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Article: LUKASHENKA PRAISED BY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HEAD IN BELARUS
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- Info-Prod Research (Middle East)
- Article date:
- February 9, 2005
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Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek, head of the Roman Catholic Church in
Belarus, met with President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on 8 February and
passed him an undisclosed message from Pope John Paul II, Belarusian
Television reported. Swiatek said that during his recent meeting with
Pope John Paul II in the Vatican, the pontiff showed a keen interest
in the life of Roman Catholic believers in Belarus. "I stressed the
great role played by you, Mr. President, with regard to the [Roman]
Catholic ...