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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 97
DATE 18-05-2012
Summary:
- LOCAL CHURCHES MUST INCORPORATE THE PATRIMONY OF FAITH AND CULTURE OF
CATHOLIC IMMIGRANTS
- FOOTPRINTS OF PAUL VI HAVE NOT BEEN ERASED OVER TIME
- MARY OF NAZARETH: WOMAN OF THE TOTAL "HERE I AM" FOR GOD
- AUDIENCES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
LOCAL CHURCHES MUST INCORPORATE THE PATRIMONY OF FAITH AND CULTURE OF CATHOLIC
IMMIGRANTS
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received the final
group from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose prelates
have been travelling to Rome over the past six months on their quinquennial
"ad limina Apostolorum"
visits.
In previous meetings, different groups of bishops emphasized the importance of
preserving and fostering the gift of Catholic unity as an essential condition
for the fulfilment of the Church’s mission in their country. Responding
to this concern,
Benedict XVI focused his address this morning on the need to incorporate the
rich patrimony of faith and culture contributed by the many Catholic
immigrants into the Church in America.
The Pope began by praising the work carried out by the Church in America, to
respond to the phenomenon of immigration: "The Catholic community in the
United States continues, with great generosity, to welcome waves of new
immigrants, to provide them
with pastoral care and charitable assistance, and to support ways of
regularizing their situation, especially with regard to the unification of
families. A particular sign of this is the long-standing commitment of the
American Bishops to immigration
reform. ... It is ... of profound concern to the Church, since it involves
ensuring the just treatment and the defence of the human dignity of
immigrants".
The Church in America, the Pope said to the bishops, "is called to embrace,
incorporate and cultivate the rich patrimony of faith and culture present in
America's many immigrant groups, including ... the swelling numbers of
Hispanic, Asian and African
Catholics. The demanding pastoral task of fostering a communion of cultures
within your local churches must be considered of particular importance in the
exercise of your ministry at the service of unity. This diaconia of communion
entails more than
simply respecting linguistic diversity, promoting sound traditions, and
providing much-needed social programs and services. It also calls for a
commitment to ongoing preaching, catechesis and pastoral activity aimed at
inspiring in all the faithful a
deeper sense of their communion in the apostolic faith and their
responsibility for the Church's mission in the United States. ... the immense
promise and the vibrant energies of a new generation of Catholics are waiting
to be tapped for
the
renewal of the Church’s life and the rebuilding of the fabric of
American society".
In this context, Benedict XVI emphasized the role of the consecrated life:
"The urgent need in our own time for credible and attractive witnesses to the
redemptive and transformative power of the Gospel makes it essential to
recapture a sense of the
sublime dignity and beauty of the consecrated life". We must, therefore, "pray
for religious vocations and promote them actively, while strengthening
existing channels for communication and cooperation" present in each diocese.
In conclusion, the Pope expressed his hope that the Year of Faith, which will
begin in October, "will awaken a desire on the part of the entire Catholic
community in America to reappropriate with joy and gratitude the priceless
treasure of our faith.
With the progressive weakening of traditional Christian values, and the threat
of a season in which our fidelity to the Gospel may cost us dearly, the truth
of Christ needs not only to be understood, articulated, and defended, but to
be proposed
joyfully and confidently as the key to authentic human fulfilment and to the
welfare of society as a whole".
___________________________________________________________
FOOTPRINTS OF PAUL VI HAVE NOT BEEN ERASED OVER TIME
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - This morning the Paul VI Chair, which will
be instituted at LUMSA (Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta) University
in Rome, was presented in the Holy See Press Office. In attendance were:
Cardinal Giovanni
Battista Re, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops; Giuseppe Dalla
Torre, Rector of LUMSA; Michele Bonetti, member of the executive committee of
the Paul VI Institute in Brescia; and Sergio Gatti, general director of
Federcasse.
Cardinal Re praised the initiative of including the chair dedicated to Paul VI
in the sphere of the coursework on contemporary history at LUMSA because "the
footprints of his work in history - as the priest in charge of the Italian
Federation of
Catholic Universities (FUCI), as well as Secretary of State of his Holiness,
and later as Archbishop of Milan and Pope - have not been erased or
discoloured with the passing of time. On the contrary, they have been made
stronger. Pope Montini was one of
the great protagonists of the 20th century".
