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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 158
DATE 10-09-2012
Summary:
- COLOMBIA: SOW THE GOSPEL TO REAP RECONCILIATION
- POPE WRITES TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR PEACE
- ANGELUS: JESUS CAME TO OPEN THE HEART OF MAN
- LEBANON WE MUST NOT RESIGN OURSELVES TO VIOLENCE
- TEN CITY SQUARES FOR TEN COMMANDMENTS
- MARIOLOGY SINCE VATICAN COUNCIL II
- PASTORAL CARE OF THE ROAD/STREET IN AFRICA
- AUDIENCES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
COLOMBIA: SOW THE GOSPEL TO REAP RECONCILIATION
Vatican City, 10 September 2012 (VIS) - "The history of Colombia is indelibly
marked by the profound Catholic faith of its its people, by their love for the
Eucharist, their devotion to the Virgin Mary and the witness of charity of
outstanding pastors
and lay people. The announcement of the Gospel has produced fruit among you",
said the Holy Father to a second group of prelates from the Episcopal
Conference of Colombia, who have just completed their "ad limina" visit
Yet the Pope also noted how, in their reports, the bishops had drawn attention
to "the devastating effects of increasing secularisation, which is affecting
people's lifestyles and upsetting their scale of values, undermining the very
foundation of
Catholic faith, of marriage, the family and Christian morals". In this
context, "tireless defence and promotion of the institution of the family
continues to be a pastoral priority for you", he said. "Therefore, amidst the
difficulties, I invite you not
to lessen your efforts but to continue to proclaim the integral truth about
the family, founded on marriage as a domestic Church and a shrine of life".
Benedict XVI then turned to focus on the Episcopal Conference of Colombia's
Global Plan (2012-2020) and its overall objective of "promoting the processes
of new evangelisation in order to form missionary disciples, encourage
ecclesial communion and
modify society on the basis of Gospel values. ... I accompany this intention
with my prayers, asking God that, in putting it into effect, ministers of the
Church may never cease to identify themselves with the sentiments of Christ,
the Good Shepherd,
going out to meet all people ... so as to offer them the light of His Word.
Thus the dynamism of interior renewal will lead your compatriots to revitalise
their love for the Lord, a source capable of infusing steadfast hope to live
the faith responsibly
and joyfully, and irradiate it on all sides".
The Pope went on to invite the bishops to consecrate "your best ministry to
the priests, deacons and religious under your care, ... helping them to
discern the truth of God's call that they may respond thereto with generosity
and right intention. In
this context, it would be appropriate for you, following to guidance of the
Magisterium, to favour a revision of the content and methodology of their
formation, seeking to ensure that it responds to the challenges of the present
time and the urgent
needs and requirements of the People of God".
Notwithstanding a number of hopeful signs, "violence continues to bring
suffering, solitude, death and injustice to many of our brothers and sisters
in Colombia", said the Holy Father. and he expressed his appreciation for "the
pastoral mission which,
often in places beset with difficulties and dangers, is being carried out in
support of so many people who are unjustly suffering in your beloved nation".
Finally he exhorted the episcopate to continue "to defend human life and
cultivate peace, drawing
inspiration from the example of our Saviour and humbly entreating His grace.
Sow the Gospel and you will reap reconciliation, knowing that, wherever Christ
reaches, harmony opens a way. hatred gives place to forgiveness and rivalry is
transformed into
fraternity".
___________________________________________________________
POPE WRITES TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR PEACE
Vatican City, 10 September 2012 (VIS) - Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio
Bertone S.D.B. has sent a message, in the name of the Holy Father, to Cardinal
Vinko Puljic, archbishop of Vrhbosna-Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in
which he greets
representatives of Churches, Christian communities and the great world
religions, "as well as the population of Sarajevo who are particularly dear to
him", and participants in the twenty-sixth International Meeting for Peace
which has been organised by
the Sant'Egidio Community and its currently taking place in that city.
"It is a source of joy and comfort to see that this pilgrimage for peace,
which was begun at Assisi in October 1986 by Blessed John Paul II, continues
to bear fruit", the cardinal writes. He likewise recalls how Benedict XVI
relaunched, also from
Assisi, "the alliance between people of religion and others who feel no sense
of belonging to any religious tradition but who are sincerely seeking the
truth. He did so in the conviction that profound and sincere dialogue can
lead, for the former, to
commitment to an ever necessary purification of the religion they profess and,
for the latter, to openness to the great questions facing humankind and the
Mystery which surrounds the life of man. In this way, the joint pilgrimage
towards truth can be
translated into a joint pilgrimage towards peace".
