POPE TO CONCLUDE ROME'S CITIZENS' MISSION ON PENTECOST

VATICAN CITY, MAY 18, 1999 (VIS) - Pope John Paul II will celebrate Mass in St. Peter's Square at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, the vigil of Pentecost, for the conclusion of the Great Citizens' Mission of Rome, according to a communique published today.

It adds: "The Church of Rome, which is preparing to celebrate the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, is called to gather in close communion of faith and prayer with her pastor to thank the Father for the gift of the Holy Spirit for a renewed missionary presence in the city."

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