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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/REX FEATURES POPE JOHN PAUL II AT THE DOMENICA DI PASQUA IN PIAZZA SAN PIETRO - 20 APR 2003 --POPE MAKES EASTER ADDRESS-- Pope John Paul II made his annual Easter address to an audience of thousands packed into Rome's rain-soaked St Peter's Square on Sunday (20 April). During his address to the world's one billion Roman Catholics, the 82-year-old pontiff called for the Iraqi people to be given a leading role in rebuilding their country in the wake of war. He placed particular emphasis on the globe's 'forgotten wars' including the continuing conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, the Caucasus and in Latin America. The central point of the pope's traditional address "Urbi et Orbi" - Latin for "To the city and to the World" - was the need for peace worldwide and for understanding between the different religions. It was preceded by Easter Mass celebrating the resurrection of Christ and on Saturday night, a three-hour vigil mass in St Peter's. "Peace in Iraq," Pope John Paul II declared, drawing massive cheers from the estimated 100,000 pilgrims in attendance. "With the support of the international community, may the Iraqi people become the protagonists of their collective

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headline JAN PAWEL II URBI ET ORBI

created date 2003-04-20

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