PAPAL MESSAGE FOR EXHIBIT "THE GOSPELS OF THE PEOPLES"

VATICAN CITY, JUN 21, 2000 (VIS) - The Holy Father sent a Message today to Archbishop Jorge Maria Mejia, archivist and librarian of Holy Roman Church, in which he expressed his "cordial and friendly greetings to all participating in the exhibit "The Gospels of the Peoples: The Word and the Image of Christ in Cultures and in History." This exhibition is promoted by the Vatican Apostolic Library, in conjunction with the Italian Ministry for Cultural Patrimony and Activities.

"I hope," wrote John Paul II, "that this interesting exposition - which will offer visitors the chance to review the historical events of Christianity, through the spreading of Gospel texts among the peoples and cultures of antiquity, right up to the modern times - will stimulate believers to take on with an ever more convinced impetus the arduous and fascinating commitment of the new evangelization.

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