FOOTNOTES : Pope Bows to World Cup Fans

So that his faithful will not miss one goal of the Italians’ anticipated rout of the United States in Thursday’s World Cup game at the Olympic Stadium, Pope John Paul II has moved up the time of the Corpus Domani parade here by one hour.

Corpus Domani is an annual liturgical holiday to celebrate the Eucharist.

A former goalkeeper in Poland, the Pope also cut short a visit to a school in Rome last Saturday so that the students could get home in time to watch Italy’s opening game against Austria.