ARCHBISHOP CORDES TO TRAVEL TO PANAMA AND PERU

VATICAN CITY, JUL 17, 2001 (VIS) - Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," will travel to Panama from July 19 to 20, at the invitation of the episcopal conference, to participate in a meeting with the bishops and those in charge of Caritas in that country.

The objective of the meeting, a communique states, "will be a reflection on the spirit and the structure of charitable organizations, in particular to ensure and deepen the Christian roots of charitable commitment itself."

From July 21 to 22, Archbishop Cordes will travel to Peru, where he will visit the areas affected by the recent earthquake, and give the Holy Father's blessing together with a donation towards the most basic needs. In particular, he will visit the regions of Tacna and Moquega, which were most damaged by the earthquake. Meetings are also planned with the country's bishops, in particular with Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, archbishop of Lima, and with Bishop Luis Armando Bambaren Gastelumendi, president of the episcopal conference.

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