 Paul VI honored La Pira in his Angelus address in Saint Peter's Square on 6 November.The centennial of La Pira's birth was celebrated at the palace of Montecittorio on 25 February 2004 in which former Prime Minister (and La Pira's good friend) Giulio Andreotti gave an address to those gathered.Andreotti said that the former King of Morocco Hassan II had asked him whether - as a Muslim - he could give witness in La Pira's canonization cause since the king had been fascinated with La Pira's long-sightedness.