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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - # 116
DATE 28-05-2013
Summary:
- EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND EVANGELIUM VITAE DAY: KEY YEAR OF FAITH EVENTS
- DEFENDING RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS IN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND EVANGELIUM VITAE DAY: KEY YEAR OF FAITH EVENTS
Vatican City, 28 May 2013 VIS - This morning, in the Holy See Press Office,
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting
the New Evangelization, together with Archbishop Jose Octavio Ruiz Arenas and
Msgr. Graham
Bell, respectively secretary and undersecretary of the same dicastery,
presented two major events of the Year of Faith: a worldwide Eucharistic
Adoration and the Day Celebrating the Evangelium Vitae.
The first of these events, the Worldwide Eucharistic Adoration, will be
broadcast from St. Peter's Basilica next Sunday, 2 June from 5:00pm-6:00pm
local time. Its theme is: "One Lord, One Faith", which was chosen to testify
to the deep
unity that characterizes it. "It will be an event," Archbishop Fisichella
explained, "occurring for the first time in the history of the Church, which
is why we can describe it as ‘historical'. The cathedrals of the world
will be synchronized with Rome and will, for an hour, be in communion with the
Pope in Eucharistic adoration. There has been an incredible response to this
initiative, going beyond the cathedrals and involving episcopal conferences,
parishes, lay
associations, and religious congregations, especially cloistered ones."
From the Cook Islands to Chile, Burkina Faso, Taiwan, Iraq, Bangladesh, the
United States, and the Philippines, the dioceses will be synchronized with St.
Peter's and will pray for the intentions proposed by the Pope. The first is:
"For the
Church spread throughout the world and united today in the adoration of the
Most Holy Eucharist as a sign of unity. May the Lord make her ever more
obedient to hearing his Word in order to stand before the world ‘ever
more beautiful, without stain
or blemish, but holy and blameless.' That through her faithful announcement,
the Word that saves may still resonate as the bearer of mercy and may increase
love to give full meaning to pain and suffering, giving back joy and serenity."
Pope Francis' second intention is: "For those around the world who still
suffer slavery and who are victims of war, human trafficking, drug running,
and slave labour. For the children and women who are suffering from every type
of violence.
May their silent scream for help be heard by a vigilant Church so that, gazing
upon the crucified Christ, she may not forget the many brothers and sisters
who are left at the mercy of violence. Also, for all those who find themselves
in economically
precarious situations, above all for the unemployed, the elderly, migrants,
the homeless, prisoners, and those who experience marginalization. That the
Church's prayer and its active nearness give them comfort and assistance in
hope and strength
and courage in defending human dignity."
The Day Celebrating the Evangelium Vitae, entitled "Believing May They Have
Life", will take place from 15 to 16 June. "We have given it this name to
testify to the grand theme that revolves around the Church's commitment to the
promotion, respect, and dignity of human life," said Archbishop Fisichella.
"Pope Francis will preside at Sunday Mass at 10:30am with the entire
‘people of life' to address his message and to show his care to them as
well as to
all the ill who will be present at the celebration. Like the other events, it
will follow the traditional pattern of the Year of Faith: pilgrimages to St.
Peter's tomb will take place on Saturday afternoon, from 2:00pm until 5:00pm,
while at the
same time those who wish may go to confession and adore the Blessed Sacrament.
There will also be catechesis for the various language groups in several
churches around Rome on Saturday morning."
In the evening of that same day, Saturday 15 June, starting at 8:30pm, "a
silent, candle-lit procession will be held along Via della Conciliazione in
order to call attention to the theme of human life and its intangible value.
It will conclude in
St. Peter's Square where several meaningful testimonials will be given. ...
Already, groups from the United States, Germany, Japan, Hungary, Romania,
Spain, France, Canada, New Zealand, Argentina, Britain, Belgium, Slovakia,
Costa Rica,
Portugal, and Australia have registered their participation. There will also
be families, representatives from episcopal conferences, dioceses, parishes,
religious orders, seminaries, humanitarian and health organizations like the
Order of Malta,
ecclesial movements, associations like Unitalsi and the Red Cross, and
pro-life groups as well as many people interested in the promotion and defense
of life who aren't affiliated with a particular association or religion."
___________________________________________________________
DEFENDING RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS IN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES
Vatican City, 28 May 2013 VIS - Bishop Mario Toso, S.D.B., secretary of the
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, delivered an address at the
Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (Including Human Rights Youth
Education) in Tirana,
Albania, on 21 May. The conference was organized by the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The second plenary session dealt
with the issue of combating intolerance and discrimination against Christians
and members of other
religions.
