Fresh news delivered to you every day. Visit our Circulation department for print subscription information. The exhibit will be on display from June through August 2002 at the museum at Texas Tech University. The 31 medieval paintings, sculptures and rare documents from Rome and Mexico were collected for the exhibit and will be returned to the Vatican in August. This will bring, I think, worldwide attention to the city of Lubbock and to Texas, he said.
Organizers estimate thousands of visitors daily from around North America.
Nelda Laney, the first lady of the Texas House, designed ornaments that will be sold on the exhibit's Web site and at the museum's gift store to raise money for the churches that helped put the exhibit together. Lubbock Mayor Windy Sitton said her city pledges to support the exhibit and the visitors it will bring to Lubbock. State Rep. Carl Isett, R-Lubbock, said it is appropriate that Texas be host to the exhibit because the Catholic Church has played such a crucial role in the history of Texas and its residents. We are looking forward to this being an exciting time for Texas, he said. We are very pleased that the Vatican has chosen Texas to host this exhibit, Lubbock in particular.