ARCHBISHOP CORDES TO VISIT FLOOD VICTIMS IN VALLE D'AOSTA

VATICAN CITY, OCT 24, 2000 (VIS) - Tomorrow, October 25, Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," will visit flood victims in Italy's northern region of Valle d'Aosta, at the request of the Holy Father, according to a communique released this afternoon.

"John Paul II," adds the communique, "had already expressed his pain for the victims of the floods last Wednesday. With this new gesture he wishes to underline the special closeness that he feels towards those who are suffering in northern Italy and, in particular, for the populations who, for many years now, have welcomed him with affection during the summer period."

Archbishop Cordes will meet with civil and religious officials and flood victims and will preside at a Eucharistic celebration at Donnas for the homeless and the volunteers who are assisting them.

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