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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 149
DATE 15-07-2013
Summary:
- THE POPE GREETS EMPLOYEES OF THE PONTIFICAL VILLAS AT CASTEL GANDOLFO
- POPE FRANCIS: IMITATE GOD'S MERCY
- POPE FRANCIS PRAYS FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE VOLHYNIA MASSACRE
- SECAM BISHOPS CALL UPON AFRICAN LEADERS TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
THE POPE GREETS EMPLOYEES OF THE PONTIFICAL VILLAS AT CASTEL GANDOLFO
Vatican City, 14 July 2013 (VIS) - “I have come to spend a day meeting
with the citizens of Castel Gandolfo, with the pilgrims and all the visitors
who justly love this place, who are enchanted by its beauty”, said Pope
Francis to the
employees of the Pontifical Villas of the small town where the popes
traditionally spend the summer. The Holy Father expressed his gratitude to the
employees and their families for the work they carry out in the service of the
Holy See.
The meeting took place on the terrace of the apostolic palace at Castel
Gandolfo and was attended by Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano, the diocese
to which Castel Gandolfo belongs, Saverio Petrillo, director of the Pontifical
Villas, and the mayor of
Castel Gandolfo, Milvia Monachesi. The presence of the bishop enabled the Pope
to greet with affection the parish community of Castel Gandolfo and the
religious communities in the area, and he encouraged them to “renew with
joy and enthusiasm the
commitment to proclaiming and witnessing the Gospel”. In his address to
the mayor he invited the citizens of Castel Gandolfo “to be a sign of
hope and peace, always attentive to those people and families most in
difficulty”. He added,
“This is important! We must always be a sign of hope and peace at this
time. Open the doors to hope, so that hope might continue to work towards
peace, for ever”.
Pope Francis then mentioned John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who used to spend
part of the summer there. “Many of you had the opportunity to meet and
welcome them, and conserve dear memories of them. May their witness always
encourage you in your
daily fidelity to Christ and in your continual efforts to lead a life
consonant with the demands of the Gospel and the teachings of the
Church”.
Finally, he entrusted those present to the Virgin Mary, who two days later
would be commemorated as the Virgin of Mount Carmel, beseeching her to watch
over them and their families. “I beg you all to pray for me too, and for
my service”, he
added; “I need your prayers”.
___________________________________________________________
POPE FRANCIS: IMITATE GOD'S MERCY
Vatican City, 14 July 2013 (VIS) – At midday the Pope presided at his
first Sunday Angelus in Castel Gandolfo, praying with the faithful gathered in
Piazza della Liberta. He commented on the parable of the good Samaritan from
the gospel of St.
Luke, emphasizing that “God always wants mercy for everyone and not
condemnation. He wants the mercy of the heart because he is merciful and
understands well our suffering, our difficulties and even our sins. He gives
this merciful heart to all of
us! The Samaritan does precisely this: he simply imitates the mercy of God,
mercy towards those in need”.
The Pope mentioned St. Camillus de Lellis, founder of the hospital order
dedicated to the sick, patron of the sick and of healthcare workers,
describing him as “a man who lived fully this Gospel of the good
Samaritan”. He greeted “all
the sons and spiritual daughters of St. Camillus, who live his charism of
charity and daily contact with the sick. You are like good Samaritans! I pray
that doctors, the infirm and those who work in hospitals and care centres will
be animated by the
same spirit”.
“You are all young at heart!” With these words, the Holy Father
asked for the intercession of the Virgin for all the pilgrims who will meet in
Brazil to celebrate World Youth Day. “Let us pray ... that Our Lady of
Aparecida, patroness
of Brazil, guide the steps of the participants and open their hearts to
welcome the message Christ will give them”.
___________________________________________________________
POPE FRANCIS PRAYS FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE VOLHYNIA MASSACRE
Vatican City, 14 July 2013 (VIS) – Following Sunday's Angelus, the Pope
commemorated the massacres of Volhynia in June 1943, a tragic episode during
the Second World War in which tens of thousands of people lost their lives. He
said, “I join
in prayer with the prelates and faithful of the Church in Ukraine, gathered in
the cathedral of Lutsk for the Holy Mass of the souls of the deceased on the
seventieth anniversary of the massacres at Volhynia. Those actions, provoked
by nationalist
ideology in the tragic context of the Second World War, claimed tens of
thousands of victims and damaged the fraternity between the two peoples, the
Polish and the Ukrainian. I entrust to the mercy of God the souls of the
victims and, for their people,
I ask the grace of profound reconciliation and of a peaceful future in hope
and in sincere collaboration in building together the Kingdom of God”.
