"This is why it is important to have so much hope! It is a grace that you   
   must ask of the Lord, always: the hope that never disappoints. It never   
   disappoints? A hope that goes ahead. I would advise you to read very   
   frequently Chapter 11 of the Letter to the Hebrews, the chapter of hope. And   
   learn that many of our forefathers have taken that road and have not seen the   
   results, but they perceived them from afar. Hope ... this is what I wish upon   
   you. Many thanks for what you have done for the Church; many thanks for your   
   prayer and your action. Thank you for your hope. And do not forget: be   
   revolutionaries!"   
    The Pope then handed the participants a copy of his official discourse,   
   extensive extracts from which are published below:   
    The vocation of the Secular Institutes is "one of the most recent forms of   
   consecrated life recognised and approved by the Church and which is therefore   
   perhaps not fully understood. Do not be discouraged: you form part of that   
   poor and outgoing Church that I dream of!".   
    "By vocation you are laypeople and priests others and in the midst of others,   
   you lead a normal life, without any outward signs, without the support of   
   community life, without the visibility of an organised apostolate or specific   
   works. You are rich only in the totalising experience of God's love and are   
   therefore capable of knowing and sharing the burden of life in its many   
   expressions, fermenting them with the light and strength of the Gospel. You   
   are a sign of that Church in dialogue that Paul VI spoke of. ... Your vocation   
   makes you interesting to every person and to their deepest yearnings, which   
   often remain unexpressed or masked. Through the strength of God's love, that   
   you have encountered and known, you are capable of proximity and tenderness.   
   ... Like the Samaritan who passed by, saw and had compassion. This is the   
   moment to which your vocation commits you: to place yourself next to each man   
   and to make yourselves close to every person you meet; because your stay in   
   the world is not simply a sociological condition, but rather a theological   
   reality that calls you to a conscious, careful presence, in which you are able   
   to perceive, see and touch your brother's flesh".   
    "If this does not happen, if you became distracted, or worse still, you do   
   not know this contemporary world but instead know and frequent only the world   
   that is most comfortable to you, or that most entices you, then conversion is   
   urgent! Yours is a vocation that is by nature outgoing, not only because it   
   brings you to others, but also and above all because it requires to you dwell   
   where all men reside".   
    "Never lose the impulse to walk the streets of the world, with the knowledge   
   that walking, even with an faltering steps or limping, is always better than   
   standing still, closed up in our own questions or our own certainties.   
   Missionary passion, the joy of the encounter with Christ that leads us to   
   share the beauty of faith with others, is a bulwark against the risk of being   
   paralysed by individualism".   
    "You are like antennae, ready to gather the seeds of newness inspired by the   
   Holy Spirit, and can help the ecclesial community to take on this benevolent   
   gaze and find brave new paths to reach everyone. Poor among the poor, but with   
   a burning heart. Never still, always on the way. Together, and sent, even when   
   you are alone, since consecration makes you a living spark of the Church.   
   Always in motion, with that pilgrim virtue: joy!".   
      
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    THE POPE RECEIVES THE CENTESIMUS ANNUS: THE CRISIS HAS WORSENED THE "ALLERGY"   
   TO SOLIDARITY   
    Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - Today Pope Francis received in audience the   
   participants in the international conference organised by the Centesimus   
   Annus-Pro- Pontifice Foundation, "The good society and the future of jobs: can   
   solidarity and fraternity be part of business decisions?", which was held in   
   Rome from 8 to 10 May.   
    In the current economic system, and in the mentality that it generates, the   
   word 'solidarity' has become uncomfortable, even troublesome. The crisis   
   during these years, that has profound ethical causes, has worsened this   
   'allergy' to words such as solidarity, just distribution of goods, work   
   priorities .... and the reason is that there is an inability or unwillingness   
   to truly study how these ethical values can become real economic values, that   
   is, trigger virtuous dynamics in production, work, trade and finance. This,   
   however, is what you must endeavour to do, uniting theoretical and practical   
   aspects, thought, and experience in the field".   
    "The conscience of the manager is the existential place in which this search   
   takes place. In particular, the Christian entrepreneur must always measure the   
   reality in which he works with the Gospel; and the Gospel requires him to make   
   the human person and the common good his first priority, and to do his part to   
   ensure there are opportunities for work, for dignified work. Naturally this   
   'enterprise' cannot be implemented in isolation, but rather in collaboration   
   with others who share the same ethical foundation, and seeking to widen the   
   network as far as possible".   
    The Christian community - parishes, dioceses and associations - is "the place   
   in which the entrepreneur, and also the politician, professional and unionist   
   - draw the lymph that nourishes their commitment and where they are able to   
   interact with their brethren. This is essential, as the work environment can   
   at times become arid, hostile and inhuman. The crisis sorely tests the hope of   
   managers; we must not leave alone those who in the greatest difficulty".   
    Francis emphasised the members of the Foundation that this is the field in   
   which their witness is needed, and that Vatican Council II insisted that the   
   lay faithful were called to fulfil their mission in the fields of social,   
   economic and political life. "With the help of God and of the Church, you can   
   give effective witness in your field, as you bring not only words and speeches   
   but also the experience of people and businesses that endeavour to implement   
   Christian ethical principles in the current situation of the world of work.   
   This witness is extremely important and I encourage you to carry it out with   
   faith, also dedicating the right time to prayer, as also the layperson and the   
   manager need to pray, and to pray most of all when the challenges are tough".   
    The Bishop of Rome concluded by referring to his recent catechesis on the   
   gift of counsel, one of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and remarked that   
   businesspeople too must ask God for this gift in order to be able to "act and   
   to make decisions according to the greater good".   
      
