'Like Paul, Benedict XVI will come among us to strengthen us in the Faith that the Apostle has given us.' With these words the Archbishop of Malta, Monsignor Paul Cremona and Bishop of Gozo, Monsignor Mario Grech, spoke to the Maltese people of the visit that the Holy Father will make to the island on the upcoming Saturday and Sunday, which was presented today at the Holy See Press Office by Father Federico Lombardi. The visit is being made in honor of the 1950th anniversary of the shipwreck of St. Paul on the island. John Paul II visited Malta in 1990 and 2001, completing the pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Paul which brought him to Athens and Damascus. Benedict XVI departs on Saturday afternoon a ...
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