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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - N° 8
DATE 11-01-2013
Summary:
- CARDINAL SANDRI: GUARANTEE PROFESSION OF FAITH FOR ALL
- IN MEMORIAM
- AUDIENCES
___________________________________________________________
CARDINAL SANDRI: GUARANTEE PROFESSION OF FAITH FOR ALL
Vatican City, 11 January 2013 (VIS) - Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the
Congregation for the Oriental Churches, during his visit to Egypt (6–11
January) to celebrate the Year of Faith with the local Church, met with those
responsible for
apostolic events in that country. Speaking to them in Cairo this past
Wednesday, 9 January, he said to the prelates and others present: "You are the
ones who have made yourselves personally available to serve the Church and you
have received the
ecclesial task of committing yourselves, in faithfulness and constructive
cooperation with pastors, so that the life of the Catholic community in Egypt
may know how to efficiently announce the Son of God through sacramental life,
catechesis, and
charity—especially in charitable aid, in education, and in the concrete
and daily service of our many brothers and sisters."
"Doubtlessly," he continued, "you are experiencing the desert of this very
difficult present situation. Perhaps we must guard against letting the desert
advance in our consciences and our hearts precisely while we are trying to
advance the Gospel. Do
not forget that the Son of God's intense days were preceded and followed by an
even more intense dialogue with the Father. … Let us also, dear
friends, pause at the oasis of Elim spoken of in the book of Exodus so that,
despite the serious
worries that the present holds for Christians in the Middle East and in your
own dear country, our faithfulness may be reinvigorated while embracing the
beauty of friendship with God."
Continuing, the cardinal recalled his meeting in Alexandria with the Egyptian
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, emphasizing the "primacy of charitable action in
benefit of the
children of this nation". He observed that the construction of the church in
Sharm el-Sheikh was "an exceptional example of Christian charity. Many
contributed generously: the area's ecclesial community, the Pontifical
Representation, and some
assistance agencies belonging to ROACO (Reunion of Organisations for Aid to
the Oriental Churches) of which the prefect of the Congregation for the
Oriental Churches is president."
"We cannot nor do we want to forget," he stressed, "Egypt's secular tradition:
the heights of religiousness and culture that it has know and which must be
confirmed in the present and the future: a culture ever open to the revelation
of God. …
Safeguarding and cultivating the faith in the cultural arena constitutes a
privileged part of our pastoral mission and, perhaps, collaboration between
the various centres that have for some time inspired the apostolic and
missionary activity of this
nation should be incentivized.
In conclusion, the cardinal entrusted the objectives of the Year of Faith,
called by the Holy Father on 11 October 2012, to those responsible for
apostolic events. "First of all, we are asked in grace to remain close to the
life of the church and to
participate directly in it so that we may grow in awareness of the gift we
have received increasing, above all, our personal and communal sacramental
life."
"In this way, we may share the Church's mission to all peoples. We are
expecting a renewed missionary impulse from the Year of Faith because
throughout the world the most diverse religions are meeting and facing one
another. And we are hoping for the
confirmation of the Church's presence in the world, with its due support and
the defence of Christians who are not granted religious freedom. The ability
to profess one's own creed must be guaranteed to everyone without exception,
and thus also to
Christians."
Finally, the third objective of the Year of Faith is "to knock at the hearts
of tired and indifferent Christians so that they might rediscover the joy of
Christ and return to Him in order to have true and eternal life."
Yesterday, Thursday, the cardinal inaugurated the church of Our Lady of Peace
in Sharm el-Sheikh. Cardinal Sandri's visit also had the purpose of
remembering the centennial of the founding of the Egyptian Sisters of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
bicentennial of the founding of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. The prelate also met with the Coptic Catholic
Patriarch of Alexandria, Cardinal Antonios Naguib, and with bishops in Egypt.
Likewise, in the sphere of
relations with the Orthodox Churches, Cardinal Sandri met with the head of the
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, His Beatitude Pope Theodore II, and the
new head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, His Holiness Pope
Tawadros II.
___________________________________________________________
IN MEMORIAM
Vatican City, 11 January 2013 (VIS) - The following prelates died recently:
- Bishop Maurice Paul Delorme, auxiliary emeritus of Lyon, France and titular
of Ottocium, on 27 December at the age of 93.
- Bishop Edward Thomas Hughes, emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA, on 25
December at the age of 92.
- Bishop Paul Khoarai, emeritus of Leribe, Lesotho, on 27 December at the age
of 79.
- Bishop Rudolf Muller, emeritus of Gorlitz, Germany, on 25 December at the
age of 81.
- Archbishop Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk, emeritus of Przemysl, Poland, on 29
December at the age of 94.