He went on to thank the pastors and faithful participating in the pilgrimage
of the family of Radio Maria to Jasna Gora, Czestochowa, Poland, and greeted
the faithful of the Diocese of Albano, invoking the protection of their patron
St. Bonaventure,
whose feast is celebrated on 15 July. “May tomorrow's feast be
beautiful, and many best wishes! I'd like to send you a cake... but I don't
think they can make one big enough!” he joked.
The Holy Father finally addressed the young deaf people who were present in
Rome for an international meeting, the religious sisters of St. Elizabeth and
the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as well as the Daughters of Divine
Charity, holding
their general chapter, and the superiors of the Daughters of Mary Help of
Christians.
___________________________________________________________
SECAM BISHOPS CALL UPON AFRICAN LEADERS TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE
Vatican City, 13 July 2013 (VIS) – The African bishops have concluded
the 26th plenary meeting of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa
and Madagascar (SECAM), calling upon the political leaders of the continent to
work not in their own
interests, but for the benefit of all the African population. The theme of the
plenary was “The Church, the family of God in Africa at the service of
reconciliation, justice and peace”, and its aim was to adopt new
pastoral orientations for
reconciliation through the Gospel.
The prelates, who met in Kinshasa, Congo, from 9 to 14 July, invited Africans
to commit themselves urgently to the struggle for a just social order and to
enable the rights proper to human dignity to be enjoyed by all, in all areas
of life. They also
called for an end to the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, that has
been destroying the country for years and which has caused millions of deaths
and serious human rights violations, in addition to the rape of thousands of
women and girls.
“We cannot remain silent before a drama which appears to have been
forgotten”, said the bishops. “We launch an urgent appeal to the
United Nations, the European Union, the African Union and the governments of
other countries in any way
involved to take resolute action to bring an end to this war which has already
lasted too long”.
The bishops also focused on the situations in the Central African Republic,
the countries of the Horn of Africa, Mali, Nigeria, South Sudan, Madagascar,
Rwanda, Uganda, Tunisia and Egypt.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 14 July 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed
Msgr. Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondon, of the clergy of Merida, as auxiliary
bishop of Merida (area 8,105, population 685,000, Catholics 616,000, priests
129, permanent deacons 18,
religious 289), Venezuela. The bishop-elect was born in Maracaibo in 1950 and
was ordained a priest in 1976. He holds a licentiate in moral theology from
the Alphonsianium Academy, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral roles,
including rector of
the minor seminary “San Buenaventura” in Merida; priest in the
parishes of Macuchachi, San Rafael of Mucuchies, Nuestra Senora del Carmen in
Santa Cruz de Mora, Nuestra Senora del Carmen in Montalban de Ejidio, San Juan
Batista in Milla, San
Miguel Arcangel de El Llano in Merida; director of family pastoral care for
the archdiocese, and vicar general of the archdiocese. He has also been a
member of the Venezuela Plenary Council and assessor for the Venezuelan
Eucharis
tic
Congress. He succeeds Bishop Luis Alfonso Marquez Molina, whose resignation
from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon
having reached the age limit.
On Saturday, 13 July, the Holy Father:
- appointed Bishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M., as metropolian archbishop
of Reggio Calabria-Bova (area 1,004, population 285,000, Catholics 281,000,
priests 185, permanent deacons 43, religious 397), Italy. Bishop Fiorini
Morosini, previously
bishop of Locri-Gerace, Italy, was born in Paola, Italy in 1945, was ordained
to the priesthood in 1969, and received episcopal ordination in 2008. He
succeeds Archbishop Vittorio Luigi Mondello, whose resignation from the
pastoral care of the same
archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- appointed Msgr. Robert Llanos as auxiliary bishop of Port of Spain (area ,
population , Catholics , priests , permanent deacons , religious ), Trinidad
and Tobago. The bishop-elect was born in Trinidad in 1958 and was ordained a
priest in 1991.
Previously a bank employee, he completed his studies in philosophy and
theology at the regional major seminary of Port of Spain and has a licentiate
in pastoral counselling from the Loyola University, Maryland, U.S.A. He has
served in a number of
pastoral roles, such as parish priest in Gran Couva, Princess Town and
Carneage, teacher and vice-rector at the regional major seminary of Port of
Spain, vicar for the Pastoral of the Family, and psychological advisor for
priests, religious and laity of
the archdiocese. He is currently vicar general of the archdiocese of Port of
Spain.
