VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
   YEAR XXII - # 193   
   DATE 03-11-2015   
      
   Summary:   
   - Francis celebrates Mass for the souls of cardinals and bishops   
   - The Pope's profound sorrow at the fire in a Bucharest discotheque   
   - Holy See Press Office Communique   
   - The Pope prays for the deceased in the Vatican Grottoes   
   - Mass in Verano cemetery: the Beatitudes are the way to happiness   
   - Angelus: love and compassion are stronger than death   
   - Francis to open the Holy Door of the cathedral of Bangui   
   - Pope's telegram of condolences for the victims of the Sinai air crash   
   - Audience with the president of Macedonia   
   - The Pope to business leaders: increase an entrepreneurial spirit of   
   subsidiarity   
   - Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Pope's special envoy to the 500th anniversary of   
   the arrival of the sacred image of the Madonna at Lask   
   - The Pope ordains the new auxiliary bishop of Rome in the Basilica of St. John   
   Lateran   
   - Audiences   
   - Other Pontifical Acts   
      
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    Francis celebrates Mass for the souls of cardinals and bishops   
    Vatican City, 2 November 2015 (VIS) - This morning in St. Peter's Basilica the   
   Holy Father presided at Mass for the souls of cardinals and bishops who died   
   during this last year. "In this earth they loved their bride the Church, and we   
   pray that in God they may enjoy full joy in the communion of saints", he said.   
   "As we ask for that they be rewarded as 'good and faithful servants', we are   
   called up to renew our decision to serve the Church. ... Those who serve and   
   give   
   may be seen to 'lose' in the eyes of the world, but in reality, losing life,   
   they rediscover it. A life given away in love, imitates Christ: it defeats   
   death   
   and gives life to the world. He who serves, saves. On the contrary, he who does   
   not live to serve, does not serve to live".   
    "This is how the Son of God lowered Himself to us, stooping like a servant to   
   us to take on all that is ours, to the point of throwing open the doors to   
   life.   
   ... This style of God, Who saves us by serving us and annihilating Himself, has   
   much to teach us. We imagine a triumphal divine victory; instead Jesus shows us   
   a very humble victory. Raised on the cross, He lets evil and death beset him,   
   while He continues to love. For us it is difficult to accept this. It is a   
   mystery, but the secret of this mystery, of this extraordinary humility,   
   consists entirely in the strength of love. ... In this way Jesus not only takes   
   away evil, but also transforms it into good. He does not change things with   
   words, but with actions; not in appearance, but in substance; not on the   
   surface, but at the root. He transforms the cross into a bridge to life. We too   
   can be victorious with Him, it we choose dutiful and humble love, that remains   
   victorious for eternity. It is a love that does not shout and does not impose   
   itself, but rather knows how to wait with trust and patience since, as the Book   
   of Lamentations reminds us, "it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of   
   the   
   Lord".   
    "As we offer this Mass for the our dear brother cardinals and bishops, let us   
   ask for ourselves what the apostle Paul exhorts us to do: 'Set your minds on   
   things above, not on earthly things'. May the resurrection of the Lord be   
   enough   
   to let us be free of the worries of ephemeral things, that pass and vanish into   
   nothing. May He be enough for us, He in whom there is life, salvation,   
   resurrection and joy. Then we will be servants according to His heart, not   
   functionaries who offer their services, but rather beloved children who give   
   their life for the world".   
      
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    The Pope's profound sorrow at the fire in a Bucharest discotheque   
    Vatican City, 3 November 2015 (VIS) - Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro   
   Parolin has sent a telegram of condolences on behalf of Pope Francis to the   
   president of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, following a fire in a discotheque   
   in Bucharest last weekend in which 27 people died and over 180 were injured.   
    The Holy Father expresses his profound sadness for the tragic accident in   
   which   
   so many young people lost their lives, and assures his spiritual closeness to   
   the families of the victims, the government authorities and the entire nation,   
   entrusting the deceased to the mercy of the Lord.   
      
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    Holy See Press Office Communique   
    Vatican City, 3 November 2015 (VIS) - Early yesterday afternoon, 2 November,   
   the Holy See Press Office issued the following communique:   
    "As part of criminal investigations by the Vatican Gendarmerie that have been   
   underway for several months, involving the removal and dissemination of news   
   and   
   confidential documents, last Saturday and Sunday two individuals were called in   
   for questioning on the basis of the evidence gathered.   
    The individuals are an ecclesiastic, Msgr. Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda and   
   Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, who in the past were respectively secretary and   
   member of COSEA (Commission charged to study and address the organisation of   
   Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, established by the Pope in   
   July 2013 and subsequently dissolved after the completion of its mandate).   
    Following the results of the interrogation the two people were held in   
   detention in view of the continuing investigation. Today the Office of the   
   Promoter of Justice, Professor Advocate Gian Piero Milano, Promoter of Justice,   
   and Professor Roberto Zannotti, Assistant Promoter of Justice, has validated   
   the   
   arrest of the above individuals, but they released Dr. Chaouqui, against whom   
   there were no precautionary requirements and also due to the fact that she   
   cooperated with the investigation.   
    The position of Monsignor Vallejo Balda remains under consideration by the   
   Office of the Promoter of Justice.   
    It should be remembered that disclosure of information and confidential   
   documents is an offence under Law no. IX of the Vatican City State (13 July   
   2013) Article 10 (art. 116 bis C.P. ).   
    As for the books announced for publication in the the next few days, let it be   
   clearly stated at this time, as in the past, that such actions are a serious   
   betrayal of trust granted by the Pope and with regard to the authors, an   
   operation intended to take advantage of a grave offence, the unlawful delivery   
   of confidential documents. The legal implications and possible penalties   
   currently being studied by the Office of the Promoter of Justice with a view to   
   possible further measures involving international cooperation. if necessary.   
   Publications of this kind do not contribute in any way to establish clarity and   
   truth, but rather to create confusion and partial and tendentious   
   interpretations. We must certainly avoid the mistake of thinking that this is a   
   way to help the mission of the Pope".   
      
