Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, has been notified that the Mass to be celebrated in Yankee Stadium on April 20, 2008 by our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on his Pastoral Visit to the United States will commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the four Dioceses that were established from the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1808.

Since Philadelphia is one of these Dioceses, a number of tickets will be reserved for members of the faithful from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for this Papal Mass. Those members of the Archdiocese who are interested in participating in the Papal Mass are asked to send their name, address, phone number and name of their Parish to:

Contact
Meredith Wilson
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747