30,000 to attend Pope's Mass
POPE Benedict XVI made a pilgrimage to a famous shrine to the Virgin Mary today, where he planned to celebrate the 850th anniversary of its founding with an open-air Mass for more than 30,000 people and make a case that faith is still a force for good in Europe.
The Pope was taken by car to Mariazell, about 90 miles south-west of Vienna, after more poor weather on the second day of his Austria visit prompted organisers to cancel plans to bring him there by army helicopter.
The Archdiocese of Vienna said 33,000 believers had tickets for the event, and that scores from Eastern Europe - including 70 bishops - were among the crowd.
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