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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 92
DATE 11-05-2012
Summary:
- THE MISSION NEEDS TO RENEW ITS TRUST IN THE ACTION OF GOD
- CONDEMNATION OF DOUBLE BOMB ATTACK IN DAMASCUS
- FOUR CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES
- AUDIENCES
___________________________________________________________
THE MISSION NEEDS TO RENEW ITS TRUST IN THE ACTION OF GOD
Vatican City, 11 May 2012 (VIS) - "At the current time evangelisation, which
is always a pressing task, requires the Church to work even more assiduously
throughout the world in order to to ensure that all mankind may come to know
Christ", said Benedict
XVI this morning as he received in audience directors of the Pontifical
Missionary Works. That organisation, which oversees missionary cooperation
among the Churches of the world, is currently celebrating the annual assembly
of its governing council.
"Only in Truth, which is Christ Himself", the Holy Father said, "can humankind
discover the meaning of life, find salvation, and develop in justice and
peace. All men and all peoples have the right to receive the Gospel of truth.
... Jesus, the Word
incarnate, is always the centre of our announcement, the point of reference
for our evangelising mission and for its methodology, because He is the human
face of God, Who wishes to meet all men and women so as to bring them into
communion with Him, in
His love".
"The mission today needs to renew its trust in the action of God; it needs to
pray more intensely that His Kingdom may come. ... We must invoke light and
strength from the Holy Spirit, and commit ourselves with decision and
generosity so as to
inaugurate, in a certain sense, 'a new era of proclamation of the Gospel ...
because, after two millennia, a major part of the human family still does not
acknowledge Christ, but also because the situation in which the Church and the
world find
themselves at the threshold of the new millennium is particularly
challenging'", said the Holy Father quoting Blessed John Paul II's Apostolic
Exhortation "Ecclesia in Asia". Pope Benedict also expressed his support for
the project with which the
Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and the Pontifical Missionary
Works are supporting the Year of Faith, a project involving "an international
campaign which, by praying the Rosary, accompanies the work of evangelisation
in the world and help
s many
of the baptised to rediscover and deepen their faith".
"Announcing the Gospel often involves considerable difficulty and suffering.
The growth of the Kingdom of God in the world, in fact, frequently comes about
at the cost of His servants' blood. In this period of economic, cultural and
political change in
which human beings often feel alone, prey to anguish and desperation, the
messengers of the Gospel, even if they announce hope and peace, continue to be
persecuted as their Master and Lord was. But, despite the problems and the
tragic reality of
persecution, the Church is not discouraged, she remains faithful to the
mandate of her Lord, aware that 'throughout Christian history, martyrs, that
is, witnesses, have always been numerous and indispensable to the spread of
the Gospel'".
The Pope concluded his address by recalling that the Pontifical Missionary
Works had been given the particular task of "supporting the ministers of the
Gospel, and helping them preserve the 'joy of evangelising, even when it is in
tears that we must
sow'. ... Your work of missionary animation and formation lies at the very
heart of pastoral care", he told his audience, "because the 'missio ad gentes'
is the paradigm for all apostolic activity of the Church. Become an
increasingly visible and
concrete expression of the sharing of personnel and means among Churches
which, as communicating vessels, experience the same missionary vocation and
impulse, and which work in every corner of the earth to sow the Word of Truth
in all peoples and all
cultures".
___________________________________________________________
CONDEMNATION OF DOUBLE BOMB ATTACK IN DAMASCUS
Vatican City, 11 May 2012 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico
Lombardi S.J. released the following communique this morning concerning a
double bomb attack in the Syrian capital Damascus yesterday, which killed 55
people and injured more
than 370.
"Having witnessed yesterday's attacks which brought carnage to the streets of
Damascus, we cannot but express our strong condemnation and the heartfelt
closeness of the Holy Father and the Catholic community to the families of the
victims. These attacks
should encourage all sides to boost and strengthen their commitment to
implementing the Annan Peace Plan, which has been accepted by all sides in the
conflict. Yesterday' attacks also show that the situation in Syria requires a
firm and joint commitment
on the part of the entire international community to implement that plan and,
as soon as possible, to send further observers. The appeal made by the Holy
Father on Easter Day is now more pressing than ever: it is necessary without
delay to make an
immediate commitment to the path of respect, dialogue and reconciliation".
___________________________________________________________
FOUR CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES
Vatican City, 11 May 2012 (VIS) - A note released today by the Office of
Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announces that the following
cardinals will take possession of their titles or diaconates in coming weeks:
Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands, will take
possession of the title of San Callisto in Piazza San Calisto 16, Rome, at
5.30 p.m. on Thursday 17 May.
Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of
Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, will take possession of the
diaconate of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina in Via Casilina 205,
Rome, at 10.30 a.m. on
Sunday 20 May.
Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello, archpriest of the papal basilica of St. Mary
Major, will take possession of the diaconate of San Ponziano in Via Nicola
Festa 50, Rome, at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday 20 May.
Cardinal Domenico Calacgano president of the Administration of the Patrimony
of the Apostolic See, will take possession of the diaconate of the
Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina in Via di Grotta
Perfetta 591, Rome, at 17.30 a.m. on
Sunday 27 May.
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 11 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:
- Seven prelates of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on their
"ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski of Miami.
- Bishop John Gerard Noonan of Orlando.
- Bishop Gerald Michael Barbarito of Palm Beach.
