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    VATICAN (CWNews.com) -- At his Angelus audience on Sunday, October 24, Pope John Paul II encouraged all Christians to be "courageous missionaries of the Gospel."

    In observance of World Mission Sunday, the Pontiff said that all Christians are called to promulgate the message of Christ. He said that the "new evangelization" of the world-- and particularly the European nations, where Christianity once dominated the culture-- is a top priority for the new millennium.

    At the close of his audience, the Holy Father paid tribute to the negotiators who are seeking a path to peace in Colombia. Noting that a peace demonstration was being held in the South American country that same day, he called for a renewed effort to break the stalemate in protracted negotiations between the government and guerrilla forces.

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