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VISIT TO PRESIDENT LULA AND MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE

VATICAN CITY, MAY 10, 2007 (VIS) - The Pope began the second day of his
apostolic trip to Brazil by celebrating a private Mass in the chapel of the
monastery of Sao Bento in the city of Sao Paulo.

At 10.30 a.m. (3.30 p.m.) in Rome, he will pay a courtesy visit to Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva, president of the Federal Republic of Brazil, in the "Palacio dos
Bandeirantes," official residence of the governor of the State of Sao Paulo.
The name of the palace comes from the groups of explorers, known as
Bandeirantes, who in the 17th and 18th centuries penetrated the forests and the
new territories of Latin America in search of gold and diamonds.

Returning to the monastery of Sao Bento, the Holy Father will meet with
representatives from other Christian confessions and other religions present in
Brazil.

Benedict XVI will then lunch at the monastery in the company of members of his
entourage and of Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha of Mariana, Archbishop Luiz
Soares Vieira of Manaus, and Bishop Dimas Lara Barbosa, auxiliary of Sao
Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, respectively president, vice-president and
secretary general of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil.

In the afternoon, the Pope is scheduled to meet with thousands of young people
in the "Paulo Machado de Carvalho" municipal stadium of Pacaembu, after which
he will return to the monastery of Sao Bento to dine and spend the night.
PV-BRAZIL/.../SAO PAULOVIS 070510 (250)

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