A day in the life

After Mass this morning, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, visited his old office at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Later, he broke the seal on the Papal Apartments.

He had lunch at Domus Sanctae Marthae with some members of the Curia, deciding about some of his engagements for the days ahead:

• Friday: meeting with all the Cardinals still in Rome
• Saturday: holding a press conference
• Sunday: presiding at his Inaugural Mass at 10 a.m. (Rome time)
• Monday: receiving official delegations (UPDATE - this was later changed to after Mass on Sunday, with a visit to the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls to take place on Monday)

In the afternoon, he went back to his old apartment (getting ready for the move).

For the moment, the Holy Father has decided to stay in his quarters at Domus Sanctae Marthae.