Chronology sources poland, russia and our lady of czestochowa

Dec. 8, 1987: (Treaty signing) Article by David K. Shipler, New York Times, 9 Dec. 1987; (Pope’s message) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 21-28 Dec. 1987, pp. 1-3

Jan. 1, 1988: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1988 - no.1, p. 1

Feb. 20, 1988: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1988 - no.9, p. 24; article by Reuters, Seattle Times, 21 Feb. 1988

Mar. 7, 1988: Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate

March 22, 1988: (Euntes in Mundum) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1988 - no. 13, p. 1; (Pope not to participate) article by Roberto Suro, New York Times, 23 Mar. 1988; (Magnum Baptismi Donum) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1988 - no.17, p. 6

Apr. 29, 1988: Article by Bill Keller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 1988; Keston (College) News Service, No. 300, 12 May 1988, pp. 16-17

May 4, 1988: Article by Roberto Suro, New York Times, 5 May 1988; (list of delegation members) NC News report, 4 May 1988

May 10, 1988: (Strikes) Article by John Daniszewski, Associated Press, Seattle Times, 5 May 1988; (Pope’s remarks) article by Roberto Suro, New York Times, 8 May 1988; (strike ends) article by Nesha Starcevic, Associated Press, Seattle Times, 10 May 1988; article by John Tagliabue, New York Times, 11 May 1988

May 29, 1988: (Cardinal) Article by Roberto Suro, New York Times, 30 May 1988; (beginning of discussions) article by Felicity Barringer, New York Times, 5 June 1988; article by NC News, National Catholic Register, 19 June 1988

June 5-12, 1988: George Weigel, Witness to Hope, pp.572-76; (meeting with members of Ukrainian Catholic Church) article by Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 11 June 1988; (meeting with Gorbachev) article by Associated Press, New York Times, 12 June 1988; article, Time magazine, 27 June 1988, p. 46

June 19-27, 1988: (Meeting & agreed statement) John Borelli, The Quest for Unity, pp. 131-42; (quotation from Cardinal Keeler) In a letter dated April 24, 2001, Cardinal Keeler suggested to the author of this chronology that this language should be added to an earlier version of this chronology.

July 9-10, 1988: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1988 - no. 32-33, p. 4

Aug. 15, 1988: (Mass) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1988 - no.34, p. 1; (Jastrzebie) article by John Tagliabue, New York Times, 17 Aug. 1988; Lech Walesa, The Struggle and the Triumph, pp. 151-54

Aug. 26, 1988: (Aug. 26 events) Article by United Press International, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 27 Aug. 1988; article by NC News, National Catholic Register, 11 Sept. 1988; Lech Walesa, The Struggle and the Triumph, p. 151. In his autobiography, Walesa notes that a Mass for the Czestochowa feast day was held in the morning near the main gate of the Gdansk shipyards and that afternoon the workers heard on television Kisczak’s proposal for “round table” discussions without preconditions. (Aug. 31 meeting) article by John Tagliabue, New York Times, 1 Sept. 1988; Lech Walesa, The Struggle and the Triumph, pp. 157-59; (ending strikes) article by John Daniszewski, Associated Press, Seattle Times, 4 Sept. 1988

Aug. 28, 1988: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1988 - no. 36, p. 20

Sept. 5-7, 1988: Keston (College) News Service, No. 309, 22 Sept. 1988, pp. 5-6. With respect to the people knelling by the roadside, Keston relied on a special report published in the Polish Catholic newspaper Tygodnik Powszechny on Sept. 18, 1988.

Sept. 10-11, 1988: The Ukrainian Weekly, 25 Sept. 1988, pp. 1, 8-9, 13

Sept. 29, 1988: The remarks by Father Sorokin were made in an interview with The Bellingham (Washington) Herald, published 30 Sept. 1988 at pp. B1-4.

