On October 4, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. Pope Benedict XVI received the Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus (Vatican Envoy) Archbishop Claudio Guderotti, the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) in Belarus informed BelTA correspondent. "During the meeting, the Pope inquired about the latest events in the country and conveyed a special blessing for the Catholics of Belarus and all the Belarusian people," the RCC reported. As previously reported, Benedict XVI recently appointed the Metropolitan of Minsk-Mogilev Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace - Iustitia et Pax, headed by Cardinal Peter Turkson. This department was established by a decision of the Second Vatican Council, held in the 1960s. In the RCC documents, the tasks of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace are described as follows: "The Council will promote justice and peace in the world in the light of the Gospel and the social doctrine of the Church." In addition, the Council is, in particular, tasked with promoting relations with international Catholic organizations, collecting information on the human rights situation, etc.

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