CONSISTORY FOR THE CREATION OF 30 NEW CARDINALS

VATICAN CITY, OCT 2, 2003 (VIS) - On Tuesday, October 21 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, the Pope will hold a public ordinary consistory for the creation of 30 new cardinals, according to a communique from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.

Courtesy visits to the new cardinals will take place on the same day from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in locations to be announced at a later date.

On October 22, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, John Paul II will preside at a Eucharistic concelebration with the new cardinals on whom he will bestow the cardinal's ring.
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