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POPE TO RETURN TO CASTELGANDOLFO THIS EVENING

VATICAN CITY, JUL 27, 2007 (VIS) - Yesterday morning, the Pope bid farewell to
the civil and military authorities of Lorenzago di Cadore, Italy, where he has
been spending an 18-day-long holiday (from July 9 to July 27). This evening, he
is due to travel to his summer residence at Castelgandolfo.

The meeting, which took place in the garden of the chalet where Benedict XVI
has been staying, was also attended by mayors from the 22 villages which make
up the community of Cadore.

"At the end of these two weeks spent in the beautiful land of the Dolomites, I
can only give a heartfelt thank-you to each and every one of you for your
service and commitment," said the Holy Father.

"Your silent, discreet and competent presence, night and day," he continued,
"gave me the opportunity to enjoy an unforgettable period of relaxation, a rest
for the body and the soul. In the Book of Psalms we read: 'Your goodness, Lord,
surrounds me like the eternal mountains.' And we are surrounded by this divine
goodness, visible in the beauty of the mountains. However, throughout this
period I have been especially surrounded by human goodness, by your goodness
which has accompanied me always.

"You have been real 'guardian angels' to me," the Pope added, "invisible,
silent, but ever present and willing; and your presence over all these days
remains in my memory."

Pope Benedict will return this evening to the pontifical residence of
Castelgandolfo, just south of Rome. There he will spend the rest of the summer,
save for his pilgrimage to the Italian shrine of Loreto on September 1 and 2,
and his apostolic trip to Austria from September 7 to 9.
AC/FAREWELL/LORENZAGO DI CADOREVIS 070727 (300)

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