Local News: Pope Benedict XVI to visit Barcelona

     An article that was recently published in La Vanguardia discussed Barcelona's preparation for the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI on November 7th of this year. Catalan president Jose Montilla and Vatican secretary of state Tarcisio Bertone are both serving on the committee responsible for organizing the details of the Pope's visit to Barcelona. The two met to discuss government involvement in the visit. They discussed the positive relationship between the Catalan Generalitat and the Catholic Church. More details of the visit will be discussed at upcoming meetings. At the end of the recent meeting, Montilla gave Bertone, who is a big football fan, a jersey signed by FC Barcelona players!