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Benedict XVI receives president of Saxony. Pope Benedict XVI received the Minister President of the Free State of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich, on Friday morning at the Vatican, ahead of an evening concert …More
Benedict XVI receives president of Saxony.

Pope Benedict XVI received the Minister President of the Free State of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich, on Friday morning at the Vatican, ahead of an evening concert in the Paul VI Hall. In honour of the Holy Father's 85th birthday, the concert closes the cycle of birthday festivities for this year. The program is Mendelssohn's Symphony no. 2 in B flat major - Opus 52 -- performed by the orchestra of the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. Among the well-wishes wishes for the Pope for his birthday, were those of the U.S. president, Barack Obama. Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti, brought his birthday greetings in person, on his recent visit to the Vatican.