CARDINAL SODANO TO CELEBRATE MASS AT ABBEY OF MONTECASSINO

VATICAN CITY, MAR 18, 1999 (VIS) - On Sunday, March 21, the feast of St. Benedict, abbot, patron of Europe and founder of the abbey of Montecassino and of the Order that bears his name, Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano will preside at a solemn Eucharistic liturgy in the church of the abbey of Montecassino.

Among those expected to attend are the president of the European Parliament, Italy's foreign affairs minister and European ambassadors accredited to Italy and to the Holy See.

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