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...leading bishops were returned to head dioceses after a combined 53 years of internal exile, and the cathedral in Vilnius, previously used as an art museum, was restored for worship. This year the Belorussian republic got its first bishop in 63 years. That paved the way for Archbishop Angelo Sodano, who oversees the Vatican's foreign relations, to make the arrangements for Gorbachev's historic visit to the Holy...
What a difference a few months make: South African Archbishop Tutu's candidacy for the Board of Overseers created quite a fuss among alumni last year, and both sides of the divestment issue took turns at dishing out the rhetoric. Robert P. Wolff '54, who directs the pro-divestment alumni group which nominated Tutu, often said Tutu's mere presence on the Board could force Harvard to divest completely from South Africa-related investments...
They said Tutu may stay in Cambridge for no more than a few hours, and added that the Archbishop probably would not have the opportunity to discuss the University's $138 million invested in South Africa-related companies...
When HRAAA nominated Tutu for a post on the 30-member Board, critics said the archbishop could not fulfill his duties as an overseer since he would not be able to attend most of the Board meetings...
Either way, Wolff said, the archbishop wouldnot have time for much else besides the meeting...