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.
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