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Walesa seeks papal blessing before Rome audience
Solidarity leader Lech Walesa prayed at St. Peter and St. Paul tombs in Vatican City ahead of a private audience with Pope John Paul II. Accompanied by Danuta and aides, he planned to thank Italian labor leaders and appeal for Polish reforms. He later aimed to rally investment in Poland and support from Italy’s leaders.
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Vatican City
UPI
Soldarity
Lech Walesa
Rome
St. Paul
John Paul II
Walesa
Danuta
Solidarity
Italy
Andrzej Deskur
Roman Curia
St. Peter’s Basilica
Warsaw
Poland
John Paul
Solidarity Labor Union
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Solidarity Union
Santa Maria
Trastevere
Jozef Glemp — Walesa
Europe
Francesco Cossiga
Ciriaco de Mita
Giulio Andreotti
Andreotti