Francis will celebrate the Palm Sunday
Mass in Peter's Square. At 12:00, he will say the Angelus with the People.