Oct. 22-23, 1988: Article by Philip Taubman, New York Times, 24 Oct. 1988; Associated Press report, Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 1988; NC News report, Northwest Progress, 27 Oct. 1988:

Dec. 7, 1988: (Mother Teresa) “The Russian Adventure of Teresa and Her Companions,” 30 Days Magazine, Feb. 1989, pp. 74-77; Kathryn Spink, Mother Teresa: a Complete Authorized Biography, pp. 217-18

Dec. 25, 1988: (Steponavicius) Article by Reuters, New York Times, 31 Dec. 1988

Feb. 6, 1989: George Weigel, Witness to Hope, pp. 570-71; National Catholic Register, 19 Feb. 1989

Mar. 10, 1989: National Catholic Register, 26 Mar. 1989

Mar. 26, 1989: (Election) Article by Bill Keller, New York Times, 28 Mar. 1989; (Sakharov) Associate Press report, New York Times, 21 Apr. 1989

Apr. 5, 1989: Article by John Tagliabue, New York Times, 6 Apr. 1989, p. 1; Lech Walesa, The Struggle and the Triumph, pp. 179-81

Apr. 19, 1989: (General audience) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1989 - no.17, p. 1; (meeting with Walesa) article by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 1989; Lech Walesa, The Struggle and the Triumph, p.191

May 13, 1989: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), May 1989

May 20, 1989: (Legal entity) Lech Walesa, The Struggle and the Triumph, pp. 196-97

June 4, 1989: Article by John Tagliabue, New York Times, 6 June 1989; Lech Walesa, The Struggle and the Triumph, pp. 205-06

July 5, 1989: (Baptism) Article by James M. Markham, New York Times, 6 July 1989; (icon) George Weigel, Witness to Hope, p. 573

July 25, 1989: (Soviets allow appointment) Article by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 26 July 1989; L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1989 - no.31, p. 12; (Ausros Vartai) interview of Bishop Kondrusiewicz, Soul Magazine, Mar. - Apr. 1990, p. 16. “The biggest influence on my spiritual life came from the sanctuary of Ostra Brama [Ausros Vartai] in Lithuania.”

Aug. 23, 1989: (Human chain) Article by Esther B. Fein, New York Times, 24 Aug. 1989; Reuters and Associated Press article, Seattle Times, 23 Aug. 1989

Aug. 24, 1989: (Election of prime minister) Article by John Tagliabue, New York Times, 25 Aug. 1989; (Mazowiecki quotation) article by Bill Keller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 1989; (calls to Pope and Walesa) Associated Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 25 Aug. 1989; (visit to Czestochowa) article by Drusilla Menaker, New York Times, 20 July 1990

Sept. 20, 1989: Based on the observations of the author of this chronology who was present at the luncheon with Metropolitan Alexy, Yuri Avvakumov, Father Frederick Miller, and John Hauf. A description of the meeting, together with a photograph of Metropolitan Alexy and Father Miller at the Space Needle restaurant, appeared in the magazine of the Blue Army, Soul, Jan.-Feb. 1990, pp. 14-15, in an article written by the editor of the magazine, John Hauf. The meeting was also described in two subsequent newspaper articles: article by Terry McGuire, Catholic Northwest Progress, 1 May 2003, pp. 1, 4, & 12; article by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, National Catholic Register, 5-11 Sept. 2004, p. 5.

Oct. 6, 1989: (Flight over Soviet Union) Article by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 8 Oct. 1989; (Pope’s response to journalists) translation of the Italian article in L’Osservatore Romano (Italian daily edition), 10 Oct. 1989, p. 4

Nov. 2, 1989: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 13 Nov. 1989

Nov. 13, 1989: Keston (College) News Service, No 339, 30 Nov. 1989, pp. 8-9

Nov. 26, 1989: Article by Steve Goldstein, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, published in Seattle Times, 27 Nov. 1989, p. A4

Dec. 1, 1989: (Meeting) Article by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 1989, p. 1; (Pope’s later remarks) interview granted by the Pope to the Soviet trade union daily, Trud, reported in the National Catholic Register, 25 Feb. 1990, p. 9; (rights for the Ukrainian Catholic Church) article by Bill Keller, New York Times, 2 Dec. 1989, p. 8

Feb. 14, 1990: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1990 - no.8, p. 16

March 11, 1990: (Independence) Article by Bill Keller, New York Times, 12 Mar. 1990; (embargo) article by Bill Keller, New York Times, 24 Apr. 1990

Mar. 15, 1990: Article by Reuters, New York Times, 16 Mar. 1990

Apr. 13, 1990: Article by Associated Press, Seattle Times, 13 Apr. 1990

Apr. 22, 1990: (Havel) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1990 - no.18, p. 4; (Velehrad) 1990 - no.17, pp. 1, 7

May 3, 1990: Article by Bill Keller, New York Times, 4 May 1990

June 7, 1990: (Election) Associated Press, New York Times, 7 June 1990; (audience) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1990 - no. 25, p. 5

Aug. 19, 1990: The Ukrainian Weekly, 26 Aug. 1990, pp. 1, 4; National Catholic Register, 2 Sept. 1990, p. 11