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    The Pope prays for the deceased in the Vatican Grottoes   
    Vatican City, 3 November 2015 (VIS) - Yesterday afternoon, as is traditional   
   on   
   All Souls' Day, the Holy Father went down to the Vatican Grottoes to pray   
   privately for the Popes buried there, and for all deceased.   
      
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    Mass in Verano cemetery: the Beatitudes are the way to happiness   
    Vatican City, 1 November 2015 (VIS) - This afternoon, on the Solemnity of All   
   Saints, Pope Francis celebrated Holy Mass in the monumental cemetery of Verano,   
   followed by a prayer for the deceased and the blessing of the tombs. The   
   cardinal vicar of Rome, Agostino Vallini, Archbishop Filippo Iannone, vice   
   regent of the diocese of Rome and pastor of San Lorenzo Outside-the-Walls, and   
   Fr. Armando Ambrosi concelebrated with the Holy Father.   
    The Pope dedicated his homily to the Sermon on the Mount, when Jesus taught   
   the   
   Beatitudes, the way to true happiness, to the disciples and the multitude   
   gathered on the hill by the Sea of Galilee. "It is a difficult path to   
   understand as it goes against the grain, but the Lord tells us that he who   
   takes   
   this path is happy; sooner or later he finds happiness".   
    "'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven'. We   
   might ask ourselves how a person who is poor of heart, whose only treasure is   
   the Kingdom of Heaven, can be happy. But the reason is precisely this: that   
   having a despoiled heart, free of many worldly things, this person is 'awaited'   
   in the Kingdom of Heaven".   
    "'Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted'. He who in life   
   has   
   not experienced sadness, anguish and pain will never know the strength of   
   consolation. Happy instead are all those who have the capacity to be moved, to   
   feel the pain that is in their life and in the life of others. They will be   
   happy, because the tender hand of God the Father will console and caress them".   
    "'Blessed are the meek'. On the contrary, we are so often impatient, nervous,   
   ready to complain. We make so many demands of others, but when it is our turn,   
   we react by raising our voice, as if we were the owners of the world, while in   
   reality we are all children of God".   
    "'Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be   
   satisfied'. Those who have a strong sense of justice, and not only towards   
   others, but first of all towards themselves, they will be satisfied, because   
   they are ready to receive the greatest justice, which only God can give".   
    "And then, 'blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy'. Happy   
   are those who are able to forgive, who have mercy on others, who do not judge   
   everything and everyone, but who try to put themselves in the shoes of other   
   people. Forgiveness what we all need, without exception. This is why, at the   
   beginning of Mass we recognise ourselves for what we are, sinners".   
    "'Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God'. Let   
   us   
   look at the faces of those who go around sowing discord: are they happy? Those   
   who always seek occasions to embroil, to take advantage of others, are they   
   happy? No, they cannot be happy. Instead those who every day seek with patience   
   to sow peace, are architects of peace, of reconciliation: these are blessed,   
   because they are true children of our Father in Heaven, who always and only   
   sows   
   peace, sending His Son into the world as a seed of peace for humanity".   
    "This is the way of holiness, and it is the very way of happiness", concluded   
   the Holy Father. "It is the way that Jesus followed; or rather, He himself is   
   Way. Those who walk with Him and pass through Him enter into life, eternal   
   life.   
   Let us ask of the Lord the grace to be simple and humble persons, the grace to   
   be able to weep, the grace to be meek, the grace to work for justice and peace,   
   and above all the grace to allow ourselves to be forgiven by God so as to   
   become   
   instruments of His mercy. This is what all the Saints did, those who have   
   preceded us in the celestial homeland. May they accompany us on our earthly   
   pilgrimage and encourage us to go forward".   
      
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    Angelus: love and compassion are stronger than death   
    Vatican City, 1 November 2015 (VIS) - The Holy Father appeared at the window   
   of   
   his study in the Vatican Apostolic Palace at midday today to pray the Angelus   
   with the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on the solemnity of All   
   Saints.   
   "Today, we feel the reality of the communion of saints to be particularly alive   
   - our great family, made up of all the members of the Church, both those of us   
   who are still pilgrims on earth, and those - far more in number - who have   
   already left and gone on to Heaven".   
    Francis recalled the characteristics of the saints, as they are presented in   
   the Book of Revelation. "They are people who belong totally to God, ... a   
   multitude of the 'chosen' clothed in white and marked with the 'seal of God'",   
   and explained the meaning of bearing this seal - that "in Jesus Christ we have   
   truly become children of God". He asked, "Are we aware of this great gift? We   
      
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