41. President Franjo Tudjman, Zagreb Archbishop Josip Bozanic and papal nuncio Giulio Einaudi were at the airport to greet the pope. 42. Small crowds throughout Salzburg, a center of European culture, came out to greet the pope on an overcast day. 43. The crowd that turned out to greet the pope was smaller than expected, but police provided no estimates. 44. The pilgrims greeted the pope joyfully as he rode in his popemobile to the Marian shrine in Marija Bistrica. 45. The pope was greeted at the airport with a military ceremony worthy of a state visit. 46. The pope was greeted by native singers and dancers at the Mass, the largest public gathering of the six-day trip that included Cameroon and South Africa. 47. The pope was greeted by President Bill Clinton. 48. The Roman Catholic church is arranging buses to take Gaza Christians hoping to greet the pope to the Mount of the Beatitudes. 49. Thousands of Mexicans will line the streets to greet the pope on his fourth visit. 50. Thousands of Mexicans line the streets to greet the pope. |