SUMMARY:
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PROGRAMME OF THE POPE'S TRIP TO LAMPEDUSA
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DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE IOR RESIGN
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AUDIENCES
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PROGRAMME
OF THE POPE'S TRIP TO LAMPEDUSA
Vatican
City, 2 July 2013 (VIS) – The programme of Pope Francis' trip to
Lampedusa on Monday 8 July was announced today.
The
Holy Father will depart from Rome's Ciampino military airport at 8.00
a.m., landing at Lampedusa airport at 9.15 a.m., where he will be
welcomed by Archbishop Francesco Montenegro of Agrigento and
Giuseppina Nicolini, mayor of Lampedusa. The Holy Father will then go
on by car to Cala Pisana, where he will board a boat in order to
reach Lampedusa by sea. He will be accompanied by fisherman in their
boats, and will commit a wreath to the sea in memory of those who
lost their lives in the shipwreck. He will arrive at the port of
Punta Favarolo at 9.30 a.m., where he will greet the groups of
immigrants awaiting him at the dock.
He
will then go on to the “Arena” sports camp in the Salina quarter,
where he will celebrate Mass at 10.00 a.m. At 11.30 a.m., following
the celebration of the Eucharist, the Pope will continue by car to
the parish of San Gerlando, where he will make a brief stop. He will
leave the parish at 12.30 p.m. and will be transported to Lampedusa
airport by car. At 12.45 p.m. the papal aeroplane will depart from
Rome, where it is expected to land at Ciampino airport at 1.45 p.m.
The Holy Father will return immediately to Vatican City.
DIRECTOR
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE IOR RESIGN
Vatican
City, 2 July 2013 (VIS) – A communique was issued in English by the
Holy See Press Office late yesterday afternoon, the full text of
which is given below:
“IOR-Director
Comm. Paolo Cipriani and Deputy Director Dott. Massimo Tulli have
offered their resignations from their current positions. After many
years of service both have decided that this decision would be in the
best interest of the Institute and the Holy See. The Oversight
Council and the Commission of Cardinals have accepted their
resignations and asked President Ernst von Freyberg to assume the
functions of the General Director ad interim with immediate effect.
The Vatican regulator AIF has been informed accordingly. The Special
Commission appointed on June 26 2013 has acknowledged the decision.
“Ernst
von Freyberg will be supported by Rolando Marranci as acting Deputy
Director and Antonio Montaresi in the newly created position as
acting Chief Risk Officer with the remit of overseeing compliance and
special projects. Previously Rolando Marranci served as Chief
Operating Officer at a leading Italian bank in London. Antonio
Montaresi has served as Chief Risk and Chief Compliance Officer with
various banks in the US.
“'In
the name of the Oversight Council I thank Mr. Cipriani and Mr. Tulli
for their personal dedication over the past years,' said President
Ernst von Freyberg. 'I welcome Rolando Marranci and Antonio Montaresi
as outstanding professionals,' he said. 'Since 2010 the IOR and its
management have been working hard to bring structures and processes
in line with international standards for anti-money laundering. While
we are grateful for what has been achieved, it is clear today that we
need new leadership to increase the pace of this transformation
process. Our progress is in no small measure due to the continued
support from the governing bodies of the Institute and its
personnel.'
“The
Oversight Council has also initiated a selection process with the aim
of appointing a new General Director and Deputy Director in the near
future.
“Elizabeth
McCaul, Partner-in-charge of the New York Office and Chief Executive
Officer of Promontory Europe and Raffaele Cosimo, Chief Operating
Officer of Promontory Europe were mandated this past May by the
President of the Oversight Council to strengthen the Institute’s
anti-money laundering program in seven work streams including
conducting a forensic review and screening its client relationships.
Mr von Freyberg has also asked Elizabeth McCaul and Raffaele Cosimo
to serve as Senior Advisors to support the management. Previously,
Ms. McCaul served as New York Superintendent of Banks and is
considered a leader in regulatory circles. Mr. Cosimo is an expert in
bank governance and operations.”
About
the IOR
“The
'Istituto per le Opere di Religione' (IOR) is an institute founded in
1942 by Papal Decree. The IOR’s purpose is to serve the Holy See
and in the Catholic Church throughout the world, as set out in its
Statutes. The IOR safeguards the assets of a clearly defined group of
legal and natural persons that have an affiliation to the Catholic
Church defined by Canonical or Vatican Law. A Cardinals’
Commission, a Prelate, an Oversight Council and a Directorate
constitute the IOR’s corporate governance structure. The IOR, which
has 114 employees, is exclusively situated on the sovereign territory
of the Vatican City State.”
AUDIENCES
Vatican
City, 2 July 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
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Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the
Oriental Churches
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Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
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