TWO HUNDRED ITALIAN ARTISTS TO PRESENT A BOOK TO THE POPE

VATICAN CITY, JUN 20, 2000 (VIS) - Tomorrow, following the general audience, 200 Italian artists will present the Pope with the first copy of a book entitled "Fioretti Giubilari" (Little Jubilee Flowers), which marks the first anniversary of the publication of John Paul II's Letter to Artists.

A communique issued by the Italian National Union of Writers indicates that, with this volume, the artists wish to bear witness of their adherence to the values of beauty, spirituality and social service highlighted by the Pope. The book includes texts from more than 40 authors.

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