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Concert for Pope Benedict XVI. A concert was held on Saturday afternoon in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo to offer a musical tribute to Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of …More
Concert for Pope Benedict XVI.

A concert was held on Saturday afternoon in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo to offer a musical tribute to Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of his 60 years as a priest. It was celebrated by a delegation from Traunstein, a town in southern Bavaria where the Pope celebrated his first Mass on July 8, 1951. The Pope was also placed in the town of Traunstein's ring of honor, a special award established in 1969 for those people whose work has contributed to benefit the local community. The Pope said Bavaria would not be Bavaria without its music and poetry, and without the comfort and warmth and happiness, that was experienced. He said that we all hope and pray Bavaria stays as ...