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INITIATIVES OF THE HOLY FATHER OVER THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD

VATICAN CITY, 14 DEC 2010 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office today announced two
initiatives of the Holy Father over the Christmas period.

In the atrium of the Vatican's Paul VI Hall at 1 p.m. on Sunday 26 December,
the Pope will offer luncheon to people assisted by the various Roman
communities of the Missionaries of Charity, to mark the hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

At 5 p.m. on Wednesday 5 January, eve of the Epiphany, the Holy Father will
visit children in Rome's Gemelli hospital. He will bless a new centre for the
care of children with spina bifida and participate in the distribution of
presents to the young patients.
OP/VIS 20101214 (130)

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