Pope traveling to northern Italy
Reuters - Sat Apr 21, 3:37 PM ET
Pope Benedict XVI leads a mass in Vigevano, northern Italy, April 21, 2007. The 80-year-old pontiff is in northern Italy for a two-day Pastoral visit to Vigevano and Pavia. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY)
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AP via Yahoo! News
Fri Apr 20, 9:06 PM ET
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI is traveling to northern Italy for a weekend pilgrimage that will take him to the tomb of St. Augustine, the 5th century theologian who is particularly dear to him.
Benedict is scheduled to celebrate Mass on Saturday afternoon in Vigevano, southwest of Milan, and then on Sunday in Pavia, where the remains of St. Augustine lie in the basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro.
During the trip, the pontiff is expected to visit a local hospital and deliver a speech on culture at Pavia's university.
St. Augustine, who lived from 354-430, had a tremendous impact on Christianity and his writings — among them "City of God" and "Confessions" — are considered by many to be the foundations of western theology.
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