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HAND-ILLUMINATED BIBLE -- Pope John Paul II views illuminated works of art that illustrate The Saint John's Bible, a work in progress commissioned by St. John's Abbey and St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. Presenting a copy of the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles at the May 26 papal audience at the Vatican were Benedictine Abbot John Klassen, master calligrapher and artistic director Donald Jackson, and Benedictine Brother Dietrich Reinhart, president of the university.

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