Pope John Paul II celebrates an outdoor Mass at the Lakefront

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A large crowd is assembled around a raised platform with a pointed white and yellow shelter over it. There is a cross at the top of the point.

This structure was built for one day. After the ceremony, everything except for the altar was dismantled.

Photo courtesy of NOLA.com

This file appears in: Camp Leroy Johnson

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