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   VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
      
   TWENTY FIRST YEAR - N. 9   
   ENGLISH   
   FRIDAY, 14 JANUARY 2011   
      
   SUMMARY:   
      
   - Support for Families, Elderly People and the Unemployed   
   - Benedict XVI Will Beatify John Paul II on 1 May   
   - Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints   
   - Audiences   
   - Other Pontifical Acts   
      
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   SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES, ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THE UNEMPLOYED   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 14 JAN 2011 (VIS) - This morning in the Vatican, the Pope   
   received Gianni Alemanno, mayor of the City of Rome; Renata Polverini,   
   president of the Region of Lazio, and Nicola Zingaretti, president of the   
   Province of Rome, each accompanied by an entourage, for the traditional   
   exchange of New Year greetings.   
      
     Speaking on the subject of the family, which he described as the "the   
   primary cell of society, ... founded on marriage between a man and a woman",   
   the Pope noted how "it is in the family that children learn the human and   
   Christian values which enable constructive and peaceful coexistence. It is   
   in the family that we learn solidarity between generations, respect for   
   rules, forgiveness and acceptance of others". In this context he also noted   
   how "the family must, then, be supported by policies ... which aim at its   
   consolidation and development, accompanied by appropriate educational   
   efforts".   
      
     "The approval of forms of union which pervert the essence and goal of the   
   family ends up penalising those people who, not without effort, seek to   
   maintain stable emotional ties which are juridically guaranteed and publicly   
   recognised. In this context, the Church looks with favour upon all   
   initiatives which seek to educate young people to experience love as a   
   giving of self, with an exalted and oblational view of sexuality. To this   
   end the various components of society must agree on the objectives of   
   education, in order for human love not to be reduced to an article of   
   consumption, but to be seen and lived as a fundamental experience which   
   gives existence meaning and a goal".   
      
     Noting then that many couples desire to have children "but are forced to   
   wait", the Holy Father emphasised the importance "of giving concrete support   
   to maternity, and of guaranteeing working women the chance to conciliate the   
   demands of family and work".   
      
     "Since 'openness to life is at the centre of true development' the large   
   number of abortions that take place in our region cannot leave us   
   indifferent", the Pope warned. "The Christian community, through its many   
   care homes, pro-life centres and similar initiatives, is committed to   
   accompanying and supporting women who encounter difficulties in welcoming a   
   new life. Public institutions must also offer their support so that family   
   consultancies are in a position to help women overcome the causes that may   
   lead them to interrupt their pregnancy".   
      
     Benedict XVI then went on to explain how "the ageing population raises new   
   problems. ... Although many old people can reply on the support and care of   
   their own families, growing numbers are alone and have need of medical and   
   healthcare assistance". In this context he also expressed his joy at the   
   collaboration that exists "with the great Catholic healthcare institutions   
   such as, for example, in the field of paediatrics, the 'Bambino Gesu'   
   hospital. I hope these structures may continue to collaborate with local   
   organisations in order to guarantee their services to everyone who needs   
   them, at the same time renewing my call to promote a culture of respect for   
   life until its natural end".   
      
     On the subject of the economic crisis, the Pope highlighted how "parishes   
   in the diocese of Rome are, through Caritas, making prodigious efforts" to   
   help suffering families. "I trust that adequate measures in support of   
   low-income families may be adopted, especially for large families with are   
   too often penalised", he said   
      
     The Holy Father noted how unemployment affects above all young people who,   
   following years of education and training, cannot find professional   
   openings. "They often feel disillusioned and are tempted to reject socie   
   ty   
   itself. The persistence of such situations causes social tensions which are   
   exploited by criminal organisations to further their illegal activities. For   
   this reason", he concluded, "it is vital, even in this difficult time, to   
   make every effort to promote policies that favour employment and dignified   
   assistance, which is indispensable in order to give life to new families".   
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   BENEDICT XVI WILL BEATIFY JOHN PAUL II ON 1 MAY   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 14 JAN 2011 (VIS) - On 1 May, the second Sunday of Easter and   
   Divine Mercy Sunday, Benedict XVI will preside at the rite of beatification   
   for John Paul II in the Vatican.   
      
     According to a note released by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints,   
   "today 24 January, Benedict XVI, during an audience granted to Cardinal   
   Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints,   
   authorised the dicastery to promulgate the decree of the miracle attributed   
   to the intercession of Venerable Servant of God John Paul II (Karol   
   Wojtyla). This concludes the process which precedes the rite of   
   beatification.   
      
     "It is well known that, by pontifical dispensation, his cause began before   
   the end of the five-year period which the current norms stipulate must pass   
   following the death of a Servant of God. This provision was solicited by the   
   great fame of sanctity which Pope John Paul II enjoyed during his life, in   
   his death and after his death. In all other ways, the normal canonical   
   dispositions concerning causes of beatification and canonisation were   
   observed in full.   
      
     "Between June 2005 and April 2007 the principal diocesan investigation was   
   held in Rome, accompanied by secondary investigations in various other   
   dioceses, on his life, virtues, fame of sanctity and miracles. The juridical   
   validity of these canonical processes was recognised by the Congregation for   
   the Causes of Saints with a decree of 4 May 2007. In June 2009, having   
   examined the relative 'Positio', nine of the dicastery's theological   
   consultors expressed their positive judgement concerning the heroic nature   
   of the virtues of the Servant of God. The following November, in keeping   
   with the usual procedure, the 'Positio' was submitted for the judgement of   
   the cardinals and bishops of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, who   
   gave their approval.   
      
