THE MESSAGE OF FATIMA TO BE PRESENTED JUNE 26

VATICAN CITY, JUN 20, 2000 (VIS) - On Monday, June 26 at 11:30 a.m. in the Holy See Press Office there will the presentation of the document, "The Message of Fatima," which has been prepared by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect, and Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone, secretary, will present the document.

On Tuesday, June 27 in the press office, there will a press conference for the presentation of the book, "The Martyrdom of Patience. The Holy See and Communist Countries (1963-1989)," of the late Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, former secretary of State. Those scheduled to present the book include: Cardinals Angelo Sodano, secretary of state, and Achille Silvestrini, prefect of the Congregation for Oriental Churches; former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev; president of the European Commission, Romano Prodi; and Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini.

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