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ARCHBISHOP CELESTINO MIGLIORE, HOLY SEE permanent observer to the United
Nations in New York, participated, on November 3, in the 61st session of the UN
General Assembly, which was meeting to consider the "Culture of Peace." in his
English-language talk, the archbishop pointed out that "peace implies a truth
which is common to all peoples beyond cultural, philosophical and religious
diversities. It is the idea of the dignity of every human person intimately
linked to the transcendent. Thus peace will be reached once it is understood
and put into practice as the realization of this shared truth, in mutual
respect of cultural diversities. ... The lack of the basic truth of peace at
the cultural level has undoubtedly produced devastating effects down through
the years and there are still cultures and mentalities that even today deny it
exists. The most dramatic example is international terrorism. The criminal
designs of international terrorism rest on false cultural roots which deny the
existence of a link between truth and human life. Such roots are identifiable
in nihilism and in fanatical fundamentalism, which are erroneous ways of
relating to truth. 'The nihilist denies the very existence of truth, while the
fundamentalist claims to be able to impose it by force. Despite their different
origins and cultural backgrounds, both show a dangerous contempt for human
beings and human life, and ultimately for God Himself'."

ARCHBISHOP JOHN P. FOLEY, PRESIDENT of the Pontifical Council for Social
Communications, delivered an address at the Springtime of Faith Foundation in
Rome, on November 4. Dwelling on the subject of evangelization via the
communications media, Archbishop Foley indicated that "it is possible to
evangelize ... not only through networks or international transmissions, ...but
also through the smallest newspapers or radio stations or, now, Internet sites.
... I think that our own communication of our evident happiness in our faith,
in our priesthood or in our Christian life can be one of the most powerful ways
to evangelize personally and through the media."

THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF Migrants and Itinerant Peoples
has called a meeting of national directors for the pastoral care of tourism in
Europe, being held in Rome on November 6 and 7. The theme of the meeting is:
"Tourism, a transversal reality: pastoral aspects." In a talk during the
opening session, Cardinal Raffaele Martino, president of the pontifical
council, affirmed that as Europeans "we must affirm our roots and our Christian
heritage, renewing them in the light of Vatican Council II. We must also
discover how, in the future, ... to stimulate new evangelization, a new
civilization of love and respect. ... Tourism is undoubtedly an appropriate
instrument with which to encourage these values. Indeed, many of our monuments
and works of art speak to us of a Christian Europe which, despite everything,
is impregnated with the Gospel, although not, of course, only with the Gospel."
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