Oct. 1, 1990: The Ukrainian Weekly, 7 Oct. 1990, p. 3

Oct. 13, 1990: Article by Associated Press, Seattle Times, 14 Oct. 1990

Oct. 15, 1990: (Award) Article by Sheila Rule, New York Times, 16 Oct. 1990; (Pope’s congratulations) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 12 Nov. 1990, p. 16; (Gorbachev’s actions in Privolnoye) article by Jonathan Luxmore, “Gorbachev kneels in silent prayer at Assisi,” The Tablet (Mar. 29, 2008); article by Jonathan Luxmore, Ecumenical News International, 3 Apr. 2008

Oct. 23, 1990: Interview of Bishop Hnilica by Father Angelo Mutti, Echo of Mary, No. 78, Dec. 1990, http://www.medjugorje.org/echo/e078.pdf

Nov. 18, 1990: (Invitation and Pope’s remark) Article by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, Nov. 19, 1990; (Gorbachev’s remark) article by William D. Montalbano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 1990

Dec. 9, 1990: (Election and Czestochowa) Article by John Daniszewski, Associated Press, 10 Dec. 1990; USA Today, 12 Dec. 1990; Lech Walesa, The Struggle and the Triumph, pp.306-07

Jan. 11, 1991: Article by Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 8 Feb. 1991

Jan. 13, 1991: (Attack) Articles by Bill Keller, New York Times, 13 and 15 Jan. 1990; (three days later) article by Bill Keller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 1991

Jan. 16, 1991: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 21 Jan. 1991, p. 16

March 30, 1991: The Ukrainian Weekly, 7 Apr. 1991, pp. 1, 9; Associated Press, 31 Mar. 1991; (quotation) article by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Apr. 1991

Apr. 10, 1991: (Declaration) John Doyle, Medjugorje (Where Heaven Meets Earth), p. 82 ; (international commission) press release, Vatican Information Service, 17 Mar. 2010

Apr. 13, 1991: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 22 Apr. 1991, pp. 1, 6-7

May 12-13, 1991: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng.Ed.), 20 May 1991, p. 5; (Soviet ambassador) article by Alan Riding, New York Times, 14 May 1991. The Soviet ambassador was Gennadi I. Gerasimov, former spokesperson for the Soviet Foreign Ministry.

June 1-9, 1991: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 10 June 1991, pp. 3-11; 24 June 1991, pp. 3-10

June 12, 1991: (Elections) Article by Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 31 June 1991; (swearing-in) article by Carey Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 1991; article by Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 11 July 1991

Aug. 14-15, 1991: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 26 Aug. 1991, pp. 1-8; (number from Russia) interview with Archbishop Kondrusiewicz in L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 31 March 1993, p. 8

Aug. 19-22, 1991: The events relating to Patriarch Alexy are described in detail in the first chapter of Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent: Faith and Power in New Russia by John and Carol Garrard, published in 2008 by Princeton University Press. The chapter may be read online at http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s8817.html ; (radio transmitter) The Ukrainian Weekly, 12 Jan. 1992, p. 11. The radio transmitter was owned by Catholic Radio and Television Network (CRTN), which is financed by the Catholic charity Kirche in Not, and which operated a radio station in Moscow. (Gorbachev returns) article by Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 22 Aug. 1991; (attendance by Archbishop Kondrusiewicz at Aug. 26 service) article by Jonathan Luxmore, National Catholic Register, 10 Nov. 1991, p. 9

Aug. 24, 1991: Article by Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 25 Aug. 1991; article by Steve Greenhouse, New York Times, 28 Aug. 1991

Sept. 8, 1991: (Recognition and Siluva) New York Times, 9 Sept. 1991; (act of dedication) article by Knight-Ridder Newspapers, published in Seattle Times, 9 Sept. 1991

Oct. 2, 1991: Article by Peter Steinfels, New York Times, 24 Oct. 1991

Oct. 13, 1991: (Russian pilgrimage and broadcast) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 21 Oct. 1991, p.12; article by Marguerite Peeters, Inside the Vatican Magazine, Dec. 2000, p. 15. The broadcast was transmitted by the national television channel Rossiya. (present of statue for Alexy) The meeting of Archbishop Kondrusiewicz with Sister Lucia and her gift to Alexy was described by Kondrusiewicz in a meeting with the staff of Inside the Vatican magazine in October 1996 and reported in the Nov. 1996 issue of the magazine at p. 16.

