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thank God Who has once again allowed us to experience the beauty of
being Church, and of being Church today in this world, as it is, in the midst
of this humanity with all its weariness and its hopes".
The Holy Father then went on to refer to the "significant fact" that the Synod
coincided with the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Vatican Council II,
and with the beginning of the Year of Faith. "Turning our minds back to
Blessed John XXIII, to
Servant of God Paul VI, and to the period of the Council ... helped us to
recognise that new evangelisation is not an invention of our own, but a
dynamic that began to develop in the Church in the 1950s, when it became clear
that even countries of
ancient Christian tradition had become, so to speak, 'mission lands'. Thus
emerged the need for a renewed announcement of the Gospel in secularised
societies, in the dual certainty that, on the one hand, only He, Jesus Christ,
is the true novelty that
responds to the needs of man at all times and, on the other that His message
needs to be suitably transmitted in changing social and cultural environments".
The intense efforts of the Synod Fathers led to "a commitment to the spiritual
renewal of the Church in order to spiritually renew the secularised world.
Such renewal will come about with the rediscovery of Jesus Christ, of His
truth and His grace, of
His 'face', at once human and divine, upon which shines the transcendent
mystery of God".
After praying the Angelus, the Pope launched an appeal for Cuba, Haiti,
Jamaica and the Bahamas, devastated by a hurricane which recently struck the
Caribbean region leaving numerous dead and forcing many people to flee their
homes. "I wish to give
assurances of my closeness, and of my concern for those who have been struck
by this natural disaster", he said. "At the same time, I invite everyone to
pray and show solidarity in order to alleviate the suffering of the victims'
families, and to help
the many thousands who have suffered damage".
The Holy Father concluded by mentioning the inhabitants of the Italian regions
of Basilicata and Calabria, which have been affected by a series of
earthquakes in recent days.
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THE CHURCH IS NOT JUST OF ONE CONTINENT BUT UNIVERSAL
Vatican City, 27 October 2012 (VIS) - During the twenty-second and final
General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops, during which the participants
voted on the final list of propositions, Benedict XVI addressed some brief
remarks to the Synod Fathers.
"In the context of the discussion of the Synod of Bishops on 'The New
Evangelisation for the Transmission of the Christian Faith', and as the
conclusion of a period of reflection on the themes of seminaries and
catechesis, ... I have decided to transfer
jurisdiction for seminaries from the Congregation for Catholic Education to
the Congregation for the Clergy, and jurisdiction for catechesis from the
Congregation for the Clergy to the Pontifical Council for Promoting New
Evangelisation", the Pope
announced.
"The relative documents - in the form of an Apostolic Letter 'Motu Proprio'
defining the respective fields of competence - will follow", he said. "We pray
to the Lord that He may accompany these three dicasteries of the Roman Curia
in their important
mission, with the collaboration of the entire Church.
"Since I am already speaking", the Holy Father added, "I would also like to
express my cordial best wishes to the new cardinals. I chose to call this
little consistory in order to complete the consistory of February, within the
context of new
evangelisation. It is a gesture towards the universality of the Church,
showing that the Church is the Church of all peoples, that she speaks all
languages, that she is always the Church of Pentecost; not the Church of one
continent, but the universal
Church. My intention was to express this universality of the Church. It will
also be a fine expression of this Synod. I have found it truly edifying
consoling and encouraging to see here the mirror of the universal Church, with
her suffering, threats,
dangers and joys, her experiences of the Lord's presence, even in difficult
situations.
"We have seen how even today the Church lives and grows. ... And even if she
faces headwinds yet does she feel above all the breath of the Holy Spirit,
which helps us and shows us the right way. Thus, with renewed enthusiasm, I
believe, we are on our
journey and can thank God for having given us this truly catholic meeting",
the Pope concluded.
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DECLARATION OF THE PONTIFICAL COMMISSION "ECCLESIA DEI"
VATICAN CITY, 27 October 2012 (VIS) - The following English-language
declaration was issued this morning by the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia
Dei".
"The Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' takes this occasion to announce
that, in its most recent official communication (6 September 2012), the
Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X has indicated that additional time for
reflection and study is needed on
their part as they prepare their response to the Holy See’s latest
initiatives.
"The current stage in the ongoing discussions between the Holy See and the
Priestly Fraternity follows three years of doctrinal and theological dialogues
during which a joint commission met eight times to study and discuss, among
other matters, some
disputed issues in the interpretation of certain documents of Vatican Council
II. Once these doctrinal dialogues were concluded, it became possible to
proceed to a phase of discussion more directly focused on the greatly desired
reconciliation of the
Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X with the See of Peter.
