stronger than all evil, even the most contagious and terrible. Jesus took our
infirmities upon Himself. He became a 'leper' that we might be purified. ...
The victory of Christ is our profound healing and our resurrection to a new
life".
In closing, Benedict XVI encouraged the faithful to pray to the Virgin
Mary. "Through His Mother, it is always Jesus Who comes to us, to free us from
all sickness of body and soul. Let us allow ourselves to be touched and
purified by Him, and let us
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show mercy to our fellows".
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APPEAL FOR AN END TO VIOLENCE IN SYRIA
Vatican City, 12 February 2012 (VIS) - "It is with great concern that I am
following the dramatic and increasing violence in Syria", said the Pope this
morning after praying the Angelus. "In recent days there have been many
victims, some of them
children. I recall them all in my prayers, just as I do the wounded and those
who are suffering the consequences of an increasingly worrying conflict. I
also renew my urgent appeal to put an end to the violence and bloodshed and,
finally, invite
everyone - particularly the Syrian authorities - to favour the paths of
dialogue, reconciliation and commitment to peace. It is vital to respond to
the legitimate aspirations of the various components of the nation, and to the
hopes of the international
community, which is concerned for the common good of society as a whole, and
of the region".
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 11 February 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Archbishop Romulo G. Valles of Zamboanga, Philippines, as
metropolitan archbishop of Davao (area 2,443, population 1,477,000, Catholics
1,185,000, priests 157,religious 809), Philippines. He succeeds Archbishop
Fernando R. Capalla, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy Father
accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Nicolas Brouwet, auxiliary of Nanterre, France, as
bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (area 4,535, population 229,000, Catholics
151,000, priests 168, permanent deacons 14, religious 520), France. He
succeeds Bishop Jacques Perrier, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father
accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Jonas Ivanauskas, auxiliary of the archdiocese of
Kaunas, Lithuania, as bishop of Kaisiadorys (area 6,557, population 174,000,
Catholics 141,200, priests 61, religious 27), Lithuania. He succeeds Bishop
Juozas Matulaitis, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father
accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Linas Vodopjanovas O.F.M., pastor of Kretinga in the
diocese of Telsiai, Lithuania, and vice provincial for the Lithuanian Province
of "St. Casimir" of the Friars Minor, as auxiliary of Telsiai (area 13,373,
population 725,900,
Catholics 581,000, priests 157, religious 52). The bishop-elect was born in
Neringa, Lithuania in 1973 and ordained a priest in 2000. He studied in Italy
and has held a number of positions in his order, including that of master of
novices.
- Appointed Fr. Pierre Claver Malgo, former rector of the major
interdiocesan seminary of "Saint-Jean-Baptist" in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
as bishop of Fada-N'Gourma (area 47,681, population 1,274,000, Catholics
96,891, priests 49, religious 99),
Burkina Faso. The bishop-elect was born in Dimistenga, Burkina Faso in 1954
and ordained a priest in 1984. He studied in his own country and in Cote
d'Ivoire and, among other duties, has served as a pastor in France.
- Erected the new diocese of Tenkodogo (area 10,777, population 954,377,
Catholics 138,212, priests 50, religious 26) Burkina Faso, with territory
taken from the diocese of Fada-N'Gourma and the archdiocese of Koupela, making
it a suffragan of the
metropolitan church of Koupela. He appointed Fr. Prosper Kontiebo M.I., vice
provincial of the Camillian Fathers in Burkina Faso, as first bishop of the
new diocese. The bishop-elect was born in Boassa, Burkina Faso in 1960 and
ordained a priest in
1990. He studied professional nursing and has worked in his order as formator
and bursar.
- Erected the new apostolic prefecture of Robe (area 116,221, population
2,737,512, Catholics 2,000, priests 5, religious 13) Ethiopia, with territory
taken from the apostolic vicariate of Meki. He appointed Fr. Angelo Antolini
O.F.M. Cap., episcopal
vicar for the region of Robe and national director of the Pontifical
Missionary Works in Ethiopia, as first apostolic prefect of the new
prefecture.
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