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Symposium marks Pope John Paul lI's historic visit to Iowa in 1979
07-10-2009
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (CNS) -- Nearly 30 years to the day since Pope John Paul II made a historic visit to Iowa, affirming a rural lifestyle and the work of those in agriculture, another man from Italy came to the Des Moines area.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican nuncio to the United Nations and a diplomat who has served the church in countries across the world, said he, like many attending an anniversary celebration to mark the papal visit, was born on a farm.
He paid tribute to rural life, saying he owed much to the lessons he learned on the family farm. With regard to changes happening in agriculture, the archbishop said no matter what technology makes possible or how economically beneficial it may be, decisions must be made in consideration of the common good and with responsibility to God's creation.
Archbishop Migliore was among religious, educational, political and agricultural leaders appearing at an Oct. 2-3 symposium in West Des Moines in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Pope John Paul visit to Iowa Oct. 4, 1979.
The symposium, titled "What God Has Created and Human Hands Have Made," focused on the pope's message and its relevancy today and for the future.
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