The book is expected to sell millions of copies worldwide
Published:
19 May 2004 y., Wednesday
Pope John Paul II is marking his 84th birthday with a cake baked by his cook, Sister Germana, and the publication of a new autobiography.
The 200-page book, Get Up and Let Us Go , follows his journey from new Bishop of Krakow to being elected as Pope.
It contains intimate reflections on the pontiff's faith and details his experiences in Communist-era Poland.
Despite deteriorating health the Pope maintains a gruelling schedule of appearances and foreign trips.
Vatican officials said the Pope's best birthday present would be a visit to the Swiss capital Bern at the beginning of June, when he will meet thousands of young Roman Catholics.
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