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EXHIBITION ON 145 YEARS OF THE OSSERVATORE ROMANO

VATICAN CITY, OCT 24, 2006 (VIS) - This morning, Cardinal Secretary of State
Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. delivered a brief talk at the opening of the
exhibition: "L'Osservatore Romano. From Rome to the world, 145 years of history
through the pages of the Pope's newspaper."

Participating in the event were Enrico Gasbarra, president of the Province of
Rome, accompanied by members of the provincial council, as well as various
civil and religious authorities.

Cardinal Bertone recalled how the newspaper, "created to defend the Catholic
religion and the Roman Pontiff, ... later became the unofficial organ of the
Apostolic See." This made it an ideal instrument for "spreading the teaching of
Peter's Successor and information concerning Church affairs."

"We cannot fail to highlight," he added, "that it is thanks to certain lay
faithful,... that the first steps were made. ... Over these 145 years ... the
succession of historical events has shown that, in order to spread the
evangelical message, the Church ... needs the work, inventiveness and charism
of the laity."

The cardinal then went on to observe how the exhibition "familiarizes us with
the pastoral work of 11 Popes: Blessed Pius IX who gave his consent to the
foundation of the Osservatore Romano; ... the profound social changes ... of
the pontificate of Leo XIII; ... St. Pius X, the Pope of the great reforms
within the Church; Benedict XV ... who on the pages of the newspaper published
his heartfelt 'Appeal to the Leaders of the Warring Nations;' ... Pius XI who
condemned political totalitarianism of all kinds, as did his successor, Pius
XII; ... the springtime of the Church under Blessed John XXIII; ... the wise
and providential activities of Paul VI; ... the brief pontificate of John Paul
I; and ... the renewed dialogue of the Holy See with the world that
characterized the pontificate of John Paul II," up to "our own times in which
the Church progresses under the prudent guidance of Benedict XVI."

The cardinal concluded his talk by expressing the hope that, "through the
glorious memory of the past," this initiative "may relaunch, with a prophetic
spirit, an effective and convincing means of communication of the Church."
SS/OSSERVATORE ROMANO/BERTONE VIS 061024 (380)

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