CARDINAL TOMKO SPEAKS ON "MISSION IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM"

VATICAN CITY, NOV 24, 2000 (VIS) - Cardinal Josef Tomko, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was the guest speaker yesterday afternoon at the colloquium on "Mission in the Third World" which was organized by the Philippine embassy to the Holy See.

The cardinal's talk, entitled "The Mission in the Third Millennium," touched upon the missionary activity of the Church, especially in the territories in Africa, Latin America and Asia. He reflected on mission and its inspiring principles, the situation of the mission and the role of the Philippines, where the Catholic population is 85 percent, in mission.

Fr. Antonio Pernia, superior general of the Society of the Divine Word, and Nilda Castro of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, also spoke of their experiences in the Third World.

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