Thursday, May 19, 2011

Inside story of Marian mosaic told on Bl. John Paul II's birthday :: Catholic News Agency (CNA

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“John Paul II, convinced that the Virgin Mary had protected him on that day [ May 13, 1981], immediately expressed the desire that an image of the Madonna be placed in the square.” Cardinal Re added that Pope John Paul had also become aware that there was something “missing” from the St. Peter’s Square up until that time – an image of Our Lady.
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