Malta Pope

epa02121332 Pope Benedict XVI ( L ) with Maltese President George Abela ( R ) during the welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at La Valletta ' s Luqa airport , Malta , on 17 April 2010 . 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