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JOHN PAUL II RECEIVING  "APPEALS FROM ALL SIDES'' 

JERUSALEM, April 14, 2002 .- John Paul II has again appealed for prayers for 
the success of peace efforts under way in the Middle East. 

At the end of a Mass today in Rome, the Holy Father greeted thousands of 
pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square, and requested prayers for "all those 
suffering in the Holy Land." 

According to the news agency Zenit.com, John Paul II revealed he is receiving 
"appeals from all sides." 

"I assure everyone of my spiritual and human solidarity, while I invite all 
to pray so that the efforts under way to re-establish respect for persons and 
property and to foster the advent of a just and lasting peace, will be 
crowned with success," the Pope said. 

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