of the Committee, including the figures of minorities in Macedonia and newspap@rs Published in the Albanian language, would be addressed more fully in his Government's next periodic report. Holy See 206. The tenth periodic report 0f the Holy See (CERD/C/172/Add.8) was considered by the Committee at its 875th meeting, held on l.4 August I.990 (CERD/C/SR+875). 207. The report was introduced by the representative of the reporting State, who said that because of the essentially religious and moral character Of the Holy See, and the small size of its territory, which served solely to safeguard the Church's autonomy and the free exercise of the papal pastoral miSSiOn, it was not feasible t0 draw up the report in accordance with the Committee's guidelines. He referred t0 several pastoral messages issued by the pope since the submission of the report and drew Particular attention to a recent document entitled "The Church and racism - action for a more fraternal societyl'. That document dealt, inter alia, with institutionalised racism, such as gpartheid, and denounced racial discrimination against aborigines, minorities, particularly religious minorities, Wontaneous racism against refugees or immigrants, and anti-Semitism* It also called on all schools to provide education to eradicate discriminatory instincts and Promote brotherhood, and on all States to support education through legislative action in defence 0f ethnic, linguistic 0r religious minorities, immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers. 208. Members expressed appreciation for the continuing dialogue between the Holy he and the Committee. Reference was made to the inportant role played by the Catholic Church in the transmission of values. While the actions of the Holy See to combat racial discrimination were perhaps less direct than of other States, it wielded an enormous spiritual and moral influence throughout the world and, in many respects, represented the universality of the human race. Although the structure 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the Holy See to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The report discusses the Holy See's actions and policies related to racial discrimination, including its pastoral messages and documents on the topic. The text highlights the Holy See's spiritual and moral influence worldwide and its role in promoting values such as brotherhood and combating discrimination.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education