Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will hold a press conference to announce plans for the 200th Anniversary of the Church of Philadelphia. Cardinal Rigali will also sign the Bicentennial Proclamation which will be read at parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Easter Sunday. Students from the Bicentennial Chorus will sing.

11:00 a.m.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Archdiocesan Office Center Auditorium
222 North 17th Street
Philadelphia
Live Streaming Video of the News Conference will also be available at www.archdiocese-phl.org

To receive an electronic copy of the Bicentennial logo, please contact the Office for Communications at communof@adphila.org.
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12:05 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Editor's Note: Television cameras will not be permitted in the Cathedral. An audio and video mult-box feed will be provided in the parking lot of the Cathedral. Please enter on 17th Street, between Race and Vine Streets. Crews will need a bnc connector and a recording deck or a live truck. Reporters and still photographers are welcome in the Cathedral.

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Meredith Wilson
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747