Pope Benedict due in Brazil
Wed, 02 May 2007

The Vatican spokesman Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi says Pope Benedict XVI will travel to Brazil to open a strategizing session with Latin American bishops.

The May 9-13 visit begins with a string of pastoral events in Sao Paulo, where the pope is going to meet young people and canonize the first Brazilian-born saint.

He will inaugurate the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean, celebrating Mass and delivering a major speech to participants. the rest

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