Archbishop Joseph Mercieca will be attending the inauguration of Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday, the Curia said yesterday. Mgr Mercieca, who is the president of the Maltese Bishops' Conference, has sent a message congratulating the Pope, telling him that local bishops thanked God for putting the Catholic Church in his hands.

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