Pope Benedict XVI continues to inspire Mideast youth

(Vatican Radio) An unforgettable event that is already bearing fruit: a week ago, the young people of Lebanon and the Middle East gathered with Pope Benedict XVI in the small square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Bkerke in Beirut. Vatican Radio’s Alessandro Gisotti interviewed the coordinator of the meeting, Father Toufic Bou Hadir. “Really, I can not describe [how] blessed [a] moment [that was],” he said, adding, “all the young people [who participated] – whether in Bkerke [directly] or [through] the media,” he said, “are overwhelmed with joy and with hope.” He went on to say, “They really believe that they have [experienced] a new Pentecost, a real presence of the Holy Spirit.” Listen to Fr. Toufic Bou Hadir’s extended conversation with Vatican Radio's Alessandro Gisotti: