That Christians who work in areas where the conditions of the poor, weak, women, and children are most tragic, may be signs of hope, thanks to their courageous testimony to the Gospel of solidarity and love.
I knew it was just a matter of time...
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St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy
We have the prized "Green Tickets", while not impressing any of the guards, has nonetheless moved us in front of and past about 30,000 people already seated and waiting; to be where we are now - w/in 100 ft. of where he'll be sitting. 
This thanks to the special relationship the lady in this photo (who Courtney knows, and works at the Indianapolis Archdiocese) has with the monseigneur in this photo.
With about 15 min. to go, they are reading Ps. 129 over the loudspeakers (so far in 3 languages), which the Pope will be commenting on. Here's a link to a transcript of his comments.
Added 10/23: Here are some photos, showing how close we were:
After hitting the internet cafe and blogging the morning's activities (blogging being the best bargain in Italy so far, at only $2 for 30 min!), we found the place to pick up our tickets to the papal audience tomorrow, where we (along with 49,996 of his closest friends, as John is fond of saying) will vist with the Pope for a few minutes.
Before dinner we picked up a bag full of "religious articles" to be blessed by "Papa Bene" and given to catholic friends back home.
On the way back to the villa, we stopped for a nice dinner, with a Gelato afterwards.
More Italian words I have learned:
