Bentoglio explained that this "criminal activity is difficult to combat and
there is great concern regarding the increase in the violent treatment of
hostages and their prolonged detention". On the same day there will also be a
discussion on cruises, a
growth area in the maritime sector.
Finally, the congress will consider the theme of mission work, focusing on
"ecumenical collaboration with other Christian denominations in many ports
throughout the world, where possible without neglecting inter-religious
cooperation". Finally, two
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important initiatives for the protection of seafarers will be presented:
Seafarers' Rights International (SRI) which links the competence of the
shipping industry to the legal world in order to promote the rights and legal
protection of seafarers, and
Maritime Humanitarian Piracy Response (MHPR), which assists sailors and their
families in the event of traumatic incidents caused by pirate attacks.
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MESSAGE TO HINDUS FOR THE FEAST OF DIWALI
Vatican City, 8 November 2012 (VIS) - Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president
of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, has written a message
to Hindus for the celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, which this
year falls on 13
November. The message is entitled, "Christians and Hindus: Forming the Young
Generation into Peacemakers". The message also bears the signature of Fr.
Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot M.C.C.J., secretary of the council.
"At this point in time in human history, when various negative forces
threaten the legitimate aspirations in many regions of the world for peaceful
co-existence, we would like to use this cherished tradition of sharing with
you a reflection to
explore the responsibility that Hindus, Christians and others have in doing
everything possible to form all people, especially the young generation, into
peacemakers", reads the English-language text.
"To form young men and women into people of peace and builders of peace is
an urgent summons to collective engagement and common action. If peace is to
be authentic and enduring, it must be built on the pillars of truth, justice,
love and freedom.
... Furthermore, in all education for peace, cultural differences ought surely
to be treated as a richness rather than a threat or danger.
"The family is the first school of peace and the parents the primary
educators for peace. ... In schools, colleges and universities, as young
people mature by relating, studying and working with others from different
religions and cultures, their
teachers and others responsible for their training have the noble task of
ensuring an education that respects and celebrates the innate dignity of all
human beings and promotes friendship, justice, peace and cooperation for
integral human development.
With spiritual and moral values as the bedrock of education, it becomes their
ethical imperative also to caution the students against ideologies that cause
discord and division.
"While States and individual leaders in the social, political and cultural
fields, generally have their own important roles to play in strengthening the
education of the young, religious leaders in particular, by reason of their
vocation to be
spiritual and moral leaders, must continue to inspire the young generation to
walk the path of peace and to become messengers of peace. Since all means of
communication greatly shape the way people think, feel and act, those involved
in these fields
must, to the utmost possible extent, contribute to promoting thoughts, words,
and works of peace. Indeed, young people themselves ought to live up to the
ideals they set for others, by employing their freedom responsibly and by
promoting cordial
relationships for a culture of peace".
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOLY SEE AND REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI
Vatican City, 8 November 2012 (VIS) - On 6 November, in the offices of the
presidency of the Republic of Burundi in Bujumbura, in the presence of the
Head of State Pierre Nkurunziza, the Holy See and the Republic of Burundi
signed a framework
agreement on "matters of common interest".
Signing for the Holy See as plenipotentiary was Archbishop Franco Coppola,
apostolic nuncio to that country, and signing on behalf of the Republic of
Burundi was Laurent Kavakure, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation.
The framework agreement, acknowledging the good relations that have
developed between the Holy See and Burundi over the last fifty years, defines
and guarantees the legal status of the Catholic Church and regulates a number
of areas, including
canonical marriage, places of worship, Catholic institutions of instruction
and education, the teaching of religion in schools, the Church's charitable
activities, pastoral care of the armed forces and in prisons and hospitals,
and the property and tax
regime.
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AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 8 November 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in
audience:
- Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, apostolic nuncio to Israel and Cyprus,
and apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.
- Archbishop Antonio Franco, apostolic nuncio.
- Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, apostolic nuncio.
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