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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com)(-ONLY VIDEO-) After celebrating Mass at Guanajuato's Bicentennial Park, the Pope blessed 91 replicas of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of Mexico. The copies of 'Our Lady' will be sent to different Dioceses throughout Mexico. ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com) The Pope celebrated his first Mass in Mexico, at Guanajuato's Bicentennial Park. Along with Mexican bishops, thousands of people gathered there to take part in the historic Mass. During his Homily, Benedict XVI called on people to pray and ask God for a “pure heart.”Benedict XVI“This
exclamation shows us how profoundly we must prepare to celebrate next
week the great mystery of the passion, death and resurrection of the
Lord. It also helps us to l ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com)(-ONLY VIDEO-) The Pope was welcomed by roughly 500,000 people as he made his way through Leon's Bicentennial Park to celebrate Mass. As he greeted the crowd , the Pope bore a traditional Mexican hat, known as 'sombrero.' This will be the first Mass the Pope celebrates in Mexico. The monument of “Christ the King,” which honors, Mexican martyrs who fought for religious freedom in the 1920's will be in the background. ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com)(-ONLY VIDEO-) On Sunday, the Pope boarded a helicopter as he made his way to Guanajuato's “Cubilete Hill.” The mountain holds a historic 72 foot statue of Christ, which honors the thousands of Mexican martyrs, known as 'Cristeros,'
who died while fighting for religious freedom in the 1920's. Thousands
of people greeted the Pope on the hill, as they waited to celebrate
Mass. ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com) The Pope's flight from Mexico to Cuba will be four hours long. Once he arrives to the airport in the city of Santiago de Cuba he'll be greeted by president Raul Castro. Then, a group of Cuban children will give Benedict XVI a flower arrangement as a welcoming gift. The Pope will be received with full military honors which includes, firing 21 shots into the air. Afterward, Benedict XVI will meet in private with president Raul Castro for a few minutes. Once that brief ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com) On
the second day of his visit to Mexico, Benedict XVI met with local
children in Leon, located in the state of Guanajuato. He met with them
in the town square called the 'Plaza of Peace', telling them that they
could “count on the help of Christ and his Church”.Pope's full text below:Dear Young People,I
am happy to be able to meet with you and to see your smiling faces as
you fill this beautiful square. You have a very special place in the
Pope’ ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com)
Benedict XVI met with local Mexican children during his visit to the
city of Leon. The pope had previously denounced the violence that has
spread through Mexico.He used this meeting with the children to express his closeness to the nation's youth.Benedict XVI
“You have a very special place in the Pope's heart. I would like all
the children of Mexico to know this, especially those who have to bear
the burden of suffering, abandonment, violence or hunger, which i ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-)
The streets of Leon, Mexico were lined with people as they awaited the
arrival of Benedict XVI. Also there to receive the pope was a local
mariachi band located on the steps of the University of Guanajuato.While
inside the building known as the house of Conde Rul, the president of
Mexico and his family awaited the pope for a private meeting. ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 25, 2012. (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-)
During a large ceremony in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, the mayor
of the city of Leon presented Benedict XVI with the keys to the city. ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 24, 2012. (Romereports.com)(-ONLY VIDEO-) For about 20 miles, the Pope passed through the streets of Leon in his Popemobile, as he made his way to Guanajuato's Miraflores College.Roughly 700,000 people filled the streets to greet the Pope and welcome him to Mexico. This is Benedict XVI's first visit to the country. John Paul II visited Mexico, five times. ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 24, 2012. (Romereports.com)
About 3,000 people waited for the Pope as he arrived in Mexico for the
very first time. The crowd cheered him on, by saying “Benedict, our
brother, you're already Mexican,” and “Mexico always loyal.” Once the Pope walked got off the plane, he was greeted by Mexico's president Felipe Calderon and his wife, Margarita Zavala. The Archbishop of Leon, Jose Guadalupe Marin Rabago, was also there. Then a group of children, wearing traditional Mexican clot ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 24, 2012. (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-)
