Then, a private meeting between Benedict XVI and the President, and at the same time a meeting with the US Secretary of State, the Nuncio and the Ambassador of the Holy See to the USA. At 12 am, the Pope will go to the Nunciature for lunch with the 17 American cardinals (13 voters and 4 non voters), "we don’t know if all of them will be there", said the Vatican spokesman. In the afternoon, an address to the delegates of the Catholic charitable organisations and a meeting with the American Bishops Conference, with the 436 US bishops, and the Pope’s speech, which will be broadcast live on TV. April 17th will be the day of "Mass of the Holy Spirit", in the run-up to Pentecost, in the Stadium of Washington, which can seat up to about 45 thousand people. In the afternoon, a meeting with the Catholic university world, at the Catholic University of America, the Catholic university of the US Bishops Conference, where Benedict XVI will give a speech to the Catholic university world of the United States. "It will be a nation-wide meeting said Lombardi with 235 heads of Catholic universities and colleges, as well as the teaching bodies of 195 American dioceses". This will be followed by a meeting with the delegates of the other religions.” “
