Another step in the road to reconciliation

A book dedicated to the figure of Bishop Rosendo Salvado and his missionary work with
Indigenous Peoples in Australia was presented on Wednesday at Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The volume, entitled "Aborigeno con gli aborigeni per l'evangelizzazione in Australia" by Giulio Cipollone and Chiara Orlandi was published by the Vatican Publishing House. Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples was present to launch the book which focusses on the work and the vision of Bishop Salvado, a Spanish born Benedictine Monk who was pivotal in evangelizing the Indigenous Peoples of Australia in the 19^th century. Together with Cardinal Dias and a board of Catholic historians and experts, was Australian Ambassador to the Holy See, Tim Fischer. Just before the book launch Ambassador Fischer spoke to Linda Bordoni about Bishop Salvado’s significance in the long road towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians…
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