Nov. 17, 1991: (Canonization) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 25 Nov. 1991, p.1; (life of Kalinowski including dying word in Wadowice) interview of Fr. Antonio Sicari OCD, published in Inside the Vatican magazine, May 2001, pp. 44-45. Father Sicari has written a number of books on the saints and as a Carmelite, is especially interested in researching the live of Carmelite saints such as St. Raphael Kalinowski.

Nov. 28 – Dec. 14, 1991: (Special Assembly) L’Ossevatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 23/30 Dec. 1991, p. 3; (Russians decline) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng.Ed.), 21 Oct. 1991, p.12

Dec. 1, 1991: The Ukrainian Weekly, 8 Dec. 1991, pp. 1-5

Dec. 8, 1991: Article by Serge Schmemann, New York Times, 9 Dec. 1991

Dec. 20, 1991: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 23/30 Dec. 1991, p. 16; (“exceptional moment”) article by Andrei Zolotov, ENI News Service, 11 Feb. 1998

Dec. 25, 1991: Article by James F. Clarity, New York Times, 26 Dec. 1991

March 9, 1992: Article by Mikhail Gorbachev, appearing first in La Stampa and then in the New York Times, 9 Mar. 1992.

Apr. 1992: Article by Chuck Sudetic, New York Times, 8 Apr. 1992

June 24, 1992: (Letter) The letter from Cardinal Cassidy was addressed to the author of this chronology. The author has a copy of this letter. The author contacted Father Miller, and Father Miller subsequently informed the author that Father Miller had immediately contacted Archbishop McCarrick. (transfer of icon) article by Dmitri Khafizov, Inside the Vatican Magazine, Feb. 2002, p. 73

July 15, 1992: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 15 July 1992, p. 1; Associated Press, 15 July 1992; (letters from Gorbachev and Agca) article by John Travis, Catholic News Service, 14 July 1992; (content of Agca’s letter) interview of Agca by Italian journalist Alberto Michelini, Catholic World Report, Oct. 1993, p. 53

Aug. 26, 1992: (Rome) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 2 Sept. 1992, pp. 1, 7; (arrival in Lviv) The Ukrainian Weekly, 6 Sept. 1992; (one million viewers) The Ukrainian Weekly, 13 Sept. 1992

Apr. 18, 1993: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 21 Apr. 1993, p. 1

Apr. 25, 1993: (Albania) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 28 Apr. 1993, pp. 1, 12; 5 May 1993 pp. 3-4

Aug. 26, 1993: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1 Sept. 1993, p. 2

Sept. 4-10, 1993: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 8 Sept. 1993, pp. 1, 3, 4, 12; (Russia) article by Alan Cowell, New York Times, 7 Sept. 1993

Sept. 19, 1993: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), p. 12

Sept. 23, 1993: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), p. 12

Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 1993: (Church offer to mediate) Article by Barry Renfrew, Associated Press, 30 Sept. 1993; (Vladimir icon) The Orthodox Church (OCA), Dec. 1993, p. 6; Orthodox Encyclopedia [Православная Энциклопедия], Vol. IX, p. 8

Oct. 16, 1993: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 20 Oct. 1993, p. 12

Nov. 4, 1993: (Consecration) Article by Judith Ingram, New York Times, 5 Nov. 1993, p. A4; ; (letter from Patriarch) The original letter, dated Jan. 24, 1994, from Patriarch Alexy to the author of this chronology is in the possession of the author. With respect to the icon, the Patriarch stated: “It is my hope that the Kazan icon of the Mother of God, of which we spoke so much last year, will return to Russia. In the beginning of November 1993, I consecrated the Cathedral of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God at the Red Square in Moscow, demolished in 1936 and restored during the last two years.”

March 13, 1994: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng.Ed.), 1994 - no.13, p. 10

Apr. 1, 1994: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1994 - no.14, p. 3

Apr. 29, 1994: George Weigel, Witness to Hope, p. 721

May 13, 1994: (Convent) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 18 May 1994, p. 1; (Italian bishops) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1 June 1994, p. 3

May 27, 1994: (Magadan) article by Alexei Vyrsky, Reuters, published in the Seattle Times, 27 May 1994

June 13, 1994: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1994 - no.25, p. 6

Apr. 14, 1995: (Good Friday) Article by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service; (Retreat) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1995 - no.11, p. 1

Apr. 23, 1995: (Rome) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 3 May 1995, p. 3; (vision) Divine Mercy in My Soul: The Diary of Sister M. Faustina Kowalska, p. 395

