VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
   YEAR XXII - No. 65   
   DATE 07-04-2014   
      
   Summary:   
   - TO THE BISHOPS OF TANZANIA: YOUR EXAMPLE INSPIRES THOSE WHO LONG FOR PEACE   
   - BRAZILIANS STOLE MY HEART, SAYS THE POPE   
   - POPE FRANCIS APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE IOR   
   - AFRICA PAYS HOMAGE TO JOHN XXIII AND JOHN PAUL II   
   - VISIT TO THE ROMAN PARISH OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT   
   - POPE FRANCIS: JESUS DOES NOT RESIGN HIMSELF TO ANY TOMB   
   - THE POPE GIVES A POCKET-SIZED GOSPEL: FREELY RECEIVE, FREELY GIVE!   
   - POPE'S AUDIENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA: APPRECIATION FOR THE CHURCH'S   
   COMMITMENT TO PEACE   
   - THE POPE TO ITALIAN MAYORS: BE MEDIATORS, NOT INTERMEDIARIES   
   - COMMUNIQUE FROM THESECRETARIAT FOR THE ECONOMY   
   - POPE FRANCIS' NEXT PASTORAL VISITS IN ITALY   
   - AUDIENCES   
   - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
      
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    TO THE BISHOPS OF TANZANIA: YOUR EXAMPLE INSPIRES THOSE WHO LONG FOR PEACE   
    Vatican City, 7 April 2014 (VIS) –     This morning Pope Francis received in   
   audience the bishops of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference, at the end of their   
   five-yearly “ad limina” visit and, in the written address that he handed to   
   them, he praises “the impressive history of missionary work throughout the   
   region”, encouraging the prelates to “maintain and foster this missionary   
   imperative, so that the Gospel may increasingly permeate every work of the   
   apostolate and shed its light on all areas of Tanzanian society”.   
    “The work of evangelisation in Tanzania, then, is not merely a remarkable   
   event of the past”, he writes; “no, it happens every day in the Church’s   
   pastoral work in parishes, in the liturgy, in the reception of the sacraments,   
   the educational apostolate, health care initiatives, catechesis, and in the   
   lives of ordinary Christians”. The Pope mentions in particular the witness of   
   healthcare workers who “care for those suffering from HIV/AIDS, and by all who   
   strive diligently to educate people in the area of sexual responsibility and    
   chastity”, and “all those who devote themselves to the integral development of   
   the poor, and in particular, of destitute women and children”. He exclaims,   
   “May the Holy Spirit who gave strength, wisdom and holiness to the first   
   missionaries in Tanzania continue to inspire the entire local Church in this   
   vital witness”.   
    He also repeats the importance of “holy, well-educated and zealous priests”   
   and of ensuring they “receive an adequate human, spiritual, intellectual and   
   pastoral formation”. With reference to the role of the laity, he asks that   
   bishops make special efforts to “provide catechists with a comprehensive   
   understanding of the Church’s doctrine. This will equip them not only to   
   counter the challenges of superstition, aggressive sects and secularism, but   
   even more importantly,to share the beauty and richness of the Catholic faith   
   with others, particularly the young”.   
    With regard to the theme of the family, Pope Francis affirms that “The gift   
   that healthy families represent is felt with particular vitality in Africa”   
   and recalls that “the Church’s love for, and pastoral solicitude towards the   
   family is at the heart of the new evangelisation. … By promoting prayer,   
   marital fidelity, monogamy, purity and humble service to one another within   
   families, the Church continues to make an invaluable contribution to the   
   social welfare of Tanzania, one which, coupled with her educational and   
   healthcare apostolates, will surely foster greater stability and progress in   
   your country. There is scarcely a finer service which the Church can offer   
   than to give witness to our conviction of the sanctity of God’s gift of life   
   and to the essential role played by spiritual and stable families in preparing   
   the younger generations to live virtuous lives and to face the challenges of   
   thefuture with wisdom, courage and generosity”.   
    He concludes, “I am particularly encouraged to know that Tanzania is   
   committed to ensuring the freedom that followers of various religions enjoy to   
   practice their faith. The ongoing protection and promotion of this fundamental   
   human right strengthens society by enabling believers, in fidelity to the   
   dictates of their conscience and in respect for the dignity and rights of all,   
   to advance social unity, peace and the common good. I am grateful for your   
   ongoing efforts to promote forgiveness, peace and dialogue as you shepherd   
   your people in difficult situations of intolerance and, at times, of violence   
   and persecution. … I urge you also to work with government and civic   
   institutions in this area so as to ensure that the rule of law prevails as an   
   indispensable means for guaranteeing just and pacific social relations. I pray   
   that your example, and that of the entire Church in your country, will   
   continue to inspire all peopleof good will who long for peace”.   
      
