DAILY CATHOLIC FRI-SAT-SUN April 30 - May 2, 1999 vol. 10, no. 85
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POPE ENCOURAGES EFFORTS IN FAVOR OF PEACE IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREAVATICAN CITY, 29 (NE) Pope John Paul II' letter to the Bishops of the Church in Ethiopia and Eritrea was made public this week. In it the Holy Father expressed his support to efforts made by pastors in both countries to promote peace and reconciliation among the peoples.Members of the Bishop's Conference of Ethiopia and Eritrea are holding this week their 59th Plenary Assembly in Rome. The Bishop's meeting will conclude today, after which they will issue a statement. "I repeat with urgency what I have said so many times in the past: every alternative to war must be pursued," said the Holy Father in his letter, asking tensions and conflicts to be solved in "and intelligent and creative" way. "War brings tragedy and despair, reaping innocent victims as it destroys lives and homes, families and peoples."
Offering his prayers for peaceful solutions through dialogue,
the Pope recalled the Bishop's duty to "encourage every
initiative aimed at restoring that harmony and friendship which
formerly marked the relations between your countries. The
Catholic Church throughout the world supports you in this task."
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