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PIELGRZYMKA JANA PAWLA II DO ZIEMI SWIETEJ: PAPIEZ PODCZAS MSZY W BAZYLICE ZWIASTOWANIA W NAZARECIE.
Pope John Paul II holds his staff 25 March 2000 during mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation. The pontiff appealed to Christians worldwide to defend the family and respect the dignity of man on the feast of Annunciation, marking the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would give birth to Christ. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)