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Pontiff Greets Students From Conflict Zones
25-09-2008
VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 24, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI told a group of university students from areas of conflict that he hopes they can contribute to a culture of peaceful coexistence.
The Pope said this today when he greeted students from the Associazione "Rondine Cittadella della Pace" (the Swallow City of Peace Association) of Arezzo. Some of the youth were from Georgia and Russia. They were on the front row of today's general audience, accompanied by the founder of the association, Franco Vaccari, and two bishops from the region where they study.
The Holy Father told them that he hopes "this encounter contributes to reinforce an adequate culture of pacific coexistence among people and to promote understanding and reconciliation."
The youth arrived in Arezzo in June to receive a university education and to try to overcome sufferings from war.
The association was established in 1997 to promote dialogue and peace through the experience of shared university life. It welcomes students from the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa.
