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Shroud: 20,000 visits on the 13th April   versione testuale
Before the Linen Rom and Sinti communities







Turin, 13th April 2010 - About 20,000 people have visited the Holy Shroud Exhibition on the 13th April. Among them, a delegation from the Rom and Sinti communities of Turin and Cuneo areas, accompanied by some members of the Italian Association “Zingari Oggi.”
 
In the afternoon, the cathedra that will be used by Pope Benedict XVI to celebrate the Mass on Sunday, 2nd May in Piazza San Carlo has been presented. The original project, by the architect Ivan Vergendo, has been realized by a team of 24 firms in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. 
 
Tomorrow 26,000 pilgrims are expected to arrive in Turin.