text: Russia's Red Army Fetes Pope on Eve of Anniversary  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Russia's Red Army chorus and  orchestra on Friday feted Pope John Paul to mark his 26th  anniversary as Roman Catholic leader, an event unthinkable just  15 years ago before the fall of the Soviet Union.
inputs: Russia's Red Army Fetes Pope on Eve of Anniversary  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Russia's Red Army chorus and  orchestra on Friday feted Pope John Paul to mark his 26th  anniversary as Roman Catholic leader, an event unthinkable just  15 years ago before the fall of the Soviet Union.