ARCHBISHOP CORDES ON VISIT TO KOSOVO

VATICAN CITY, OCT 2, 1999 (VIS) - Archbishop Paul Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," leaves today for a two-day visit to Kosovo "to encourage all those persons and organizations who have committed themselves to bring a witness of Christ among those who are suffering," according to a council communique published today."

The communique adds that the archbishop's visit "hopes to contribute to the rebuilding of a peaceful coexistence in the region where everyone, Albanians and Serbs, has a right to build their own home."

During his trip, Archbishop Cordes will visit Catholic organizations and will celebrate Mass in Bishtazhin, which the Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova is expected to attend.

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