TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF BISHOP CLEMENTE RIVA

VATICAN CITY, MAR 31, 1999 (VIS) - Made public today was the telegram sent by Pope John Paul to Cardinal Camillo Ruini, vicar general of Rome, for the death yesterday of Bishop Clemente Riva, former auxiliary of the diocese of Rome.

The Pope especially recalled Bishop Riva's "profound spirituality," his "drive in evangelization and the generous and abounding pastoral commitment, especially in inter-religious dialogue and with the world of culture."

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