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HOLY FATHER VISITS THE VATICAN APOSTOLIC LIBRARY

VATICAN CITY, 18 DEC 2010 (VIS) - This morning Benedict XVI made a visit to the
Vatican Apostolic Library to mark its recent reopening following three years of
restoration. The Pope had last visited the library in June 2007 shortly before
the rebuilding work began.

On his arrival he was welcomed by Cardinal Raffaele Farina S.D.B., archivist
and librarian of Holy Roman Church, and by Msgr. Cesare Pasini and Ambrogio
Maria Piazzoni, respectively prefect and vice prefect of the library, who
accompanied him on his tour, in the company of members of the Library Council.
Following a brief prayer to bless the newly restored areas, the Pope was shown
the results of the refurbishment then taken through each of the rooms and halls
of the library. At the end of his visit, Benedict XVI expressed his thanks to
those who work in the library and reiterated the importance the institution has
for the Apostolic See and for the Universal Church. He concluded the visit by
imparting his apostolic blessing.
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