Francis goes on to emphasise that in the pastoral ministry of the bishops,   
   priests occupy a very special role as "if God sends us to love our neighbour,   
   the closest neighbours of a bishop are the priests, indispensable   
   collaborators", for whom they must always keep their "heart, hand and door"   
   open. "Time spent with them is never wasted", he remarks. The Pope also   
   comments   
   that the fruitfulness of the episcopal and priestly mission cannot be measured   
   by the number of collaborators, the prestige of the institution, or the   
   quantity   
   of resources available. Instead, what counts is "being pervaded with Christ's   
   love, allowing oneself to be led by the Holy Spirit, and grafting one's own   
   existence onto the tree of life, which is the Cross of the Lord". From St.   
   Paul,   
   "insuperable model of the Christian missionary, we know that this means trying   
   to conform to Jesus in His death to participate in His resurrection". In his   
   ministry the apostle "experienced suffering, weakness and defeat, but also joy   
   and consolation". "Jesus' paschal ministry is the heart of the mission of the   
   Church", affirms Francis. "If you abide in this mystery, you will be protected   
   both from a worldly and triumphalist vision of the mission, and the   
   disappointment that may arise when faced with trials and failures".   
    "However, will there continue to be missionaries like Paul, men and women   
   holding on to Christ's cross, denuded of everything so as to be able to embrace   
   the Whole?", asks the Pope. "We must rejoice for these men and women totally   
   consecrated to Christ". He highlights that the witness of men and women   
   religious in Mozambique, who devote themselves to assisting the poor, to the   
   education of abandoned children, and helping those experiencing all kinds of   
   hardship. He also praises the "heroic dedication" of many doctors and nurses,   
   priests and nuns, who work in clinics and hospitals, and he invites the bishops   
   to thank them, underlining the importance of the inclusion of religious   
   communities in diocesan life. "They are not merely reserve material for the   
   diocese, but rather, charisms that enrich", he stressed.   
    The Pope exhorts the prelates to live among their faithful, also in the   
   peripheries of their dioceses and in particular in the "existential   
   peripheries", where there is suffering, loneliness and human degradation, as "a   
   bishop who lives among his faithful keeps his ears open to listen to what the   
   Spirit says to the Churches and to the voice of his sheep". He also notes the   
   importance of the diocesan bodies which have the task of advising the bishops   
   and assisting them "through the promotion of loyal and constructive dialogue:   
   presbyteral council, pastoral council, council of economic affairs. It is   
   unthinkable for a bishop not to count on these diocesan bodies. This also means   
   being with the people. I also think at this point of your duty to reside in the   
   diocese: listen to what your people want, what they want to see in their   
   bishop,   
   walk with them, stay close to them. You need this presence to live and, in a   
   certain sense, to breathe".   
    "The pastors and the faithful of Mozambique need to further develop a culture   
   of encounter", the Pope observes. "Jesus asks only one thing: that you go out   
   in   
   search of the neediest". Among these, he mentions the victims of the natural   
   disasters that recently sowed destruction, suffering and death throughout the   
   country, thus increasing the number of displaced persons and refugees. "These   
   people need us to share in their suffering, their worries, their problems. They   
   need us to look upon them with love and you must reach out to them, like   
   Jesus".   
    Finally, the Pope offers an overview of all Mozambique, where the tensions and   
   conflicts of recent years have undermined the social fabric, destroyed families   
   and jeopardised the future of thousands of young people. "The most effective   
   way   
   of opposing the mentality of arrogance and inequality, as well as social   
   divisions, it to invest in the field of education, which teaches the young to   
   think critically, and offers a path towards maturity in values. In this sense,   
   it is appropriate to raise awareness among leaders in society and to revive   
   pastoral ministry in universities and schools, combining the task of education   
   with the proclamation of the Gospel. The needs are so great that they cannot be   
   satisfied simply through individual initiatives or by a union of individuals   
   educated in individualism. Community networks are needed to respond to social   
   problems. There is a need for a union of forces and unity of direction: in   
   this,   
   the Episcopal Conference may help as it has among its functions the unitary   
   dialogue with the political authority for the whole territory. In this respect,   
   I encourage a decisive implementation of good relations with the government,   
   not   
   of dependency, but rather of solid collaboration".   
    "Dear bishops", he concludes, "spare no efforts in supporting the family and   
   in   
   the defence of life from conception to natural death. In this sense, remember   
   the options appropriate to one of Christ's disciples and the beauty of being a   
   mother, accompanied by the support of the family and the local community. The   
   family must always be defended as the main source of fraternity, respect for   
   others and the primary path of peace".   
      