"At the last High-Level Conference on tolerance and non-discrimination, held
three years ago in Astana," the prelate said, "the participating States
committed, among other things, to counter prejudice, discrimination,
intolerance, and
violence against Christians and members of other religions, including minority
religions, which continue to be present in the OSCE region. They were also
called to address the denial of rights, exclusion, and marginalization of
Christians and members of
other religions in our societies. Unfortunately, examples of intolerance and
discrimination against Christians have not diminished but rather increased in
various parts of the OSCE region despite a number of meetings and conferences
on the subject
organized also by the OSCE and Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights (ODIHR)."
"It is regretful, therefore, to note that across the OSCE region a sharp
dividing line has been drawn between religious belief and religious practice,
so that Christians are frequently reminded in public discourse (and
increasingly even in the
courts), that they can believe whatever they like in their own homes or heads,
and largely worship as they wish in their own private churches, but they
simply cannot act on those beliefs in public. This is a only deliberate
twisting and limiting of what
religious freedom actually means, and it is not the freedom that was enshrined
in international documents, including those of the OSCE beginning with the
1975 Helsinki Final Act, stretching through the 1989 Final Vienna Document and
the 1990 Copenhagen
Document, and including the 2010 Astana Summit Commemorative Declaration."
"Participating OSCE States," Bishop Toso emphasized, "must therefore guarantee
that intolerance and discrimination against Christians is ended, enabling
Christians to speak freely on issues that the government or others may find
disagreeable and act on their consciences in the workplace and elsewhere.
Discrimination against Christians - even where they are a majority - must be
faced as a serious threat to the whole of society and therefore should be
fought, as it is
done, and rightly so, in the case of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 28 May 2013 VIS - Today the Holy Father:
- appointed Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M., as bishop of the Diocese of
Grosseto (area 1,239, population 134,340, Catholics 124,936, priests 73,
permanent deacons 5, religious 50), Italy. Bishop Cetoloni was previously
bishop of
Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy.
- appointed Fr. Jorge Estrada Solorzano as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese
of Mexico (area 1,429, population 8,997,000, Catholics 8,038,000, priests
1,789, permanent deacons 146, religious 7,211), Mexico. The bishop-elect was
born in Mexico City in
1961 and was ordained a priest in 1995. Since 2008 he has been the director of
the Assistance Centre for Priests. He was previously pastor of St. Peter the
Apostle parish in the Archdiocese of Mexico.
- accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the Archdiocese of
Mexico presented by Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil, upon having reached the age
limit.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - # 116DATE 28-05-2013Summary: - EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION AND EVANGELIUM VITAE DAY: KEY YEAR OF
FAITH EVENTS - DEFENDING RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS IN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES - OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS___________________________________________________________
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND EVANGELIUM VITAE DAY: KEY YEAR OF FAITH EVENTS
Vatican City, 28 May 2013 VIS - This morning, in the Holy See Press Office,
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting
the New Evangelization, together with Archbishop Jose Octavio Ruiz Arenas and
Msgr. Graham
Bell, respectively secretary and undersecretary of the same dicastery,
presented two major events of the Year of Faith: a worldwide Eucharistic
Adoration and the Day Celebrating the Evangelium Vitae.
The first of these events, the Worldwide Eucharistic Adoration, will be
broadcast from St. Peter's Basilica next Sunday, 2 June from 5:00pm-6:00pm
local time. Its theme is: "One Lord, One Faith", which was chosen to testify
to the
deep unity that characterizes it. "It will be an event," Archbishop Fisichella
explained, "occurring for the first time in the history of the Church, which
is why we can describe it as ‘historical'. The cathedrals of the
world will be synchronized with Rome and will, for an hour, be in communion
with the Pope in Eucharistic adoration. There has been an incredible response
to this initiative, going beyond the cathedrals and involving episcopal
conferences, parishes, lay
associations, and religious congregations, especially cloistered ones."
From the Cook Islands to Chile, Burkina Faso, Taiwan, Iraq, Bangladesh, the
United States, and the Philippines, the dioceses will be synchronized with St.
Peter's and will pray for the intentions proposed by the Pope. The first is:
"For
the Church spread throughout the world and united today in the adoration of
the Most Holy Eucharist as a sign of unity. May the Lord make her ever more
obedient to hearing his Word in order to stand before the world ‘ever
more beautiful, without
stain or blemish, but holy and blameless.' That through her faithful
announcement, the Word that saves may still resonate as the bearer of mercy
and may increase love to give full meaning to pain and suffering, giving back
joy and
serenity."
Pope Francis' second intention is: "For those around the world who still
suffer slavery and who are victims of war, human trafficking, drug running,
and slave labour. For the children and women who are suffering from every type
of
violence. May their silent scream for help be heard by a vigilant Church so
that, gazing upon the crucified Christ, she may not forget the many brothers
and sisters who are left at the mercy of violence. Also, for all those who
find themselves in
economically precarious situations, above all for the unemployed, the elderly,
migrants, the homeless, prisoners, and those who experience marginalization.