"The Holy Father", Cardinal Bertone concludes, "in the hope that the meeting
will prove fruitful, spiritually unities himself to all those present, in the
certainty that the Lord, Father of all mankind, will continue to guide us
along the paths of peace
and of peaceful encounter between peoples".
___________________________________________________________
ANGELUS: JESUS CAME TO OPEN THE HEART OF MAN
Vatican City, 9 September 2012 (VIS) - Before praying the Angelus at midday
today. Benedict XVI focused some remarks on what he described as "a word
which, in its most profound meaning, sums up the whole message and work of
Christ. ... That word is
'ephphatha', which means 'be opened'".
The Pope recalled how Jesus was crossing the region known as the "Decapolis",
between the coastal area of Tyre and Sidon and Galilee, when He was presented
with a deaf man to heal. Christ touched his ears and tongue and, looking up to
heaven, pronounced
the word 'ephphatha'. Immediately the man was able to hear and speak. "This
deaf man, thanks to Jesus’ intervention, 'was opened'", the Holy Father
explained. "Before he had been closed, insulated, it was very difficult for
him to communicate; his
healing was an 'opening' to others and the world, an opening that, starting
from the organs of hearing and speech, involved his entire person and life:
Finally he was able to communicate, and thus to relate to others in a new way".
"Yet", the Pope added, "we all know that man's closure and isolation do not
depend solely on the organs of sense. There is an inner closure which concerns
the deepest core of the person, what the Bible calls the 'heart'. This is what
Jesus came to
'open', to liberate, so as to enable us to live our relationship with God and
with others to the full.
"That is why I said that this little word, 'ephphatha' - be opened, sums up
Christ’s entire mission. He became man so that man, made inwardly deaf
and dumb by sin, would become able to hear the voice of God, the voice of love
speaking to his
heart, and so he would learn to speak in the language of love, to communicate
with God and with others".
___________________________________________________________
LEBANON WE MUST NOT RESIGN OURSELVES TO VIOLENCE
Vatican City, 9 September 2012 (VIS) - After praying the Angelus today the
Pope, speaking French and Arabic, spoke of his imminent apostolic trip to
Lebanon, where he is due to sign the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of the
Special Assembly for the
Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, which took place in the Vatican in
October 2010.
"I will have the happy opportunity to meet the people and the authorities of
Lebanon, as well as the Christians of that dear country, and those who have
come from nearby States", he said. "I am not unaware of the often dramatic
situation being
experienced by the peoples of that region which, for too long, has been rent
by incessant conflict. I understand the anguish of many inhabitants of the
Middle East, who are daily immersed in suffering of all kinds which sadly and
sometimes fatally
affects their individual and family lives. My thoughts go to those who, in
search of safe refuge, abandon their family and professional lives to
experience the precarious existence of the refugee. Although it seems
difficult to find solutions to the
various problems affecting the region, we must not resign ourselves to the
violence and kindling of tensions. Commitment to dialogue and reconciliation
must be be the priority for all sides involved, and it must be supported by
the international
community which is becoming increasingly aware of the importance that stable
and lasting peace in the region has for the whole world. My apostolic trip to
Lebanon, and by extension to the entire Middle East, comes about under the
sign of peace and with
reference to Christ's words: 'My peace I give to you'. May God bless Lebanon
and the Middle East".
___________________________________________________________
TEN CITY SQUARES FOR TEN COMMANDMENTS
Vatican City, 9 September 2012 (VIS) - "Ten City Squares for Ten Commandments"
is the title of an initiative, which is being promoted by the Renewal in the
Holy Spirit Association and was inaugurated this evening in Rome's Piazza del
Popolo. The
initiative involves a series of evangelisation meetings which will take place
throughout the year in various Italian cities. The Pope sent participants a
video message which was projected on giant screens set up in Piazza del Popolo.
"What significance do these Ten Words have for us in our current cultural
context, in which secularism and relativism risk becoming the criteria for all
choices, and in our society which seems to live as if God did not exist?", the
Holy Father asked.
"Our answer is that God gave us the Commandments to educate us in true freedom
and authentic love, that we might be truly happy. They are a sign of love of
God the Father, of his desire to teach us true discernment of good from evil,
of truth from
falsehood, of justice from injustice. They can be understood by everyone,
precisely because they translate fundamental values into concrete norms and
rules; and by practising them man is able to follow the path of true freedom,
... which leads to life
and happiness.
"When he fails to do this", Benedict XVI added, "when in his life man ignores
the Commandments, not only does he alienate himself from God and abandon the
covenant with Him, but he also abandons life and lasting happiness. Man left
to himself,
indifferent to God, proud of his own absolute autonomy, ends up pursuing the
idols of selfishness, power and domination, poisoning his relationship with
himself and others, and following not the path of life but the path of death.
The sad experience of
history, especially last century, stands as a warning for all humankind. ...
