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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - N° 125
DATE 11-06-2013
Summary:
- POPE RECORDS MESSAGE FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
- ACCORD BETWEEN HOLY SEE AND CAPE VERDE
- VIETNAM - HOLY SEE JOINT WORKING GROUP TO MEET IN VATICAN
- HOLY SEE'S CONCERN REGARDING BLOCKED ACCESS TO MEDICINES
- IN MEMORIAM
- AUDIENCE
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
POPE RECORDS MESSAGE FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – This morning the Holy Father sent the
following audio message to the Italian Association for the Blind and Visually
Impaired (Unione Italiana Ciechi e Ipovedenti) on the occasion of their summer
program for
around 75, mostly elderly, persons at their Le Torri Centre in Tirrenia,
Italy, specializing in rehabilitation studies and vacations.
“I know that … some of you wanted to come to Rome,” the
Pope said. “Thanks to modern technology, I can come to you! Thank you
for your appreciation, for your affection, and especially for your
prayers.”
“The Gospels tell us that Jesus had a particular care for the blind.
Besides other sick persons, He healed many blind persons. But the healing of a
visually impaired person has special symbolic meaning: it represents the gift
of faith. It is a
sign that concerns us all because we all need the light of faith to walk along
the path of life. This is why Baptism, which is the first Sacrament of Faith,
was also called 'illumination' in antiquity.”
“I ask the Lord to renew the gift of faith in each of you, so that your
spirits may alway have God's light, the light of love that makes sense of our
lives, illuminates it, gives us hope, and makes us good and available to our
brothers and
sisters.”
“I also wish the best for your association. … Always spread a
culture of encounter, solidarity, and hospitality towards persons with
disabilities, not just asking for the proper social services but also
encouraging their active
participation in society.”
“I entrust you all to the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our
Mother. I ask you to pray for me and for my service to the Church and I
wholeheartedly bless you, together with your loved ones.”
___________________________________________________________
ACCORD BETWEEN HOLY SEE AND CAPE VERDE
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – On Monday, 10 June, in the offices of
the Government Palace in the capital city, Praia, in the presence of Prime
Minister Jose Maria Neves, an Accord between the Holy See and the Republic of
Cape Verde on the
juridical status of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde was signed.
The signatories were: for the Holy See, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti,
secretary for Relations with States, and for the Republic of Cape Verde, Mr.
Jorge Alberto da Silva Borges, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The agreement, taking note of the good relations that have developed between
the Holy See and the Republic of Cape Verde in the last 37 years, defines and
guarantees the legal status of the Catholic Church and regulates areas
including canonical
marriage, places of worship, Catholic institutions of instruction and
education, the teaching of religion in schools, the Church's charitable care
activities, pastoral care in the military and in penitential and health care
facilities, and the property
and taxation system. The agreement, which consists of a preamble and 30
articles, will enter into force on the thirtieth day after the exchange of
instruments of ratification.
___________________________________________________________
VIETNAM - HOLY SEE JOINT WORKING GROUP TO MEET IN VATICAN
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – Today, Holy See Press Office Director
Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., issued the following declaration:
“As agreed at its third meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February 2012, the
Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group will hold its fourth meeting in the
Vatican on 13-14 June. The meeting will serve to strengthen and develop
bilateral relations between
Vietnam and the Holy See".
___________________________________________________________
HOLY SEE'S CONCERN REGARDING BLOCKED ACCESS TO MEDICINES
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, C.S.,
Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations and other international
organisations in Geneva, addressed the 23rd Session of the Human Rights
Council after the Holy See
delegation had reviewed the UN Report on Access to Medicines. Archbishop
Tomasi's statement points out an “insufficient attention to certain
factors cited as 'key elements' by the Special Rapporteur”.
Instead of the legal factors that were the Report's main focus, “the
Holy See Delegation found that the Report paid insufficient attention to basic
needs of individuals and families, at all stages of the life cycle from
conception to natural
death.” In order to effectively provide access to medicines, “an
integral human development approach that promotes just legal frameworks as
well as international solidarity, not only among States, but also among and
between all
peoples” must be developed. The Holy See noted, with alarm, “the
difficulties millions of people face as they seek to obtain minimal
subsistence and the medicines they need to cure themselves” and called
for “establishing true
distributive justice which guarantees everyone adequate care on the basis of
objective needs.”