"Other critical steps in this positive process of gradual reintegration had
already been taken by the Holy See in 2007 with the extension of the
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite to the Universal Church by the Motu
Proprio 'Summorum Pontificum' and
in 2009 with the lifting of the excommunications. Just a few months ago, a
culminating point along this difficult path was reached when, on 13 June 2012,
the Pontifical Commission presented to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X a
doctrinal
declaration together with a proposal for the canonical normalisation of its
status within the Catholic Church.
"At the present time, the Holy See is awaiting the official response of the
superiors of the Priestly Fraternity to these two documents. After thirty
years of separation, it is understandable that time is needed to absorb the
significance of these
recent developments. As Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI seeks to foster and
preserve the unity of the Church by realising the long hoped-for
reconciliation of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X with the See of Peter
- a dramatic manifestation of
the 'munus Petrinum' in action - patience, serenity, perseverance and trust
are needed".
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AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 29 October 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in
audience Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 27 October 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Archbishop Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil as a member of the Congregation
for the Causes of Saints.
- Appointed as members of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue:
Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation
of Peoples; Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada of Tokyo, Japan; Archbishop Jean
Benjamin Sleiman O.C.D.
of Baghdad of the Latins, Iraq; Archbishop Daniel J. Bohan of Regina, Canada;
Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for
Promoting New Evangelisation; Bishop Michel Dubost C.I.M. of Evr
-Corbeil-Essonnes, France; Bishop
Angelito R. Lampon O.M.I., apostolic vicar of Jolo, Philippines; Bishop
Francesco Biasin of Barra do Pirai-Volta Redonda, Brazil; Bishop Joseph Chusak
Sirisut of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; Bishop Sebastian Francis Shah O.F.M.,
auxiliary of Lahore,
Pakistan; Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, coadjutor of El-Obeid, Sudan;
Bishop Tomo Vuksic, military ordinary of Bosnia Herzegovina, and Bishop
Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria.
- Appointed as members of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum": Cardinal Oscar
Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga S.D.B., archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and
president of Caritas Internationalis; Archbishop Alberto Taveira Correa of
Belem do Para, Brazil;
Archbishop Paolo Pezzi F.S.C.B. of the archdiocese of the Mother of God in
Moscow; Bishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi S.V.D. of Niigata, Japan, and vice
president for Asia of Caritas Internationalis; Msgr. Peter Neher, president of
"Deutscher Caritasverband"
(Germany); Fr. Francesco Antonio Soddu, national director of Caritas Italy;
Baron Johannes Nepomuk Heereman Von Zuydtwyck, executive director of Aid to
the Church in Need; Carolyn Y. Woo, president of Catholic Relief Services -
U.S.C.C.(U.S.A), Maritza
Sanchez Abiyud, director of Caritas Cuba.
- Appointed Michel Roy, secretary of Caritas Internationalis, as consultor of
the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum".
- Appointed Fr. Pasquale Cascio of the clergy of the diocese of Teggiano -
Policastro, Italy, pastor and professor of Sacred Scripture, as archbishop of
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi - Conza - Nusco - Bisaccia (area 1,290, population
84,000, Catholics
83,400, priests 65, permanent deacons 5, religious 101), Italy. The
archbishop-elect was born in Castelcivita, Italy in 1957 and ordained a priest
in 1983. He has worked in pastoral care and in teaching.
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of
Brindisi - Ostuni, Italy, presented by Archbishop Rocco Talucci, upon having
reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Ramon Alberto Rolon Guespa of the clergy of the archdiocese of
Nueva Pamplona, Colombia, rector of the the major archdiocesan seminary of
"Santo Tomas de Aquino", as bishop of Monteria (area 14,500, population
1,647,000, Catholics
1,565,000, priests 107, religious 185), Colombia. The bishop-elect was born in
Arboledas, Colombia in 1959 and ordained a priest in 1984. He has served as
pastor in a number of parishes.
- Appointed Bishop Ryszard Kasyna, auxiliary of Gdansk, Poland, as bishop of
Pelplin (area 12,890, population 780,800, Catholics 731,000, priests 588,
permanent deacons 1, religious 298), Poland.
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Pemba,
Mozambique, presented by Bishop Ernesto Maguengue, in accordance with canon
401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law, appointing Fr. Fernando Domingos Costa
C.P. as apostolic
administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the same diocese.
