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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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