CARDINAL POUPARD SAYS MASS FOR COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALS

VATICAN CITY, MAY 16, 1999 (VIS) - Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, today celebrated a Mass in the Roman basilica of Santa Maria in Montesanto for all those who work in the field of cinema, show business and communications.

The Mass took place within the context of the Rome Citizens' Mission, which this year is concerned with the world of work.

In his homily, Cardinal Poupard recalled the Pope's recent Letter to Artists and made reference to this year's Message for World Communications Day which is being celebrated today. In it the Pope asks those responsible for the means of communication to commit themselves to promoting the search for the very essence of human life. The cardinal said that "the defense and promotion of this essence of human life, dear friends, lies at the center of the pastoral concerns of the Church. May it also be at the center of your own pastoral commitment and professional responsibility."

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