Ticket lottery to see the pope
Published 10:59 pm Thursday, January 17, 2008
Roman Catholic parishes across Long Island, N.Y., will begin distributing forms this weekend for people who want to attend Pope Benedict XVI’s Mass at Yankee Stadium in April, church officials said Thursday.
Those filling out the forms in the Diocese of Rockville Centre will take part in a lottery in which winners will be randomly selected, said Sean Dolan, a spokesman for the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
The diocese still does not know how many tickets it will be allocated, but is estimating 500 to 1,500. “It’s definitely going to be a limited number,” Dolan said. “The demand will far outstrip the available supply.”
The Mass will be the culmination of five-day trip by the pope — his first to the U.S. It will include a visit to Washington, D.C., a speech before the United Nations General Assembly, and a visit to Ground Zero.
