The Popemobile to transport Pope John Paul II around Sofia during his visit arrived in Bulgaria May 14 (www.popeinbulgaria.com). This is the armoured limo the Pope always travels in, no matter where he is. At about 1 p.m. the TIR truck, hired by the Foreign Ministry to transport the unique automobile, entered Bulgaria through Kulata check-point. It left from Italy on May 10 with a truck, owned by Willi Betz. The receiver of the diplomatic post shipment was Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio in Bulgaria. The TIR truck was sealed with a stamp of the Vatican and crossed the border without any checks. The check will be made in Sofia, since no representatives of the Vatican were present at the border. Todor Stanishev, who was assigned the tough task of driving the popemobile, returned to Bulgaria, after being on a training course in Italy. According to Stanishev the journey was long and difficult, passing through a ferryboat and Greece. Together with the popemobile the stone to be consecrated by Pope John Paul II in the construction of the Catholic Cathedral St. Joseph in Sofia is also already in Sofia. The cathedral was destroyed in 1944 during the bombings of Sofia.