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04/09/2005:

"Where Chariots Raced, a Modern Spectacle Brings Together, if Briefly, a Diverse Church"

ROME, April 8 - In the Circus Maximus, the dusty stadium nearly two miles from the Vatican where chariot races were held in pagan times, more than 10,000 people on Friday watched the funeral Mass of Pope John Paul II on two giant screens, live from St. Peter's Basilica.
Full Article: nytimes.com

Circus Maximus. How apt.