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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - No. 64
DATE 04-04-2014
Summary:
- POPE FRANCIS' AUDIENCE WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
- FRANCIS CONGRATULATES THE NEW SYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH AND
ALL THE EAST
- THE POPE TO OFFER THE FAITHFUL A POCKET GOSPEL TO THE FAITHFUL AT THE
NEXT SUNDAY ANGELUS
- WORKING FOR THE INCLUSION OF GYPSIES
- POLICE AND CHURCH UNITE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
- INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON WORLD YOUTH DAY
- CARDINAL ORANI JOAO TEMPESTA TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS TITULAR CHURCH
- AUDIENCES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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POPE FRANCIS' AUDIENCE WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of
the United Kingdom, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke
of Edinburgh, arrived in the Vatican yesterday, following their visit to
the Quirinal Palace, at around 3.20 p.m.
They were greeted in Piazzetta John Paul II (between the Paul VI Hall and
the Palazzo della Canonica) by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin,
accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with
States and Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under secretary for Relations with
States. They were awaited inside the room by Cardinal Cormac Murphy
O'Connor, archbishop emeritus of Westminster.
The Holy Father received Her Majesty the King and the Duke of Edinburgh in
his study next to the Paul VI Hall for a private meeting, which lasted
around twenty minutes. This was followed by greetings with the entourage
and an exchange of gifts in the adjacent room. The gift offered to the
Pope by Her Majesty was a large basket of food products (jams, drinks etc)
produced on the various royal estates. The Pope gave Her Majesty a
facsimile of a valuable document conserved in the Vatican, by which the
cult of St. Edward the Confessor, an ancestor of the British royal family
and founder of Westminster Abbey, where he is buried) was extended to the
universal Church in 1679, by Pope Innocent XI. The Pope also gave an
ornament composed of a lapis lazuli sphere topped with a silver cross of
St. Edward, for the Queen's great-grandson, Prince George of Cambridge. He
gave a triptych of pontifical medals to the Duke of Edinburgh.
The royal entourage left the Vatican shortly before 4 p.m.
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FRANCIS CONGRATULATES THE NEW SYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH AND ALL
THE EAST
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) -; The Holy Father has sent a
message to Ignatius Aphrem II, the new Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of
Antioch and all the East, congratulating him on his election. Pope Francis
expresses his joy at receiving this news and prays that His Holiness
"may be a spiritual father for your people and an untiring builder
of peace and justice, serving the common good and the good of the entire
Middle East in today's difficult circumstances".
"It is important for all Christians to bear witness to the love and
fellowship that binds us together, mindful of the prayer offered by our
Lord at the Last Supper: that all may be one, so that the world may
believe". The Pope gives thanks to the Lord "for the bonds of
fraternity between the Catholic Church and the Syrian Orthodox
Church", and prays "that our continuing friendship and
dialogue may be further developed and deepened. May our heavenly Father
fill Your Holiness with peace and strength for the noble task that awaits
you".
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THE POPE TO OFFER THE FAITHFUL A POCKET GOSPEL TO THE FAITHFUL AT THE NEXT
SUNDAY ANGELUS
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) -; During the Sunday Angelus, and on
various other occasions, Pope Francis has urged the faithful to carry a
pocket-sized book of the Gospels and to read it often to meditate on
Jesus' words and deeds, especially those referred to in the day's liturgy,
on which Pope Francis himself has commented.
To help put this suggestion into practice, and communicating a clear
message, next Sunday during the Angelus in St. Peter's Square, several
thousand pocket-sized copies of the Gospel will be distributed free as a
gift to the faithful at the behest of the Pope.
The initiative, similar to the distribution of the
"Misericordinas" some months ago, will be implemented by the
Almoner of His Holiness, with the collaboration of a number of volunteers:
150 scouts, seminarians from the Roman Seminary, the Sisters of Mother
Teresa and other religious, and individuals. Indeed, it is the role of the
Almoner to distribute charity, not only material but also spiritual, on
behalf of the Pope.
The book, printed by the Vatican Typography (in a special edition for this
occasion, which will not be available for sale), contains the four Gospels
and the Acts of the Apostles, and begins with the Pope's words from the
Apostolic Exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium": "The joy of
the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus".
On the inner cover leaf there are instructions on how to recite the
"chaplet of Mercy" and it ends, on the inner back cover, with
Blessed Cardinal John H. Newman's prayer: "Dear Jesus...",
that Mother Teresa advised her nuns to recite every day.
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WORKING FOR THE INCLUSION OF GYPSIES
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) -; Published below are extracts from
the message sent by Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the
Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples
to the members of the International Catholic Committee for Gypsies (CCIT),
who will meet in Cavallino-Treporti, Italy from 4 to 6 April.
In our globalised world, in fact, walls continue to be built that divide
the peoples of the same continent, people from the same country or the
same city", he writes. "Also among the European countries,
some are still negatively influenced in their political choices regarding
the Roma to whom you are close in your respective pastoral commitments.
... The challenge you face with evangelical courage in your pastoral
activities demonstrates that to tear down walls, one must begin in the
heart, the first space where another is included, and as long as hearts
are not open, it will not be easy to achieve an inclusive society. So this
moment of reflection offers you the opportunity to put your energies
together to create a social dynamic in which the different cultures can
live together".
