VATICAN CITY, SEP 20, 2002 (VIS) - The Pontifical Council for Social Communications announced today that the 25th Christmas during the pontificate of John Paul II will be celebrated with several events that will be broadcast around the world.
For this occasion, choirs from all over the world have been invited to sing Christmas carols. The program will begin at 11 a.m. Rome time and will continue for 24 hours. At noon the "Urbi et Orbi" message and blessing will be transmitted, along with traditional Christmas greetings by the Holy Father in more than 60 languages.
The communique ends by indicating that bishops from around the world have been asked to invite choirs from their dioceses to participate in this broadcast which may be followed on cable and satellite television as well as on the internet. Choirs that wish to participate can find information on the following web site: www.vaticanchristmas2002.com.
...;CHRISTMAS BROADCAST;...;CON-CS;VIS;20020920;Word: 160;
No comments:
Post a Comment