While the prerequisite of States' responsibility in making medicines available
is clear, “the strong engagement of non-governmental and religious
organizations in providing both medicines and a wide range of treatment and
preventive measures to
ensure the full enjoyment of the right to health also should have been
acknowledged.” Archbishop Tomasi concluded his address with the
observation that “optimal facilitation of access to medicine is a
complex endeavour and deserves
comprehensive analysis and acknowledgement of all factors contributing to its
promotion, rather than a more restricted analysis of legal, economic, and
political frameworks.“
___________________________________________________________
IN MEMORIAM
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – The following prelates passed away
between January and March of this year:
- Bishop Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E., auxiliary emeritus of Detroit,
Michigan, USA, on 1 January at the age of 84.
- Archbishop Joseph-Aurele Plourde, emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on
5 January at the age of 98.
- Bishop John Martin Darko, emeritus of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, on 12
January at the age of 67.
- Bishop Michel Pollien, auxiliary emeritus of Paris, France, on 15 January
at the age of 75.
- Cardinal Jozef Glemp, archbishop emeritus of Warsaw, Poland, on 23
January at the age of 83.
- Bishop Jean-Felix-Albert-Marie Vilnet, emeritus of Lille, France, on 23
January at the age of 90.
- Bishop Reinhold Stecher, emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria, on 29 January at
the age of 91.
- Archbishop Joseph Cassidy, emeritus of Tuam, Ireland, on 31 January at
the age of 79.
- Bishop Jacques Nguyen Van Mau, emeritus of Vinh Long, Viet Nam, on 31
January at the age of 99.
- Bishop John Michael D’Arcy, emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend,
Indiana, USA, on 3 February at the age of 80.
- Bishop Joseph O. Egerega, vicar apostolic emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria, on
3 February at the age of 72.
- Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena, emeritus of Kara, Togo, on 3
February at the age of 77.
- Bishop Joseph Theophile Louis Marie Madec, emeritus of Frejus-Toulon,
France, on 5 February at the age of 89.
- Archbishop Arthe Guimond, emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada,
on 6 February at the age of 81.
- Bishop Douglas Joseph Warren, emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia, on
6 February at the age of 93.
- Bishop William Anthony Hughes, emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA, on 7
February at the age of 91.
- Bishop Amedeus Msarikie, emeritus of Moshi, Tanzania, on 7 February at
the age of 81.
- Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for
Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, on 8 February at the age of 94.
- Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Alvarez, emeritus of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica, on
11 February at the age of 70.
- Bishop Jesus Ramon Martinez de Ezquerecocha Suso, emeritus of Babahoyo,
Ecuador, on 16 February at the age of 77.
- Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo, emeritus of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan,
on 18 February at the age of 75.
- Bishop Pedro Lisimaco de Jesus Vilchez Vilchez, emeritus of Jinotega,
Nicaragua, on 19 February at the age of 83.
- Bishop Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P., emeritus of Orlando,
Florida, USA, on 21 February at the age of 83.
- Bishop Jose Gustavo Angel Ramirez, M.X.Y., vicar apostolic emeritus of
Mitu, Colombia, on 23 February at the age of 79.
- Cardinal Julien Ries, cardinal deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a
Circonvallazione Appia, on 23 February at the age of 92.
- Bishop Giovanni D’Ascenzi, emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro,
Italy, on 26 February at the age of 93.
- Cardinal Jean Marcel Honore, archbishop emeritus of Tours, France, on 28
February at the age of 92.
- Bishop Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U., emeritus of Sambir-Drohobych of the
Ukrainians, Ukraine, on 28 February at the age of 76.
- Archbishop Gabriel Marie Etienne Vanel, emeritus of Auch, France, on 1
March at the age of 88.
- Archbishop Cleto Bellucci, emeritus of Fermo, Italy, on 7 March at the
age of 91.
- Bishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello, auxiliary emeritus of Brooklyn, New
York, USA, on 11 March at the age of 74.
- Bishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu, emeritus of Umzimkulu, South Africa, on
13 March at the age of 74.
- Bishop Akio Johnson Mutek, of Torit, Sudan, on 18 March at the age of 55.
- Bishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida, emeritus of San Bernardo, Chile,
on 27 March at the age of 87.
- Archbishop Charles Amarin Brand, emeritus of Strasbourg, France, on 31
March at the age of 92.
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCE
Vatican City, 10 June 2013 (VIS) – This morning, the Holy Father
received Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the
Apostolic Signatura.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed
Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes as bishop of East Anglia (area 12,570, population
2,855,000, Catholics 99,200, priests 118, permanent deacons 36, religious
131), England. Bishop Hopes,
previously auxiliary of Westminster, England, and titular of Cuncacestre,
serves as chairman of the Liturgy Committee on the Catholic Bishops'
Conference of England and Wales.
