Pope to rename Rome square after John Paul II

05 April, 2013 - Pope Francis will rename the square in front of Vicariate of St. John Lateran in Rome, as ''Largo Beato Giovanni Paolo II'' or “Blessed John Paul II Square,” from its present name, St. John Lateran Square. Pope Francis will rename the square in a ceremony Sunday evening, before his own installation as Bishop of Rome. In the presence of the Vicar of Rome, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, and others, Pope Francis will unveil a plaque with the new name. As the spiritual leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Pope is also the Bishop of Rome in the footsteps of St. Peter the Apostle, the first Pope and Bishop of Rome. The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome. (Source: Asca)