Special Celebrations in 1997

Date	Celebration
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)
1997.02.02	World Day for Consecrated Life 1997 religious 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 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 Presvetoga 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 Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Gorzów Wielkopolski Kościół Pierwszych Męczenników Polskich, Gorzów Wielkopolski Bazylika Prymasowska Wniebowzięcia NMP i św. Wojciecha, Gniezno Bazylika kolegiacka Wniebowzięcia NMP, Kalisz Bazylika Jasnogórska Wniebowzięcia NMP i Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego, Częstochowa Kościół Świętego Krzyża, Zakopane Sanktuarium Narodowe Matki Bożej Fatimskiej, Zakopane Kościół Najświętszej Rodziny, Zakopane Bazylika Matki Bożej, Ludźmierz Kaplica cudownego obrazu Jezusa Miłosiernego, Kraków Kościół św. Anny, Kraków Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Stanisława Biskupa i męczennika i św. Wacława, Kraków Bazylika św. Floriana, Kraków Sanktuarium św. Jana z Dukli, Dukla Kościół św. Piotra Apostoła i św. Jana z Dukli, Krosno
1997.08.19 – 1997.08.24	World Youth Day 1997 (Paris) France papal journey youth 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 de 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 San Petronio, Bologna Cattedrale Metroplitana di San 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 Pope John Paul II, Message For the 17ᵗʰ World Food Day (1997) (1997.10.16)
1997.10.19	World Mission Sunday 1997 mission 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 General Secretariat of the 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) General Secretariat of the 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) Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in America / The Church in America On the encounter of the living Jesus Christ: the Way to conversion, communion and solidarity in America (1999.01.22) 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 Pope John Paul II, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 1997” (1997.12.25)

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