Pope Benedict XVI has begun the first trip of his papacy by heading to the southern Italian city of Bari.
Benedict follows in the footsteps of the late John Paul II, the most travelled pope in history, but his first visit will only last three hours.
He will celebrate an open air Mass, which is expected to attract crowds of more than 100,000 people in the city on the Adriatic coast.
The Pope's first foreign trip is set to be to Germany, for World Youth Day.
Read the complete article Benedict XVI on first papal visit from BBC NEWS.
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