"The Gypsies need the humanity of the society in which they live in
order to feel like members of the human family and benefit from the rights
enjoyed by the other members of the community in respect for their dignity
and identity. ... There is a need for tenacious, patient work on
everyone's part. The Church can be of inspiration and make the efforts
converge into a common commitment in order to face the dilemmas at the
basis of the Roma's human difficulties. ... The document 'Guidelines
for the Pastoral Care of the Gypsies' continues to be a fundamental
reference for you and you should use it as well as possible for your
service in the midst of this People because it offers important guidelines
that are the fruit of common work".
"The Roma have the right to be recognised at least as ethnic
minorities in the countries where they live since they are the largest
minority in the European Union". He concludes, "The Church has
the task to bring Jesus' Gospel in their midst but also to support their
dream of integration which passes through education, health, work and
housing, and all of this in collaboration with people of good will".
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POLICE AND CHURCH UNITE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - The second international conference on
"Combating Human Trafficking: Church and law enforcement in partnership"
will take place on 9 and 10 April in the Academy of Sciences in the
Vatican.
The event is being organised by the Bishops' Conference of England and
Wales and is chaired by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of
Westminster. There will be an audience with Pope Francis at the close of
the conference, where the Holy Father will meet with victims and police
chiefs.
From listening to the voices of the victims, who will also be represented
at the conference and able to tell their stories to all delegates from
both law enforcement agencies and the Church, the Conference aims to bring
police chiefs together so they can build an effective network to combat
trafficking and work collaboratively with the Church. Closer collaboration
will also enable joint investigations between law enforcement agencies,
enabling a more co-ordinated international approach to rid the world of
the scourge of its second most profitable crime.
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INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON WORLD YOUTH DAY
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) -; The heads of youth pastoral care
from all over the world will meet in Rome, invited by the Pontifical
Council for the Laity, from 10 to 13 April. It will be the first
international meeting linked to the Krakow World Youth Day, and will offer
an opportunity for checks and review for the organisers of the event. The
meeting will be attended by 250 delegates from the Episcopal conferences
of around 90 countries and 45 Catholic communities, associations and youth
movements, as well as all the local organisational committees for Rio de
Janeiro 2013 and Krakow 2016.
The work of the congress will begin on Thursday 10 April with an
introductory greeting from Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the
Pontifical Council for the Laity. The entire day will be dedicated to a
review of the Rio de Janeiro World Youth Day in 2013, "a celebration
of faith and fraternity". "Towards Krakow 2016" will be
the theme of Friday 11 April: it will be introduced by Cardinal Stanislaw
Dziwisz, archbishop of Krakow. Saturday 12 April will offer the
opportunity for joint reflection on the theme "World Youth Days and
their integration in ordinary youth pastoral". On Sunday 13 April,
Palm Sunday, the delegates will attend a Holy Mass celebrated by the Holy
Father in St. Peter's Square, with the diocesan celebration of the 29th
World Youth Day.
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CARDINAL ORANI JOAO TEMPESTA TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS TITULAR CHURCH
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - The Office of Liturgical Celebrations
of the Supreme Pontiff today announced that on Saturday, 12 April, at 6.30
a.m., Cardinal Orani Joao Tempesta, archbishop of San Sebastian de Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, will take possession of the title of St. Mary Mother of
Providence in Monte Verde (Via di Donna Olimpia, 35).
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AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
- Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic nuncio in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
- Msgr. Erwin Krautler, prelate of Xingu, Brazil.
- Nine prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Tanzania, on their
“ad liminaâ€9D visit:
- Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga of Dodoma;
- Bishop Salutaris Melchior Libena of Ifakara;
- Bishop Agapiti Ndorobo of Mahenge;
- Bishop Telesphor Mkude of Morogoro;
- Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp., of Zanzibar;
- Archbishop Paul R. Ruzoka of Tabora, apostolic administrator of Kigoma;
- Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, O.S.S., of Kahama;
- Bishop Damian Kyaruzi of Sumbawanga, apostolic administrator of Mpanda;
- Bishop Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa, auxiliary of Dar-es-Salaam.
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
- appointed Bishop Michel Aupetit, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Paris,
as bishop of Nanterre (area 175, population 1,568,000, Catholics 940,000,
priests 332, permanent deacons 48, religious 637), France.
- appointed Fr. Stefan Oster, S.D.B., as bishop of Passau (area 5,442,
population 546,430, Catholics 486,195, priests 383, permanent deacons 38,
religious 772), Germany. The bishop-elect was born in 1965 in Amberg
Germany, gave his perpetual vows in 1999, and was ordained a priest in
2001. He obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the University of
Augsburg in 2003 has served in a number of academic roles, including
professor of philosophy in the University of Augsburg faculty of theology,
professor of philosophy at the Salesian High School in Benediktbeuern, and
ordinary professor of dogmatics and history of dogma at the Salesian High
School in Benediktbeuern. He is a member of the Commission for Vocations
of the German Bishops' Conference.
- appointed Rev. Pierre-Yves Michel as bishop of Valence (area 6,522,
population 492,508, Catholics 287,000, priests 175, permanent deacons 33,
religious 347), France. The bishop-elect was born in 1960 in Roanne,
France and was ordained a priest in 1991. He holds a "Maitrise" in
theology from the university seminary of Lyon and a diploma from the
faculty of theology of the Institut Catholique, Paris. He has served in a
number of pastoral roles in the archdiocese of Lyon, including vicar of
the parish "Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux"9D; chaplain of the
Vendome-Bellcombe College; episcopal delegate for catechesis and for youth
pastoral; episcopal vicar for catechesis and the catechumenate; secretary
of the episcopal council; priest of the "Saint-Priest"9D parish and
member of the college of consultors and the presbyteral council. He is
currently vicar general and moderator of the curia.
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