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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 120
DATE 19-06-2012
Summary:
- HOLY FATHER TO VISIT EMILIA ROMAGNA REGION FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE
- INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS OF SYNOD ON NEW EVANGELISATION
___________________________________________________________
HOLY FATHER TO VISIT EMILIA ROMAGNA REGION FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE
Vatican City, 19 June 2012 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office today announced
that on Tuesday 26 June Benedict XVI will visit areas in the Italian region of
Emilia Romagna recently affected by an earthquake. The Holy Father is
scheduled to arrive by
helicopter at the sports ground of San Marino di Carpi at around 10 a.m. where
he will be welcomed by the head of the Italian Civil Protection Department. He
will then travel to Rovereto di Novi, crossing the "red zone" and visiting the
church of St.
Catherine of Alexandria which was seriously damaged by the earth tremor.
Following a greeting from the president of the region of Emilia Romagna, the
Pope will make an address to the local people. He is due to return to the
Vatican at around 1.15 p.m.
___________________________________________________________
INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS OF SYNOD ON NEW EVANGELISATION
Vatican City, 19 June 2012 (VIS) - A press conference was held this morning in
the Holy See Press Office to present the "Instumentum laboris" of the
thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which 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 document was presented by Archbishop
Nikola Eterovic and Bishop Fortunato Frezza, respectively secretary general
and under secretary of the
Synod of Bishops.
The Synod Fathers, Archbishop Eterovic said, "will reflect upon the
transmission of Christian faith, one of the great challenges facing the Church
which will be examined in the context of new evangelisation. ... The work of
the Synod will be enriched by
its association with the Year of Faith", which begins on 11 October.
The secretary general of the Synod explained that the "Instumentum laboris"
includes a preface, an introduction, four chapters and a conclusion. The
Introduction brings together the views of episcopal conferences, which concur
"on the need for new tools
and new forms of expression to make the Word of God more understandable in the
life of modern man. The Synod will hopefully be an opportunity to discuss and
compare points of view and practical experiences, to be shared in order to
provide encouragement
to pastors and particular Churches".
The first of the four chapters, entitled "Jesus Christ the Good News of God to
Humanity", reiterates "the central nucleus of Christian faith, of which many
people are unaware, and presents the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the Good News
for modern man. ...
New evangelisation is an expression of the internal dynamism of Christianity,
which wishes to make men and women of good will know the 'depth of the riches
and wisdom and knowledge' of the mystery of God revealed in Jesus Christ; it
is not a weary
response to the crisis of faith and the challenges facing the Church in the
modern world".
Chapter two is entitled: "Time for a New Evangelisation". It focuses chiefly
on "identifying the challenges evangelisation currently faces", and on
"describing the new evangelisation. ... The new challenges to evangelisation
in the contemporary world
are described in various different scenarios. The Church is called to discern
those scenarios, so 'that they might be turned into places for proclaiming the
Gospel and experiencing the Church'. ...The work of new evangelisation aims at
a renewal of the
ordinary pastoral activity of particular Churches while, at the same time,
seeking to arouse a new sensibility towards people who have left the Church.
This requires a measure of evangelical creativity and boldness". The
archbishop pointed out that
almost all the responses received when preparing the document "highlighted the
lack of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. This requires, among
other things, strong pastoral care of vocations", he said.
Turning then to consider Chapter three, "Transmitting the Faith", Archbishop
Eterovic noted that "the purpose of new evangelisation is the transmission of
faith. The Church transmits the faith from which she herself lives, and all
Christians are called
to make their contribution. ... The obstacles to the faith can be within the
Church (faith lived passively or privately, refusal to be educated in one's
faith, separation between life and faith) or outside Christian life altogether
(secularisation,
nihilism consumerism, hedonism). ... The Year of Faith is a pressing appeal to
conversion so that, transformed by grace, each individual Christian and each
community may produce abundant fruits. This may include ecumenical commitment,
the search for
truth, inter-religious dialogue, and the courage to denounce infidelity and
scandals within the Christian community".
The last chapter of the "Instrumentum laboris" is entitled "Revivifying
Pastoral Activity" and focuses on "the transmission of faith ... by again
emphasising the instruments developed through Tradition - in particular the
first proclamation, Christian
initiation and education - while seeking to adapt them to current cultural and
social circumstances. ... From a theological point of view, we must better
understand the sequence of the Sacraments of Christian initiation, which
culminates in the
Eucharist, and reflect on models to be translated into deeply meaningful
pastoral practices".
The Conclusion of the document reaffirms that "new evangelisation means giving
the reason for our faith, communicating the Logos of hope to a world which
seeks salvation".
