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MEXICO CITY – As Mexico began bicentennial celebrations of its independence from Spain, the Mexican bishops’ conference issued a wide-ranging pastoral letter, calling for a national reconciliation of the centuries-old divisions over ethnicity, historical interpretations and the often-strained relationship between church and state.

OXFORD, England – A spokesman for Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels said the transcript of an April meeting with a victim of clergy sex abuse has been interpreted out of context.

The date (CR, Aug. 26) for the special brunch reception and viewing of “A Blessing to One Another: John Paul II and the Jewish People” sponsored by The Catholic Review and the Baltimore Jewish Times, was incorrect. The special reception will be Wednesday, Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to noon.

On Sept. 8, in Washington, D.C., Father F. Richard Spencer, an Archdiocese of Baltimore priest, will be ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese for the Military Service. The following are excerpts from the official history of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Baltimore’s Loyola University Maryland, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and Emmitsburg’s Mount St. Mary’s University are cited in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” issue.

Tony Magliano’s opinion (CR, Aug. 5) of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was naïve and ill-researched.

LONDON – Honduras’ environmental prosecutor has filed criminal charges against two mining executives and a former government official after a British Catholic aid agency provided evidence to show that they ignored the alleged pollution of rivers.

Letter-writer Christopher B. Costello (CR, Aug. 12) was 100 percent on the mark when he described Tony Magliano’s column (Aug. 5) as “misleading, pacifist propaganda.” Without the nuclear bomb, many more Japanese people would have been substantially killed in warfare before they would have considered surrendering.

With Tony Magliano’s “Memorial Day Reflection” and his most recent words on the anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (CR, Aug. 5), I am encouraged by his efforts to bring us the truth and reality of history. It is a bit humbling, but just maybe it will challenge us to be true followers of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.