- appointed Msgr. Damian Bryl as auxiliary bishop of Poznan (area 9,000,
population 1,507,000, Catholics 1,487,000, priests 1018, religious 1,516),
Poland. The bishop-elect was born in Jarocin, Poland in 1969 and was ordained
a priest in 1994. He holds
a doctorate in moral theology from the University of Navarra. He has served in
a number of roles, such as chief editor of the monthly magazine
ldquo;Katecheta”, adjunct professor at the “Adam Mickiewicz”
University of Poznan, and
editor of the scientific magazine “Teologia e Moralnosc”. He is
currently spiritual director of the major seminary in Poznan, president of the
Association of Spiritual Fathers in Poland, member of the archdiocesan council
for the formation
of priests and the archdiocesan pastoral Commission.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews130715
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 149DATE 15-07-2013
Summary: - THE POPE GREETS EMPLOYEES OF THE
PONTIFICAL VILLAS AT CASTEL
GANDOLFO - POPE FRANCIS: IMITATE GOD'S MERCY - POPE FRANCIS PRAYS
FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE VOLHYNIA MASSACRE - SECAM BISHOPS CALL UPON
AFRICAN LEADERS TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE - OTHER PONTIFICAL
ACTS ___________________________________________________________
THE POPE GREETS EMPLOYEES OF THE PONTIFICAL VILLAS AT CASTEL GANDOLFO
Vatican City, 14 July 2013 (VIS) - “I have come to spend a day
meeting with the citizens of Castel Gandolfo, with the pilgrims and all the
visitors who justly love this place, who are enchanted by its beauty”,
said Pope Francis to the
employees of the Pontifical Villas of the small town where the popes
traditionally spend the summer. The Holy Father expressed his gratitude to the
employees and their families for the work they carry out in the service of the
Holy See.
The meeting took place on the terrace of the apostolic palace at Castel
Gandolfo and was attended by Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano, the diocese
to which Castel Gandolfo belongs, Saverio Petrillo, director of the Pontifical
Villas, and the mayor
of Castel Gandolfo, Milvia Monachesi. The presence of the bishop enabled the
Pope to greet with affection the parish community of Castel Gandolfo and the
religious communities in the area, and he encouraged them to “renew with
joy and enthusiasm
the commitment to proclaiming and witnessing the Gospel”. In his address
to the mayor he invited the citizens of Castel Gandolfo “to be a sign of
hope and peace, always attentive to those people and families most in
difficulty”. He
added, “This is important! We must always be a sign of hope and peace at
this time. Open the doors to hope, so that hope might continue to work towards
peace, for ever”.
Pope Francis then mentioned John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who used to
spend part of the summer there. “Many of you had the opportunity to meet
and welcome them, and conserve dear memories of them. May their witness always
encourage you in your
daily fidelity to Christ and in your continual efforts to lead a life
consonant with the demands of the Gospel and the teachings of the
Church”.
Finally, he entrusted those present to the Virgin Mary, who two days later
would be commemorated as the Virgin of Mount Carmel, beseeching her to watch
over them and their families. “I beg you all to pray for me too, and for
my service”,
he added; “I need your prayers”.
Vatican City, 14 July 2013 (VIS) – At midday the Pope presided at his
first Sunday Angelus in Castel Gandolfo, praying with the faithful gathered in
Piazza della Liberta. He commented on the parable of the good Samaritan from
the gospel of St.
Luke, emphasizing that “God always wants mercy for everyone and not
condemnation. He wants the mercy of the heart because he is merciful and
understands well our suffering, our difficulties and even our sins. He gives
this merciful heart to all of
us! The Samaritan does precisely this: he simply imitates the mercy of God,
mercy towards those in need”.
The Pope mentioned St. Camillus de Lellis, founder of the hospital order
dedicated to the sick, patron of the sick and of healthcare workers,
describing him as “a man who lived fully this Gospel of the good
Samaritan”. He greeted
“all the sons and spiritual daughters of St. Camillus, who live his
charism of charity and daily contact with the sick. You are like good
Samaritans! I pray that doctors, the infirm and those who work in hospitals
and care centres will be animated
by the same spirit”.
“You are all young at heart!” With these words, the Holy Father
asked for the intercession of the Virgin for all the pilgrims who will meet in
Brazil to celebrate World Youth Day. “Let us pray ... that Our Lady of
Aparecida,
patroness of Brazil, guide the steps of the participants and open their hearts
to welcome the message Christ will give them”.
POPE FRANCIS PRAYS FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE VOLHYNIA MASSACRE
Vatican City, 14 July 2013 (VIS) – Following Sunday's Angelus, the
Pope commemorated the massacres of Volhynia in June 1943, a tragic episode
during the Second World War in which tens of thousands of people lost their
lives. He said, “I
join in prayer with the prelates and faithful of the Church in Ukraine,
gathered in the cathedral of Lutsk for the Holy Mass of the souls of the
deceased on the seventieth anniversary of the massacres at Volhynia. Those
actions, provoked by nationalist
ideology in the tragic context of the Second World War, claimed tens of
thousands of victims and damaged the fraternity between the two peoples, the
Polish and the Ukrainian. I entrust to the mercy of God the souls of the
victims and, for their people,
I ask the grace of profound reconciliation and of a peaceful future in hope
and in sincere collaboration in building together the Kingdom of
God”.