     "On 19 December 2009, Benedict XVI authorised the promulgation of the   
   decree on John Paul II's heroic virtues.   
      
     "With a view to the beatification of the Venerable Servant of God, the   
   postulator of the cause invited the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to   
   examine the recovery from Parkinson's disease of Sr. Marie Simon Pierre   
   Normand, a religious of the 'Institut des Petites Soeurs des Maternites   
   Catholiques'.   
      
     "As is customary, the voluminous acts of the regularly-instituted   
   canonical investigation, along with detailed reports from medical and legal   
   experts, were submitted for scientific examination by the medical consultors   
   of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 21 October 2010. The experts   
   of the congregation, having studied the depositions and the entire   
   documentation with their customary scrupulousness, expressed their agreement   
   concerning the scientifically inexplicable nature of the healing. On 14   
   December the theological consultors, having examined the conclusions reached   
   by the medical experts, undertook a theological evaluation of the case and   
   unanimously recognised the unicity, antecedence and choral nature of the   
   invocation made to Servant of God John Paul II, whose intercession was   
   effective in this prodigious healing.   
      
     "Finally, on 11 January 2011 the ordinary session of the cardinals and   
   bishops of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints took place. They   
   expressed their unanimous approval, believing the recovery of Sr. Marie   
   Simon Pierre to be miraculous, having been achieved by God in a   
   scientifically inexplicable manner following the intercession of the Supreme   
   Pontiff John Paul II, trustingly invoked both by Sr. Simon herself and by   
   many other    
   faithful".   
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   DECREES OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 14 JAN 2011 (VIS) - Today, during a private audience with   
   Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of   
   Saints, the Pope authorised the congregation to promulgate the following   
   decrees:   
      
   MIRACLES   
      
    - Venerable Servant of God John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), Polish Supreme   
   Pontiff (1920-2005).   
      
    - Venerable Servant of God Antonia Maria Verna, Italian foundress of the   
   Institute of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception   
   (1773-1838).   
      
    - Venerable Servant of God Giuseppe Toniolo, Italian layman and father   
   (1845-1918).   
      
   MARTYRDOM   
      
    - Servants of God Marija Jula (nee Kata Ivanisevic), Marija Bernadeta (nee   
   Terezija Banja,) Marija Krizina (nee Jozefa Bojanc), Marija Antonija (nee   
   Jozefa Fabjan) and Maria Berchmana (nee Karoline Anna Leidenix), professed   
   religions of the Institute of Daughters of Divine Charity, killed in hatred   
   of the faith in Bosnia-Herzegovina between 15 and 23 December 1941.   
      
   HEROIC VIRTUES   
      
    - Servant of God Antonio Franco, Italian bishop of Santa Lucia del Mela   
   (1585-1626).   
      
    - Servant of God Franziskus Maria vom Kreuze (ne Johann Baptist Jordan)   
   German priest and founder of the Society of the Divine Saviour and of the   
   Congregation of Sisters of the Divine Saviour (1848-1918).   
      
    - Servant of God Nelson Baker, American diocesan priest (1842-1936).   
      
    - Servant of God Faustino Perez-Manglano Magro, Spanish student and   
   postulant of the Marianist Fathers (1946-1963).   
      
    - Servant of God Francisca de Paula de Jesus, (also called Nha Chica),   
   Brazilian laywoman (1810-1895).   
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   AUDIENCES   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 14 JAN 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate   
   audiences:   
      
    - Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes   
   of Saints.   
      
    - Renata Polverini, president of the Region of Lazio, Italy.   
      
    - Gianni Alemanno, mayor of the City of Rome.   
      
    - Nicola Zingaretti, president of the Province of Rome.   
      
    - Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Sant'Egidio Community.   
      
     This evening he is scheduled to receive in audience Cardinal William   
   Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.   
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   OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 14 JAN 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father:   
      
    - Appointed Fr. Christopher J. Coyne of the clergy of the archdiocese of   
   Boston, U.S.A., pastor of the parish of St. Margaret Mary in Westwood, as   
   auxiliary of the archdiocese of Indianapolis (area 35,768, population   
   2,550,000, Catholics 242,000, priests 257, religious 791), U.S.A. The   
   bishop-elect was born in Woburn, U.S.A. in 1958 and ordained a priest in   
   1986.   
      
    - Appointed Msgr. Mark L. Bartchak of the clergy of the diocese of Erie,   
   U.S.A., judicial vicar, as bishop of Altoona-Johnstown (area 17,279,   
   population 663,000, Catholics 107,000, priests 201, permanent deacons 29,   
   religious 154), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Cleveland, U.S.A. in   
   1955 and ordained a priest in 1981. He succeeds Bishop Joseph V. Adamec,   
   whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father   
   accepted, upon having reached the age limit.   
      
    - Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese Rotterdam,   
   Netherlands, presented by Bishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn S.D.B., upon   
   having reached the age limit.   
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