Friday, July 20, 2007

Pope on holiday

Pope Benedict XVI on holiday at Mirabello castle in Lorenzago di Cadore, northern Italy. I read in the Catholic Herald that one of the policemen guarding him struck by lightening, he was completely uninjured.

The holy Father also met a 96 year old parish priest, the oldest active priest in Italy.











3 comments:

Dr. Peter H. Wright said...

Beautiful pictures of a beautiful man.
Dominus conservet eum.

Andrew said...

Apparently, he also met Pope John Paul I's brother. I wonder if he's the old gentleman in the photo?

Fr Ray Blake said...

The old gentleman is the 96 year old parish priest. He desrcibed the Pope as being like an Angel.

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