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No. 2146:
PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1979
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The bishops look a Representatives from the Bishops' Conferences of Asia, Europe, Australia and America two spent recently weeks in Asia looking et the current situation in various countries.
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frontiers too from Vietnam and Cambodia for instance. In reflecting on their brief experience of the retupe situation, the participants in the conference raised the following questions: Why are refugees leavThey examined joint acing the security of their tion that could be taken by homes and the natural pull the Catholic Church to proof their fatherland, to step vide long term solutions to into the unknown and a futhe problems they encounture that may be far from tered. rosy? Australia's representatives Are the more affluent Heath Father Damien were countries, especially in the and Father Lawrie Jennings. West, too niggardly, too During the Conference one selective, and perhaps too of the matters which receivslow in admitting these ed close attention was the service at a very critical more skilled ones. refugees? Thailand evidently had period. refugee situation in Thai Has the Church a duty that Later on, regular services apprehensions it bind. to express her moral indigmight eventually be obliged, nation, and "Refugees come in their took over this task. sponsor the tousands from Laos across The specific sphere where through force of circum- cause of refugees more vigChurch continued to stances, to absorb a vast orously? tine Mekong," the official re- the port on the survey, issued render her services to the number of refugees, thus Is the United Nations by the Australian Catholic refugees was education of compounding her own dif- organisation taking sufficificulties in the areas of ent steps to eliminate the refugee children. Relief, stated. education, etc. causes of the refugee probHere too the assistance authorities "The Thai persons from It also had to be borne lem and to alleviate the screen them and send them competent was obrefugees the among in mind that large numbers suffering of those who have to the Non Khai refugee of refugees were hovering already fled from their camp. This camp is like tained. The organisational aspect into Thailand along other countries? a lam village. of under the care was of it "When we visited the camp there were 43.000 ref- nuns. The original semi -permaugees living there, of whom nent structures having prov100 were Christians. "Due to overcrowding, ed to be inadequate, a perenforced idleness and insuf- manent two-storey building ficient sanitary facilities, the was being put up, and was an conditions at the camp leave nearing completion St Thomas School, Claremuch to be desired but evident sign that the camp mont, children will soon would remain there for they are not desperate. have a new adventure some time. GENEROUS playground and a large The refugees, as well as "The Thai government, clean sand pit as the outthe Thai government, were United Nations Organisation come of recent busy bees deeply appreciative of the and a number of foreign this spring as ROME II (NC) Pope John Paul will visit the United States Ireland and by the school's Parents rendered by the services voluntary organisations have & Friends. The hope is Church and other voluntary he continues the most intensive travels ever undertaken by a Pontiff. come forward with generous that there will be an end organisations, the report assistance in the form of The Pope will go to Ire- since 1523 captured the the UN on October 4, 1965, There had been a great to children getting bestated. land on September 29 and world's attention with his slightly more than two years deal of speculation in Irefinance, food, advice and grimed with black sand. Understandably, the Thai remain until October 1, stunning election last Oc- after the beginning of his land about a papal visit personnel," the report s, Pictured are *the presiThe Catholic Church, government was far from then fly that day to New tober and has held it since pontificate, and celebrated there, but it had been ex- dent of the Parents & through the Ca holic Coun- being anxious to absorb all York and deliver a major with his much -publicised Mass in Yankee Stadium. pected to be in connection Friends Kevin PURcil of Thailand for Devel- these refugees and it had address to the United Na- travels. NELL with Than BAHN Pope Paul also met that with centenary celebrations opment, was among the first been urging other countries tions General Assembly on In January he flew to same day with President of the Marian shrine at and Master Graham to admit a reasonable num- October 2. group to enter the scene. Mexico, stopping off in the Lyndon Johnson in New Knock at the end of AugPU RN ELL consolidating Mobilising a wealth of ber. the have of the new sand In addition to the UN Dominican Republic on the York before returning to ust. It would appear that the medical and nursing staff pit. speech, the Pope is expect- way over and in the Ba- Rome after a one-day stay * * tr from among the refugees countries that did admit ed to meet with President hamas on the way back. in the United States. number themselves and buying the some refugees-the Jimmy Carter and visit In June he returned to necessary medicines and admitted being totally in- some US cities besides New his native Poland, where BUSY oter requirements, the adequate considering the York. church life remains among With this trip, Pope John Church rendered a yeoman numbers-usually chose the Basic information about the strongest of any coun- Paul will have made three the Pope's trip was announc- try in the world, despite trips outside Italy before ed recently by Father Ro- repressive measures by the the end of the first year of meo Panciroli, the Vatican's Communist government. his pontificate, far ahead Press spokesman. During both those trips of the travel schedule of that he it clear he made The announcement did Pope Paul VI. not say what cities in Ire- viewed his spiritual leaderWILL It was a year and a half land or the United States ship role as encompassing after his election Pope Paul SUPPLY YOUR NEW would be included on the a broad range of concerns. made his first foreign trip, papal itinerary. is and during his entire .15 INVITED Father Panciroli said Both President Carter year pontificate he made though in the Pope John Paul will remain and UN Secretary General only four in the United States "for Kurt Wald4leim -had extend- trips he combined a numseveral days," but that the ed invitations to him. ber of stops so that he had entire trip will last less Waldheitni'. in particular, been on every continent exthan ten days. was unaiKtood to be es- cept Antarctica. of The visits to both Ireland pecially anxious to have the The announcement to the United and the United States were Pope address the UN as the visit 1111aegialtycomester described by Panciroli as early pontificate as States had been expected Hie "pastoral." possible to show particular for some time. On the day ,tif` Lento., ii.ghs. World attention already papal regard for the world before the Vatican issued Phone 1391711 Lac. No. 3371. has been fixed on. Pope body. its formal statement, the John Paul and his new Neither 'a papal address UN announced that Pope HOIVDTS. travels abroad will bring to the UN 'or a papal meet- John Paul would address in Cosh bock on your ' General Assembly in additional attcnticn. inc i'h a US president is without October, The Poii,11-1-r,-- ro-iff, early nrec :cie nt ed. the first non -Italian Pope Pope Paul VI spoke to specifying the exact date.
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