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VISnews130611
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - N° 125DATE 11-06-2013
Summary: - POPE RECORDS MESSAGE FOR BLIND
AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
- ACCORD BETWEEN HOLY SEE AND CAPE VERDE - VIETNAM - HOLY SEE JOINT
WORKING GROUP TO MEET IN VATICAN - HOLY SEE'S CONCERN REGARDING BLOCKED
ACCESS TO MEDICINES - IN MEMORIAM - AUDIENCE - OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS ___________________________________________________________
POPE RECORDS MESSAGE FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – This morning the Holy Father sent
the following audio message to the Italian Association for the Blind and
Visually Impaired (Unione Italiana Ciechi e Ipovedenti) on the occasion of
their summer program for
around 75, mostly elderly, persons at their Le Torri Centre in Tirrenia,
Italy, specializing in rehabilitation studies and vacations.
“I know that … some of you wanted to come to Rome,” the
Pope said. “Thanks to modern technology, I can come to you! Thank you
for your appreciation, for your affection, and especially for your
prayers.”
“The Gospels tell us that Jesus had a particular care for the blind.
Besides other sick persons, He healed many blind persons. But the healing of a
visually impaired person has special symbolic meaning: it represents the gift
of faith. It is a
sign that concerns us all because we all need the light of faith to walk along
the path of life. This is why Baptism, which is the first Sacrament of Faith,
was also called 'illumination' in antiquity.”
“I ask the Lord to renew the gift of faith in each of you, so that
your spirits may alway have God's light, the light of love that makes sense of
our lives, illuminates it, gives us hope, and makes us good and available to
our brothers and
sisters.”
“I also wish the best for your association. … Always spread a
culture of encounter, solidarity, and hospitality towards persons with
disabilities, not just asking for the proper social services but also
encouraging their active
participation in society.”
“I entrust you all to the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our
Mother. I ask you to pray for me and for my service to the Church and I
wholeheartedly bless you, together with your loved ones.”
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – On Monday, 10 June, in the offices
of the Government Palace in the capital city, Praia, in the presence of Prime
Minister Jose Maria Neves, an Accord between the Holy See and the Republic of
Cape Verde on the
juridical status of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde was signed.
The signatories were: for the Holy See, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti,
secretary for Relations with States, and for the Republic of Cape Verde, Mr.
Jorge Alberto da Silva Borges, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The agreement, taking note of the good relations that have developed
between the Holy See and the Republic of Cape Verde in the last 37 years,
defines and guarantees the legal status of the Catholic Church and regulates
areas including canonical
marriage, places of worship, Catholic institutions of instruction and
education, the teaching of religion in schools, the Church's charitable care
activities, pastoral care in the military and in penitential and health care
facilities, and the property
and taxation system. The agreement, which consists of a preamble and 30
articles, will enter into force on the thirtieth day after the exchange of
instruments of ratification.
VIETNAM - HOLY SEE JOINT WORKING GROUP TO MEET IN VATICAN
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – Today, Holy See Press Office
Director Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., issued the following declaration:
“As agreed at its third meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February 2012,
the Vietnam - Holy See Joint Working Group will hold its fourth meeting in the
Vatican on 13-14 June. The meeting will serve to strengthen and develop
bilateral relations
between Vietnam and the Holy See".
HOLY SEE'S CONCERN REGARDING BLOCKED ACCESS TO MEDICINES
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi,
C.S., Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations and other
international organisations in Geneva, addressed the 23rd Session of the Human
Rights Council after the Holy See
delegation had reviewed the UN Report on Access to Medicines. Archbishop
Tomasi's statement points out an “insufficient attention to certain
factors cited as 'key elements' by the Special Rapporteur”.
Instead of the legal factors that were the Report's main focus, “the
Holy See Delegation found that the Report paid insufficient attention to basic
needs of individuals and families, at all stages of the life cycle from
conception to natural
death.” In order to effectively provide access to medicines, “an
integral human development approach that promotes just legal frameworks as
well as international solidarity, not only among States, but also among and
between all
peoples” must be developed. The Holy See noted, with alarm, “the
difficulties millions of people face as they seek to obtain minimal
subsistence and the medicines they need to cure themselves” and called
for “establishing true
distributive justice which guarantees everyone adequate care on the basis of
objective needs.”