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    DAY OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN COPTS AND CATHOLICS   
    Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - Today a message was published, sent by the   
   Holy Father to His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of   
   the See of St. Mark, to commemorate the first anniversary of their meeting in   
   Rome on 10 May 2013 which, writes Pope Francis, "strengthened those spiritual   
   bonds between the See of Peter and the See of Mark, and which had been renewed   
   by the historic encounter between Pope Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III in 1973".   
    "It is with thanksgiving to the Lord that we reflect on the journey of   
   reconciliation and friendship which we have undertaken together. With God's   
   help, we have learned better to understand one another and to build solid   
   foundations for overcoming long-standing differences. Conscious that what   
   unites us is far greater than what separates us, we already experience a real   
   communion, while recognising that it is neither full nor perfect. With trust   
   in the Lord's grace, we continue to strive through dialogue in charity and   
   truth to overcome the remaining obstacles to full communion. Building upon our   
   shared moment of prayer in the course of Your Holiness's visit to Rome, let us   
   continue to pray to God that all his children, born to new life through the   
   waters of baptism and enlightened by faith, may also become one in love. For   
   my part, I assure Your Holiness of my unceasing prayer for all Christians in   
   Egypt and throughout the Middle East. May the Lord inspire in those who are   
   responsible for the destiny of peoples in these lands, a firm resolve to seek   
   just and peaceful solutions respectful of the rights of all".   
    "On this joyful occasion, which has rightly become known as the day of   
   friendship between Copts and Catholics, I exchange with Your Holiness a   
   fraternal embrace of peace in Christ our Lord".   
      
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    DECREES OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS   
    Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience   
   Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of   
   Saints. During the audience he authorised the promulgation of decrees   
   concerning the following causes:   
    MIRACLES   
    - Venerable Servant of God Paul VI, ne Giovanni Battista Montini, Supreme   
   Pontiff (1897-1978).   
    - Venerable Servant of God Luigi Caburlotto, Italian diocesan priest, founder   
   of the Institute of the Daughters of St. Joseph of Venice (1817-1897)   
    HEROIC VIRTUES   
    - Servant of God Giacomo Abbondo, Italian diocesan priest (1720-1788).   
    - Servant of God Jacint Alegre Pujals, Spanish professed priest of the   
   Society of Jesus (1874-1930).   
    - Venerable Servant of God Carole-Barbe Colchen Carre de Malberg, French   
   laywoman and foundress of the Society of the Association of Saint Francis de   
   Sales (1829-1891).   
    The Holy Father also authorised the dicastery to communicate that the rite of   
   beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Paul VI will take place in the   
   Vatican on 19 October 2014.   
      
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    AUDIENCES   
    Vatican City, 12 May 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in audience:   
    - Thirteen prelates of the Mexican Episcopal Conference, on their "ad limina"   
   visit:   
    Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara, with his   
   auxiliaries, Bishop Miguel Romano Gomez, Bishop Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez   
   Gonzalez, and Bishop Juan Humberto Gutierrez Valencia;   
    Bishop Jose Maria de la Torre Martin of Aguascalientes;   
    Bishop Gonzalo Galvan Castillo of Autlan;   
    Bishop Braulio Rafael Leon Villegas of Ciudad Guzman;   
    Bishop Marcelino Hernandez Rodriguez of Colima;   
    Bishop Felipe Salazar Villagrana of San Juan de los Lagos;   
    Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada of Tepic;   
    Bishop Jose de Jesus Gonzalez Herrandez, O.F.M., prelate of Jesus Maria (del   
   Nayar);   
    Bishop Ramon Castro Castro of Cuernavaca;   
    Bishop Raul Gomez Gonzalez of Tenancingo.   
    On Saturday, 10 May the Holy Father received in audience:   
    - Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.   
    - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.   
    - Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy, president of the   
   Italian Episcopal Conference.   
    In the afternoon of Friday, 9 May, the Holy Father received in audience   
   Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.   
      
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    OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
    Vatican City, 12 May 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:   
    - elevated the eparchy of Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba of the Ukrainians to   
   the rank of archieparchy, conserving the same title. He appointed Bishop   
   Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M., previously bishop of the same eparchy, as first   
   metropolitan archbishop.   
    - erected the eparchy of the Imaculada Conceicao in Prudentopolis of the   
   Ukrainians, Brazil, with territory from the newly established archieparchy of   
   Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba, making it a suffragan of the same archieparchy.   
   He appointed Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M., auxiliary of Curitiba, as first   
   eparchial bishop of the new circumscription.   
    On Saturday, 10 May the Holy Father:   
    - appointed Bishop Jacek Jezierski as bishop of Elblag (area 9,495,   
   population 471,200, Catholics 451,000, priests 329, religious 178), Poland.   
   Bishop Jezierski was formerly auxiliary of the archdiocese of Warmia, Poland.   
   He succeeds Bishop Jan Styrna, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the   
   same diocese was accepted by the Holy Father in accordance with canon 401   
   para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.   
      
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