Hundreds of admirers greeted Pope Benedict XVI on Monday at the start of his vacation in a hamlet in German-speaking northern Italy where he often spent holidays when he was a cardinal.
A visibly happy pope returned the welcome, extending his greetings in both Italian and his native German, a linguistic balancing act that recognizes the region's bilingual status. South Tirol was part of Austria until after World War I.
"I am very happy to be back with you in Brixen, which holds so many happy memories for me," the pope said, using the German name for Bressanone.
Benedict visited Bressanone a dozen times when he was a cardinal, often in the …
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