While the prerequisite of States' responsibility in making medicines
available is clear, “the strong engagement of non-governmental and
religious organizations in providing both medicines and a wide range of
treatment and preventive measures to
ensure the full enjoyment of the right to health also should have been
acknowledged.” Archbishop Tomasi concluded his address with the
observation that “optimal facilitation of access to medicine is a
complex endeavour and deserves
comprehensive analysis and acknowledgement of all factors contributing to its
promotion, rather than a more restricted analysis of legal, economic, and
political frameworks.“
Vatican City, 11 June 2013 (VIS) – The following prelates passed away
between January and March of this year:
- Bishop Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E., auxiliary emeritus of Detroit,
Michigan, USA, on 1 January at the age of 84.
- Archbishop Joseph-Aurele Plourde, emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
on 5 January at the age of 98.
- Bishop John Martin Darko, emeritus of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, on 12
January at the age of 67.
- Bishop Michel Pollien, auxiliary emeritus of Paris, France, on 15
January at the age of 75.
- Cardinal Jozef Glemp, archbishop emeritus of Warsaw, Poland, on 23
January at the age of 83.
- Bishop Jean-Felix-Albert-Marie Vilnet, emeritus of Lille, France, on
23 January at the age of 90.
- Bishop Reinhold Stecher, emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria, on 29 January
at the age of 91.
- Archbishop Joseph Cassidy, emeritus of Tuam, Ireland, on 31 January at
the age of 79.
- Bishop Jacques Nguyen Van Mau, emeritus of Vinh Long, Viet Nam, on 31
January at the age of 99.
- Bishop John Michael D’Arcy, emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend,
Indiana, USA, on 3 February at the age of 80.
- Bishop Joseph O. Egerega, vicar apostolic emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria,
on 3 February at the age of 72.
- Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena, emeritus of Kara, Togo, on 3
February at the age of 77.
- Bishop Joseph Theophile Louis Marie Madec, emeritus of Frejus-Toulon,
France, on 5 February at the age of 89.
- Archbishop Arthe Guimond, emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta,
Canada, on 6 February at the age of 81.
- Bishop Douglas Joseph Warren, emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia,
on 6 February at the age of 93.
- Bishop William Anthony Hughes, emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA,
on 7 February at the age of 91.
- Bishop Amedeus Msarikie, emeritus of Moshi, Tanzania, on 7 February at
the age of 81.
- Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council
for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, on 8 February at the age
of 94.
- Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Alvarez, emeritus of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica,
on 11 February at the age of 70.
- Bishop Jesus Ramon Martinez de Ezquerecocha Suso, emeritus of
Babahoyo, Ecuador, on 16 February at the age of 77.
- Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo, emeritus of Islamabad-Rawalpindi,
Pakistan, on 18 February at the age of 75.
- Bishop Pedro Lisimaco de Jesus Vilchez Vilchez, emeritus of Jinotega,
Nicaragua, on 19 February at the age of 83.
- Bishop Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P., emeritus of Orlando,
Florida, USA, on 21 February at the age of 83.
- Bishop Jose Gustavo Angel Ramirez, M.X.Y., vicar apostolic emeritus of
Mitu, Colombia, on 23 February at the age of 79.
- Cardinal Julien Ries, cardinal deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova
a Circonvallazione Appia, on 23 February at the age of 92.
- Bishop Giovanni D’Ascenzi, emeritus of Arezzo-Cort
na-Sansepolcro, Italy, on 26 February at the age of 93.
- Cardinal Jean Marcel Honore, archbishop emeritus of Tours, France, on
28 February at the age of 92.
- Bishop Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U., emeritus of Sambir-Drohobych of the
Ukrainians, Ukraine, on 28 February at the age of 76.
- Archbishop Gabriel Marie Etienne Vanel, emeritus of Auch, France, on 1
March at the age of 88.
- Archbishop Cleto Bellucci, emeritus of Fermo, Italy, on 7 March at the
age of 91.
- Bishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello, auxiliary emeritus of Brooklyn, New
York, USA, on 11 March at the age of 74.
- Bishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu, emeritus of Umzimkulu, South Africa,
on 13 March at the age of 74.
- Bishop Akio Johnson Mutek, of Torit, Sudan, on 18 March at the age of
55.
- Bishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida, emeritus of San Bernardo,
Chile, on 27 March at the age of 87.
- Archbishop Charles Amarin Brand, emeritus of Strasbourg, France, on 31
March at the age of 92.
Vatican City, 10 June 2013 (VIS) – This morning, the Holy Father
received Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the
Apostolic Signatura.
