Pop Asks Church in Ethiopia and Eritrea to Foster Healing

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Pope Asks Church in Ethiopia and Eritrea to Foster Healing
Code: ZE05101708

Date: 2005-10-17

Pope Asks Church in Ethiopia and Eritrea to Foster Healing

Visits the Pontifical College Located in Vatican

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 17, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI appealed to the Catholic Church in Ethiopia and Eritrea to be an instrument of peace and healing in the troubled East African nations.

The Pope's words, spoken in English, resonated today at the Ethiopian College, the only center of formation for seminarians and priests that is located inside the Vatican.

The Holy Father's visit to the college was to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its foundation, as well as the conclusion of the Eritrean and Ethiopian bishops' five-yearly "ad limina" visit.

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