With His cross and resurrection Jesus brought the Commandments to fullness,
radically overcoming selfishness, sin and death with the gift of Himself for
love. Accepting the
infinite love of God, having faith in Him and following the path He has laid
down is the only thing that gives profound meaning to life and opens the way
to a future of hope".
___________________________________________________________
MARIOLOGY SINCE VATICAN COUNCIL II
Vatican City, 8 September 2012 (VIS) - "Mariology since Vatican Council II:
reception, outcomes and prospects" is the theme of the twenty-third
International Mariological Congress. Receiving the participants this morning
at Castelgandolfo, the Holy
Father highlighted the appropriateness of the theme in light of the fact that
11 October this year will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the
Council.
The Pope, who himself participated in Vatican Council II as a young
theologian, turned his attention to chapter eight of the Dogmatic Constitution
on the Church "Lumen Gentium", entitled: "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of
God, in the Mystery of Christ
and the Church". Therein "the figure of Mary - re-examined and reinterpreted
from the point of view of the Word of God, the texts of patristic and
liturgical tradition, and a broad-ranging theological and spiritual reflection
- emerges in all her beauty
and uniqueness, closely enclosed within the fundamental mysteries of the
Christian faith.
"Mary, whose faith is emphasised above all else, is part of the mystery of
love and communion of the Blessed Trinity", Benedict XVI added. "Her
participation in the divine plan of salvation and the unique mediation of
Christ is clearly affirmed and
given its correct import, thus making it a model and a point of reference for
the Church which, in her, recognises herself, her vocation and her mission.
Popular piety, which has always looked to Mary, is likewise nourished by
biblical and patristic
references.
"Of course the conciliar text was not able to cover all the questions
concerning the Mother of God, but it does provide an essential interpretative
horizon for all subsequent reflection, both the theological and the purely
spiritual and pastoral.
Moreover, it represents a valuable and highly necessary point of equilibrium
between theological rationality and the emotion of belief".
The Pope concluded: "The unique figure of the Mother of God must be understood
and studied from different and complementary standpoints. While the 'via
veritas' remains valid and necessary, we cannot but also follow the 'via
pulchritudinis' and the 'via
amoris', in order to discover and contemplate ever more profoundly Mary's firm
and crystalline faith, her love for God and her unshakeable hope".
___________________________________________________________
PASTORAL CARE OF THE ROAD/STREET IN AFRICA
Vatican City, 10 September 2012 (VIS) - "The Pastoral Care of the Road/Street:
A walk together" is to be the theme of the first Integrated Meeting for the
Pastoral Care of the Road/Street for the Continent of Africa and Madagascar,
due to take place in
Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania from 11 to 15 September. The event has been organised
by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant
Peoples, in collaboration with Tanzania's Episcopal Commission for Migrants
and Itinerant Peoples.
The aim of the meeting is to promote pastoral initiatives and programmes in
local Churches for the benefit for people who live on or from the road/street.
This includes street women and children, people of no fixed abode, transport
workers and those
responsible for road safety.
Opening addresses will be made by Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, archbishop of
Dar-es-Salaam, and Archbishop Francisco Padilla, apostolic nuncio to Tanzania.
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 10 September 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in
audience:
- Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of Milan, Italy.
- Vladeta Jankovic, ambassador of Serbia, accompanied by his wife, on a
farewell visit.
On Saturday 8 September he received in audience:
- Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Sant'Egidio Community, accompanied by
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the
Family, and Marco Impagliazzo, president of the Sant'Egidio Community.
- Seven prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Colombia on their "ad
limina" visit:
- Bishop Julio Hernando Garcia Pelaez of Istmina-Tado, apostolic administrator
of Quibdo.
- Bishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto of Santa Rosa de Osos.
- Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya of Girardota.
- Bishop Jose Roberto Lopez Londono of Jerico.
- Bishop Fidel Leon Cadavid Marin of Sonson-Rionegro.
- Bishop Hector Cubillos Pena of Zipaquira.
- Bishop Orlando Roa Barbosa, auxiliary of Ibague.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 8 September 2012 (VIS) -The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Rolando J. Tria Tirona O.C.D., prelate of Infanta,
Philippines, as metropolitan archbishop of Caceres (area 3,207, population
1,314,000, Catholics 1,272,000, priests 224, religious 376), Philippines. He
succeeds Archbishop Leonardo Z.
Legaspi O.P., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese
the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Jojo Anand of the clergy of Simdega, India, diocesan director
of the department for evangelisation and formation in the faith, as bishop of
Hazaribag (area 21,213, population 5,347,000, Catholics 38,875, priests 108,
religious 515),
India. The bishop-elect was born in Minjiutgarha-Kutungia, India in 1959 and
ordained a priest in 1992. He studied in India and in Rome, and has worked as
director of the Faith Formation Team of the archdiocese of Ranchi and as
assistant in the
cathedral. He succeeds Bishop Charles Soreng S.J., whose resignation from the
pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having
reached the age limit.