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120619
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 120DATE 19-06-2012
Summary: - HOLY FATHER TO VISIT EMILIA
ROMAGNA REGION FOLLOWING
EARTHQUAKE - INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS OF SYNOD ON NEW EVANGELISATION ___________________________________________________________
HOLY FATHER TO VISIT EMILIA ROMAGNA REGION FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE
Vatican City, 19 June 2012 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office today
announced that on Tuesday 26 June Benedict XVI will visit areas in the Italian
region of Emilia Romagna recently affected by an earthquake. The Holy Father
is scheduled to arrive by
helicopter at the sports ground of San Marino di Carpi at around 10 a.m. where
he will be welcomed by the head of the Italian Civil Protection Department. He
will then travel to Rovereto di Novi, crossing the "red zone" and visiting the
church of St.
Catherine of Alexandria which was seriously damaged by the earth tremor.
Following a greeting from the president of the region of Emilia Romagna, the
Pope will make an address to the local people. He is due to return to the
Vatican at around 1.15
p.m.
INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS OF SYNOD ON NEW EVANGELISATION
Vatican City, 19 June 2012 (VIS) - A press conference was held this morning
in the Holy See Press Office to present the "Instumentum laboris" of the
thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which 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 document was presented by Archbishop
Nikola Eterovic and Bishop Fortunato Frezza, respectively secretary general
and under secretary of the
Synod of Bishops.
The Synod Fathers, Archbishop Eterovic said, "will reflect upon the
transmission of Christian faith, one of the great challenges facing the Church
which will be examined in the context of new evangelisation. ... The work of
the Synod will be enriched
by its association with the Year of Faith", which begins on 11 October.
The secretary general of the Synod explained that the "Instumentum laboris"
includes a preface, an introduction, four chapters and a conclusion. The
Introduction brings together the views of episcopal conferences, which concur
"on the need for new
tools and new forms of expression to make the Word of God more understandable
in the life of modern man. The Synod will hopefully be an opportunity to
discuss and compare points of view and practical experiences, to be shared in
order to provide
encouragement to pastors and particular Churches".
The first of the four chapters, entitled "Jesus Christ the Good News of God
to Humanity", reiterates "the central nucleus of Christian faith, of which
many people are unaware, and presents the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the Good
News for modern man.
... New evangelisation is an expression of the internal dynamism of
Christianity, which wishes to make men and women of good will know the 'depth
of the riches and wisdom and knowledge' of the mystery of God revealed in
Jesus Christ; it is not a weary
response to the crisis of faith and the challenges facing the Church in the
modern world".
Chapter two is entitled: "Time for a New Evangelisation". It focuses
chiefly on "identifying the challenges evangelisation currently faces", and on
"describing the new evangelisation. ... The new challenges to evangelisation
in the contemporary world
are described in various different scenarios. The Church is called to discern
those scenarios, so 'that they might be turned into places for proclaiming the
Gospel and experiencing the Church'. ...The work of new evangelisation aims at
a renewal of the
ordinary pastoral activity of particular Churches while, at the same time,
seeking to arouse a new sensibility towards people who have left the Church.
This requires a measure of evangelical creativity and boldness". The
archbishop pointed out that
almost all the responses received when preparing the document "highlighted the
lack of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. This requires, among
other things, strong pastoral
care of vocations", he said.
Turning then to consider Chapter three, "Transmitting the Faith",
Archbishop Eterovic noted that "the purpose of new evangelisation is the
transmission of faith. The Church transmits the faith from which she herself
lives, and all Christians are
called to make their contribution. ... The obstacles to the faith can be
within the Church (faith lived passively or privately, refusal to be educated
in one's faith, separation between life and faith) or outside Christian life
altogether
(secularisation, nihilism consumerism, hedonism). ... The Year of Faith is a
pressing appeal to conversion so that, transformed by grace, each individual
Christian and each community may produce abundant fruits. This may include
ecumenical commitment,
the search for truth, inter-religious dialogue, and the courage to denounce
infidelity and scandals within the Christian community".
The last chapter of the "Instrumentum laboris" is entitled "Revivifying
Pastoral Activity" and focuses on "the transmission of faith ... by again
emphasising the instruments developed through Tradition - in particular the
first proclamation,
Christian initiation and education - while seeking to adapt them to current
cultural and social circumstances. ... From a theological point of view, we
must better understand the sequence of the Sacraments of Christian initiation,
which culminates in
the Eucharist, and reflect on models to be translated into deeply meaningful
pastoral practices".
The Conclusion of the document reaffirms that "new evangelisation means
giving the reason for our faith, communicating the Logos of hope to a world
which seeks salvation".
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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