Southern Cross Pilgrimage – in Italy

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On the last leg of their journey the Southern Cross Pilgrims travelled to Italy and visited Giovanni Rotundo, the place of Padre Pio and the monastery of Monte Cassino. Their final Mass was celebrated at the tomb of St Peter’s basilica.

Archbishop Brislin at the 15th station -- the Resurrection - of the Via Crucis. — at San Giovanni Rotondo - Santuario Padre Pio (Puglia, Italy)
Archbishop Brislin at the 15th station — the Resurrection – of the Via Crucis. — at San Giovanni Rotondo – Santuario Padre Pio (Puglia, Italy)
Jennifer Fawkes walks past the tomb of Padre Pio. The face is a wax mask of the saint. — with Jennifer Fawkes at San Giovanni Rotondo - Santuario Padre Pio (Puglia, Italy).
Jennifer Fawkes walks past the tomb of Padre Pio. The face is a wax mask of the saint. — with Jennifer Fawkes at San Giovanni Rotondo – Santuario Padre Pio (Puglia, Italy).
Bells and a large cross outside the Padre Pio Pilgrimage church. — at San Giovanni Rotondo - Santuario Padre Pio (Puglia, Italy).
Bells and a large cross outside the Padre Pio Pilgrimage church. — at San Giovanni Rotondo – Santuario Padre Pio (Puglia, Italy).
Shortly after arriving in Italy the group had Mass in the crypt of the basilica of the monastery of Monte Cassino, where St Benedict founded the Benedictine Order in 529.
Shortly after arriving in Italy the group had Mass in the crypt of the basilica of the monastery of Monte Cassino, where St Benedict founded the Benedictine Order in 529.
Archbishop Brislin preaches at Mass in the crypt of the basilica of the monastery of Monte Cassino. We were there a day after the 70th anniversary of the allies bombing the monastery in their battle against the Germans. — at Monte Cassino.
Archbishop Brislin preaches at Mass in the crypt of the basilica of the monastery of Monte Cassino. We were there a day after the 70th anniversary of the allies bombing the monastery in their battle against the Germans. — at Monte Cassino.

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