<p> "Whenever I meet the Pope, I talk to him about visiting India. Quite a number of Indians were his students when he was teaching before becoming the Pope. <br /><br />He is interested to come to India to see his students," Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi told a gathering of Catholic religious and lay workers at the social service centre of the Archdiocese here.<br /><br />Recalling that Pope John Paul-II had visited 14 places during his visit to India, Toppo said Pope Benedict XVI may not be able to visit as many places owing to his age and a limited itinerary may disappoint the faithful living in places left out of the tour.<br /><br />"Maybe, if Mother Teresa is canonised in India, probably he can come here for the canonisation ceremony," Toppo said.</p>.<p>Pope Benedict's personals envoy, Cadinal Murphy O'Connor, who is here to commemorate Pope John Paul-II's visit to India 25 years ago, said, "If (Benedict) is healthy enough to come to India, I would say yes."<br /></p>
<p> "Whenever I meet the Pope, I talk to him about visiting India. Quite a number of Indians were his students when he was teaching before becoming the Pope. <br /><br />He is interested to come to India to see his students," Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi told a gathering of Catholic religious and lay workers at the social service centre of the Archdiocese here.<br /><br />Recalling that Pope John Paul-II had visited 14 places during his visit to India, Toppo said Pope Benedict XVI may not be able to visit as many places owing to his age and a limited itinerary may disappoint the faithful living in places left out of the tour.<br /><br />"Maybe, if Mother Teresa is canonised in India, probably he can come here for the canonisation ceremony," Toppo said.</p>.<p>Pope Benedict's personals envoy, Cadinal Murphy O'Connor, who is here to commemorate Pope John Paul-II's visit to India 25 years ago, said, "If (Benedict) is healthy enough to come to India, I would say yes."<br /></p>