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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 99
DATE 22-05-2012
Summary:
- PRESENTATION OF THE SEVENTH WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
___________________________________________________________
PRESENTATION OF THE SEVENTH WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
Vatican City, 22 May 2012 (VIS) - Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the
Pontifical Council for the Family; Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of Milan,
Italy, and Pierpaolo Donati, professor at the department of sociology of the
University of
Bologna, Italy, today presided at a press conference held in the Holy See
Press Office to present the seventh World Meeting of Families, which will take
place in Milan from 30 May to 3 June on the theme: "The Family: Work and
Celebration".
Cardinal Antonelli focused his remarks on preparations for the forthcoming
event, which was announced by the Holy Father at the end of the last World
Meeting of Families, held in Mexico City in 2009. Over the intervening three
years, the Pontifical
Council for the Family has met on various occasions with the archbishop of
Milan and his closest collaborators in order to combine their efforts for the
Milan meeting.
The cardinal listed some of the preparatory initiatives organised by his
council. These included: the translation of the catechesis into Italian,
French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian,
Arabic and Russian; an
international academic seminar on "The Christian Family as the Subject of
Evangelisation" (Rome 2009); the council's nineteenth plenary assembly on "The
Rights of Infancy" (Rome 2010); an international academic seminar with
pro-life associations (Rome
2010); an international congress on "The Christian Family as the Subject of
Evangelisation" (Rome 2010), and the council's twentieth plenary assembly,
held in Rome in 2011, which coincided with the thirtieth anniversary of the
Apostolic Exhortation
"Familiaris consortio" and of the creation of the Pontifical Council for the
Family itself.
Cardinal Antonelli also presented the "Enchiridion", a manual bringing
together the Apostolic See's most recent teachings on the subject of the
family and human life, dating from the final years of the pontificate of John
Paul II and from the
pontificate of Benedict XVI. "The aim of the publication", the cardinal
explained, "is to provide a useful consultative instrument for pastoral care
workers, associations, pro-life and pro-family movements, academics, teachers
and politicians. It covers
a wide range of subjects including: the theology and anthropology of the
family, ... inter-religious marriage, regulation of fertility, demography, the
ethic of life from conception to natural death, the ethics of health, the
rights of minors, ... the
family as the subject of evangelisation, ... and attention to canonically
irregular situations".
Another volume, entitled "The Family, a Resource for Society", was also
presented during the press conference. "It contains", the president of the
Pontifical Council for the Family said, "new research which throws light on
the different contributions,
positive and negative, which the various forms of family and cohabitation
bring to society".
For his part Cardinal Scola noted that the theme of the Milan meeting, "by
bringing together the three fundamental aspects of man's daily life - family,
work and rest - highlights two major traits ... of human experience all over
the world: the
uniqueness of individuals and the fact that they are always in relation with
others. Thus this seventh World Meeting of Families has interpreted the
perennial importance of these questions, and of this particular historical
moment".
The archbishop of Milan went on: "The family founded on faithful marriage
between a man and a woman, and open to life, over and above all the cultural
developments that have affected it, still imposes itself as the best way to
generate and raise
children. In the family the child ... sees the future as a promise. From
infancy we all discover the meaning of work, first as school work and them as
a profession. Through work ... we develop complex social relationships. ... We
discover a taste for
building, ... but above all we gain a sense of reciprocal trust, which is the
vital cement of human coexistence.
"Life imposes its rhythm on us", he added. "It requires us to establish an
order between family affections and work. In doing this we are helped by rest,
which marks the rhythm of life. ... Celebration is the apex of rest, a
gratuitous and shared use of
time and space which is a source of joy. Man becomes reconciled with himself,
with others and with God. It is no coincidence that all religious traditions
have always utilised celebration".
Finally Cardinal Scola of Milan spoke of the interest the seventh World
Meeting of Families is arousing in the media. The family, he said, is the
focus of attention because it is an "indispensable resource, a 'social
capital' which requires specific
policies, perhaps also as a result of the serious economic crisis we are in".
