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   VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
      
   TWENTIETH YEAR - N. 164   
   ENGLISH   
   WEDNESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2010   
      
   SUMMARY:   
      
   - Benedict XVI Recalls His Apostolic Trip to United Kingdom   
   - Pope Calls for Prayer for Catholic-Orthodox Unity   
   - Secretariat of State Communique on IOR Investigation   
   - Cardinal Cordes at Centenary of Catholic Charities USA   
   - Other Pontifical Acts   
      
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   BENEDICT XVI RECALLS HIS APOSTOLIC TRIP TO UNITED KINGDOM   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 22 SEP 2010 (VIS) - During this Wednesday's general audience,   
   held in St. Peter's Square, the Pope turned his attention on his recent   
   apostolic trip to the United Kingdom, which took place from 16 to 19   
   September and which he described as "a historic event marking a new   
   important phase in the long and complex history of relations between that   
   people and the Holy See".   
      
     Referring to the first event of the trip, his meeting with Queen Elizabeth   
   II in Edinburgh, the Holy Father recalled how "it was a highly cordial   
   meeting, characterised by a deep and mutual concern for the wellbeing of the   
   peoples of the world and for the role of Christian values in society".   
      
     In Glasgow, where he celebrated the first Mass of his trip on the feast of   
   St. Ninian, the first evangeliser of Scotland, "I recalled the importance of   
   the evangelisation of culture, especially in our own time in which an   
   insidious relativism threatens to darken the unchanging truth about the   
   nature of man".   
      
     The second day of the visit began with a meeting in London with the world   
   of Catholic education, at which Benedict XVI dwelt on "the importance of the   
   faith in forming mature and responsible citizens. I encouraged the many   
   adolescents and young people who welcomed me with warmth and enthusiasm", he   
   said, "not to follow limited goals, or to satisfy themselves with   
   comfortable choices but to aim at something greater: the search for true   
   happiness which is to be found only in God.   
      
     "In my subsequent meeting with the leaders of other religions present in   
   the United Kingdom", he added, "I pointed out the ineluctable need for   
   sincere dialogue, which in order to be fruitful requires respect for the   
   principle of reciprocity. At the same time, I identified the search for the   
   sacred as a ground common to all religions, upon which to build up   
   friendship, trust and collaboration".   
      
     The Pope went on: "The fraternal visit to the Archbishop of Canterbury was   
   an opportunity to underline the shared commitment to bear witness to the   
   Christian message which unites Catholics and Anglicans. This was followed by   
   one of the most significant moments of my apostolic trip: the meeting in the   
   Great Hall of the British parliament" where, he explained, "I underlined the   
   fact that religion, for lawmakers, must nor represent a problem to be   
   resolved, but a factor that makes a vital contribution to the nation's   
   historical progress and public debate, especially by recalling the essential   
   importance of ensuring an ethical foundation for choices made in the various   
   areas of social life".   
      
     The praying of Vespers with the Christian communities of the United   
   Kingdom in Westminster Abbey, the first visit made there by a Successor of   
   Peter, "marked an important moment in relations between the Catholic   
   community and the Anglican Communion", Pope Benedict said.   
      
     He then recalled how, on Saturday morning, a Eucharistic celebration was   
   held at Westminster Cathedral, which is dedicated to the Most Precious Blood   
   of Our Lord. "I as overjoyed to meet large numbers of young people", he   
   remarked. "With their enthusiastic presence, ... they showed that they   
   wanted to be protagonists of a new period of courageous witness, effective   
   solidarity and generous commitment to serving the Gospel".   
      
     Later in the apostolic nunciature, "I met with some victims of abuses   
   committed by members of the clergy and religious. It was a moment of intense   
   emotion and prayer", said the Holy Father. At his meeting with people   
   responsible for protecting children and young people in Church environments   
   "I thanked them    
   and encouraged them to continue their work, which is part of   
   the Church's long tradition of concern for the respect, education and   
   formation of new generations".   
      
     The old people's home he visited on Saturday afternoon testifies, he said,   
   "to the great concern the Church has always had for the elderly, and   
   expresses the commitment of British Catholics to respecting life   
   irrespective of age or condition".   
      
     "The culmination of my visit to the United Kingdom was the beatification   
   of Cardinal John Henry Newman, illustrious son of that land. By way of   
   preparation, it was preceded by a special prayer vigil which took place on   
   Saturday evening at Hyde Park in London. ... To the multitude of faithful,   
   especially young people, I presented the shining example of Cardinal Newman,   
   intellectual and believer, whose spiritual message can be summed up in his   
   the witness that the way of knowledge does not mean closing in on oneself;   
   rather it means openness, conversion and obedience to He Who is the Way, the   
   Truth and the Life".   
      
