Subject: VISnews 110725
Organization: VIS - Ufficio Stampa della Santa Sede
From: Vatican Information Service - Eng - txt
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
TWENTY FIRST YEAR - N. 138
ENGLISH
MONDAY, 25 JULY 2011
SUMMARY: 23 - 25 JULY
- Message of Condolence For Victims Of Norway Attacks
- Celebration of 375th Anniversary of Patron of Costa Rica
- Other Pontifical Acts
- Angelus: Moral Responsibility of Those in Government
- Abandon Forever the Ways of Violence
- Cardinal Virgilio Noe Dies at the Age of Eighty-Nine
- Apostolic Nuncio in Ireland Recalled for Consultations
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MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FOR VICTIMS OF NORWAY ATTACKS
VATICAN CITY, 23 JUL 2011 (VIS) - Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio
Bertone S.D.B. has sent a message of condolence, in the name of Benedict
XVI, to King Harald V of Norway for the recent terrorist attacks that took
place in that country.
The Pope expresses his profound sadness at the great loss of life caused
by the explosion of a car bomb in Oslo and the shootings at a youth camp on
the island of Utoya.
The English-language message continues by saying that Benedict XVI "offers
fervent prayers for the victims and their families, invoking God's peace
upon the dead and divine consolation upon those who suffer. At this time of
national grief he prays that all Norwegians will be spiritually united in a
determined resolve to reject the ways of hatred and conflict and to work
together fearlessly in shaping a future of mutual respect, solidarity and
freedom for coming generations".
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CELEBRATION OF 375TH ANNIVERSARY OF PATRON OF COSTA RICA
VATICAN CITY, 23 JUL 2011 (VIS) - Made public today was a Letter from the
Pope, written in Latin and dated 12 July, in which he appoints Cardinal
Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Monterrey, Mexico, as his special
envoy to the closing celebrations of the Jubilee Year for the 375th
anniversary of the discovery of the image of Our Lady of the Angeles, patron
of Costa Rica. The event is due to be held in the Costa Rican city of
Cartago on 2 August.
The cardinal will be accompanied on his mission by Fr. Mario Quiros
Quiros, formator and spiritual director of the national seminary of "Nuestra
Senora de los Angeles", and by Fr. Jose Francisco Arias Salguero, chancellor
of the diocesan Curia and judge of the national ecclesiastical tribunal of
Costa Rica.
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
VATICAN CITY, 23 JUL 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Cardinal Jozef Tomko, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for
the Evangelisation of Peoples, as his special envoy to celebrations marking
the centenary of the dedication of the cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception in Moscow, Russian Federation. The event is due to take place on
25 September.
- Gave his consent to the canonical election carried out by the Synod of
Bishops of the Greek Catholic Ukrainian Church of Fr. Dmytro (Bobdan)
Hryhorak O.S.B.M., apostolic administrator of the eparchy of Buchach of the
Ukrainians, Ukraine, as bishop of the same eparchy (area 4,829, population
405,000, Catholics 216,000, priests 201, religious 22). The bishop-elect was
born in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1992.
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ANGELUS: MORAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE IN GOVERNMENT
VATICAN CITY, 24 JUL 2011 (VIS) - In his remarks before praying the Angelus
this morning, Benedict XVI commented on the first reading from today's
liturgy, a passage from the Book of Kings in which Solomon, ascending the
throne, asks God for an understanding heart to serve His people with justice
and to distinguish between good and evil.
Addressing the faithful gathered in the inner courtyard of the Apostolic
Palace at Castelgandolfo, the Pope explained the meaning of Solomon's
prayer. "We know that 'heart' in the Bible indicates not just a part of the
body but the core of the individual, the seat of his intentions and
judgments; in other words, his conscience. An 'understanding heart' means,
then, a conscience capable of listening, sensitive to the voice of truth and
thus able to distinguish good from evil. In Solomon's case the request is
motivated by his responsibility for guiding a nation, Israel, the people
whom God chose to reveal His plan of salvation to the world. The king of
Israel must, then, seek constant harmony with God and listen to His Word, in
order to guide the people along the ways of the Lord, the way of justice and
peace.
"However", the Holy Father added, "the example of Solomon applies to us
all. Each of us has a conscience which makes us, in a certain sense, 'king';
in other words, which enables us to exercise the supreme human dignity of
acting according to right conscience, doing good and avoiding evil. Moral
conscience presupposes a capacity to listen to the voice of truth, humbly to
follow its guidance. People called to play a role in government naturally
have a further responsibility and, as Solomon teaches, have even greater
need of God's help.
"But everyone has their part to play in their own particular situation. An
erroneous mentality suggests that we should ask God for favours or
favourable conditions. Yet the truth is that the real quality of our lives,
and of social life in general, depends on the sound conscience of each
individual, on the capacity of each person to recognise what is good,
distinguish it from evil and patiently seek to put it into effect".
Pope Benedict concluded: "May the Virgin Mary help us, with God's grace,
to make out own consciences open to truth and sensitive to justice, in order
to serve the Kingdom of God".
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ABANDON FOREVER THE WAYS OF VIOLENCE
VATICAN CITY, 24 JUL 2011 (VIS) - At midday today after praying the Angelus
from his balcony overlooking the inner courtyard of the Apostolic Palace at
Castelgandolfo, the Pope again spoke of his "profound sadness at the serious
acts of terrorism that took place in Norway last Friday. We pray for the
victims, for the wounded and for their loved ones. Once again I would like
to reiterate my heartfelt appeal to abandon forever the ways of violence and
to shun the logic of evil".
The Holy Father then went on to greet faithful gathered in the Italian
Alpine resort of Les Combes, where he has often spent time in the summer.
They have, he observed, "participated in the Mass presided by Cardinal
Tarcisio Bertone, my secretary of State, who was present despite being in
mourning for a member of his own family [the cardinal's brother Paolo died
on Friday]. I greet and thank the bishop of Aosta, the rector of the
Salesians, the civil and military authorities of the region and the
benefactors who have contributed to renewing the residence there. With
particular affection I recall the time I spent in that beautiful spot, which
was formed by the love of the Creator God and sanctified by the presence of
Blessed John Paul II. To the young people and children of the parish of
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati of Turin and to all holidaymakers I wish a
happy summer".
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CARDINAL VIRGILIO NOE DIES AT THE AGE OF EIGHTY-NINE
VATICAN CITY, 25 JUL 2011 (VIS) - Benedict XVI has sent a telegram of
condolence to Maria Noe, sister of Cardinal Virgilio Noe, archpriest
emeritus of the Vatican Basilica, vicar general emeritus of the Pope for
Vatican City State and president emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter's. The
cardinal died yesterday at the age of 89.
In the telegram the Pope speaks of his participation in the mourning for
the cardinal, "who was for many years a diligent collaborator of the Holy
See, particularly in the Office of Liturgical Celebrations and as archpriest
of the papal basilica of St. Peter's. In everything he did he provided
highly-valued testimony of fervent priestly zeal and faithfulness to the
Gospel".
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APOSTOLIC NUNCIO IN IRELAND RECALLED FOR CONSULTATIONS
VATICAN CITY, 25 JUL 2011 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office issued the
following declaration at midday today:
"Following the release on 13 July of the report by the Irish government
commission of enquiry into allegations of abuse of minors by clergy in the
diocese of Cloyne (the Cloyne Report), and in particular in the wake of the
subsequent reactions, Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, apostolic nuncio in
Ireland, has been recalled to Rome for consultations with the Secretariat of
State".
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