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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 137
DATE 12-07-2012
Summary:
- PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC GUEST OF THE POPE
- UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC, HOPE FOR PEACE
- SPOKESPERSONS OF EUROPEAN EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES MEET IN COLOGNE
___________________________________________________________
PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC GUEST OF THE POPE
Vatican City, 12 2012 (VIS) - Yesterday afternoon the Holy Father welcomed
Giorgio Napolitano, president of the Republic of Italy, and his wife, Clio
Maria Bittoni to the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. They met
briefly in the Apostolic
Palace's Garden of the Moor, later conversing along the parapets of the
gardens.
At 6:00pm the president and the Holy Father attended a concert of the
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, directed by Maestro Daniel Barenboim, whom they
greeted after the performance. Afterwards the president of the Republic and
his wife dined with the Pope
in his private apartments.
___________________________________________________________
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC, HOPE FOR PEACE
Vatican City, 12 July 2012 (VIS) - "It pleases me to welcome an orchestra such
as this one, which was born of the conviction, or better yet, of the
experience that music unites persons, over and above any division". With these
words the Pope thanked
Director Daniel Barenboim and the musicians of the West-Eastern Divan
Orchestra for the concert given in the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo to
celebrate the feast of St. Benedict, patron of Europe.
"Music", the pontiff continued, "is the harmony of differences ... from the
multiplicity of tones of the various instruments a symphony can arise.
However, this doesn't happen magically or automatically. It comes only from
... a patient and laborious
commitment, which requires time and sacrifices in the effort to listen to one
another, avoiding excessive egoism and privileging the best success of the
whole".
"In these moments I am thinking of the great symphony of peace between the
peoples that is never complete. My generation, like that of Director
Barenboim's parents', lived the tragedy of the Second World war and the Shoah.
It is highly meaningful that
the maestro desired to bring a to life a project like the West-Eastern Divan
Orchestra: a group in which musicians from Israel, Palestine, and other Arabic
nations play; Jewish, Muslim, and Christian persons. The numerous
acknowledgements that have been
conferred on you and this orchestra demonstrate your professional excellence
as well as your ethical and spiritual commitment".
Continuing, the Pope emphasized that the symphonies that were performed,
Beethoven's Fifth and Sixth, express two aspects of life: "drama and peace;
humanity's struggle against adversity and its enlightening immersion in a
bucolic environment... The
message I would like to draw from it for today is this: to achieve peace we
must dedicate ourselves to dialogue with a personal and communal conversion,
patiently seeking possible areas of understanding".
"I wish and pray that each of you", he concluded, "continue sowing the hope
for peace in the world through the universal language of music".
___________________________________________________________
SPOKESPERSONS OF EUROPEAN EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES MEET IN COLOGNE
Vatican City, 12 July 2012 (VIS) - Members of the press and spokespersons of
the European Episcopal conferences met in Cologne, Germany to discuss the
relationship between the media and the Catholic Church.
Bishops, priests, and laypersons from across the continent are participating
in the various sessions of the meeting, which will take place from 11 to 14
July. It will deal with, among other themes, communication regarding financial
issues related to the
life of the churches. A special session will be held dedicated to the Year of
Faith and the media projects of the various episcopal conferences related to
this event.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120712
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 137DATE 12-07-2012
Summary: - PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN
REPUBLIC GUEST OF THE POPE -
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC, HOPE FOR PEACE - SPOKESPERSONS OF EUROPEAN
EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES MEET IN COLOGNE
PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC GUEST OF THE POPE
Vatican City, 12 2012 (VIS) - Yesterday afternoon the Holy Father welcomed
Giorgio Napolitano, president of the Republic of Italy, and his wife, Clio
Maria Bittoni to the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. They met
briefly in the Apostolic
Palace's Garden of the Moor, later conversing along the parapets of the
gardens.
At 6:00pm the president and the Holy Father attended a concert of the
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, directed by Maestro Daniel Barenboim, whom they
greeted after the performance. Afterwards the president of the Republic and
his wife dined with the
Pope in his private apartments.
Vatican City, 12 July 2012 (VIS) - "It pleases me to welcome an orchestra
such as this one, which was born of the conviction, or better yet, of the
experience that music unites persons, over and above any division". With these
words the Pope thanked
Director Daniel Barenboim and the musicians of the West-Eastern Divan
Orchestra for the concert given in the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo to
celebrate the feast of St. Benedict, patron of Europe.
"Music", the pontiff continued, "is the harmony of differences ... from the
multiplicity of tones of the various instruments a symphony can arise.
However, this doesn't happen magically or automatically. It comes only from
... a patient and laborious
commitment, which requires time and sacrifices in the effort to listen to one
another, avoiding excessive egoism and privileging the best success of the
whole".
"In these moments I am thinking of the great symphony of peace between the
peoples that is never complete. My generation, like that of Director
Barenboim's parents', lived the tragedy of the Second World war and the Shoah.
It is highly meaningful
that the maestro desired to bring a to life a project like the West-Eastern
Divan Orchestra: a group in which musicians from Israel, Palestine, and other
Arabic nations play; Jewish, Muslim, and Christian persons. The numerous
acknowledgements that have
been conferred on you and this orchestra demonstrate your professional
excellence as well as your ethical and spiritual commitment".
Continuing, the Pope emphasized that the symphonies that were performed,
Beethoven's Fifth and Sixth, express two aspects of life: "drama and peace;
humanity's struggle against adversity and its enlightening immersion in a
bucolic environment... The
message I would like to draw from it for today is this: to achieve peace we
must dedicate ourselves to dialogue with a personal and communal conversion,
patiently seeking possible areas of understanding".
"I wish and pray that each of you", he concluded, "continue sowing the hope
for peace in the world through the universal language of music".
SPOKESPERSONS OF EUROPEAN EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES MEET IN COLOGNE
Vatican City, 12 July 2012 (VIS) - Members of the press and spokespersons
of the European Episcopal conferences met in Cologne, Germany to discuss the
relationship between the media and the Catholic Church.
Bishops, priests, and laypersons from across the continent are
participating in the various sessions of the meeting, which will take place
from 11 to 14 July. It will deal with, among other themes, communication
regarding financial issues related to
the life of the churches. A special session will be held dedicated to the Year
of Faith and the media projects of the various episcopal conferences related
to this event.
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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