POPE THANKS ROMAN POLICE FOR WORK DURING JUBILEE

VATICAN CITY, FEB 15, 2001 (VIS) - This morning, John Paul II received the administrators and staff of Rome's Police Headquarters, whom he thanked "for the generous work that you carry out daily and that was particularly intensified during the months of the Jubilee year."

"We must once again give thanks to God," the Holy Father said in his brief discourse, "for the order and tranquility with which everything was carried out," during the Jubilee. "At the same time, however, it is also right to recognize the valuable contribution of those who, like yourselves, have attentively watched over the millions of pilgrims visiting the Roman basilicas and especially here at the Vatican. I know that this has involved personal and family hardships for each of you, not only additional fatigue and many sacrifices. May God, who considers everything in His provident mercy, abundantly reward you."

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