END OF DIOCESAN PROCESS FOR CANONIZATION OF PAUL VI

VATICAN CITY, MAR 15, 1999 (VIS) - On Thursday March 18 at 12 noon, the closing session of the diocesan process for the cause of beatification and canonization of Servant of God Giovanni Battista Montini, Pope Paul VI, will take place at the Lateran Apostolic Palace, in the presence of Cardinal Camillo Ruini, vicar of Rome. The opening session of the diocesan process took place on May 11, 1993.

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ENCOUNTER IN VATICAN ON PASTORAL MINISTRY FOR GYPSIES

VATICAN CITY, MAR 15, 1999 (VIS) - On Thursday March 18, in the headquarters of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, there will be a meeting of episcopal promoters and national directors of the pastoral ministry for Gypsies, according to a council communique released today.

Archbishops Stephen Fumio Hamao and Francesco Gioia, respectively council president and secretary, will preside over the sessions as moderators. During the course of the day participants will study the theme of a new evangelization in the world of Gypsies on the occasion of the Jubilee celebration in the year 2000. They will also discuss details relative to the planning and undertaking of a international pilgrimage of Gypsies in Rome, to be held within the framework of the Jubilee.

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APPEAL FOR PEACE IN INDONESIA

VATICAN CITY, MAR 14, 1999 (VIS) - In remarks following today's angelus, Pope John Paul appealed for peace in Indonesia, saying that "for months now the city of Ambon, capital of the archipelago of the Molucca Islands, has been the center of bloody conflict, which has shaken the traditional harmonious coexistence between Christians and Muslims. Serious ethnic and religious tension has been recorded in other parts of Indonesia.

"In the face of such worrisome phenomena, I urgently exhort all, and especially those who foster dissension, to abandon violence, which is the cause of countless suffering, and to find the paths of peace once again. I truly wish, moreover, to express comfort for victims and closeness to the entire Indonesian people, upon whom I invoke the Lord's blessing."

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AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, MAR 15, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J., archbishop of Milan, on his "ad limina" visit.
- Seven prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique on their "ad limina" visit:
- Cardinal Alexandre Jose Maria dos Santos O.F.M., archbishop of Maputo, accompanied by his auxiliary, Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M.
- Archbishop Manuel Vieira Pinto of Nampula. - Archbishop Jaime Pedro Goncalves of Beira.
- Bishop Luis Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva S.J., of Lichinga.
- Bishop Alberto Setele of Inhambane.
- Bishop Bernardo Filipe Governo O.F.M. Cap., of Quelimane.
- A group of fifteen prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Giovanni Giudici, auxiliary of Milan.
- Bishop Angelo Mascheroni, auxiliary of Milan.
- Bishop Francesco Coccopalmerio, auxiliary of Milan.
- Bishop Marco Ferrari, auxiliary of Milan.
- Bishop Giuseppe Merisi, auxiliary of Milan.
- Bishop Giovanni Locatelli of Vigevano.
- Bishop Giulio Sanguineti of Brescia, accompanied by his auxiliary, Bishop Vigilio Mario Olmi.
- Bishop Egidio Caporello of Mantova.
- Bishop Alessandro Maggiolini of Como.
- Bishop Giovanni Volta of Pavia.
- Bishop Giulio Nicolini of Cremona.
- Bishop Angelo Paravisi of Crema.
- Bishop Giacomo Capuzzi of Lodi.
- Bishop Roberto Amadei of Bergamo.

On Saturday March 13, he received:

- Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, archbishop of Genoa, Italy, on his "ad limina" visit.
- Archbishop Dominik Hrusovsky, apostolic nuncio in Belarus.
- Two prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Croatia on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Valter Zupan of Krk.
- Bishop Juraj Jezerinac, military ordinary for Croatia.
- A group of six prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference (Liguria region) on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Alberto Tanasini, auxiliary of Genoa.
- Bishop Giacomo Barabini of Ventimiglia-San Remo.
- Bishop Martino Canessa of Tortona.
- Bishop Mario Oliveri of Albenga-Imperia.
- Bishop Dante Lafranconi of Savona-Noli.
- Bishop Alberto Maria Careggio of Chiavari.
- Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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CARDINAL FERNANDEZ DE ARAUJO CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD

VATICAN CITY, MAR 12, 1999 (VIS) - Made public today was a letter from the Pope, written in Latin, to Cardinal Serafim Fernandes de Araujo, archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary today of his priestly ordination.

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