Once-in-a-lifetime-experience for former Catholic school superintendent

Prior to a May 24 Papal Audience, former diocesan superintendent of Catholic schools, Ellen Ayoub, and her daughter, Elizabeth Matto, attended a private Mass at the Altar/Tomb of St. John Paul II in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. The pair also received special, “Baccio lo mano” tickets (“Kiss the hand of the Pope”) from the Vatican. The privilege for the Mass and greeting the Holy Father was arranged by Reverend Canon Robert G. Lynam, KCHS, pastor, St. Augustine of Canterbury Parish, Kendall Park.