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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
ANNO XXII - N° 45
DATA 28-02-2012
Summary:
- BENEDICT XVI TO TRAVEL TO MILAN IN JUNE FOR WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
- THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN TRANSMITTING THE FAITH
- REVITALISING CATHOLIC TRADITION IN LATIN AMERICA
- VATICAN SECRET ARCHIVES ON DISPLAY
___________________________________________________________
BENEDICT XVI TO TRAVEL TO MILAN IN JUNE FOR WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
Vatican City, 28 February 2012 (VIS) - The programme of the Holy Father's
forthcoming trip to Milan, Italy, for the Seventh World Meeting of Families
was published today. The meeting is due to last from Tuesday 29 May to Sunday
3 June and will have as
its theme: "The Family: Work and Celebration". Benedict XVI will be present
for the last three days.
The Holy Father will arrive at Milan's Linate airport at 5 p.m. on Friday 1
June, where he will be welcomed by the local authorities. At 5.30 p.m. he is
due to meet citizens in the Piazza del Duomo and deliver an address. At 7.30
p.m. he will visit La
Scala opera house where a concert is scheduled to be held in his honour.
At 10 a.m. on Saturday 2 June the Holy Father will celebrate Lauds and
pronounce a meditation in the cathedral of Milan, in the company of priests
and religious. He will then travel by car to the city's San Siro stadium for a
meeting with young people
who are due to receive Confirmation this year. In the afternoon Benedict XVI
is due to deliver an address before the local authorities. At 8.30 p.m. he
will move on to Milan's Parco Nord for the Feast of Testimonies of the World
Meeting of Families.
On Sunday 3 June, Benedict XVI will preside at a concelebration of the
Eucharist, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the Parco Nord. After praying the
Angelus he will return to the archbishopric where, that afternoon, he will
meet with members of the
"Milano Famiglie 2012" foundation and with the organisers of his visit. At
5.30 p.m. the Holy Father will bid farewell to the authorities at Linate
airport before boarding his return flight to Rome.
The World Meetings of Families trace their origins back to 1981 when Blessed
John Paul II promulgated the Apostolic Exhortation "Familiaris consortio" and
established the Pontifical Council for the Family. The first meeting was held
in Rome in 1994 and
they have been taking place every three years since then. Their purpose is to
celebrate the divine gift of family, to bring families together to pray, and
to increase understanding of the role of the Christian family as a domestic
Church and the basic
cell of evangelisation.
___________________________________________________________
THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN TRANSMITTING THE FAITH
Vatican City, 28 February 2012 (VIS) - The Twelfth Ordinary Council of the
General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops recently held its seventh meeting.
The outcome of their deliberations has been made public in a press communique.
Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod, began by recalling
that the thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is due
to be held in the Vatican from 7 to 28 October on the theme: "The new
evangelisation for the
transmission of the Christian faith". The members of the council then turned
their attention to a draft version of the "Instrumentum laboris" or working
document of the forthcoming Synod, pausing to examine the issue of "the
recipients of the new
evangelisation and the identity of Christians in their relationship with
Christ".
The communique notes that "debate was particularly intense concerning the
primacy of the faith at this time in history, characterised as it is by a
crisis in faith which is also a crisis in the transmission of faith. Mention
was made of the
'fruitlessness of current evangelisation', also due to the influence of modern
culture which makes the transmission of the faith particularly difficult, and
represents a challenge for both Christians and the Church. In this context,
the Year of Faith
will be a good occasion to develop to gift of the faith received from the
Lord, to live it and transmit it to others.
"The primary place for the transmission of faith was identified in the
family", the communique adds. "There the faith is communicated to young people
who, in the family, learn both the contents and practice of Christian faith.
The indispensable efforts
of families are then extended by catechesis in ecclesial institutions,
especially through the the liturgy with the Sacraments and the homily, or by
giving space to parish missions popular piety, movements and ecclesial
communities".
___________________________________________________________
REVITALISING CATHOLIC TRADITION IN LATIN AMERICA
Vatican City, 28 February 2012 (VIS) - On Sunday 4 March, dioceses in Spain
will be celebrating Spanish America Day and, for the occasion, the Pontifical
Commission for Latin America has published a message entitled: "Committed with
America to the New
Evangelisation", signed by Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., president of the
commission.
"Today", the message reads, "the Church in Spain and the Church in America
are, in some sense, facing the same challenges. Their rich Catholic tradition
... runs the risk of gradual erosion, Secularisation is advancing on all
sides. There is no lack of
hostility to the presence and message of the Church. The hedonistic and
relativist trend of consumer and media society tends to displace and uproot
the Christian culture of the people".
