Pope calls for Falklands settlement

Title

Pope calls for Falklands settlement

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:27

Description

Report on the contents of an Easter address (including excerpts) by Pope John Paul II in Rome, in which he appeals to Britain and Argentina to reach a peaceful settlement over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands after the Argentine invasion of the British dependency. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Pope John Paul II

Keywords

Popes; Great Britain; Roman Catholicism; Conflict resolution; Diplomacy; Peacebuilding; Easter; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); Rome; Sermons

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