Yes, our 80-year old Pope is off to Austria on Friday.
Here’s the official page on the visit from the Vatican. He will arrive at around 11:30 am.
Get up a little after 5 Eastern and check out the EWTN of the arrival, part of their coverage, listed here.
Or go straight to the source with the Vatican television coverage here.
Vatican Radio programming here.
Blogger Gerald from Closed Cafeteria is there, with press credentials, and will be reporting.
John Allen will be back on the Pope Beat for this one, and you can find his reports here.
And, of course, Papa Ratzinger Forum will be providing links to coverage, translations of Austrian and Italian news reporting on the thread devoted to the visit here.