IN MEMORIAM

VATICAN CITY, 19 MAY 2009 (VIS) - The following prelates died in recent weeks:

- Bishop George M. Anathil S.V.D., emeritus of Indore, India, on 3 May at the age of 76.

- Bishop Carlos Jose Boaventura Kloppenburg O.F.M., emeritus of Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, on 8 May at the age of 89.

- Bishop David Picao, emeritus of Santos, Brazil, on 30 April at the age of 85.

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POSTAGE STAMP TO MARK WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY

VATICAN CITY, 19 MAY 2009 (VIS) - Tomorrow, 20 May, the Vatican Publishing House will issue a postage stamp (of the value of 60 euro cents), and the corresponding postmark, to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day. The postage stamp shows a sketch by Maria Carmela Perrini depicting the "Codex Vaticanus".

As part of the same initiative, the first edition of a bimonthly magazine entitled "Editoria Vaticana", also published by the Vatican Publishing House, will likewise be presented tomorrow, as will the results of a survey into the books most read by priests, in collaboration with the "Rogate" magazine for priestly vocations.

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