Can Tim Drake Keep Up?
This weekend the Pope's jetting off to the Liguori region of Italy for a pastoral visit to Savona & Genoa. While there, he'll celebrate mass of course. He'll also meet with sick children and their families, youth, consecrated men and women, and the bishops of the region. Also scheduled: visits to two Marian shrines: Our Lady of Mercy in Savona and Our Lady of the Watch in Genoa. The former commemorates the appearance of Our Lady to a Shepherd, Bl. Antonio Botta, in 1536. At the time, the cities of Savona & Genoa were at war, and Our Lady urged both sides to practice "mercy, not justice." You can read the entire program for the weekend here.
The Vatican also recently confirmed the Pope will travel to Paris in September, followed by a visit to Lourdes in honor of the 150th anniversary of the apparitions there. For someone who says he's too old to travel much and must conserve his energy, the Holy Father gets around.
-Rebecca Teti
Not only can I not keep up, but that wasn't the original plan. Such a schedule would not only be harmful to my health, but probably also to my family.
I won't be following Pope Benedict around like a Catholic groupie. My assignment was limited to the Pope's trip to America, and his trip to Australia.
Posted by: Tim Drake | May 15, 2008 at 09:19 AM
Oh, a slacker eh?
Posted by: Zaccheus Treed | May 15, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Seems to be other reporters are having the same issue. Must be his Holiness' red shoes. Plus a bit of springtime infusion from the Holy Spirit.
Posted by: Michelle | May 15, 2008 at 06:50 PM