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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 156
DATE 24-07-2013
Summary:
- INAUGURATION OF THE 28TH WORLD YOUTH DAY
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
INAUGURATION OF THE 28TH WORLD YOUTH DAY
Vatican City, 24 July 2013 (VIS) - Yesterday afternoon more than half a
million young people participated in the opening Mass of the 28th World Youth
Day, celebrated by the archbishop of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro, Msgr.
Orani Joao Tempesta,
on the beach at Copacabana. At dusk, the large stage dominated by a blue cross
was lit up with the colours of the Brazilian flag. Silence greeted the arrival
of the Cross and the image of the Virgin of World Youth Day, carried in
procession by young
people from the five continents.
Before Mass there were prayers for the young unemployed, for the victims of a
nightclub fire in Brazil, for the street children murdered at La Candelaria
church, and for the young French woman who died in a bus accident in French
Guiana while preparing
to travel to Rio to participate in World Youth Day.
As is customary, the Pope did not participate in the opening ceremony of World
Youth Day, but the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico
Lombardi S.J., confirmed that he watched the event on television and was
impressed by level of
participation in the event.
In his homily, Archbishop Tempesta returned to the theme of World Youth Day:
"Go and make disciples of all nations", inviting the young to be missionaries:
"This week Rio has become the centre of the Church, its heart both youthful and
vibrant", he said. "You have come from all over the world to share together in
the faith and the joy of being disciples and missionaries in all nations.
Everywhere, youthful enthusiasm shows in the faces of young Christians, who
wish to
unite the testimony of an authentic and Christian life with the social
dimension of the Gospel. ... We are called to be agents for a new world. I am
sure that you will do this in your cities and countries. The world needs young
people like
you".
With regard to the Pope's schedule over the coming days, Fr. Lombardi
confirmed that, due to bad weather conditions, the Pope will travel by
aeroplane rather than helicopter to the shrine at Aparecida, at least for most
of the journey. He will also meet
with a group of young Argentines in the cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.
Bad weather also prevented Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B.
from presenting the medal commemorating World Youth Day at the feet of Christ
the Redeemer at Corcovado, as had been planned. Instead the event took place
at the archbishop's
Sumare residence. The medal, struck in metal by the Braziian mint, depicts a
smiling Pope Francis, and the cross of the Cathedral of St. Sebastian of Rio
de Janeiro and the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida. Cardinal Bertone said,
"It shows the
Pope's closeness to his people and the simplicity of his gestures, which have
won over the world".
In addition, from 24 to 26 July, 250 bishops from all five continents will
deepen the themes of World Youth Day in three mornings of catechesis on the
following themes: "thirst for hope, thirst for God" (Wednesday 24 July),
"being a
disciple of Christ" (Thursday 25) and on "being a missionary: now go!" (Friday
26). The catechesis sessions will take place in 300 distinct locations, from
Copacabana and the metropolitan area to the favelas, and in churches, gyms,
sports camps and social centres. The majority of the sessions will be held in
Portuguese (133), but there will also be 50 in Spanish, 25 in English, 15 in
Italian and French, 8 in German and 5 in Polish. In total, the catechesis will
be held in 20
different languages, including Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Slovenian, Greek,
Czech and Russian.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 24 July 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father:
- appointed Msgr. Leo Cushley as metropolitan archbishop of Saint. Andrews and
Edinburgh (area 5,504, population 1,533,000, Catholics 115,900, priests 120,
permanent deacons 4, religious 145), Scotland. The bishop-elect was born in
Wester Moffat,
Scotland in 1961 and was ordained a priest in 1985. He holds a licentiate in
liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm and a doctorate in canon
law from the Gregorian Pontifical University. He has served in a number of
pastoral roles, including
parish vicar of the cathedral "Our Lady of Good Aid" in Motherwell, chaplain
of Our Lady's High School, parish vicar of St. Serf's, Airdrie, and chaplain
of St. Margaret's High School in Airdrie, Glasgow, and parish vicar at St.
