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Monday, September 9, 2002

CARDINAL LUCAS MOREIRA NEVES DIES


VATICAN CITY, SEP 9, 2002 (VIS) - John Paul II will preside on Wednesday September 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Altar of the Confession in the Vatican Basilica at the funeral for Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P., who died yesterday in Rome at age 76 after a long illness. The eucharistic liturgy will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, vice-dean of the College of Cardinals, along with other cardinals. The Holy Father sent a telegram of condolence on this occasion.

The Brazilian cardinal was titular of the suburbicarian church of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto and archbishop emeritus of Sao Salvador da Bahia, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops and president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

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