Vatican press office confirms Pope will attend premiere of Quo Vadis today

The Vatican press office has confirmed that Pope John Paul II will attend the much-anticipated world premiere of Quo Vadis. The latest adaptation of Polish Nobel Prize-winning writer Henryk Sienkiewicz's classic novel is directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. The film's premiere in the Vatican today has attracted enormous attention among the world's media, and interest is high in Italy, where television network RaiUno has broadcast a program devoted entirely to the production. The Polish premiere of Quo Vadis will take place on September 9. (Zycie, p. 1) A.Z.