VATICAN CITY, MAY 8, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican secretary of state says Africa and Latin America are two areas where the Church is especially directing its attention.
In an interview on Vatican Radio on Monday, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said the Holy See looks with great interest at the problems in Africa and "will continue to voice their concerns so that Europe and the great powers of the North will not abandon it."
About Benedict XVI's upcoming trip to Brazil, Cardinal Bertone said, "A lot of attention is being paid by the Church to Latin America and the situations that are already being widely analyzed, as well by the press and the media, on the occasion of the Pope's first intercontinental trip."
"We will see results," he affirmed. "We will also see the fruits of this trip, we will hear strong messages from the Pope and we hope that they will be heard, especially by the local communities and Churches, but also by politicians of every nation."
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Date: 2007-05-08