REGINA COELI: SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS, KOSOVO AND PEACE

VATICAN CITY, MAY 16, 1999 (VIS) - In remarks following the Regina Coeli prayer, Pope John Paul made reference to World Communications Day, and also greeted a group of refugees from Kosovo.

"The Church today is celebrating World Communications Day," he said. "As I cordially greet all who work in the world of the mass media, I also encourage them to ensure - as I wrote in the annual Message for this day - that the means of social communications always constitute a friendly presence for the men and women of our time, helping them in their search for God, for good and for truth."

The Pope then welcomed "a large group of Kosovar refugees, who are the guests of Italian Caritas. Dear brothers and sisters, in this month of May we are praying in a special way for peace. May the intercession of Mary Most Holy obtain peace for you and for all the populations tormented by wars."

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