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 11 January 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
separate audiences:
- Renata Polverini, president of the Lazio region of Italy,
- Giovanni Alemanno, mayor of Rome, Italy, and
-Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of the papal basilica of St. Peter's in
the Vatican, vicar general of His Holiness for Vatican City, and president of
the Fabric of St. Peter's.
This afternoon, he is scheduled to receive officers and members of the Corps
of the Gendarmerie of Vatican City State in the Clementine Hall of the
Apostolic Palace.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - N° 8DATE 11-01-2013
Summary: - CARDINAL SANDRI: GUARANTEE
PROFESSION OF FAITH FOR ALL -
IN MEMORIAM - AUDIENCES
CARDINAL SANDRI: GUARANTEE PROFESSION OF FAITH FOR ALL
Vatican City, 11 January 2013 (VIS) - Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of
the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, during his visit to Egypt
(6–11 January) to celebrate the Year of Faith with the local Church, met
with those responsible for
apostolic events in that country. Speaking to them in Cairo this past
Wednesday, 9 January, he said to the prelates and others present: "You are the
ones who have made yourselves personally available to serve the Church and you
have received the
ecclesial task of committing yourselves, in faithfulness and constructive
cooperation with pastors, so that the life of the Catholic community in Egypt
may know how to efficiently announce the Son of God through sacramental life,
catechesis, and
charity—especially in charitable aid, in education, and in the concrete
and daily service of our many brothers and sisters."
"Doubtlessly," he continued, "you are experiencing the desert of this very
difficult present situation. Perhaps we must guard against letting the desert
advance in our consciences and our hearts precisely while we are trying to
advance the Gospel. Do
not forget that the Son of God's intense days were preceded and followed by an
even more intense dialogue with the Father. … Let us also, dear
friends, pause at the oasis of Elim spoken of in the book of Exodus so that,
despite the serious
worries that the present holds for Christians in the Middle East and in your
own dear country, our faithfulness may be reinvigorated while embracing the
beauty of friendship with God."
Continuing, the cardinal recalled his meeting in Alexandria with the
Egyptian Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Franciscan Missionary
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, emphasizing the "primacy of
charitable action in benefit of the
children of this nation". He observed that the construction of the church in
Sharm el-Sheikh was "an exceptional example of Christian charity. Many
contributed generously: the area's ecclesial community, the Pontifical
Representation, and some
assistance agencies belonging to ROACO (Reunion of Organisations for Aid to
the Oriental Churches) of which the prefect of the Congregation for the
Oriental Churches is president."
"We cannot nor do we want to forget," he stressed, "Egypt's secular
tradition: the heights of religiousness and culture that it has know and which
must be confirmed in the present and the future: a culture ever open to the
revelation of God. …
Safeguarding and cultivating the faith in the cultural arena constitutes a
privileged part of our pastoral mission and, perhaps, collaboration between
the various centres that have for some time inspired the apostolic and
missionary activity of this
nation should be incentivized.
In conclusion, the cardinal entrusted the objectives of the Year of Faith,
called by the Holy Father on 11 October 2012, to those responsible for
apostolic events. "First of all, we are asked in grace to remain close to the
life of the church and to
participate directly in it so that we may grow in awareness of the gift we
have received increasing, above all, our personal and communal sacramental
life."
"In this way, we may share the Church's mission to all peoples. We are
expecting a renewed missionary impulse from the Year of Faith because
throughout the world the most diverse religions are meeting and facing one
another. And we are hoping for the
confirmation of the Church's presence in the world, with its due support and
the defence of Christians who are not granted religious freedom. The ability
to profess one's own creed must be guaranteed to everyone without exception,
and thus also to
Christians."
Finally, the third objective of the Year of Faith is "to knock at the
hearts of tired and indifferent Christians so that they might rediscover the
joy of Christ and return to Him in order to have true and eternal life."
Yesterday, Thursday, the cardinal inaugurated the church of Our Lady of
Peace in Sharm el-Sheikh. Cardinal Sandri's visit also had the purpose of
remembering the centennial of the founding of the Egyptian Sisters of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
bicentennial of the founding of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. The prelate also met with the Coptic Catholic
Patriarch of Alexandria, Cardinal Antonios Naguib, and with bishops in Egypt.
Likewise, in the sphere of
relations with the Orthodox Churches, Cardinal Sandri met with the head of the
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, His Beatitude Pope Theodore II, and the
new head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, His Holiness Pope
Tawadros II.
Vatican City, 11 January 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
separate audiences:
- Renata Polverini, president of the Lazio region of Italy,
- Giovanni Alemanno, mayor of Rome, Italy, and
-Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of the papal basilica of St. Peter's
in the Vatican, vicar general of His Holiness for Vatican City, and president
of the Fabric of St. Peter's.
This afternoon, he is scheduled to receive officers and members of the
Corps of the Gendarmerie of Vatican City State in the Clementine Hall of the
Apostolic Palace.
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
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/italinde.php
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