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    BRAZILIANS STOLE MY HEART, SAYS THE POPE   
    Vatican City, 7 April 2014 (VIS) – The organising committee for the 28th   
   World Youth Day (Rio de Janeiro, July 2013), led by Cardinal Orani Joao   
   Tempesta, archbishop of San Paulo, was received in audience this morning by   
   Pope Francis.   
    The Pontiff joked that the Brazilian people were thieves since they had   
   “stolen his heart”, and he also took the opportunity to thank the Committee   
   for this “theft”, since it helped quell his longing for Brazil.   
    He went on to talk about the difficulty of organising an event as large as   
   the World Youth Day in Rio, and referred to the miracle of the multiplication   
   of the loaves and fishes, when Jesus asked the apostles to give food to the   
   crowd, a clearly impossible task. “However”, he said, “the apostles were   
   generous even though it was impossible. They gave the Lord everything they   
   had, and Jesus multiplied their efforts. Is this not what happened on World   
   Youth Day?”   
    “However, we must not only look back; we must also look to the future,   
   strengthened by the surety that God will always multiply our efforts. Jesus   
   says to us repeatedly, 'You give them something to eat'. So this miracle that   
   we experienced on World Youth Day should be repeated every day, in every   
   parish, in every community, in the personal apostolate of each one of us! We   
   cannot rest easy knowing that many of our brethren live without power, light   
   or the comfort of friendship with Jesus Christ, without a community of faith   
   to welcome them, without a horizon of meaning and life”. Therefore, it is   
   necessary to think again about these three ideas that, in a sense, summarise   
   the entire meaning of World Youth Day: go, without fear, to serve. We must be   
   an 'outreach Church', like missionary disciples who are not afraid to   
   encounter difficulties, because they have already seen that the Lord   
   multiplies ourefforts, and for this reason we must always be motivated to   
   serve, giving of ourselves without reserve, full of the joy of the Gospel”.   
      
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    POPE FRANCIS APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE IOR   
    Vatican City, 7 April 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has approved a proposal on   
   the future of the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR), reaffirming the   
   importance of the IOR’s mission for the good of the Catholic Church, the Holy   
   See and the Vatican City State.   
    The proposal has been jointly developed by representatives of the Pontifical   
   Referring Commission to the IOR (CRIOR), the Pontifical Commission for   
   Reference on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the   
   Holy See (COSEA), the IOR’s Commission of Cardinals and the IOR Board of   
   Superintendence and presented to the Holy Father by the Cardinal-Prefect for   
   the Secretariat for the Economy with the consent of Cardinal Santos Abril Y   
   Castello, President of the IOR’s Commission of Cardinals. It is drawn from   
   information on the legal status of the IOR and its operations gathered by and   
   presented to the Holy Father and his Council of Cardinals by CRIOR in February   
   2014.   
    The IOR will continue to serve with prudence and provide specialized   
   financial services to the Catholic Church worldwide. The valuable services   
   that can be offered by the Institute assist the Holy Father in his mission as   
   universal pastor and also aid those institutions and individuals who   
   collaborate with him in his ministry.   
    With the confirmation of the IOR’s mission and at the request of   
   Cardinal-Prefect Pell, the President of the Board of Superintendence, Ernst   
   von Freyberg, and the management of the IOR, will finalize their plan to   
   ensure that the IOR can fulfil its mission as part of the new financial   
   structures of the Holy See/Vatican City State. The plan will be presented to   
   the Holy Father’s Council of Cardinals and the Council for the Economy.   
    The activities of the IOR will continue to fall under the regulatory   
   supervision of AIF (Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria), the competent   
   authority within the Holy See and Vatican City State. In compliance with Motu   
   proprios of 8 August 2013 and 15 November  2013, as well as Law No XVIII on   
   transparency, supervision and financial information which came into force on 8   
   October 2013, a comprehensive legal and institutional framework has been   
   introduced to regulate financial activities within the Holy See and Vatican   
   City State. In that respect, the Cardinal-Prefect Pell has confirmed the   
   importance of a sustainable systematic alignment of the legal and regulatory   
   framework of the Holy See/Vatican City State with regulatory international   
   best practice. Strict regulatory supervision and improvements in compliance,   
   transparency and operations initiated in 2012 and substantially accelerated in   
   2013 are critical for theInstitute’s future.   
      
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    AFRICA PAYS HOMAGE TO JOHN XXIII AND JOHN PAUL II   
      
      
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