Pope Benedict XVI makes his first visit to the US this week.
During his visit the pope is aiming to renew the faith of American Catholics but also to touch on sensitive topics such as the Iraq war.
This is first papal visit since John Paul II stopped in St Louis in 1999.
Follow his trip with RTÉ News team coverage.
TUESDAY
US President George W Bush and first lady Laura Bush will meet Pope Benedict at Andrews Airforce Base outside of Washington DC.
WEDNESDAY
President Bush is hosting an official welcoming ceremony on the White House South Lawn.
Pope Benedict will meet privately with Mr Bush in the Oval Office and will also attend an East Room dinner in the evening. This will be only the second time a pontiff has visited the White House.
The Pope will also attend a private prayer service and meeting with the 350 bishops of the US at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Watch RTÉ's Washington Correspondent Robert Shortt's report on the Six One and Nine News
THURSDAY
Pope Benedict will celebrate Mass at Nationals Park baseball stadium for 48,000 people.
The Pope addresses the heads of the more than 200 Catholic colleges and universities in the US and superintendents from the 195 Catholic dioceses on the importance of Catholic education.
The address will be on the campus of The Catholic University of America.
FRIDAY
The Pope will travel to New York where he will deliver an address to the United Nations General Assembly.
The Vatican's envoy to the world body said the Pope's speech would focus on general issues of peace and human rights.
The UN visit will be the fourth by a pontiff.
Watch RTÉ's Religious & Social Affairs Correspondent Joe Little's reports from the UN on the Six One News
SATURDAY
Pope Benedict is to celebrate Mass for priests, deacons and members of religious orders in St Patrick's Cathedral.
The pope speaks at a rally and prayer service for youth and seminarians at St Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers.
SUNDAY
Pope Benedict will visit New York's Ground Zero. He will read a prayer, released by the Vatican, commemorating those who died or were injured in the 11 September 2001 attacks.
The Pope will also celebrate Mass at New York's Yankee Stadium.
Watch Joe Little's reports from the UN on the Six One and Nine News
