Pope urges Christian unity during Canterbury visit
Pope John Paul II visited Canterbury in a historic gesture of ecumenism, embracing Anglican Archbishop Robert Runcie and calling for renewed dialogue toward full communion. A joint commission will study doctrinal differences, while the pope addressed social issues at an open air Mass in London amid heavy security.
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Pope John Paul II visits Canterbury Cathedral welcome
Bells and thunder greet the first pope to enter England's Canterbury Cathedral as John Paul II and Archbishop Robert Runcie celebrate shared faith. They recall Rome's historic link to the site, honor martyrs, and urge unity while noting ongoing tensions between Catholic and Anglican authority and clergy.
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Mubarak Says Iran Won't Invade Iraq
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says intelligence indicates Iran will stop at international borders after recapturing Khorramshahr from Iraq. He cautions Arab leaders to avoid escalating actions, notes Egypt’s arms support to Iraq, and denies Egyptian ground troop deployment.
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Salvadoran landowners push out hundreds of farmers
In Loma Larga El Salvador landowners aided by soldiers expelled hundreds of subsistence farmers from plots gained under a 1980 agrarian reform. The wave of evictions targets 3,604 eligible families as tensions rise over possible rollback of land reform amid new political leadership and U.S. aid threats.
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Walesa to see family on his name day under martial law
Solidarity leader Lech Walesa will have a brief family reunion on his name day on June 3 after martial law detention. Parish priest Rev Henryk Jankowski said authorities will allow the visit to his wife Danuta and children, with the family told to go to Przemysl for the meeting. Police and crowds marked the Wyszynski memorial in Warsaw as thousands defied martial law to attend prayers and hymns in Victory Square.
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