Aidan's in
Wishaw. He collaborated in the English section at the Secretariat of State
before admission to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome. He entered
the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1997, serving in the Apostolic
Nunciatures
in
Egypt, Burundi, Portugal, New York (United Nations) and South Africa. He is
currently nunciature counsellor in the Section for General Affairs of the
Secretariat of State.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - # 156DATE 24-07-2013Summary: - INAUGURATION OF
THE 28TH WORLD YOUTH DAY - OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS___________________________________________________________
INAUGURATION OF THE 28TH WORLD YOUTH DAY
Vatican City, 24 July 2013 (VIS) - Yesterday afternoon more than half a
million young people participated in the opening Mass of the 28th World Youth
Day, celebrated by the archbishop of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro, Msgr.
Orani Joao
Tempesta, on the beach at Copacabana. At dusk, the large stage dominated by a
blue cross was lit up with the colours of the Brazilian flag. Silence greeted
the arrival of the Cross and the image of the Virgin of World Youth Day,
carried in procession by
young people from the five continents.
Before Mass there were prayers for the young unemployed, for the victims of a
nightclub fire in Brazil, for the street children murdered at La Candelaria
church, and for the young French woman who died in a bus accident in French
Guiana while
preparing to travel to Rio to participate in World Youth Day.
As is customary, the Pope did not participate in the opening ceremony of
World Youth Day, but the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico
Lombardi S.J., confirmed that he watched the event on television and was
impressed by level of
participation in the event.
In his homily, Archbishop Tempesta returned to the theme of World Youth Day:
"Go and make disciples of all nations", inviting the young to be missionaries:
"This week Rio has become the centre of the Church, its heart both youthful
and vibrant", he said. "You have come from all over the world to share
together in the faith and the joy of being disciples and missionaries in all
nations. Everywhere, youthful enthusiasm shows in the faces of young
Christians, who wish to
unite the testimony of an authentic and Christian life with the social
dimension of the Gospel. ... We are called to be agents for a new world. I am
sure that you will do this in your cities and countries. The world needs young
people like
you".
With regard to the Pope's schedule over the coming days, Fr. Lombardi
confirmed that, due to bad weather conditions, the Pope will travel by
aeroplane rather than helicopter to the shrine at Aparecida, at least for most
of the journey. He will also
meet with a group of young Argentines in the cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.
Bad weather also prevented Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone
S.D.B. from presenting the medal commemorating World Youth Day at the feet of
Christ the Redeemer at Corcovado, as had been planned. Instead the event took
place at the
archbishop's Sumare residence. The medal, struck in metal by the Braziian
mint, depicts a smiling Pope Francis, and the cross of the Cathedral of St.
Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro and the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida.
Cardinal Bertone said, "It
shows the Pope's closeness to his people and the simplicity of his gestures,
which have won over the world".
In addition, from 24 to 26 July, 250 bishops from all five continents will
deepen the themes of World Youth Day in three mornings of catechesis on the
following themes: "thirst for hope, thirst for God" (Wednesday 24 July),
"being a
disciple of Christ" (Thursday 25) and on "being a missionary: now go!" (Friday
26). The catechesis sessions will take place in 300 distinct locations, from
Copacabana and the metropolitan area to the favelas, and in churches, gyms,
sports camps and social centres. The majority of the sessions will be held in
Portuguese (133), but there will also be 50 in Spanish, 25 in English, 15 in
Italian and French, 8 in German and 5 in Polish. In total, the catechesis will
be held in 20
different languages, including Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Slovenian, Greek,
Czech and Russian.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 24 July 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father:
- appointed Msgr. Leo Cushley as metropolitan archbishop of Saint. Andrews
and Edinburgh (area 5,504, population 1,533,000, Catholics 115,900, priests
120, permanent deacons 4, religious 145), Scotland. The bishop-elect was born
in Wester Moffat,
Scotland in 1961 and was ordained a priest in 1985. He holds a licentiate in
liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm and a doctorate in canon
law from the Gregorian Pontifical University. He has served in a number of
pastoral roles, including
parish vicar of the cathedral "Our Lady of Good Aid" in Motherwell, chaplain
of Our Lady's High School, parish vicar of St. Serf's, Airdrie, and chaplain
of St. Margaret's High School in Airdrie, Glasgow, and parish vicar at St.
Aidan's in
Wishaw. He collaborated in the English section at the Secretariat of State
before admission to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome. He entered
the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1997, serving in
the Apostolic Nunciatures in Egypt, Burundi, Portugal, New York (United
Nations) and South Africa. He is currently nunciature counsellor in the
Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.
___________________________________________________________ Per ulteriori
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