Special Celebrations in 1996

Date	Celebration
1995.12.25 – 1996.01.01	Christmas Octave 1995 Christmas Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 1995” (1995.12.25)
1996.02.05 – 1996.02.06	Apostolic Journey to Guatemala Guatemala papal journey Catedral Primada Metropolitana de Santiago, Ciudad de Guatemala Basílica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas, Esquipulas
1996.02.07	Apostolic Journey to Nicaragua Nicaragua papal journey Catedral Metropolitana de la Purísima Concepción, Managua
1996.02.08 – 1996.02.09	Apostolic Journey to El Salvador El Salvador papal journey Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Salvador, San Salvador
1996.02.09 – 1996.02.11	Apostolic Journey to Venezuela papal journey Venezuela Basílica Menor Santuario Nacional Nuestra Señora de Coromoto, Quebrada de la Virgen
1996.02.11	World Day of the Sick 1996 sick Pope John Paul II, Message For the 4ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (1996) (1995.10.11)
1996.02.21 – 1996.04.04	Lent 1996 Lent
1996.03.30	Pastoral Visit to the Archdiocese of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino papal journey in Italy
1996.03.31	World Youth Day 1996 youth Pope John Paul II, Message For the 11ᵗʰ World Youth Day (1996) (1995.11.26)
1996.04.04 – 1996.04.07	Triduum 1996 Triduum Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 1996” (1996.04.07)
1996.04.14	Apostolic Journey to Tunisia papal journey Tunisia Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Paul et Sainte-Olive, Tunis
1996.05.04 – 1996.05.05	Pastoral Visit to Como papal journey in Italy Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Como
1996.05.17 – 1996.05.19	Apostolic Journey to Slovenia papal journey Slovenia Stolnica sv. Nikolaja, Ljubljana Slovensko Marijino narodno svetišče Bazilika Marije Pomagaj, Brezje Stolnica sv. Janeza Krstnika, Maribor
1996.06.21 – 1996.06.23	Apostolic Journey to Germany Germany papal journey Dom Ss. Maria, Liborius und Kilian, Paderborn Kathedral-Basilika St. Hedwig, Berlin
1996.07.19 – 1996.08.04	Summer Olympic Games 1996 (Atlanta, USA) sports USA
1996.08.18 – 1996.08.22	12ᵗʰ International Mariological and 19ᵗʰ Marian Congress (Czestochowa) Marian Congress Mary
1996.09.06 – 1996.09.07	Apostolic Journey to Hungary Hungary papal journey Szent Márton Bazilika, Pannonhalma Mennyekbe Fölvett Boldogságos Szűz Mária székesegyház, Győr
1996.09.19 – 1996.09.22	Apostolic Journey to France France papal journey Basilique Saint-Louis-Marie-Grignon-de-Montfort, Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre Basilique Sainte-Anne d’Auray, Sainte-Anne-d’Auray Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours, Tours Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Reims
1996.09.27	World Tourism Day 1996 tourism
1996.10.16	World Food Day 1996 food Pope John Paul II, Message For the 16ᵗʰ World Food Day (1996) (1996.10.15)
1996.10.20	World Mission Sunday 1996 mission Pope John Paul II, Message For World Day for Missions 1996 (1996.05.28)
1996.12.25 – 1997.01.01	Christmas Octave 1996 Christmas Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 1996” (1996.12.25)

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