Pope John Paul II resting in Pra Sec Val Ferret at the foot of Mont Blanc, near Aosta northern Italy, during an excursion in the mountain resort Friday, July 16, 2004. Based in Les Combes D'Introd, the Pontiff spent his holiday in Val d'Aosta region and will make his return to the Castel Gandolfo summer residence on the outskirts of Rome, later Saturday July 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Arturo Mari, Osservatore Romano)