May 21, 1995: Press release, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, published in The Ukrainian Weekly, 28 May 1995

June 27-29, 1995: (Visit) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 5 July 1995, pp. 6-7; 12 July 1995, p. 4; (photo of embrace) 24 Jan. 1996, p. 6; (Orientale Lumen) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 3 May 1995, pp. II-VIII; (Ut Unum Sint) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), pp. II-XV

Nov. 12, 1995: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 22 Nov. 1995, pp. 6-8

Nov. 1995: Article by Clara Germani, Baltimore Sun, published in Seattle Times, 30 Nov. 1995, p. A-20

June 29, 1996: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 3 July 1996, p. 12

Oct. 13, 1996: Article by Sr. M. Roberta Ochs OSB, “Cardinal Ratzinger Presides at Fatima,” Soul Magazine, Jan.-Feb. 1997, pp. 8-9; article by Dominik Morawski, Inside the Vatican, Nov. 1996, p. 16

Dec. 13, 1996: Francesca Murphy, Ecumenism Today, pp. 141-43. The full text of the Common Declaration can be read at the Vatican website, www.vatican.va.

March 28, 1997: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 2 Apr. 1997, p. 3

Apr. 12-13, 1997: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 23 Apr. 1997, p. 3

May 31 – June 10, 1997: (Gniezno) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 11 June 1997, pp. 1, 4; (Czestochowa) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 18 June 1997, p. 5; article by Victor Simpson, Associated Press, published in Seattle Times, 17 June 1999; (Zakopane) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 18 June 1999, p. 9; (Krakow) p. 13; 25 June 1997, pp. 3-4

June 10, 1997: (Synod decision) The full text of the June 10, 1997 decision of the Holy Synod was posted in English on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate; (Angelus) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng.Ed.), 25 June 1997, p. 1; (Lithuania) Itar-Tass news service; (visit to Ausros Vartai) Associated Press article, 26 July 1997. The visit was also reported on the website of the Lithuanian Catholic Bishops Conference. There is a photo of the two hierarchs embracing and greeting each other with a kiss. (Schönborn visit) The visit to Russia was described in a detailed report, entitled “Archbishop Schoenborn of Vienna on a Visit to Russia,” posted on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate. (saved by Orthodox monk) Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, God Sent His Son, p. 13. In addition, Cardinal Schönborn explicitly stated in an interview with the National Catholic Register that by introducing him to the Eastern tradition, the Orthodox monk saved his vocation.

Sept. 5, 1997: (Tribute by Archbishop Arseny) The full text of Archbishop Arseny’s entry was posted in English under the title, “Chronicle of External Contacts – 9 September,” on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Oct. 13, 1997: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 29 Oct. 1997, p. 6.

Oct. 19, 1997: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 22 Oct. 1997, p. 1

Feb. 10, 1998: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 11 Feb. 1998, p. 1; article by Celestine Bohlen, New York Times, 11 Feb. 1998

March 2, 1998: Echo of Mary, Queen of Peace, No. 138, Mar.-Apr. 1998

Aug. 26, 1998: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 2 Sept. 1998, p. 4; article by John Tagliabue, New York Times, 27 Aug. 1998

Sept. 8, 1998: Article by Greg Myre, Associated Press, published in Seattle Times, 8 Sept. 1998, p. A-3

Oct. 11, 1998: The author of this chronology was personally present at the dedication in St. Petersburg. He also wrote an article describing the dedication in the magazine, Soul, Jan.-Feb. 1999, p. 8. A professional video, entitled Miracle in Russia, which shows the dedication, was produced by the Fatima Family Apostolate.

Oct. 16, 1998: (Rome) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 25 Nov. 1998, p. 9; (Ecumenical Patriarch at Czestochowa) article by Jonathon Luxmore, ENI News Service, 23 Oct. 1998

Jan. 22, 1999: (Flight to Mexico City) Press release, Vatican Information Service, 22 Jan. 1999

Feb. 25, 1999: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 14 Apr. 1999, p. 7

March 24, 1999: (Commencement) Article by Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, March 25, 1999; (Easter bombings) article by Craig R. Whitney, New York Times, Apr. 12, 1999; (appeals) press release, Vatican Information Service, 1 Apr. 1999

March 25, 1999: (Pope’s remarks) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 7 Apr. 1999, p. 4; press release, Vatican Information Service, 25 Mar. 1999; (announcement) Associated Press report, New York Times, 21 Apr. 1999