Subject: VISnews140321   
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    VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
   YEAR XXII - # 54   
   DATE 21-03-2014   
      
   Summary:   
    - THE MEDITERRANEAN AND IMMIGRATION: POPE FRANCIS RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE THE   
   PRESIDENT OF MALTA   
    - AUDIENCES   
    - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
      
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   THE MEDITERRANEAN AND IMMIGRATION: POPE FRANCIS RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE THE   
   PRESIDENT OF MALTA   
   Vatican City, 21 March 2014 (VIS) -; Today in the Vatican Apostolic   
   Palace the Holy Father Francis received in audience the president of the   
   Republic of Malta, George Abela, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary   
   of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti,   
   secretary for Relations with States.   
   During the cordial discussions, mention was made of the deep imprints of   
   Christianity in the history, culture and life of the Maltese population, as   
   well as the good relations between the Holy See and Malta, recalling the   
   pastoral visits made by Blessed John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Particular   
   reference was made to the contribution of the Catholic Church in the fields of   
   education and welfare, and the Agreements concluded between the Holy See and   
   Malta with a view to fruitful collaboration in the service of the common good.   
   Finally, the Parties focused on Malta's contribution within the European   
   Union, as well as various situations in the Mediterranean region, and the   
   phenomenon of migration towards Europe which involves the efforts of the   
   Church and the government.   
      
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   AUDIENCES   
   Vatican City, 21 March 2014 (VIS) -; Today, the Holy Father received in   
   audience:   
   - Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine   
   of the Faith.   
   - Archbishop Piero Pioppo, apostolic nuncio in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.   
   - Jean Vanier, founder of the "L'Arche" Community.   
      
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   OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
   Vatican City, 21 March 2014 (VIS) -; The Holy Father has:   
   - accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of   
   Hamburg, Germany, presented by Archbishop Werner Thissen, upon having reached   
   the age limit.   
   - appointed Bishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. of Nottingham, England as   
   metropolitan archbishop of Liverpool (area 1,165, population 1,135,000,   
   Catholics 513,000, priests 328, permanent deacons 106, religious 543), England.   
   - appointed Bishop Giovanni D' Alise of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy as   
   bishop of Caserta (area 185, population 213,200, Catholics 202,200, priests   
   118, permanent deacons 44, religious 169), Italy.   
      
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