He went on to thank the pastors and faithful participating in the
pilgrimage of the family of Radio Maria to Jasna Gora, Czestochowa, Poland,
and greeted the faithful of the Diocese of Albano, invoking the protection of
their patron St. Bonaventure,
whose feast is celebrated on 15 July. “May tomorrow's feast be
beautiful, and many best wishes! I'd like to send you a cake... but I don't
think they can make one big enough!” he joked.
The Holy Father finally addressed the young deaf people who were present in
Rome for an international meeting, the religious sisters of St. Elizabeth and
the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as well as the Daughters of Divine
Charity, holding
their general chapter, and the superiors of the Daughters of Mary Help of
Christians.
SECAM BISHOPS CALL UPON AFRICAN LEADERS TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE
PEOPLE
Vatican City, 13 July 2013 (VIS) – The African bishops have concluded
the 26th plenary meeting of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa
and Madagascar (SECAM), calling upon the political leaders of the continent to
work not in their
own interests, but for the benefit of all the African population. The theme of
the plenary was “The Church, the family of God in Africa at the service
of reconciliation, justice and peace”, and its aim was to adopt new
pastoral orientations
for reconciliation through the Gospel.
The prelates, who met in Kinshasa, Congo, from 9 to 14 July, invited
Africans to commit themselves urgently to the struggle for a just social order
and to enable the rights proper to human dignity to be enjoyed by all, in all
areas of life. They also
called for an end to the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, that has
been destroying the country for years and which has caused millions of deaths
and serious human rights violations, in addition to the rape of thousands of
women and girls.
“We cannot remain silent before a drama which appears to have been
forgotten”, said the bishops. “We launch an urgent appeal to the
United Nations, the European Union, the African Union and the governments of
other countries in any way
involved to take resolute action to bring an end to this war which has already
lasted too long”.
The bishops also focused on the situations in the Central African Republic,
the countries of the Horn of Africa, Mali, Nigeria, South Sudan, Madagascar,
Rwanda, Uganda, Tunisia and Egypt.
Vatican City, 14 July 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed
Msgr. Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondon, of the clergy of Merida, as auxiliary
bishop of Merida (area 8,105, population 685,000, Catholics 616,000, priests
129, permanent deacons
18, religious 289), Venezuela. The bishop-elect was born in Maracaibo in 1950
and was ordained a priest in 1976. He holds a licentiate in moral theology
from the Alphonsianium Academy, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral
roles, including rector
of the minor seminary “San Buenaventura” in Merida; priest in the
parishes of Macuchachi, San Rafael of Mucuchies, Nuestra Senora del Carmen in
Santa Cruz de Mora, Nuestra Senora del Carmen in Montalban de Ejidio, San Juan
Batista in Milla,
San Miguel Arcangel de El Llano in Merida; director of family pastoral care
for the archdiocese, and vicar general of the archdiocese. He has also been a
member of the Venezuela Plenary Council and assessor for the Venezuelan
Eucharistic Congress. He succeeds Bishop Luis Alfonso Marquez Molina, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy Father
accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
On Saturday, 13 July, the Holy Father:
- appointed Bishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M., as metropolian
archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova (area 1,004, population 285,000, Catholics
281,000, priests 185, permanent deacons 43, religious 397), Italy. Bishop
Fiorini Morosini, previously
bishop of Locri-Gerace, Italy, was born in Paola, Italy in 1945, was ordained
to the priesthood in 1969, and received episcopal ordination in 2008. He
succeeds Archbishop Vittorio Luigi Mondello, whose resignation from the
pastoral care of the same
archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- appointed Msgr. Robert Llanos as auxiliary bishop of Port of Spain (area
, population , Catholics , priests , permanent deacons , religious ), Trinidad
and Tobago. The bishop-elect was born in Trinidad in 1958 and was ordained a
priest in 1991.
Previously a bank employee, he completed his studies in philosophy and
theology at the regional major seminary of Port of Spain and has a licentiate
in pastoral counselling from the Loyola University, Maryland, U.S.A. He has
served in a number of
pastoral roles, such as parish priest in Gran Couva, Princess Town and
Carneage, teacher and vice-rector at the regional major seminary of Port of
Spain, vicar for the Pastoral of the Family, and psychological advisor for
priests, religious and laity of
the archdiocese. He is currently vicar general of the archdiocese of Port of
Spain.
- appointed Msgr. Damian Bryl as auxiliary bishop of Poznan (area 9,000,
population 1,507,000, Catholics 1,487,000, priests 1018, religious 1,516),
Poland. The bishop-elect was born in Jarocin, Poland in 1969 and was ordained
a priest in 1994. He
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