VATICAN CITY, JUNE 9 (ZENIT.org)

    The homeless and beggars have an appointment on June 15 in the atrium of St. Peter's Basilica. Together, they will cross the threshold of the Holy Door, and later join the Holy Father in Paul VI Audience Hall for lunch. Some 300 persons are expected to participate.

    With this initiative, John Paul II is emphasizing the solidarity that characterizes the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, as part of the "Pope's charity," promoted by the Vatican Committee for the Holy Year.

    The waiters at the luncheon for the poor and marginalized will be seminarians from the Lateran University. Entertainment will be provided by a band composed of another group of seminarians. Invitations are currently been distributed in the dining halls for the homeless run by Caritas in Rome. ZE00060902

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