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U.N. Official for Refugees Thanks Pope for Appeal

November 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

U.N. Official for Refugees Thanks Pope for Appeal
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 17, 2006 – During a private audience at the Vatican, António Guterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, thanked Benedict XVI for calling attention to the plight of refugees.
Today’s audience took place in the wake of the Pope’s appeal Tuesday for the adoption of measures [...]

Nov

17

Catholics in Bosnia Still Struggling

November 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Franciscan Sounds a Warning
ROME, NOV. 17, 2006 – Hopes for an end to the exodus of Catholics from Bosnia-Herzegovina have been dashed after the collapse of talks to amend the country’s postwar constitution, says a Franciscan priest.
“Nothing has changed for the better for the Church,” contended Father Mijo Dzolan, provincial of the Franciscans of Bosnia-Herzegovina. [...]