     Benedict XVI concluded his remarks by highlighting how "this apostolic   
   trip confirmed my profound conviction that the old nations of Europe possess   
   a Christian soul which merges with the 'genius' and history of their   
   respective peoples, and the Church never ceases to work to keep this   
   spiritual and cultural tradition alive".   
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   POPE CALLS FOR PRAYER FOR CATHOLIC-ORTHODOX UNITY   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 22 SEP 2010 (VIS) - At the end of his catechesis during this   
   morning's general audience, and before greeting those present in various   
   languages, the Holy Father invited people to pray for the success of the   
   work of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between   
   the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, which is currently meeting in   
   plenary session in the Austrian capital, Vienna.   
      
     "The theme of the current phase", he said, "is the role of the Bishop of   
   Rome in the communion of the Universal Church, with particular reference to   
   the first millennium of Christian history. Obedience to the will of the Lord   
   Jesus and consideration for the great challenges facing Christianity today,   
   oblige us to commit ourselves seriously to the cause of re-establishing full   
   communion among the Churches. I exhort everyone to intense prayer for the   
   work of the commission and for the ongoing development and consolidation of   
   peace and harmony among the baptised, that we may show the world an   
   increasingly authentic evangelical witness".   
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   SECRETARIAT OF STATE COMMUNIQUE ON IOR INVESTIGATION   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 22 SEP 2010 (VIS) - Yesterday afternoon the Holy See Press   
   Office published the following communique issued by the Secretariat of State   
   concerning investigations by Roman tax authorities into the president and   
   the director general of the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR). The   
   investigations concern the suspected violation of European norms on money   
   laundering and have involved a freeze on twenty-three million euros held by   
   the institution.   
      
     "As is well known, the authorities of the Holy See have repeatedly   
   expressed their desire for complete transparency regarding the financial   
   activities of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR). This requires   
   the implementation of all procedures aimed at preventing terrorism and money   
   laundering. For this reason the authorities of the IOR have, for some time,   
   been seeking the necessary contacts and meetings - both with the Bank of   
   Italy and with relevant international bodies (the Organisation for Economic   
   and Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Financial Action Task Force   
   on Money Laundering (GAFI)) - for the inclusion of the Holy See in the   
   so-called White List.   
      
     "The Holy See thus expresses its perplexity and amazement at this   
   initiative by the Procurator's Office in Rome, bearing in mind the fact that   
   the necessary information is already available at the competent office of   
   the Bank    
   of Italy, and that similar operations regularly take place with   
   other Italian credit institutions.   
      
     "As for the sums mentioned, it should be noted that they are cash   
   transactions with non-Italian credit institutions, the beneficiary of which   
   is the IOR itself.   
      
     "The Holy See thus wishes to express its complete confidence in the   
   president and the director general of the IOR".   
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   CARDINAL CORDES AT CENTENARY OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 22 SEP 2010 (VIS) - The Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" today   
   issued a communique concerning the forthcoming visit to the USA of Cardinal   
   Paul Josef Cordes, president of the council. At the invitation of Catholic   
   Charities USA, he is due to deliver the keynote address at a gathering being   
   held in Washington DC from 25-29 September to mark the centenary of its   
   founding.   
      
     "The cardinal", says the English-language communique, "will reflect on the   
   faith roots of the Church's charitable commitment and the need to nurture   
   the specific identity of ecclesial organisations, as reaffirmed by the first   
   Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, 'Deus caritas est'.   
      
     "Catholic Charities USA", the note adds, "with more than 1700 agencies and   
   institutions operating in local dioceses, provides vital outreach to some   
   nine million people a year of all religious, social and economic   
   backgrounds. Pope Benedict 'prays that the present anniversary will be an   
   occasion for gratitude to Almighty God for the abundant harvest of   
   generosity, solidarity and good works reaped.' His Holiness encourages   
   charity personnel to 'see their work as a tangible witness of their faith in   
   Christ'.   
      
     "As part of the visit, Cardinal Cordes will have meetings and deliver   
   lectures on charity, social doctrine and the priesthood in the archdioceses   
   of New York and Newark and dioceses of the Province of Connecticut".   
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   OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 22 SEP 2010 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Archbishop   
   Giovanni d'Aniello, apostolic nuncio to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as   
   apostolic to Thailand and Cambodia, and apostolic delegate to Myanmar and   
   Laos.   
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