VATICAN CITY, APR 30, 1999 (VIS) - At a press conference held this morning in the Holy See Press Office, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray and Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe, respectively president and secretary general of the central Jubilee committee, presented an update on Vatican plans for the Holy Year 2000.
They were joined by other staff members of the central committee as well as by Msgr. Ugo Moretto of the Vatican Television Center and Franco Iseppi of RAI, the Italian state television.
Journalists received dossiers in English, Spanish, Italian and French which explained the Mass for the Holy Year, the Holy Father's prayer for the Jubilee (Italian only), the hymn of the Great Jubilee (French only) and a Great Jubilee Year 2000 Competition for Young People. The objective of the latter, it was pointed out, is to invite young people "to reflect upon the religious significance of the Jubilee," and to present their thoughts in poetry or prose. This is open to children, pre-adolescents and adolescents.
Two initiatives were presented during the press conference: A Jubilee video service which will be transmitted by the three RAI channels (Italian Radio and Television) as well as by a number of regional channels, and the distribution of a series of pamphlets - in stadiums, highway toll booths, stations and many other public areas - on organizational aspects of the Jubilee.
As regards the Internet site of the Central Committee of the Great Jubilee (www.jubil2000.org), at present it exists in seven languages, not including German which will be incorporated soon. The projects in Russian, Chinese and Arabic are at a very advanced stage. Each language has 1,500 pages that may be consulted - this number will reach 16,000. They deal with the main themes and events of the Great Jubilee and cover both spiritual and organizational aspects.
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