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    Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet to take possession of his titular   
   church   
    Vatican City, 10 May 2015 (VIS) - The Office for Liturgical Celebrations today   
   announced that at 6 p.m. on Sunday 17 May Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla   
   Berhouet, S.D.B., archbishop of Montevideo, will take possession of the title   
   of   
   Santa Galla (Circonvallazione Ostiense, 195).   
      
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    Audiences   
    Vatican City, 11 May 2015 (VIS) - The Holy Father received in audience:   
    - prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Togo, on their "ad Limina" visit:   
    - Archbishop Denis Komivi Amuzu-Dzakpah of Lome; with Archbishop emeritus   
   Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro;   
    - Bishop Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbemenya Gaglo of Aneho;   
    - Bishop Nicodeme Anani Barrigah-Benissan of Atakpame with Bishop emeritus   
   Julien Mawule Kouto;   
    - Bishop Jacques Nyimbusede Tukumbe Anyílunda of Dapaong;   
    - Bishop Jacques Danka Longa, Vescovo di Kara;   
    - Bishop Benoit Comlan Messan Alowonou of Kpalime;   
    - Bishop Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba of Sokode.   
    - Adolfo Maria Perez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 1980.   
    On Saturday, 9 May, the Holy Father received in audience:   
    - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops;   
    - Juan Carlos Gamarra Skeels, ambassador of Peru to the Holy See, on his   
   farewell visit;   
    - Eighteen prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, on their "ad   
   Limina" visit:   
    - Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I., of Beira;   
    - Bishop Francisco Joao Silota, M. Afr., of Chimoio;   
    - Bishop Francisco Lerma Martinez, I.M.C., of Gurue;   
    - Bishop Hilario Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., of Quelimane;   
    - Bishop Inacio Saure, I.M.C., of Tete;   
    - Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap., of Maputo, with his auxiliary,   
   Bishop Joao carlos Hatoa Nunes;   
    - Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M., of Inhambane;   
    - Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula of Xai-Xai, with his auxiliary, Bishop Alberto   
   Vera Arejula, O. de M., and with the bishop emeritus, Cardinal Júlio Duarte   
   Langa;   
    - Archbishop Tome Markhweliha, S.C.J., of Nampula, with his auxiliary, Bishop   
   Ernesto Maguengue;   
    - Bishop Atanasio Amisse Canira of Lichinga, with Bishop emeritus Elio   
   Greselin, S.C.I.;   
    - Bishop Germano Grachane, C.M., of Nacala;   
    - Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P., of Pemba, with Bishop emeritus Januario   
   Machaze Nhangumbe.   
      
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    Other Pontifical Acts   
    Vatican City, 11 May 2015 (VIS) - The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Fr. Jorge   
   Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C., as bishop prelate of the territorial   
   prelature   
   of Chuquibamba (area 22,151, population 153,100, Catholics 136,600, priests 32,   
   religious 62), Peru. The bishop-elect was born in Casma, Peru in 1968, gave his   
   solemn vows in 1996, and was ordained a priest in 1997. He holds a diploma in   
   pastoral theology from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Boston, U.S.A.,   
   and has served in a number of pastoral roles, including rector of the San Jose   
   House of Formation of the Congregation of the Holy Cross in the diocese of   
   Chosica; member of the Council of the district of Peru for his Congregation;   
   assistant to the superior and parish priest. He is current assistant general of   
   the Congregation of the Holy Cross, director of formation and superior of the   
   International House of Formation of his Congregation in Santiago de Chile. He   
   succeeds Bishop Mario Busquets Jorda, whose resignation from the pastoral care   
   of the same territorial prelature upon reaching the age limit was accepted by   
   the Holy Father.   
    On Saturday 9 May the Holy Father appointed Msgr. Michal Janocha as auxiliary   
   of Warsaw (area 3,350, population 1,540,000, Catholics 1,425,000, priests   
   1,192,   
   permanent deacons 2, religious 2,599), Poland. The bishop-elect was born in   
   Warsaw, Poland in 1959 and was ordained a priest in 1987. He holds a doctorate   
   in history and history of art from the Academy of Catholic Theology of Warsaw,   
   and has served in a number of roles including parish vicar and catechist at   
   Izabelin, chaplain of the centre for the blind and partially-sighted in Laski,   
   lecturer at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw, and spiritual   
   director of the major seminary of Warsaw. He is currently lecturer in hisotory   
   of art at the state University of Warsaw, member of the diocesan commission for   
   art and architecture, director of the library and confessor for seminarians at   
   the major seminary. In 2004 he was name Chaplain of His Holiness.   
      
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