"BEATIFICATION OF POPE JOHN-PAUL II – May 1, 2011"
A communique published in Rome stated that a vigil of preparation for the Beatification of Pope John-Paul II will take place Saturday, April 30, from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in the Circus Maximus of Rome. The event will be organized by the diocese of Rome, and Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Benedict XVI’s vicar for Rome, will preside. The Pope will follow the event through a video link.
The beatification Mass will begin Sunday, May 1, at 10 a.m., and take place in St. Peter’s Square. Benedict XVI will preside at the Mass.
A special website dedicated to the beatification and canonization of Pope John Paul II. has been established. The site, Karol-Wojtyla.org offers news updates and background information on the late Pope and his sainthood cause, as well as a live webcam of his tomb in the grotto of St. Peter’s Basilica
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