Upon arrival in Guanajuato, Mexico, the pope was greeted by President
Felipe Calderón as well as bishops from across Latin America. Benedict
XVI noted that “nobody is excluded on account of their origin or belief
from this mission of the Church”.He also mentioned that he would
be praying for those “who suffer because of old and new rivalries,
resentments and all forms of violence”.Full Text:Mister President,Your Eminences,Dear ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 24, 2012. (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) Benedict arrived at the airport in Guanajuato, Mexico at 4 pm local time, after a fourteen hour flight from Rome, Italy.He
was welcomed by the President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, his wife
Margarita Zavala, and the Archbishop José Guadalupe Martín Rábago of
Leon, Mexico. During the welcoming ceremony, a goup of children
presented the pope with a gift. There were also hundreds of onlookers
present to greet the pope. ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 23, 2012. (Romereports.com) During the flight to Mexico, Benedict XVI held a brief press conference with reporters who're traveling with him on the Papal plane. He talked about the fond memories he has of John Paul II's travels to Mexico and Cuba. He also said that he wants to follow his predecessors footsteps in these two visits. When asked about the situation in Cuba, Benedict XVI said the Church has always sided with freedom of conscience and freedom of religion. Given
the problems of drug ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 23, 2012. (Romereports.com) Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu
serves as the Vatican's Deputy Secretary of State, meaning he's the
number three, so to speak, at the Vatican. He's also one of the few
people who is traveling with the Pope during his trip to Mexico and
Cuba. In fact, up until a few months ago, he was the nuncio in Cuba, so
he knows the area and the people quite well. Msgr. Giovanni BecciuDeputy Vatican Secretariat of State“The
people of Latin America should recognize this tr ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 23, 2012. (Romereports.com)
The Pope is now on his way to Latin America. Before boarding the plane,
Benedict XVI walked with the support of a black cane on his right hand.
Apparently it's the first time he's used a cane in public. The
Pope began using a cane a couple of months ago, in private. Vatican
officials were quick to point out that the Pope decided to use a cane to
feel more secure, not because of a medical condition. The Pope then made his way up the plane's stairway without the ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 23, 2012. (Romereports.com) On the morning of Friday March 23, the pope will depart from Rome's Fiumicino Airport on a 14 hour flight to Leon, Mexico.It's the beginning of his week long journey that will also include a visit to the island of Cuba. ROME REPORTS will be following the pope on his different meetings and encounters with the Mexican and Cuban people. Upon arrival in Mexico, he will be greeted by the Mexican President Felipe Calderón along with a local Mariachi band. Then in Cuba, he will be gre ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 23, 2012. (Romereports.com) To arrive in Mexico, Benedict XVI will travel for 14 hours on a plane like this one. As in every trip, key Vatican officials will travel along with the Pope on that plane. It will be a Boeing 777 Alitalia plane with 116 people on board. Twenty six of them will be the Vatican officials. The other 90, are international journalists. Five cardinals
will be with the Pope during this trip, including Secretary of State
Tarcisio Bertone and Javier Lozano Barragan. Also there ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 23, 2012. (Romereports.com) Earlier this morning the Pope left the Vatican, Now, he's on the Papal plane on his way to Mexico. He was taken by helicopter to Rome's Fiumicino airport, where boarded a flight that took off at 9 30 this morning for a 14 hour flight. It was just over three months ago, on December 12th, that the Pope announced he would visit both Mexico and Cuba for an apostolic visit. In each country, he's expected to be welcomed by hundreds of thousands of people. In Me ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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March 22, 2012. (Romereports.com) The
Pope will soon arrive to Mexico. Even though the visit will be short,
it will be full of highlights. As a preview, here's a list of five key
points.John Paul II visited Mexico fives times, but this will be
the first visit for Benedict XVI. Once he arrives to the airport of
Guanajuanto, in the city of Leon, he'll be received with military honors
and of course with upbeat Mariachi music in the background. Javier AlatorreTV Azteca“Guanajuato
is a beautiful ROMEREPORTS.COM (View | Pope in Mexico & Cuba) |
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