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On the Trip to Austria"Above All It Was a Pilgrimage" VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 12, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in St. Peter's Square. The Holy Father reflected on his recent pastoral visit to Austria. * * * Dear brothers and sisters, Today I intend to focus on the pastoral visit that I had the joy of making a few days ago to Austria, a country that is especially familiar to me, because it borders my native land and because of the numerous contacts that I have always had...

VATICAN - AUSTRIAPope: In Mariazell, the pilgrim’s restless heart finds Christ, the TruthBenedict XVI urges Christians to witness Christ, the Truth and love, in the midst of men and women of all religions and the “West” indifferent to the truth and in crises. Science without God, a“threat for humanity”. The God-Child and the crucified God are truth and love without intolerance. The Commandments, our sustenance in the face of the challenges of our times. Mariazell (AsiaNews) – Leaning on a pilgrims stick, the pope enters the gothic portal of the Mariazell sanctuary, in the heart of Austria (Stiria). After receiving...