(24 Jun 06 - RV) Rome is in a spirit of festival to mark the solemnity of one of their
key patrons - Saint John the Baptist, to whom Rome’s Cathedral Basilica of St John
Lateran is dedicated, along with St. John the Evangelist. Celebrations include processions,
masses in various piazza's and musical shows. Rector of the Lateran University and
Auxillary Bishop of Rome, Rino Fisichella spoke to us about the importance of the
marking such feasts in traditional ways…