Concert set to celebrate John Paul II
The late Pope John Paul II will be remembered Thursday at a special concert outside the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where he spent most of his summers as pontiff, organizers said.
“The Mass of the Humble,” composed by Antonio Pappalardo, will take place in the Piazza della Liberta in this small lakeside town in the Alban Hills about 16 miles south of Rome.
John Paul spent many summers at the papal residence. Pope Benedict XVI moved in last week and plans to stay through the end of the summer. There was no word on whether he would attend.
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