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VISnews121029
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 195DATE 29-10-2012
Summary: - PRODUCTIVE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
BETWEEN HOLY SEE AND CROATIA - CHURCH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS -
PAPAL MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES - NEW
EVANGELISATION APPLIES TO THE WHOLE OF CHURCH LIFE - THE SYNOD IS A
REDISCOVERY OF THE BEAUTY OF BEING
CHURCH - THE CHURCH IS NOT JUST OF ONE CONTINENT BUT UNIVERSAL -
DECLARATION OF THE PONTIFICAL COMMISSION "ECCLESIA DEI" - AUDIENCES - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
PRODUCTIVE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS BETWEEN HOLY SEE AND CROATIA
Vatican City, 29 October 2012 (VIS) - This morning the Holy Father Benedict
XVI received in audience Zoran Milanovic, prime minister of the Republic of
Croatia. The prime minister subsequently went on to meet with Cardinal
Secretary of State Tarcisio
Bertone S.D.B. who was accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary
for Relations with States.
The cordial discussions enabled a productive exchange of opinions on the
challenges the country finds itself having to face during the current economic
crisis, as well as on issues of mutual interest within the framework of
bilateral relations. On
this subject, mention was made of a conference to be held this afternoon
marking the twentieth anniversary of diplomatic relations. As regards the
well-known case of Dajla, the two parties agreed to resolve the question as
soon as possible, in the
spirit of traditional friendship between the Holy See and the Republic of
Croatia.
Finally, the Holy See reiterated its support for Croatia's legitimate
aspirations to full European integration, and consideration was given to the
regional situation, with particular reference to the situation of Croatians in
Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
CHURCH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS
Vatican City, 29 October 2012 (VIS) - This morning in the Holy See Press
Office Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio and Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil,
respectively president and secretary of the Pontifical Council for the
Pastoral Care of Migrants and
Itinerant Peoples, presented the Pope's Message for the ninety-ninth World Day
of Migrants and Refugees, which falls on 13 January 2013 and will have as its
theme: "Migrations: Pilgrimage of Faith and Hope".
"Today the phenomenon of migration is striking for the vast number of
people involved", said Cardinal Veglio. "Suffice it, for example, to read the
International Organisation for Migration's World Migration Report 2011, which
estimates a total of 214
million international migrants". To these must be added internally displaced
persons, who numbered around 740 million in 2010. "Adding the two figures
together, we see that nearly one billion human beings, a seventh of the global
population, is today
experiencing some form of migration", the cardinal said.
"On their existential pilgrimage towards a better future, migrants carry
with them feelings of faith and hope, even if they are not yet aware exactly
what they are searching for. To say that they are trying only to improve their
economic or social
situation would be to over simplify the issue. ... It is true that not all
migrants - even if they have a profound faith that, in migrating, God will be
at their side - consider their journey as a movement towards God; i.e., a
journey animated by faith.
Nonetheless, it is precisely the people who do not yet know that they can
discover God Who stretches out his hand to them, who may experience (and
especially in countries of ancient Christian tradition) the genuine goodness
of many ecclesial
institutions who welcome and help them.
"It is, in fact, here in the immense context of migration", the president
of the pontifical council added, "that the Church is called to show her
maternal solicitude without distinction. In his message, the Holy Father
identifies two channels for
activity, which are not parallel but complementary. On the one hand is the
more tangible element which, we could say, is more easily identifiable by the
mass media and takes form in 'the creation of programmes aimed at meeting
emergencies'. ... This is
the most immediate form of attention. ... The second element, more laborious
and less 'media friendly' because it often requires a change of mentality, is:
... supporting and accompanying the integration of migrants into their new
socio-cultural
surroundings".
Cardinal Veglio then went on to point out that the message for this World
Day is being presented soon after the Pope's journey to Lebanon. "Thus", he
said, "our gaze can turn specifically to the countries of the Middle East
where the presence of
Christian migrants, among believers of other religions, has a significant role
in creating the very special identity of that region. ... And this is true not
only of the Middle East, but of the entire world. The phenomenon of migration
obliges us to
encounter different lifestyles and different cultures, stimulating the
creation of new relationships".
"The Church plays an important role in the process of integration", the
cardinal concluded. "She does this by accentuating the centrality and dignity
of the person, emphasising the protection of minorities and appreciation for
their cultures; the
contribution of migration to universal peace; the ecclesial and missionary
dimension of migration, and the importance of dialogue and encounter within
civil society, the ecclesial community and different confessions and
religions. Moreover, in her
efforts to resolve the human, social and religious problems of emigration, the
Church does not fail to give this increasingly significant phenomenon a
distinctly humanist and Christian imprint".
