Vatican Channel report: Pope's Farewell to Spain: "See You Again in Madrid"
On Sunday evening, just before the farewell ceremony at Barcelona international airport, Benedict XVI briefly met Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. They talked about the success of the visit and the government's cooperation with the Church in preparation for World Youth Day in Madrid in August 2011. On leaving Spain, the Holy Father said goodbye to King Juan Carlos. "With God's help," he said, "we shall meet again in Madrid next year." In his address, Benedict XVI expressed his gratitude for "the hospitality and the peoples of this land, so close to my heart" and he recalled the "immense joy" he felt when he consecrated as a minor basilica the Sacred Family church in Barcelona. Still vivid in his memory was Santiago de Compostela. The Pope stressed that pilgrims that cross Europe to visit the tomb of the Apostle were very different but the Faith was the same.
http://www.youtube.com/vatican#p/a/u/2/XGAGyaSfS84
On Sunday evening, just before the farewell ceremony at Barcelona international airport, Benedict XVI briefly met Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. They talked about the success of the visit and the government's cooperation with the Church in preparation for World Youth Day in Madrid in August 2011. On leaving Spain, the Holy Father said goodbye to King Juan Carlos. "With God's help," he said, "we shall meet again in Madrid next year." In his address, Benedict XVI expressed his gratitude for "the hospitality and the peoples of this land, so close to my heart" and he recalled the "immense joy" he felt when he consecrated as a minor basilica the Sacred Family church in Barcelona. Still vivid in his memory was Santiago de Compostela. The Pope stressed that pilgrims that cross Europe to visit the tomb of the Apostle were very different but the Faith was the same.
http://www.youtube.com/vatican#p/a/u/2/XGAGyaSfS84
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