PONTIFF’S MESSAGE
Call To End Conflict (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) VATICAN CITY, April 15. Pope Paul, who told 100,000 Easter pilgrims to Rome yesterday that there were promising signs of a settlement in Vietnam, renewed his call for a truce and fair negotiations. Despite the anxiety about his health, Pope Paul looked well and spoke firmly on the world issues which have been preoccupying him. He appealed for racialism, nationalism and class hatred to be replaced by universal love. The assassination of the United States civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, had stirred the world, he said. The massed pilgrims, among whom were the exiled King Constantine of Greece and Queen Anne Marie, stood huddled under umbrellas in the rain-swept St Peter’s Square to hear the Pope’s Easter message after he had celebrated Mass on the steps of the Basilica.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19680416.2.110
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31655, 16 April 1968, Page 15
Word Count
138PONTIFF’S MESSAGE Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31655, 16 April 1968, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.