Paul VI has a place in history, above all for his guidance of the Second
Vatican Council, the cardinal affirmed. Even if the merit of calling for and
opening the Council falls to Blessed John XXIII, "Paul VI led it with an
expert and sure hand,
respectful of the Fathers of the Church but firm". For example, "his decision
to publish the famous 'Nota praevia', on collegiality and Petrine primacy
established the authoritative and proper interpretation of the matter".
He also "loved and esteemed his day and looked at the modern world with
sympathetic eyes, seeking the reconciliation between the modern age and the
Christian faith. There are few like him who have known how to read the
anxieties, the worries, the
desires, and the weariness of the human being in our days. As Pope he made
historic gestures and, as these were carried out for the first time by a
pontiff, they can be considered 'firsts': He was the first Pope to ride in an
airplane; the first to
return to Palestine; the first t renounce the crown, earmarking the proceeds
of its sale to the poor; the first to go to the United Nations; and the Pope
who abolished the pontifical court, bringing a simpler lifestyle to the
Pontifical Household".
The historical investigation to be carried out under the chair instituted at
LUMSA will be very useful for analysing two little know chapters of Giovanni
Battista Montini's life. The first is the work of formation of the members of
the Italian
Federation of Catholic Universities because the Pope "had an innate passion
for the formation of persons: religious, but also civil, social, and in some
way even political formation".
The second is the impressive charitable activity of human and social
assistance that he organized and directed during World War II ... through the
creation of Vatican Relief for contact with prisoners and his personal and
untiring dedication to feed
Jewish and political refugees hidden in convents and religious institutions.
This was in compliance with Pius XII's wishes but the dedication with which he
devoted himself to this task, asking assistance from nations not at war that
they send ships full
of provisions to Civitavecchia, north of Rome, merit appreciation and
admiration. The 'Montini Chair'", concluded the cardinal, "will also
contribute to our remembrance".
___________________________________________________________
MARY OF NAZARETH: WOMAN OF THE TOTAL "HERE I AM" FOR GOD
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - This afternoon in the Clementine Hall of the
Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father attended a viewing of "Mary of Nazareth", a
coproduction of RaiFiction, Lux Vide, BetaFilm, Tellux, Bayerischer Rundfunk,
and Telecinco
Cinema directed by Giacomo Campiotti.
At the end of the screening the Pope addressed a few words on the film that
focuses on three female protagonists: Herodias, Mary Magdalene, and Mary of
Nazareth, whose lives cross but who choose different paths.
"Herodias", Benedict XVI said, "remains locked within herself and her world.
She is unable to raise her gaze to read the signs from God and she is not
freed from evil. Mary Magdalene's experience is more complicated. She is
attracted by the appeal of an
easy life rooted in material things and uses various means for getting her own
way up until the dramatic moment when she is judged and is faced with her own
life. Her encounter with Jesus opens her heart and changes her existence. But
the centre is Mary
of Nazareth who possesses the wealth of a life that has been a "Here I am" for
God. She is a mother who would have always wanted to keep her son at her side,
but she knows that He is God. Her faith and her love are so great that she can
accept Him
leaving to accomplish His mission. Her life is a constant "Here I am", said to
God from the Annunciation until the Cross".
"Three experiences", the Pope concluded, "a paradigm of how one can build
their life around selfishness, being locked within oneself and material
things, being guided by evil, or rather upon the presence of a God who came
and stays with us, who awaits
us with kindness if we make a mistake and asks that we follow Him, that we
trust in Him. Mary of Nazareth is the woman of a full and total "Here I am" to
the divine will. In her "Yes", repeated even when faced with the sorrow of the
loss of her child,
we find complete and profound beatitude".
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in audience:
- Bruno Joubert the new ambassador of France to the Holy See, presenting his
credential letters.
- Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy and president of the
Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI).
This afternoon the Holy Father is scheduled to meet with Cardinal William
Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father named Msgr. Wayne
Kirkpatrick as auxiliary archbishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto (area
13,000, population 5,749,000, Catholics 1,944,000, priests 839, permanent
deacons 123, religious 1,132), Canada.
The bishop elect was born in 1957 and ordained in 1984. He has a bachelor's
degree in philosophy from the Seminary of Philosophy at Resurrection College
in Waterloo, Ontario and a master's degree in theology from St. Augustine
Seminary in Toronto. He
has a licentiate in canon law from St. Paul University of Ottawa and was named
prelate of honour by his Holiness in 1999.
