25 Vatican Stamps Issued for Each Year of John Paul II's Pontificate

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 19, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Vatican City’s Philatelic Office will celebrate John Paul II’s 25th anniversary as Pope by issuing 25 stamps recalling a key event of each of these years.

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The 1981 stamp will reflect the attack on the Holy Father in St. Peter’s Square on May 13.

The 1986 stamp recalls the Pope’s visit to a synagogue. The one for 1984 shows John Paul II next to Sandro Pertini, then president of Italy.

The 2002 stamp depicts the Pope’s first visit to the Italian Parliament. A silver stamp with the Pope’s face completes the series.

See www.vatican.va/vatican_city_state/services/stamps_coins/index_it.htm.

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