THE VISIT OF THE HOLY FATHER CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS TOGETHER IN THE SQUARE Organizers seat left- and right-wing politicians together. Bubq, Muslim believers: “After praying in the mosque, we will go meet the Pope” From France and Russia to Albania to stay all night in the front row for the Pope. Kosovars arrive with the Albanian flag SPECIAL ON PAGES 2-3-4-5

COMMENT PAGE 11 A day in the eyes of the world BY FATOS ÇOÇOLI

INVESTIGATIONS AT THE BANK OF ALBANIA Here are the million-euro invoices and the violation of the BSH construction deadline ELTON QYNO TIRANA The scandal of the theft of 713 million new lek from the State Treasury Bank is, it seems, to be followed by another scandal at BSH, this time involving excessive, inflated financial spending by the leaders of this institution. Now, a parallel investigation into this matter has begun at the Tirana прокуратor's office by prosecutor Ndini Tavani, who four days ago seized in the BSH archives a number of contracts and tender documents that former governor Adrian Fullani has... PAGE 6-7

“RILINDASI” SUPPLEMENT From facts and statistics from the Middle Ages to modern times Ecclesiastical art and Albanian identity at the origins of emigration Study, Konica-Picasso's owl-eyes under Apollinaire's pen ON PAGES 15-23

SATIRE PAGE 24 Where is there an honest wolf!..... BY Arben DUKA

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