Rediscovering the Christian traditions in a land that is marked by the action of the great missionary saints Cyril and Methodius and a crossroads of peoples and cultures. This was how Pope Benedict XVI presented his Apostolic voyage to the Czech Republic upon his arrival in Prague, during the welcome speech delivered at the airport, in the presence of Czech President Vaclav Klaus and the religious and civil authorities of the country. Pope Benedict said these lands are a crossroads of peoples and cultures, that have played a significant role in intellectual history, the cultural and religious identity of Europe, sometimes as a field of battle, but more often as a bridge. The Holy Father also recalled