Stories filed earlier today on the preceding page:
Awaiting the Holy Father's visit to Oies - Includes an interview with Fr. Lombardi about the significance
of this visit; and the Vatican's brief biography of St. Joseph of Oies when he was canonized by John Paul II in 2003.
THE HOLY FATHER
VISITS OIES
The Holy Father arrived in Oies a little after 5 p.m., according to ANSA. There was a crowd of more than 4,000 waiting for him. Most of them had come up the mountain by foot.
He walked between two wings of welcomers towards the natal house of St. Joseph Freinademetz, greeting as many of the faithful as he could.
Sky-TV in Italy covered the event. Here's a videoclip of the Holy Father's arrival and his visit inside the saint's house.
video.sky.it/videoportale/index.shtml?videoID=1704118580
The Pope was expected to be in Oies at least an hour, including a prayer and remarks to the faithful inside a nearby church.
Lella reports on her blog that, in the Church, according to Sky-TV's Stefano Maria Paci, the Pope improvised a prayer to St. Joseph of Oies, and in his remarks, he spoke about China and the fact that no people should be afraid to embrace Catholicism which has no intention but to spread the message of Christ.
Here are the first news agency photos on Yahoo's service:
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