On September 4, Weigel will deliver a speech at a conference organized by the Lithuanian Catholic Church and the Seimas office for the occasion.
Weigel, an American, is the author of one of the most popular biographies of the holy father titled Pope John Paul II.
The 20-year anniversary of the papal visit to Lithuania will be celebrated on September 4-10. A program of events was approved by the Seimas board on Wednesday.
Pope John Paul II was in Lithuania on September 4-8, 1993, on what was the first and only papal visit in the Baltic state.
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