The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will hold a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia in honor of the 25th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II. The Most Reverend Robert P. Maginnis, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, will be the celebrant and homilist.

Thursday, October 16, 2003
12:05 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia


Pope John Paul II will preside at a Thanksgiving Mass for the 25th anniversary of his papacy in Rome at noon eastern time (6:00 p.m. Rome time). Archbishop Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, and Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, will attend the Mass in Rome.

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