[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27575]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             INTRODUCTION OF REVEREND MONSIGNOR PETER VAGHI

  (Mr. FERGUSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Monsignor Peter 
Vaghi for his dedicated service to St. Patrick's Church here in 
Washington, D.C.
  Monsignor Vaghi was born here in Washington, D.C., and attended 
Gonzaga College High School and the College of the Holy Cross, where he 
was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend the University of 
Salzburg in Austria.
  Returning home to America, he went on to get his juris doctor at the 
University of Virginia Law School and worked in Washington, D.C., 
before he answered a calling to the priesthood and attended the 
Gregorian University in Rome, Italy.
  Monsignor Vaghi was ordained a Catholic priest on June 29, 1985, and 
designated a ``Prelate of Honor'' by Pope John Paul II on November 13, 
1995.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to welcome Monsignor Vaghi to this 
House. He is not only a family friend, but he also gave my wife Maureen 
and me the honor of officiating at our wedding in 1996. I thank him for 
being here today. His presence and his blessing on this House and on 
our work here means so very much to me and to every Member of this 
body.

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