VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul said on Wednesday
he was unable to express
the joy he felt in his heart for his historic pilgrimage to the Holy Land
last week, describing it
as an ``unforgettable experience.''
Looking remarkably in form after a grueling seven-day
schedule in Jordan, Israel and
Palestinian territories, the Pope told thousands of pilgrims crowded into
St Peter's Square for
his weekly audience that the trip for him was a return to the very roots
of the Roman
Catholic faith.
He thanked the authorities and people of the region for
their welcome and said he had
reiterated to them the Holy See's desire for a ``just peace'' in the Middle
East.
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