Pope's Statue Unveiled
The statue of Pope John Paul II was officially inaugurated yesterday. The statue sits on the southwest corner of the Catedral Metropolitana, in downtown San José.

The celebration began with a Eucharist by Monseñor Hugo Barrantes, who remembered the support the popular Pope gave to the Catholic church. Once the religious ceremony concluded by 11am, the Costa Rican national hymn filled the air, followed by a few words by sculptor Jorge Jiménez Deredia and San José's mayor, Jhonny Araya.

The morning rain kept the ceremony short, cutting president Oscar Aria's speech, as had been programmed and under the rain, Costa Ricans celebrated the tribute to the "travelling" Pope.