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The Santiago Cathedral's Archbishop, Monsignor Julian Barro, the mayor of Santiago, and the president of the Galician Xunta have announced the changes agreed upon regarding the Cathedral that will take place next year. To wit:<BR>
There will be six Pilgrim Masses daily instead of one: at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 1:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. <BR>
The Cathedral will only be open to tourists between 2:00 and 5:30 p.m., and preference will be given to organized groups.<BR>
There will be twenty polyglot priests available for confessions at all times, with emphasis, besides Spanish, on French, Italian, English and German speaking confessors.<BR>
The archbishop has gone to Rome to obtain Vatican approval for this timetable and for other Xacobean Holy Year<BR>
celebrations.<BR>
The archbishop explained that these changes were necessary because the Cathedral is, first and foremost, a Catholic Church meant to tend to the spiritual needs of Christians. The archbishop stated that three Cathedrals would not suffice to accommodate all visitors, and that its original religious purpose would necessarily be given precedence. <BR>
Regards,<BR>
Rosina<BR>
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