PAPAL TELEGRAM TO CATHOLIC JOURNALISTS MEETING IN SWITZERLAND

VATICAN CITY, SEP 18, 2001 (VIS) - Following is the text of the telegram sent by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of state, in the name of Pope John Paul to Bishop Pierfranco Pastore, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, on the occasion of the September 13-23 meeting of Catholic journalists in Switzerland:

"His Holiness Pope John Paul II sends cordial greetings and good wishes to all assembled in Fribourg for the World Congress of the International Catholic Union of the Press. His Holiness notes with satisfaction that the Congress has taken as its theme the response of the communication media to the urgent challenges raised by the process of globalization. He encourages those present to ponder the significant ethical issues which globalization raises in the light of the Gospel vision of the inalienable dignity of each human being, the unity of the human family and the moral imperative of fostering authentic human development and building a world of solidarity, justice and peace. Assuring the organizers and all taking part in the Congress of a remembrance in his prayers, the Holy Father willingly imparts his apostolic blessing as a pledge of joy and peace in the Lord Jesus Christ."

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