{"id":24262,"date":"2012-02-25T09:51:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T08:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jerusalemway.org\/audience-with-pope-benedict-xvi\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:19:51","slug":"audience-with-pope-benedict-xvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jerusalemway.org\/en\/audience-with-pope-benedict-xvi\/","title":{"rendered":"Audience with Pope Benedict XVI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">David Zwilling, Otto Kl\u00e4r, and Johannes Aschauer presented the book written by Johannes Aschauer, <b><i>&#8220;On the Jerusalem Way: From the Heart of Europe on Foot to Jerusalem&#8221;<\/i><\/b>, <b>to Pope Benedict XVI<\/b> in the presence of Cardinal Sch\u00f6nborn during the Papal General Audience in Rome on Wednesday, January 25, 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">\n<p class=\"bodytext\">For the three Jerusalem pilgrims, this is another very special and extraordinary highlight of their life and pilgrimage, following their 6-month pilgrimage and arrival in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve 2010 after approximately 4,500 km on foot! 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