Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will celebrate a noontime Mass marking the third anniversary of the death of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II.

12:05 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Cardinal Rigali was a close collaborator with the late Pontiff for many years and a concelebrant in his funeral rites at the Vatican. Pope John Paul II died on the evening of April 2, 2005.

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Editor's Note: 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. Television cameras will not be permitted in the Cathedral. Reporters and still photographers will be permitted in the Cathedral.

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Meredith Wilson
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747