Wednesday, January 20, 1999
Tickets for pope's visit tough to get
BY JULIE IRWIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Pope John Paul II will be celebrating Mass a mere 341 miles from Cincinnati next week. But if you don't already have your tickets, it might take a miracle to get in.
Next Wednesday's Mass at St. Louis' Trans World Dome is being billed as the largest indoor gathering ever in the United States. The pope also will participate in a youth rally at the Kiel Center and an evening prayer service at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis during his 30-hour visit, his first trip to the U.S. since 1995.
The timing of the visit — mid-week in a St. Louis mid-winter — has not dissuaded hundreds of locals from making plans to see the pope. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati had distributed 496 tickets to the Mass as of Tuesday and still had requests for 61 tickets pending. The archdiocese submits its requests to the Archdiocese of St. Louis and waits for a reply.
“It's not up to us. We're just passing them along as we get them,” says spokesman Dan Andriacco. “We're happy to do it, but we're not encouraging people at this juncture.”
If you still want to apply, you can write the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, 100 E. Eighth St., Cincinnati 45202, or call, 421-3131. Alternately, you could head to St. Louis and be among the throngs lining the streets for the three papal motorcades.
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