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The site of the Vatican Pavilion was authorized by Pope John XXIII and visited on October 4, 1965 by Pope Paul VI during his mission of peace to the United Nations. The building exhibited Michelangelo’s Pieta and other art treasures, and it symbolized the brotherhood of man, the spirit of ecumenism, and the theme of the New York World’s Fair 1964-1965, Peace Through Understanding. Francis Cardinal Spellman served as president of the Vatican Pavilion, Most Reverend Bryan J. McEntegart served as vice president, and the Vatican Pavilion was dedicated on April 19, 1964.
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