CONGRESSES IN COLOMBIA ON FAITH AND CULTURE

VATICAN CITY, SEP 30, 1999 (VIS) - A communique made public today announced that the Pontifical Council for Culture, "challenging the present climate of violence that the country is suffering," has organized three congresses in Colombia on the dialogue between faith and culture. The meetings will take place from October 4 to 13.

The first congress, whose theme is: "Renewed Culture, Hope for the New Millennium," will take place in Medellin from October 4 to 6. The second, "Diversity of Culture, a Gospel," will be held October 7-9 in Bogota. The third congress, which will deal with the subject "The Believer and Modern Science," will happen in Cali from October 11 to 13.

"The organization of these congresses is part of the initiative being undertaken by the Pontifical Council for Culture to institute regional meetings throughout the world on the subject of the cultural challenges faced by the new evangelization."

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