VATICAN CITY, NOV 21, 2001 (VIS) - At the end of today's general audience catechesis in Italian, and summaries in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German, Pope John Paul greeted the pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall in these and several other languages.
"I offer a warm welcome," he said in English, "to the participants in the Rome study visit organized by the Bossey Ecumenical Institute. May your experience of Christian Rome be a source of enrichment for you and for your work in the service of reconciliation and unity between Christ's followers. I also greet the clergy of the Church of Norway, taking part in a study tour."
The Holy Father then noted that "today, the liturgical memory of the Presentation of Mary Most Holy in the Temple, we are celebrating the Day for Cloistered Sisters. To those sisters called by the Lord to contemplative life, I wish to assure my special closeness and that of the entire ecclesial community. At the same time I renew my invitation to all Christians so that they will give cloistered monasteries the necessary spiritual and material support. We owe so much, in fact, to these persons who have consecrated themselves entirely in unceasing prayer for the Church and the world!"
He concluded by saying he was "profondly saddened by the recent news of the brutal killing of four journalists in Afghanistan. I express heartfelt condolences to their families and to all those who have been struck by this dramatic event. Let us entrust to the Lord's mercy the souls of the deceased and, for them and for all the other victims of violence, let us now pray together the Our Father."
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