Special Celebrations in 1997

Date	Celebration
1996.12.25 – 1997.01.01	Christmas Octave 1996 Christmas Blessed Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 1996” (1996.12.25)
1997.02.02	World Day for Consecrated Life 1997 religious Blessed Pope John Paul II, Message “For the 1st Day of Consecrated Life (1997)” (1997.01.06)
1997.02.11	World Day of the Sick 1997 sick Blessed Pope John Paul II, Message “For the 5th World Day of the Sick (1997)” (1996.10.18)
1997.02.12 – 1997.03.27	Lent 1997 Lent
1997.03.27 – 1997.03.30	Triduum 1997 Triduum
1997.04.12 – 1997.04.13	Apostolic Journey to Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina papal journey Katedrala Srca Isusova, Sarajevo
1997.04.25 – 1997.04.27	Apostolic Journey to the Czech Republic Czech Republic papal journey Bazilika sv. Markéty, Praha Katedrála sv. Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha, Praha
1997.05.10 – 1997.05.11	Apostolic Journey to Lebanon Lebanon papal journey Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Liban, Harissa
1997.05.25 – 1997.06.01	46th International Eucharistic Congress (Wrocław, Poland) Eucharistic Congress
1997.05.31 – 1997.06.10	Apostolic Journey to Poland papal journey Poland Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela, Wrocław Katedra Wniebowzięcia NMP, Gorzów Wielkopolski Chiesa dei Primi Martiri Polacchi, Gorzów Wielkopolski Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP i św. Wojciecha, Gniezno Bazylika Jasnogórska Wniebowzięcia NMP, Częstochowa Bazylika Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków-Łagiewniki Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Stanisława Biskupa i męczennika i św. Wacława, Kraków
1997.08.19 – 1997.08.24	World Youth Day 1997 (Paris) France papal journey youth Blessed Pope John Paul II, Message “For the 12th World Youth Day (1997, Paris)” (1996.08.15) Cathédrale de la Résurrection et Saint-Corbinien, Évry Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, Paris
1997.09.27	World Tourism Day 1997 tourism
1997.09.27 – 1997.09.28	Pastoral Visit to Bologna, 23rd Italian National Eucharistic Congress Eucharistic Congress papal journey in Italy Basilica di S. Petronio, Bologna Cattedrale Metroplitana di S. Pietro Apostolo, Bologna
1997.10.02 – 1997.10.05	Apostolic Journey to Rio de Janeiro, 2nd World Meeting for Families Brazil family papal journey Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião, Rio de Janeiro
1997.10.04 – 1997.10.05	2nd World Meeting of Families (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazil family
1997.10.16	World Food Day 1997 food Blessed Pope John Paul II, Message “For the 17th World Food Day (1997)” (1997.10.16)
1997.10.19	World Mission Sunday 1997 mission Blessed Pope John Paul II, Message “For World Day for Missions 1997” (1997.05.18)
1997.11.16 – 1997.12.12	Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops North America South America synod Synod of Bishops, Lineamenta Encounter with the Living Jesus Christ: the Way to Conversion, Communion and Solidarity in America “Special Assembly for America - 1997” (1996.08.01) Synod of Bishops, Instrumentum laboris Encounter with the Living Jesus Christ: the Way to Conversion, Communion and Solidarity in America “Special Assembly for America - 1997” (1997.09.10) Blessed Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation The Church in America / Ecclesia in America On the encounter of the living Jesus Christ: the Way to conversion, communion and solidarity in America (1999.01.22) Blessed Pope John Paul II, Speech “To the participants in the 9th meeting of the Post-Synodal Council of the General Secretariat for the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops” (2004.11.05)
1997.12.25 – 1998.01.01	Christmas Octave 1997 Christmas Blessed Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 1997” (1997.12.25)

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