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The World - News from April 29, 1985

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The Roman Catholic Church and the Mediterranean nation of Malta have settled a dispute over tuition at Catholic schools on the island, a Vatican statement said. In a long church-state feud, Malta’s socialist government has been demanding tuition-free schools in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation. The Vatican statement disclosed an agreement for eventual free tuition at secondary schools, adding that a mixed commission will be named to study other church-state issues.

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