He has served in many roles since his ordination, including 22 years in
diocesan administration, concurrently serving in parish ministry as a pastor
for 17 years. He presently serves as moderator of the curia, chancellor, and
judicial vicar of the
diocese, as well as rector of the cathedral. A little over a year ago he was
elected President of the Canadian Canon Law Society.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120518
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 97DATE 18-05-2012
Summary: - LOCAL CHURCHES MUST INCORPORATE
THE PATRIMONY OF FAITH AND
CULTURE OF CATHOLIC IMMIGRANTS - FOOTPRINTS OF PAUL VI HAVE NOT BEEN
ERASED OVER TIME - MARY OF NAZARETH: WOMAN OF THE TOTAL "HERE I AM" FOR
GOD - AUDIENCES - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS ___________________________________________________________
LOCAL CHURCHES MUST INCORPORATE THE PATRIMONY OF FAITH AND CULTURE OF
CATHOLIC IMMIGRANTS
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received the final
group from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose prelates
have been travelling to Rome over the past six months on their quinquennial
"ad limina Apostolorum"
visits.
In previous meetings, different groups of bishops emphasized the importance
of preserving and fostering the gift of Catholic unity as an essential
condition for the fulfilment of the Church’s mission in their country.
Responding to this
concern, Benedict XVI focused his address this morning on the need to
incorporate the rich patrimony of faith and culture contributed by the many
Catholic immigrants into the Church in America.
The Pope began by praising the work carried out by the Church in America,
to respond to the phenomenon of immigration: "The Catholic community in the
United States continues, with great generosity, to welcome waves of new
immigrants, to provide them
with pastoral care and charitable assistance, and to support ways of
regularizing their situation, especially with regard to the unification of
families. A particular sign of this is the long-standing commitment of the
American Bishops to immigration
reform. ... It is ... of profound concern to the Church, since it involves
ensuring the just treatment and the defence of the human dignity of
immigrants".
The Church in America, the Pope said to the bishops, "is called to embrace,
incorporate and cultivate the rich patrimony of faith and culture present in
America's many immigrant groups, including ... the swelling numbers of
Hispanic, Asian and
African Catholics. The demanding pastoral task of fostering a communion of
cultures within your local churches must be considered of particular
importance in the exercise of your ministry at the service of unity. This
diaconia of communion entails more
than simply respecting linguistic diversity, promoting sound traditions, and
providing much-needed social programs and services. It also calls for a
commitment to ongoing preaching, catechesis and pastoral activity aimed at
inspiring in all the faithful
a deeper sense of their communion in the apostolic faith and their
responsibility for the Church's mission in the United States. ... the immense
promise and the vibrant energies of a new generation of Catholics are
waiting to be tapped for the renewal of the Church’s life and the
rebuilding of the fabric of American society".
In this context, Benedict XVI emphasized the role of the consecrated life:
"The urgent need in our own time for credible and attractive witnesses to the
redemptive and transformative power of the Gospel makes it essential to
recapture a sense of the
sublime dignity and beauty of the consecrated life". We must, therefore, "pray
for religious vocations and promote them actively, while strengthening
existing channels for communication and cooperation" present in each
diocese.
In conclusion, the Pope expressed his hope that the Year of Faith, which
will begin in October, "will awaken a desire on the part of the entire
Catholic community in America to reappropriate with joy and gratitude the
priceless treasure of our faith.
With the progressive weakening of traditional Christian values, and the threat
of a season in which our fidelity to the Gospel may cost us dearly, the truth
of Christ needs not only to be understood, articulated, and defended, but to
be proposed
joyfully and confidently as the key to authentic human fulfilment and to the
welfare of society as a whole".
FOOTPRINTS OF PAUL VI HAVE NOT BEEN ERASED OVER TIME
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - This morning the Paul VI Chair, which
will be instituted at LUMSA (Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta)
University in Rome, was presented in the Holy See Press Office. In attendance
were: Cardinal Giovanni
Battista Re, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops; Giuseppe Dalla
Torre, Rector of LUMSA; Michele Bonetti, member of the executive committee of
the Paul VI Institute in Brescia; and Sergio Gatti, general director of
Federcasse.
Cardinal Re praised the initiative of including the chair dedicated to Paul
VI in the sphere of the coursework on contemporary history at LUMSA because
"the footprints of his work in history - as the priest in charge of the
Italian Federation of
Catholic Universities (FUCI), as well as Secretary of State of his Holiness,
and later as Archbishop of Milan and Pope - have not been erased or
discoloured with the passing of time. On the contrary, they have been made
stronger. Pope Montini was one of
the great protagonists of the 20th century".