Archbishop Kalathiparambil focused his remarks on the issue of refugees,
highlighting the growing difficulties they face in seeking asylum. He made
particular mention of the restrictive measures imposed by certain States "to
hinder access to their
territories", such as "the requirement of visas, sanctions applied to
transporters, and lists of safe countries of origin. These measures", he said,
"have encouraged the activities of smugglers and traffickers, and led to
dangerous sea crossings during
which far too many human lives have already been lost".
The archbishop went on: "All this comes about despite the international
community's obligation to protect refugees and asylum seekers, out of respect
for the Declaration and the spirit of human rights, refugees' rights and
international humanitarian
law. Access to requesting asylum comes first and foremost; this also includes
such primary needs as food, shelter, clothing and medical assistance, but also
the right to work and free movement. It cannot be over emphasised that asylum
seekers find
themselves having to travel beyond the frontiers of their own countries, and
it is their right not to possess valid travel or identity documents".
PAPAL MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
Vatican City, 29 October 2012 (VIS) - "Migrations: Pilgrimage of Faith and
Hope" is the theme chosen by the Holy Father for the World Day of Migrants and
Refugees, which is celebrated every year on 13 January. The text of the
English-language version
of the Message, given below, is dated from the Vatican, 12 October 2012.
"The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, in the Pastoral Constitution
'Gaudium et Spes', recalled that 'the Church goes forward together with
humanity'; therefore 'the joys and the hopes, the grief and anguish of the
people of our time, especially of
those who are poor or afflicted, are the joys and hopes, grief and anguish of
the followers of Christ as well. Indeed, nothing genuinely human fails to
raise an echo in their hearts'. The Servant of God Paul VI echoed these words
when he called the
Church an 'expert in humanity' , as did Blessed John Paul II when he stated
that the human person is 'the primary route that the Church must travel in
fulfilling her mission... the way traced out by Christ himself'. In the
footsteps of my predecessors,
I sought to emphasise in my Encyclical 'Caritas in Veritate' that 'the whole
Church, in all her being and acting - when she proclaims, when she celebrates,
when she
performs works of charity - is engaged in promoting integral human
development'. I was thinking also of the millions of men and women who, for
various reasons, have known the experience of migration. Migration is in fact
'a striking phenomenon because
of the sheer numbers of people involved, the social, economic, political,
cultural and religious problems it raises, and the dramatic challenges it
poses to nations and the international community', for 'every migrant is a
human person who, as such,
possesses fundamental, inalienable rights that must be respected by everyone
and in every circumstance'.
"For this reason, I have chosen to dedicate the 2013 World Day of Migrants
and Refugees to the theme 'Migrations: pilgrimage of faith and hope', in
conjunction with the celebrations marking the fiftieth anniversary of the
opening of the Second
Vatican Ecumenical Council and the sixtieth anniversary of the promulgation of
the Apostolic Constitution 'Exsul Familia', and at a time when the whole
Church is celebrating the Year of Faith, taking up with enthusiasm the
challenge of the new
evangelisation.
"Faith and hope are inseparable in the hearts of many migrants, who deeply
desire a better life and not infrequently try to leave behind the
'hopelessness' of an unpromising future. During their journey many of them are
sustained by the deep trust
that God never abandons his children; this certainty makes the pain of their
uprooting and separation more tolerable and even gives them the hope of
eventually returning to their country of origin. Faith and hope are often
among the possessions which
emigrants carry with them, knowing that with them, 'we can face our present:
the present, even if it is arduous, can be lived and accepted if it leads
towards a goal, if we can be sure of this goal, and if this goal is great
enough to justify the effort
of the journey'.
"In the vast sector of migration, the Church shows her maternal concern in
a variety of ways. On the one hand, she witnesses the immense poverty and
suffering entailed in migration, leading often to painful and tragic
situations. This inspires the
creation of programmes aimed at meeting emergencies through the generous help
of individuals and groups, volunteer associations and movements, parochial and
diocesan organisations in cooperation with all people of good will. The Church
also works to
highlight the positive aspects, the potential and the resources which
migrations offer. Along these lines, programmes and centres of welcome have
been established to help and sustain the full integration of migrants, asylum
seekers and refugees into a
new social and cultural context, without neglecting the religious dimension,
fundamental for every person’s life. Indeed, it is to this dimension
that the Church, by virtue of the mission entrusted to her by Christ, must
devote special attention and care: this is her most important and specific
task. For Christians coming from various parts of the world, attention to the
religious dimension also entails ecumenical dialogue and the care of new
communities, while for the
Catholic faithful it involves, among other things, establishing new pastoral
structures and showing esteem for the various rites, so as to foster full
participation in the life of the local ecclesial community. Human promotion
goes side by side with
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