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Private [dcoument]Unto: King Stanislaus Grabowski, Head of the Polish State From: Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See RE: Papal Funeral of JP II Your Majesty; It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that His Holiness John Paul II, has been called home by his Father...

Private Unto: President Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( Odinson ) From: Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See RE: Papal Funeral of JP II President Hinckley; It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that His Holiness...

Private Unto: Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’ ( John ) From:Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See RE: Papal Funeral of JP II Your Holiness; It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that His Holiness John Paul II, has been called home by...

PRIVATE Unto: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor (Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the...

PRIVATE Unto:Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Isreal ( Owen ) From: Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See RE: Papal Funeral of JP II Dear Rabbi Lau, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that His Holiness John Paul II, has been called home by...

PRIVATE Unto:Rabbi Eliyaho Bakshi-Doron, Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Isreal ( Owen ) From: Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See RE: Papal Funeral of JP II Dear Rabbi Bakshi-Doron, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that His Holiness John Paul II, has been...

PRIVATE Unto:Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch ( Colton ) From: Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See RE: Papal Funeral of JP II Your All Holiness, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that His Holiness John Paul...

The nun shook her head when the person on the other end of the diplomatic line spoke such bad Italian that it may as well have been any language but Italian. She spoke most of the european languages fluently, which was one of the reasons she was assigned tasks at the Vatican switchboard, so she...

Holy See Press Office So it seems there is some confussion as to who can attended the Funeral of John Paul II, at this time we would like to clerafy things by exntending an Open invitation to all the people of the world, be they Catholic or Not as His Holiness was all about bringing people...

Encrypted Message Unto: Giovanni Romano, United States Ambassador to the Holy See ( Odinson ) From: Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See CC: John Glass, Secretary of Defense of the United States of America; Oberst Segmüller, Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Mr...

Encrypted Message Unto: Giovanni Romano, United States Ambassador to the Holy See ( Odinson ) From: Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See CC: John Glass, Secretary of Defense of the United States of America; Oberst Segmüller, Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Mr...

Encrypted Message The Camerlengo was sitting in his office, overwhelmed by both grieve and the seemingly insurmountable logistics involved in securing the Vatican for a state funeral for the most popular Pope in memory. In a world of mass media and 24 hour news, the Pope was arguably the most...

A much beleaguered and harried nun was manning the switchboard when a call came in on the private diplomatic direct line. Usually such calls would be forwarded to the Cardinal Secretary of State but as he was no longer Secretary of State, it fell to her to take a message and pass it along to the...

The young priest could be heard making notes on a piece of paper his pen scratching in the background as he responded. "Thank you for the offer," His Italian accent was thick, but didn't prevent him from being understood. "I shall be sure to pass that information along to the Cardinal Secretary...

Indications regarding the Lying in State and Funeral of Pope John Paul II, 17.06.2001 In the coming days the Office of Liturgical Ceremonies will have quite a full schedule. First off today June 17th 2001, at 0900 His Holiness Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State, will...

After several long rings the phone finally picked up, and the voice of a young man was heard on the other end, speaking in Italian, "Salve, ufficio del Segretario di Stato. (Hello, office of the secretary of state)." The voice sounded haggard, even though not many people know the direct line to...

August Summary from the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, 16.06.2001 “It is with unfathomable depths of sorrow that I inform you that His Holiness Pope John Paul II, passed away today at 21:37 in his Papal Apartments. Further information will be provided as soon...

Allo y'all I am interested in joining up as Vatican City/The Holy See. But curious how it would be feasible to do so as it has a large expenditure but a very small population to draw taxes from.