- Bishop Gregory Lawrence Parkes of Pensacola-Tallahassee.
- Bishop Felipe de Jesus Estevez of Saint Augustine.
- Bishop Robert Nugent Lynch of Saint Petersburg.
- Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice.
- Vytautas Alisauskas, ambassador of Lithuania, on his farewell visit.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120511
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 92DATE 11-05-2012
Summary: - THE MISSION NEEDS TO RENEW ITS
TRUST IN THE ACTION OF GOD - CONDEMNATION OF DOUBLE BOMB ATTACK IN DAMASCUS - FOUR CARDINALS TO
TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES - AUDIENCES ___________________________________________________________
THE MISSION NEEDS TO RENEW ITS TRUST IN THE ACTION OF GOD
Vatican City, 11 May 2012 (VIS) - "At the current time evangelisation,
which is always a pressing task, requires the Church to work even more
assiduously throughout the world in order to to ensure that all mankind may
come to know Christ", said
Benedict XVI this morning as he received in audience directors of the
Pontifical Missionary Works. That organisation, which oversees missionary
cooperation among the Churches of the world, is currently celebrating the
annual assembly of its governing
council.
"Only in Truth, which is Christ Himself", the Holy Father said, "can
humankind discover the meaning of life, find salvation, and develop in justice
and peace. All men and all peoples have the right to receive the Gospel of
truth. ... Jesus, the Word
incarnate, is always the centre of our announcement, the point of reference
for our evangelising mission and for its methodology, because He is the human
face of God, Who wishes to meet all men and women so as to bring them into
communion with Him, in
His love".
"The mission today needs to renew its trust in the action of God; it needs
to pray more intensely that His Kingdom may come. ... We must invoke light and
strength from the Holy Spirit, and commit ourselves with decision and
generosity so as to
inaugurate, in a certain sense, 'a new era of proclamation of the Gospel ...
because, after two millennia, a major part of the human family still does not
acknowledge Christ, but also because the situation in which the Church and the
world find
themselves at the threshold of the new millennium is particularly
challenging'", said the Holy Father quoting Blessed John Paul II's Apostolic
Exhortation "Ecclesia in Asia". Pope Benedict also expressed his support for
the project with which the
Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and the Pontifical Missionary
Works are supporting the Year of Faith, a project involving "an international
campaign which, by praying the Rosary, accompanies the
work of evangelisation in the world and helps many of the baptised to
rediscover and deepen their faith".
"Announcing the Gospel often involves considerable difficulty and
suffering. The growth of the Kingdom of God in the world, in fact, frequently
comes about at the cost of His servants' blood. In this period of economic,
cultural and political change
in which human beings often feel alone, prey to anguish and desperation, the
messengers of the Gospel, even if they announce hope and peace, continue to be
persecuted as their Master and Lord was. But, despite the problems and the
tragic reality of
persecution, the Church is not discouraged, she remains faithful to the
mandate of her Lord, aware that 'throughout Christian history, martyrs, that
is, witnesses, have always been numerous and indispensable to the spread of
the Gospel'".
The Pope concluded his address by recalling that the Pontifical Missionary
Works had been given the particular task of "supporting the ministers of the
Gospel, and helping them preserve the 'joy of evangelising, even when it is in
tears that we must
sow'. ... Your work of missionary animation and formation lies at the very
heart of pastoral care", he told his audience, "because the 'missio ad gentes'
is the paradigm for all apostolic activity of the Church. Become an
increasingly visible and
concrete expression of the sharing of personnel and means among Churches
which, as communicating vessels, experience the same missionary vocation and
impulse, and which work in every corner of the earth to sow the Word of Truth
in all peoples and all
cultures".
Vatican City, 11 May 2012 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Fr.
Federico Lombardi S.J. released the following communique this morning
concerning a double bomb attack in the Syrian capital Damascus yesterday,
which killed 55 people and injured
more than 370.
"Having witnessed yesterday's attacks which brought carnage to the streets
of Damascus, we cannot but express our strong condemnation and the heartfelt
closeness of the Holy Father and the Catholic community to the families of the
victims. These
attacks should encourage all sides to boost and strengthen their commitment to
implementing the Annan Peace Plan, which has been accepted by all sides in the
conflict. Yesterday' attacks also show that the situation in Syria requires a
firm and joint
commitment on the part of the entire international community to implement that
plan and, as soon as possible, to send further observers. The appeal made by
the Holy Father on Easter Day is now more pressing than ever: it is necessary
without delay to
make an immediate commitment to the path of respect, dialogue and
reconciliation".
FOUR CARDINALS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF TITLES, DIACONATES
Vatican City, 11 May 2012 (VIS) - A note released today by the Office of
Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announces that the following
cardinals will take possession of their titles or diaconates in coming
weeks:
Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands, will take
possession of the title of San Callisto in Piazza San Calisto 16, Rome, at
5.30 p.m. on Thursday 17 May.
Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of
Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, will take possession of the
diaconate of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina in Via Casilina 205,
Rome, at 10.30 a.m. on
Sunday 20 May.
Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello, archpriest of the papal basilica of St.
Mary Major, will take possession of the diaconate of San Ponziano in Via
Nicola Festa 50, Rome, at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday 20 May.
Cardinal Domenico Calacgano president of the Administration of the
Patrimony of the Apostolic See, will take possession of the diaconate of the
Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina in Via di Grotta
Perfetta 591, Rome, at 17.30 a.m.
on Sunday 27 May.
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
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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