VATICAN CITY, JUL 3, 2004 (VIS) - A delegation from the city of Ancona, Italy accompanied by Archbishop Edoardo Menichelli, who received the pallium from the Pope on June 29, as well as the mayor, were welcomed to the Vatican this morning by the Holy Father who recalled his two visits to their "beautiful city." Greeting their fellow citizens through them, he said he hoped "they will know how to be faithful to their ancient and noble moral, spiritual and civic traditions."
The Pope remarked on their initiative of a year ago called "Song of Peace" in which "you recalled the drama undergone by your city in the last world war and the tenacity of your people in the work of reconstruction. You wished to commemorate the tragedies of war with the prayer that I recited in Assisi in January 2002 when, together with representatives of religions, we celebrated the Day of Prayer for Peace in the World."
In closing, he said he hoped "that each person will know how to do their part in promoting the fundamental good of peace."
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