Malta Pope

epa02121308 Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves the airplane upon his arrival in La Valletta ' s Luqa airport , Malta , on 17 April 2010 . At right , Vatican State secretary cardinal Tarcisio Bertone . Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Maltain his first address held up the tiny Mediterranean island nation as an example for its stance against divorce . Benedict ' s plane arrived from Rome in what is the pontiff?s first trip abroad in 2010 . His plane was just ahead of the cloud of volcanic ash which has drifted down to southern Europe , closing airspaceairports .  EPA/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI