VATICAN CITY, APR 17, 2004 (VIS) - Pope John Paul this morning welcomed to the Vatican Joaquim Alberto Chissano, president of Mozambique and also president of the African Union and, addressing him in Portuguese, pointed to the "serious challenges and great hopes of this continent, whose peoples are always in my heart and whom I greet at this Easter time of the Resurrection."
He wished the president well in his undertakings and asked "the heavenly Spirit to watch over the great human family and to arouse in the hearts of all people peace and the gift of life. May God bless your family and the entire people of Mozambique. May He bless Africa and all those who help it!"
AC/PRESIDENT MOZAMBIQUE/CHISSANO VIS 20040419 (130)
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