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THE POPE SENT A LETTER TO CARDINAL Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo,
archpriest of the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls, for the Solemnity
of Christ the King. On Saturday, November 25, the eve of the Solemnity, the
great door of the basilica was opened "in the course of a special procession,"
the Pope writes, "during which the faithful were given the opportunity to
meditate upon sacred music and the art of the basilica, evoking the 'Basilica
domus,' the house of the King. ... Christ, Who declared His kingship, but not
of this world, ... overcomes evil with good, hatred and violence with
forgiveness and love. The throne of this King, Whom we adore today, is the
Cross, and His victory is Love, an omnipotent love that from the Cross scatters
is gifts upon humanity of all times and places."

MADE PUBLIC TODAY, NOVEMBER 27, WAS A LETTER from Benedict XVI to Cardinal Paul
Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture and of the Pontifical
Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, for a pan-Asian meeting of members and
consultors of the Pontifical Council for Culture with presidents of the
national episcopal commissions for culture. The meeting is being held in
Denpasar, Bali, from November 26 to 30. "It was in Asia that God revealed and
fulfilled His saving purpose from the beginning," writes the Pope in his
English-language Letter, "and it was there too, in the fullness of time, that
He sent His only-begotten Son to be our Savior. I pray, therefore, that this
continent, in which the great events of the history of salvation took place,
may encounter anew the living Lord, the Word made flesh, in the context of its
rich variety of cultures."

CARDINAL GIOVANNI BATTISTA RE, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, is to
be the Holy Father's special envoy to the solemn closing ceremony of
celebrations marking the ninth centenary of the dedication of the cathedral of
Parma, Italy. The event is due to take place on December 3. The Holy Father's
Letter appointing Cardinal Re to this mission, written in Latin and dated
October 6, was made public on November 25.

ARCHBISHOP SILVANO M. TOMASI C.S., permanent observer of the Holy See to the
United Nations and International Institutions in Geneva, delivered a talk on
November 20 before the 6th review conference of States-parties to the
"Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling
of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction"
(BWC). In his talk, the archbishop affirmed that "the universal application of
this convention must be a priority. No State must remain outside, under
whatever pretext. ... This must translate into complete cooperation, over and
above the economic and commercial interests of each."
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