Kwasniewski to deliver invitation for Pope John Paul to make August visit

Poland's Catholic Church has asked Pope John Paul II to make a seventh official visit to his homeland in August, the Presidential office said in a statement yesterday. President Aleksander Kwasniewski will deliver the invitation during his visit to the Vatican on February 28, the statement, released after his meeting with Primate Joseph Glemp, said. The 81-year-old pontiff last visited Poland in 1999. During the 13-day, 20-city tour roughly a quarter of Poland's 38 million residents took part in his outdoor masses. (Reuters)