Milenium en Compostela; 18 voices in the Camino

[dandekay]

Rosina,
   Thank you for your frequent, useful and informative updates on the
Camino.  I hope you will attend the March Gathering of Pilgrims in Santa
Barbara so many of us may meet you in person.
        Sincerely,
               Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosina Lila" <BlaroliaAOL.COM>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 6:58 AM
Subject: Milenium en Compostela; 18 voices in the Camino


> Hello you all,
>          The University of Santiago announced the publication of a book
> containing interviews with 18 pilgrims.  The book was edited by the
Association of
> Reporters and Scholars of the Camino de Santiago.
>          The reporters conducted interviews with religious, political and
> intellectual pilgrims from various places of origin, including Great
Britain and
> Brasil, and it intends to make known a vision of the actual reality of the
> Santiago pilgrimage.
> The interviewees include an Archbishop, msgr. Julian Barro, a Galician
> intellectual, Francisco Fernando del Riego, the historian Ramon Izquierdo,
the
> British politician and writer, Michael Portillo,  the President of the
Association
> of Friends of the Camino in Galicia, Anton Pombo, and several others,
> including the hospitalera Pilar Armesto (of the San Xiraldo de Aurillac
albergue
> outside of O Cebreiro), the soccer coach Javier Irureta    and  convicts
and
> jail-keepers of a prison in Madrid.
>          The publication emphasizes the unique role of the Camino as a
medium
> of international, political, religious and cultural communication. It also
> highlights the personal experiences and insights of each of the eighteen
> interviewed pilgrims.
>
> Warm regards,
> Rosina
>
>