Paul VI has a place in history, above all for his guidance of the Second
Vatican Council, the cardinal affirmed. Even if the merit of calling for and
opening the Council falls to Blessed John XXIII, "Paul VI led it with an
expert and sure hand,
respectful of the Fathers of the Church but firm". For example, "his decision
to publish the famous 'Nota praevia', on collegiality and Petrine primacy
established the authoritative and proper interpretation of the matter".
He also "loved and esteemed his day and looked at the modern world with
sympathetic eyes, seeking the reconciliation between the modern age and the
Christian faith. There are few like him who have known how to read the
anxieties, the worries, the
desires, and the weariness of the human being in our days. As Pope he made
historic gestures and, as these were carried out for the first time by a
pontiff, they can be considered 'firsts': He was the first Pope to ride in an
airplane; the first to
return to Palestine; the first t renounce the crown, earmarking the proceeds
of its sale to the poor; the first to go to the United Nations; and the Pope
who abolished the pontifical court, bringing a simpler lifestyle to the
Pontifical Household".
The historical investigation to be carried out under the chair instituted
at LUMSA will be very useful for analysing two little know chapters of
Giovanni Battista Montini's life. The first is the work of formation of the
members of the Italian
Federation of Catholic Universities because the Pope "had an innate passion
for the formation of persons: religious, but also civil, social, and in some
way even political formation".
The second is the impressive charitable activity of human and social
assistance that he organized and directed during World War II ... through the
creation of Vatican Relief for contact with prisoners and his personal and
untiring dedication to feed
Jewish and political refugees hidden in convents and religious institutions.
This was in compliance with Pius XII's wishes but the dedication with which he
devoted himself to this task, asking assistance from nations not at war that
they send ships full
of provisions to Civitavecchia, north of Rome, merit appreciation and
admiration. The 'Montini Chair'", concluded the cardinal, "will also
contribute to our remembrance".
MARY OF NAZARETH: WOMAN OF THE TOTAL "HERE I AM" FOR GOD
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - This afternoon in the Clementine Hall of
the Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father attended a viewing of "Mary of
Nazareth", a coproduction of RaiFiction, Lux Vide, BetaFilm, Tellux,
Bayerischer Rundfunk, and Telecinco
Cinema directed by Giacomo Campiotti.
At the end of the screening the Pope addressed a few words on the film that
focuses on three female protagonists: Herodias, Mary Magdalene, and Mary of
Nazareth, whose lives cross but who choose different paths.
"Herodias", Benedict XVI said, "remains locked within herself and her
world. She is unable to raise her gaze to read the signs from God and she is
not freed from evil. Mary Magdalene's experience is more complicated. She is
attracted by the appeal of
an easy life rooted in material things and uses various means for getting her
own way up until the dramatic moment when she is judged and is faced with her
own life. Her encounter with Jesus opens her heart and changes her existence.
But the centre is
Mary of Nazareth who possesses the wealth of a life that has been a "Here I
am" for God. She is a mother who would have always wanted to keep her son at
her side, but she knows that He is God. Her faith and her love are so great
that she can accept Him
leaving to accomplish His mission. Her life is a constant "Here I am", said to
God from the Annunciation until the Cross".
"Three experiences", the Pope concluded, "a paradigm of how one can build
their life around selfishness, being locked within oneself and material
things, being guided by evil, or rather upon the presence of a God who came
and stays with us, who
awaits us with kindness if we make a mistake and asks that we follow Him, that
we trust in Him. Mary of Nazareth is the woman of a full and total "Here I am"
to the divine will. In her "Yes", repeated even when faced with the sorrow of
the loss of her
child, we find complete and profound beatitude".
Vatican City, 18 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father named Msgr. Wayne
Kirkpatrick as auxiliary archbishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto (area
13,000, population 5,749,000, Catholics 1,944,000, priests 839, permanent
deacons 123, religious 1,132),
Canada. The bishop elect was born in 1957 and ordained in 1984. He has a
bachelor's degree in philosophy from the Seminary of Philosophy at
Resurrection College in Waterloo, Ontario and a master's degree in theology
from St. Augustine Seminary in
Toronto. He has a licentiate in canon law from St. Paul University of Ottawa
and was named prelate of honour by his Holiness in 1999.
He has served in many roles since his ordination, including 22 years in
diocesan administration, concurrently serving in parish ministry as a pastor
for 17 years. He presently serves as moderator of the curia, chancellor, and
judicial vicar of the
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