VATICAN CITY, 18 DEC 2010 (VIS) - This morning Benedict XVI made a visit to the Vatican Apostolic Library to mark its recent reopening following three years of restoration. The Pope had last visited the library in June 2007 shortly before the rebuilding work began.
On his arrival he was welcomed by Cardinal Raffaele Farina S.D.B., archivist and librarian of Holy Roman Church, and by Msgr. Cesare Pasini and Ambrogio Maria Piazzoni, respectively prefect and vice prefect of the library, who accompanied him on his tour, in the company of members of the Library Council. Following a brief prayer to bless the newly restored areas, the Pope was shown the results of the refurbishment then taken through each of the rooms and halls of the library. At the end of his visit, Benedict XVI expressed his thanks to those who work in the library and reiterated the importance the institution has for the Apostolic See and for the Universal Church. He concluded the visit by imparting his apostolic blessing.
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