quarta-feira, 12 de maio de 2010

Pope Benedict in Portugal: Pictures



Pope Benedict XVI (L) greets the crowd at an open-air mass in the 
Terreiro do Paso in Lisbon on May 11, 2010. Tens of thousands of 
families, teenagers and the elderly gathered in the Portuguese capital 
to greet the 83-year-old pontiff, and in many cases offer support to the
 Catholic leader as he battles the Church's biggest crisis in decades.   Faithful attend the recitation of the Holy 
Rosary ...

Faithful attend the recitation of the Holy Rosary and the candles procession, on the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's visit, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima, Portugal, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The Pope arrived Tuesday for a four-day visit to Portugal.
(AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)

Pope Benedict XVI waves at the end of a 
mass ... 

Pope Benedict XVI waves at the end of a mass at Terreiro do Paco in Lisbon, May 11, 2010
REUTERS/Hugo Correia

Terrifying problems coming from within ...

Terrifying problems coming from within ...

Pope Benedict XVI, center, celebrates an 
open ...

Pope Benedict XVI, center, celebrates an open air mass at Lisbon's Terreiro do Paco square Tuesday, May 11 2010. The Pope arrived Tuesday for a four-day visit to Portugal.
(AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Terrifying problems coming from within ...

Pope Benedict XVI gestures as he arrives at
 Lisbon's ...

Pope 
Benedict XVI celebrates an open mass at ...

Pope Benedict XVI

A priest, left, and an altar boy, right, are seen reflected on the box carrying the communion during a mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at the Terreiro do Paco square in Lisbon on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. 
(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Pope Benedict XVI greets a young boy as he 
arrives ...

Pope Benedict XVI greets a young boy as he arrives at Lisbon's Terreiro do Paco square to celebrate an open mass Tuesday, May 11 2010. The Pope arrived Tuesday for a four-day visit to Portugal.
(AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Nuns watch  on a big screen as Pope 
Benedict ...


Two women pray during mass celebrated by 
Pope ...

Portuguese 
First Lady Maria Cavaco Silva kneels ...

Pope 
Benedict XVI celebrates a mass at the Terreiro ...

Pope Benedict XVI holds the host as he 
celebrates ...

A girl 
leaves the altar after receiving the communion ...

People attend an outdoor mass by Pope 
Benedict ...

People attend an outdoor mass by Pope Benedict XVI at the Terreiro do Paco in Lisbon May 11, 2010.
REUTERS/Nacho Doce (PORTUGAL - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS SOCIETY)

Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a mass at the
 Terreiro ...

Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a mass at the Terreiro do Paco in Lisbon May 11, 2010.
REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (PORTUGAL - Tags: RELIGION)

Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a mass at the
 Terreiro ...

Pope Benedict 
XVI arrives for a mass at the Terreiro ...fonte:sancte pater