STUDENTS IN FOUR COUNTRIES JOIN POPE IN MONTHLY ROSARY

VATICAN CITY, MAR 6, 1999 (VIS) - After praying the rosary this evening in the Paul VI Hall, Pope John Paul addressed brief remarks to the faithful present, including a large number of university students, and reminded them that "March is the month dedicated to St. Joseph, spouse of Mary Most Holy and patron of the universal Church."

After greeting several groups of Italian pilgrims, the Pope added: "I have a special thought for young university students, those here present as well as those linked with us through Vatican Radio" at the universities of Buenos Aires, New York, Czestochowa and Santiago de Compostela.

"This evening I have the joy of sharing with you the start of the pilgrimage of the Cross in your universities," remarked John Paul II. "Know how to see in the Cross the most eloquent sign of the mercy of the Lord, ... the One Who is the foundation and certainty of every itinerary of intellectual research." He then concluded with remarks in Spanish, English and Polish to the students in the four different cities.

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