The Pope is scheduled to lead the Angelus prayer that day, maybe the only such public appearance of his 12-day vacation, which runs until July 20.
On Wednesday, the vacationing Pope spent more than seven hours in the heights of La Thuile. On his departure from the vacation chalet and on his return, the papal caravan of cars stopped briefly to let the Holy Father exchange greetings with Les Combes neighbors, who were waiting for him on the road.
Children crowded around the car and gave the Holy Father drawings they had made. Bishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, the Pope´s secretary, gave them candies in return.
