POPE BENEDICT XVI TO WELCOME ITALIAN PRESIDENT ON MAY 3

VATICAN CITY, APR 30, 2005 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls announced today in a statement that "on Tuesday, May 3, Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, will pay an official visit to His Holiness Benedict XVI."
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