VATICAN CITY, JAN 27, 2000 (VIS) - At midday today in the Holy See Press Office, Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," presented the Pope's Message for Lent 2000, whose theme is "I am with you always, to the close of the age."
In the message, said the archbishop, the Holy Father "confronts the problem of evil at the roots," and "seeks to reinforce the call to combat sin," inspiring us to interior conversion.
Archbishop Cordes affirmed that the message "is not the customary call to give help to the needy. ... In the first instance, it considers man's relationship with God."
Archbishop Angelo Massafra O.F.M., metropolitan of Scutari and apostolic administrator of Sappa, Albania, then spoke of the "human catastrophe" which that country has had to bear over the last three years.
"The Catholic Church in Albania," he said, "through the work of Caritas at both national and diocesan level, is summoned by the tragic events of history to a great and outstanding witness of solidarity towards Kosovar refugees, without overlooking normal pastoral service."
Archbishop Massafra made two appeals: "No more assistance, rather investments in north and northeast Albania, in order to create work opportunities. Let us build a small church in each of the mountain villages for the Jubilee 2000."
At the close of the press conference, the fifth edition of the Catholic Aid Directory was presented. The book lists organizations that carry out charitable work within the field of operations of "Cor Unum." In addition to the book, a compact disc has been issued, allowing more rapid retrieval of addresses. Other information given includes whether the organizations listed finance projects, what countries/regions they operate in, and what type of projects are involved. The names, addresses and other information relative to the organizations appear in the language of their country of origin.
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