Pope Benedict XVI greets reporters as he boards a plane to Benin, at Fiumicino international airport, near Rome, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI had his first meeting with Italy's new leader on the tarmac of Rome's airport just before taking off for a trip to Africa. Premier Mario Monti greeted the pope Friday morning as Benedict descended from the helicopter that brought him from the Vatican to Rome's airport. They chatted as they walked slowly across the tarmac to the pope's waiting plane. Benedict then took off for the west African nation of Benin for a three-day visit where he will speak of the role of the church in Africa. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
Catholics carrying umbrellas decorated with Pope Benedict XVI's image greeted him Nov. 18 as he embarked on his second trip to Africa, where he plans to outline the church's future for the continent with the fastest growing number of faithful.
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