Therefore, it is necessary "to update, reformulate and revitalise Catholic
tradition, rooting it more firmly in people's hearts, in the lives of families
and in the culture of peoples, so that it may shine forth as beauty of truth,
and as a promise of
happiness and of a more human life for everyone". Both America and Europe are
in need of a new evangelisation.
Speaking in the Brazilian city of Aparecida in 2007, Benedict XVI noted that
Latin America's most precious heritage is its Catholic faith, which "has
animated its life and culture ... for more than five centuries". This
heritage, as the bishops gathered
in Aparecida said, finds expression "in charity, which on all sides inspires
gestures and initiatives of solidarity with the poorest and those most in
need". Likewise, it foments "an awareness of the dignity of the person, wisdom
about life, passion for
justice, hope against all hope, and joy of living even in very difficult
circumstances".
The message of the pontifical commission recalls how "calls for a 'new
evangelisation' have been made very frequently, by both John Paul II and
Benedict XVI, and addressed in particular to Europe and America. ... There is
a need for people who show that
God is present in their own lives and at all levels of existence and
coexistence; people who invite others to share a life that is new, authentic
and more human, a life that refers back to the event which made it possible
and which continually
regenerates it. ... May the People of God not fail to pray in all dioceses on
this Day, that divine providence may arouse new missionary vocations".
The message contains a number of recommendations to strengthen missionary
commitment to new evangelisation. These include welcoming families and
communities of Latin American immigrants, especially in the current period of
crisis "because they need the
closeness, solidarity, charity, evangelisation and catechesis of Christian
communities". Another important aspect is to welcome Latin American priests
who undertake pastoral service in foreign dioceses, and to involve young
people in new evangelisation,
following the journey which began with World Youth Day in Madrid on "a
spiritual, educational an missionary pilgrimage" to the next World Youth Day
in Rio de Janeiro in July 2013.
___________________________________________________________
VATICAN SECRET ARCHIVES ON DISPLAY
Vatican City, 28 February 2012 (VIS) - An exhibition entitled "'Lux in Arcana'
- the Vatican Secret Archives unveiled", organised to mark the fourth
centenary of the foundation of the Archives, will be inaugurated in Rome's
Capitoline Museums tomorrow.
The exhibition, which will remain open until 9 September, includes around 100
documents of great importance, including Clement VII's letter to the English
parliament on the matrimonial cause of Henry VIII, the bull of excommunication
against Martin
Luther, documents from the trial of the Templars in France, and a letter from
St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes to Pope Pius IX.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE ANNO XXII - N° 45DATA 28-02-2012
Summary: - BENEDICT XVI TO TRAVEL TO MILAN
IN JUNE FOR WORLD MEETING OF
FAMILIES - THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN TRANSMITTING THE
FAITH - REVITALISING CATHOLIC TRADITION IN LATIN AMERICA - VATICAN
SECRET ARCHIVES ON DISPLAY
BENEDICT XVI TO TRAVEL TO MILAN IN JUNE FOR WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
Vatican City, 28 February 2012 (VIS) - The programme of the Holy Father's
forthcoming trip to Milan, Italy, for the Seventh World Meeting of Families
was published today. The meeting is due to last from Tuesday 29 May to Sunday
3 June and will have
as its theme: "The Family: Work and Celebration". Benedict XVI will be present
for the last three days.
The Holy Father will arrive at Milan's Linate airport at 5 p.m. on Friday 1
June, where he will be welcomed by the local authorities. At 5.30 p.m. he is
due to meet citizens in the Piazza del Duomo and deliver an address. At 7.30
p.m. he will visit
La Scala opera house where a concert is scheduled to be held in his honour.
At 10 a.m. on Saturday 2 June the Holy Father will celebrate Lauds and
pronounce a meditation in the cathedral of Milan, in the company of priests
and religious. He will then travel by car to the city's San Siro stadium for a
meeting with young
people who are due to receive Confirmation this year. In the afternoon
Benedict XVI is due to deliver an address before the local authorities. At
8.30 p.m. he will move on to Milan's Parco Nord for the Feast of Testimonies
of the World Meeting of
Families.
On Sunday 3 June, Benedict XVI will preside at a concelebration of the
Eucharist, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the Parco Nord. After praying the
Angelus he will return to the archbishopric where, that afternoon, he will
meet with members of the
"Milano Famiglie 2012" foundation and with the organisers of his visit. At
5.30 p.m. the Holy Father will bid farewell to the authorities at Linate
airport before boarding his return flight to Rome.
The World Meetings of Families trace their origins back to 1981 when
Blessed John Paul II promulgated the Apostolic Exhortation "Familiaris
consortio" and established the Pontifical Council for the Family. The first
meeting was held in Rome in 1994
and they have been taking place every three years since then. Their purpose is
to celebrate the divine gift of family, to bring families together to pray,
and to increase understanding of the role of the Christian family as a
domestic Church and the
basic cell of evangelisation.
THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN TRANSMITTING THE FAITH
Vatican City, 28 February 2012 (VIS) - The Twelfth Ordinary Council of the
General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops recently held its seventh meeting.
The outcome of their deliberations has been made public in a press
communique.
Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod, began by
recalling that the thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of
Bishops is due to be held in the Vatican from 7 to 28 October on the theme:
"The new evangelisation for the
transmission of the Christian faith". The members of the council then turned
their attention to a draft version of the "Instrumentum laboris" or working
document of the forthcoming Synod, pausing to examine the issue of "the
recipients of the new
evangelisation and the identity of Christians in their relationship with
Christ".
The communique notes that "debate was particularly intense concerning the
primacy of the faith at this time in history, characterised as it is by a
crisis in faith which is also a crisis in the transmission of faith. Mention
was made of the
'fruitlessness of current evangelisation', also due to the influence of modern
culture which makes the transmission of the faith particularly difficult, and
represents a challenge for both Christians and the Church. In this context,
the Year of Faith
will be a good occasion to develop to gift of the faith received from the
Lord, to live it and transmit it to others.
"The primary place for the transmission of faith was identified in the
family", the communique adds. "There the faith is communicated to young people
who, in the family, learn both the contents and practice of Christian faith.
The indispensable
efforts of families are then extended by catechesis in ecclesial institutions,
especially through the the liturgy with the Sacraments and the homily, or by
giving space to parish missions popular piety, movements and ecclesial
communities".
Vatican City, 28 February 2012 (VIS) - On Sunday 4 March, dioceses in Spain
will be celebrating Spanish America Day and, for the occasion, the Pontifical
Commission for Latin America has published a message entitled: "Committed with
America to the
New Evangelisation", signed by Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., president of the
commission.
"Today", the message reads, "the Church in Spain and the Church in America
are, in some sense, facing the same challenges. Their rich Catholic tradition
... runs the risk of gradual erosion, Secularisation is advancing on all
sides. There is no lack
of hostility to the presence and message of the Church. The hedonistic and
relativist trend of consumer and media society tends to displace and uproot
the Christian culture of the people".
Therefore, it is necessary "to update, reformulate and revitalise Catholic
tradition, rooting it more firmly in people's hearts, in the lives of families
and in the culture of peoples, so that it may shine forth as beauty of truth,
and as a promise
of happiness and of a more human life for everyone". Both America and Europe
are in need of a new evangelisation.
Speaking in the Brazilian city of Aparecida in 2007, Benedict XVI noted
that Latin America's most precious heritage is its Catholic faith, which "has
animated its life and culture ... for more than five centuries". This
heritage, as the bishops
gathered in Aparecida said, finds expression "in charity, which on all sides
inspires gestures and initiatives of solidarity with the poorest and those
most in need". Likewise, it foments "an awareness of the dignity of the
person, wisdom about life,
passion for justice, hope against all hope, and joy of living even in very
difficult circumstances".
The message of the pontifical commission recalls how "calls for a 'new
evangelisation' have been made very frequently, by both John Paul II and
Benedict XVI, and addressed in particular to Europe and America. ... There is
a need for people who show
that God is present in their own lives and at all levels of existence and
coexistence; people who invite others to share a life that is new, authentic
and more human, a life that refers back to the event which made it possible
and which continually
regenerates it. ... May the People of God not fail to pray in all dioceses on
this Day, that divine providence may arouse new missionary vocations".
The message contains a number of recommendations to strengthen missionary
commitment to new evangelisation. These include welcoming families and
communities of Latin American immigrants, especially in the current period of
crisis "because they need
the closeness, solidarity, charity, evangelisation and catechesis of Christian
communities". Another important aspect is to welcome Latin American priests
who undertake pastoral service in foreign dioceses, and to involve young
people in new
evangelisation, following the journey which began with World Youth Day in
Madrid on "a spiritual, educational an missionary pilgrimage" to the next
World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro in July 2013.
Vatican City, 28 February 2012 (VIS) - An exhibition entitled "'Lux in
Arcana' - the Vatican Secret Archives unveiled", organised to mark the fourth
centenary of the foundation of the Archives, will be inaugurated in Rome's
Capitoline Museums
tomorrow. The exhibition, which will remain open until 9 September, includes
around 100 documents of great importance, including Clement VII's letter to
the English parliament on the matrimonial cause of Henry VIII, the bull of
excommunication against
Martin Luther, documents from the trial of the Templars in France, and a
letter from St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes to Pope Pius IX.
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
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