A little more on the Pope's visit to the earth quake zone.  I really like this photo because, for those of us who drive on the left as God intended (started in Rome by the Pope for the Holy Year of 1300) before Napoleon made everyone drive on the right, it looks like the Pope is driving himself which is vaguely amusing for those who are easily amused I suppose.

Also wanted to post the prayer the Pope said for victims which I think is lovely and could be used by anyone who has experienced a death:

We entrust our loved ones to you, Lord,
Knowing that you never take the lives of your faithful, but transform them,
And that at the moment the dwelling places of this our earthly exile are destroyed,
You prepare an eternal and immortal one for us in paradise.
Holy Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
Hear the cry of pain and of hope
That rises from this community harshly tried by the earthquake.
It is the silent cry of the blood of mothers, fathers, young people
And also innocent little ones that rises up from this land.
They have been snatched from the affection of their loved ones,
Welcome them all into your peace, Lord, who is God-with-us,
Who is the Love able to give life without end.
We need you and your strength
Because we feel small and fragile in the face of death;
Help us, we pray, because only your support
Can help us get up and, with trust, take each other's hands,
And start out again on the journey of life.
We ask you this through Jesus Christ, our savior,
In whom shines the hope of the blessed resurrection. Amen.