- Appointed Archbishop Luigi Travaglino, permanent observer of the Holy See to
the United Nations Organisations for Food and Agriculture (FAO, IFAD and WFP),
also as apostolic nuncio to the Principality of Monaco.
- Appointed Msgr. Piero Amenta, official of the Congregation for Divine
Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, as prelate auditor of the
Tribunal of the Roman Rota.
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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 158DATE 10-09-2012
Summary: - COLOMBIA: SOW THE GOSPEL TO REAP
RECONCILIATION - POPE
WRITES TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR PEACE - ANGELUS:
JESUS CAME TO OPEN THE HEART OF MAN - LEBANON WE MUST NOT RESIGN
OURSELVES TO VIOLENCE - TEN CITY SQUARES FOR TEN COMMANDMENTS -
MARIOLOGY SINCE VATICAN
COUNCIL II - PASTORAL CARE OF THE ROAD/STREET IN AFRICA -
AUDIENCES - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 10 September 2012 (VIS) - "The history of Colombia is
indelibly marked by the profound Catholic faith of its its people, by their
love for the Eucharist, their devotion to the Virgin Mary and the witness of
charity of outstanding
pastors and lay people. The announcement of the Gospel has produced fruit
among you", said the Holy Father to a second group of prelates from the
Episcopal Conference of Colombia, who have just completed their "ad limina"
visit
Yet the Pope also noted how, in their reports, the bishops had drawn
attention to "the devastating effects of increasing secularisation, which is
affecting people's lifestyles and upsetting their scale of values, undermining
the very foundation of
Catholic faith, of marriage, the family and Christian morals". In this
context, "tireless defence and promotion of the institution of the family
continues to be a pastoral priority for you", he said. "Therefore, amidst the
difficulties, I invite you not
to lessen your efforts but to continue to proclaim the integral truth about
the family, founded on marriage as a domestic Church and a shrine of life".
Benedict XVI then turned to focus on the Episcopal Conference of Colombia's
Global Plan (2012-2020) and its overall objective of "promoting the processes
of new evangelisation in order to form missionary disciples, encourage
ecclesial communion and
modify society on the basis of Gospel values. ... I accompany this intention
with my prayers, asking God that, in putting it into effect, ministers of the
Church may never cease to identify themselves with the sentiments of Christ,
the Good Shepherd,
going out to meet all people ... so as to offer them the light of His Word.
Thus the dynamism of interior renewal will lead your compatriots to revitalise
their love for the Lord, a source capable of infusing steadfast hope to live
the faith responsibly
and joyfully, and irradiate it on all sides".
The Pope went on to invite the bishops to consecrate "your best ministry to
the priests, deacons and religious under your care, ... helping them to
discern the truth of God's call that they may respond thereto with generosity
and right intention. In
this context, it would be appropriate for you, following to guidance of the
Magisterium, to favour a revision of the content and methodology of their
formation, seeking to ensure that it responds to the challenges of the present
time and the urgent
needs and requirements of the People of God".
Notwithstanding a number of hopeful signs, "violence continues to bring
suffering, solitude, death and injustice to many of our brothers and sisters
in Colombia", said the Holy Father. and he expressed his appreciation for "the
pastoral mission
which, often in places beset with difficulties and dangers, is being carried
out in support of so many people who are unjustly suffering in your beloved
nation". Finally he exhorted the episcopate to continue "to defend human life
and cultivate peace,
drawing inspiration from the example of our Saviour and humbly entreating His
grace. Sow the Gospel and you will reap reconciliation, knowing that, wherever
Christ reaches, harmony opens a way. hatred gives place to forgiveness and
rivalry is
transformed into fraternity".
POPE WRITES TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR PEACE
Vatican City, 10 September 2012 (VIS) - Cardinal Secretary of State
Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. has sent a message, in the name of the Holy Father, to
Cardinal Vinko Puljic, archbishop of Vrhbosna-Sarajevo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, in which he greets
representatives of Churches, Christian communities and the great world
religions, "as well as the population of Sarajevo who are particularly dear to
him", and participants in the twenty-sixth International Meeting for Peace
which has been organised by
the Sant'Egidio Community and its currently taking place in that city.
"It is a source of joy and comfort to see that this pilgrimage for peace,
which was begun at Assisi in October 1986 by Blessed John Paul II, continues
to bear fruit", the cardinal writes. He likewise recalls how Benedict XVI
relaunched, also from
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