That the Church's prayer and its active nearness give them comfort and
assistance in hope
and strength and courage in defending human dignity."
The Day Celebrating the Evangelium Vitae, entitled "Believing May They Have
Life", will take place from 15 to 16 June. "We have given it this name to
testify to the grand theme that revolves around the Church's commitment to
the promotion, respect, and dignity of human life," said Archbishop
Fisichella. "Pope Francis will preside at Sunday Mass at 10:30am with the
entire ‘people of life' to address his message and to show his care to
them as well as
to all the ill who will be present at the celebration. Like the other events,
it will follow the traditional pattern of the Year of Faith: pilgrimages to
St. Peter's tomb will take place on Saturday afternoon, from 2:00pm until
5:00pm, while at
the same time those who wish may go to confession and adore the Blessed
Sacrament. There will also be catechesis for the various language groups in
several churches around Rome on Saturday morning."
In the evening of that same day, Saturday 15 June, starting at 8:30pm, "a
silent, candle-lit procession will be held along Via della Conciliazione in
order to call attention to the theme of human life and its intangible value.
It will conclude
in St. Peter's Square where several meaningful testimonials will be given. ...
Already, groups from the United States, Germany, Japan, Hungary, Romania,
Spain, France, Canada, New Zealand, Argentina, Britain, Belgium, Slovakia,
Costa Rica,
Portugal, and Australia have registered their participation. There will also
be families, representatives from episcopal conferences, dioceses, parishes,
religious orders, seminaries, humanitarian and health organizations like the
Order of Malta,
ecclesial movements, associations like Unitalsi and the Red Cross, and
pro-life groups as well as many people interested in the promotion and defense
of life who aren't affiliated with a particular association or religion."
___________________________________________________________
DEFENDING RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS IN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES
Vatican City, 28 May 2013 VIS - Bishop Mario Toso, S.D.B., secretary of the
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, delivered an address at the
Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (Including Human Rights Youth
Education) in Tirana,
Albania, on 21 May. The conference was organized by the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The second plenary session dealt
with the issue of combating intolerance and discrimination against Christians
and members of other
religions.
"At the last High-Level Conference on tolerance and non-discrimination, held
three years ago in Astana," the prelate said, "the participating States
committed, among other things, to counter prejudice, discrimination,
intolerance,
and violence against Christians and members of other religions, including
minority religions, which continue to be present in the OSCE region. They were
also called to address the denial of rights, exclusion, and marginalization of
Christians and
members of other religions in our societies. Unfortunately, examples of
intolerance and discrimination against Christians have not diminished but
rather increased in various parts of the OSCE region despite a number of
meetings and conferences on the
subject organized also by the OSCE and Office for Democratic Institutions and
Human Rights (ODIHR)."
"It is regretful, therefore, to note that across the OSCE region a sharp
dividing line has been drawn between religious belief and religious practice,
so that Christians are frequently reminded in public discourse (and
increasingly even in the
courts), that they can believe whatever they like in their own homes or heads,
and largely worship as they wish in their own private churches, but they
simply cannot act on those beliefs in public. This is a only deliberate
twisting and limiting of what
religious freedom actually means, and it is not the freedom that was enshrined
in international documents, including those of the OSCE beginning with the
1975 Helsinki Final Act, stretching through the 1989 Final Vienna Document and
the 1990 Copenhagen
Document, and including the 2010 Astana Summit Commemorative Declaration."
"Participating OSCE States," Bishop Toso emphasized, "must therefore
guarantee that intolerance and discrimination against Christians is ended,
enabling Christians to speak freely on issues that the government or others
may find
disagreeable and act on their consciences in the workplace and elsewhere.
Discrimination against Christians - even where they are a majority - must be
faced as a serious threat to the whole of society and therefore should be
fought, as it is
done, and rightly so, in the case of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 28 May 2013 VIS - Today the Holy Father:
- appointed Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M., as bishop of the Diocese of
Grosseto (area 1,239, population 134,340, Catholics 124,936, priests 73,
permanent deacons 5, religious 50), Italy. Bishop Cetoloni was previously
bishop of
Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy.
- appointed Fr. Jorge Estrada Solorzano as auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of Mexico (area 1,429, population 8,997,000, Catholics 8,038,000,
priests 1,789, permanent deacons 146, religious 7,211), Mexico. The
bishop-elect was born in Mexico City
in 1961 and was ordained a priest in 1995. Since 2008 he has been the director
of the Assistance Centre for Priests. He was previously pastor of St. Peter
the Apostle parish in the Archdiocese of Mexico.
- accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the Archdiocese of
Mexico presented by Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil, upon having reached the age
limit.
___________________________________________________________ Per ulteriori
informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del VIS viene
inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne hanno
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