He also provided some statistics on the forthcoming meeting, noting that more
than a million faithful are expected to attend the papal Mass, and 300,000 the
Feast of
Testimonies.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120522
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 99DATE 22-05-2012
Summary: - PRESENTATION OF THE SEVENTH
WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES ___________________________________________________________
PRESENTATION OF THE SEVENTH WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
Vatican City, 22 May 2012 (VIS) - Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of
the Pontifical Council for the Family; Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of
Milan, Italy, and Pierpaolo Donati, professor at the department of sociology
of the University of
Bologna, Italy, today presided at a press conference held in the Holy See
Press Office to present the seventh World Meeting of Families, which will take
place in Milan from 30 May to 3 June on the theme: "The Family: Work and
Celebration".
Cardinal Antonelli focused his remarks on preparations for the forthcoming
event, which was announced by the Holy Father at the end of the last World
Meeting of Families, held in Mexico City in 2009. Over the intervening three
years, the Pontifical
Council for the Family has met on various occasions with the archbishop of
Milan and his closest collaborators in order to combine their efforts for the
Milan meeting.
The cardinal listed some of the preparatory initiatives organised by his
council. These included: the translation of the catechesis into Italian,
French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian,
Arabic and Russian; an
international academic seminar on "The Christian Family as the Subject of
Evangelisation" (Rome 2009); the council's nineteenth plenary assembly on "The
Rights of Infancy" (Rome 2010); an international academic seminar with
pro-life associations (Rome
2010); an international congress on "The Christian Family as the Subject of
Evangelisation" (Rome 2010), and the council's twentieth plenary assembly,
held in Rome in 2011, which coincided with the thirtieth anniversary of the
Apostolic Exhortation
"Familiaris consortio" and of the creation of the Pontifical Council for the
Family itself.
Cardinal Antonelli also presented the "Enchiridion", a manual bringing
together the Apostolic See's most recent teachings on the subject of the
family and human life, dating from the final years of the pontificate of John
Paul II and from the
pontificate of Benedict XVI. "The aim of the publication", the cardinal
explained, "is to provide a useful consultative instrument for pastoral care
workers, associations, pro-life and pro-family movements, academics, teachers
and politicians. It covers
a wide range of subjects including: the theology and anthropology of the
family, ... inter-religious marriage, regulation of fertility, demography, the
ethic of life from conception to natural death, the ethics of health, the
rights of minors, ... the
family as the subject of evangelisation, ... and attention to canonically
irregular situations".
Another volume, entitled "The Family, a Resource for Society", was also
presented during the press conference. "It contains", the president of the
Pontifical Council for the Family said, "new research which throws light on
the different
contributions, positive and negative, which the various forms of family and
cohabitation bring to society".
For his part Cardinal Scola noted that the theme of the Milan meeting, "by
bringing together the three fundamental aspects of man's daily life - family,
work and rest - highlights two major traits ... of human experience all over
the world: the
uniqueness of individuals and the fact that they are always in relation with
others. Thus this seventh World Meeting of Families has interpreted the
perennial importance of these questions, and of this particular historical
moment".
The archbishop of Milan went on: "The family founded on faithful marriage
between a man and a woman, and open to life, over and above all the cultural
developments that have affected it, still imposes itself as the best way to
generate and raise
children. In the family the child ... sees the future as a promise. From
infancy we all discover the meaning of work, first as school work and them as
a profession. Through work ... we develop complex social relationships. ... We
discover a taste for
building, ... but above all we gain a sense of reciprocal trust, which is the
vital cement of human coexistence.
"Life imposes its rhythm on us", he added. "It requires us to establish an
order between family affections and work. In doing this we are helped by rest,
which marks the rhythm of life. ... Celebration is the apex of rest, a
gratuitous and shared use
of time and space which is a source of joy. Man becomes reconciled with
himself, with others and with God. It is no coincidence that all religious
traditions have always utilised celebration".
Finally Cardinal Scola of Milan spoke of the interest the seventh World
Meeting of Families is arousing in the media. The family, he said, is the
focus of attention because it is an "indispensable resource, a 'social
capital' which requires specific
policies, perhaps also as a result of the serious economic crisis we are in".
He also provided some statistics on the forthcoming meeting, noting that more
than a million faithful are expected to attend the papal Mass, and 300,000 the
Feast of
Testimonies.
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
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