VATICAN CITY, NOV 7, 2000 (VIS) - At midday today in the Holy See Press Office, a conference was held to present the Jubilee of Agriculture which will take place in the Vatican on November 11 and 12. The event has been timed to coincide with the Annual Day of Thanksgiving for the Gifts of Creation in order to highlight the theme: "God's earth, man's earth."
Today, more than half of humanity live and work in the country. Of the 6 billion human beings, 3.5 billion live in the country and, of them, 2.5 billion work the land.
Representatives of U.N. bodies such as the FAO, the IFAD and the WFP, and delegations from many nations around the world will participate in this Jubilee, during which consideration will be given to the work situation in the agricultural world.
In the Paul VI Hall on the afternoon of Saturday, November 11, a celebratory meeting will be held during which participants will reflect on the role of all people in protecting the earth, and especially on that of agriculturalists. A report on the Mato Grosso region of Brazil will be presented where a repopulation and agriculture project is being put into effect by the Xavantes Indios. Testimonies will be presented by people who work on the land in Congo, India, Chile, Thailand and Italy. Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano is scheduled to make a speech.
On Sunday, November 12, John Paul II will preside at a Eucharistic concelebration in St. Peter's Square which will mark the close of the Jubilee of Agriculture.
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