Shepherd One arrived safely at 10:45 local time this morning at Rome's Ciampino Air Force Base 30 kilometers south-east of Rome. From there he travelled by car to the Vatican.
As is customary when the Holy Father travels, a series of telegrams were dispatched to various Heads of State at the moment of his departure from JFK International Airport and as he travelled over airspace in Canada and Ireland prior to arriving in Rome.
- Telegram addressed to the President of the United States of America as the Allitalia flight bearing the Holy Father and his entourage departed from JFK International Airport (8:30 pm EDT)
- Telegrams addressed to the Governor General of Canada, the President of Ireland and the President of the Republic of France as the Holy Father travelled through the airspace of their respective countries, and to the President of the Republic of Italy signifying His Holiness' return at the completion of the Apostolic journey to the United States of America
The visit of the Holy Father from the USA was big news indeed. Some of those who were most skeptical about his intentions were surprised to meet a man who celebrates with great jubliation and finds quiet moments for compassion and understanding toward those who are in pain.
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Just a word of thanks to you for posting Pope Benedict's journey and activities this past week. I was unable to follow most of it during the week but was able to catch up with the news on the week-end thanks to your blog entries.
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