” “A carpet of flowers with over 50,000 petals, 180 kilos of flowers, will be placed in front of the Basilica de la Virgen in Valencia, next Saturday, to welcome the Pope who will say the Angelus prayer from there, during his visit for the V World Family Meeting. The carpet, 11 metres high and 9.5 metres wide, has been made as in the local tradition, when such carpets are displayed for the feast of the Patron Saint of Valencia and the Corpus Domini. The artist, Miguel Galbis, portrayed a scene in which Benedict XVI blesses a married couple, surrounded by a group of families. The work to make the carpet began in April and involved 80 people, including some members of the confraternities and youth from the parishes of Valencia. In the meantime, online meetings with the Spanish bishops go on, on the website of the Bishops Conference (www.conferenciaepiscopal.es), where a weblog will be operating from July 4th to 7th: many families attending the Forum or watching the event from home are communicating with the bishops on such subjects as family and work life; church and politics; abortion, etc. In addition, during the Family Fair, the Bishops Conference presented four books by four bishops.” “
