Popemobile cruises in Mexico

Holy Father arrives as 'pilgrim of faith, of hope, and of love' 

Pope Benedict XVI, wearing a sombrero, arrives to celebrate Mass at Bicentennial Park in Silao, Mexico, March 25. CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano

The B.C. Catholic will have ongoing coverage of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Mexico and Cuba. Here's an account of the Pope's arrival in Mexico from Francis X. Rocca:

Arriving in Mexico on his second papal visit to Latin America March 23, Pope Benedict XVI said he came as a "pilgrim of faith, of hope, and of love," promoting the cause of religious freedom, social progress and the Catholic Church's charitable works.  

Bells tolled and the assembled crowd cheered as Pope Benedict XVI appeared through the door of his Alitalia plane at Guanajuato Internal Airport in central Mexico. He was greeted by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and other dignitaries, including Archbishop Jose Martin Rabago of Leon and Archbishop Carlos Aguilar Retes of Tlalnepantla, president of the Mexican bishops' conference and the Latin American bishops' council, CELAM.

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