SUMMARY:
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THE POPE RECEIVES THE PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND: INTERCULTURAL AND
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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HOLY FATHER'S CALENDAR FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 2013
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AUDIENCES
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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THE
POPE RECEIVES THE PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND: INTERCULTURAL AND
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Vatican
City, 12 September 2013 (VIS) – This morning in the Vatican
Apostolic Palace the Holy Father Francis received in audience the
Prime Minister of Thailand, Her Excellency Mrs Yingluck Shinawatra.
The Head of Government then 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
colloquial discussions made reference to the good relations between
Thailand and the Holy See, as well as the mutual understanding and
co-operation between the Church and the State, especially in the
fields of education and social welfare.
The
Parties went on to discuss various matters of current international
interest and the political situation in Asia, focusing in particular
on the importance of intercultural and interreligious dialogue for
the promotion of human rights, peace and justice throughout the
region.
HOLY
FATHER'S CALENDAR FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 2013
Vatican
City, 12 September 2013 (VIS) – The Office of Liturgical
Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has published the following
calendar of liturgical celebrations over which the Holy Father will
preside from September to November:
SEPTEMBER
Sunday,
22: Pastoral visit to Cagliari and to the Shrine of Our Lady of
Bonaria.
Sunday,
29: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. At 10.30 a.m., Holy Mass in
St. Peter's Square, on the occasion of the Day for Catechists.
Monday,
30: At 10 a.m., Consistory Hall, Ordinary Public Consistory on
several causes of canonisation.
OCTOBER
Friday
4: Pastoral visit to Assisi.
Saturday
12: 5 p.m., Marian prayer in St. Peter's Square.
Sunday
13: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. At 10.30 a.m., Holy Mass
in St. Peter's Square, on the occasion of the Marian Day.
Sunday
27: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. At 10.30 a.m., Holy Mass in
St. Peter's Square, on the occasion of the Family Day.
NOVEMBER
Friday
1: Solemnity of All Saints. At 4 p.m. Holy Mass at the Cemetery of
Verano.
Saturday
2: All Souls Day. At 6 p.m. in the Vatican Grottoes, a moment of
prayer for deceased Supreme Pontiffs.
Monday
4: At 11.30 a.m. in the altar of the Cathedra in the Papal Chapel of
the Vatican Basilica, Mass for the souls of cardinals and bishops who
died during the year.
Sunday
24: Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe; at
10.30 a.m., in the Papal Chapel, St. Peter's Square, closing of the
Year of Faith.
AUDIENCES
Vatican
City, 12 September 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
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Cardinal Manuel Monteiro De Castro, major penitentiary of the
Apostolic Penitentiary.
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Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.
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Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the Organisation of
American States, with his wife and entourage.
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Cardinal Giuseppe Betori, archbishop of Florence, Italy.
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Eduardo Delgrado Bermudez, ambassador of Cuba to the Holy See, on his
farewell visit.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 12 September 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed
Bishop Christopher Charles Prowse as archbishop of Canberra and
Goulburn (area 88,000, population 620,000, Catholics 176,500, priests
121, permanent deacons 7, religious 203), Australia. Bishop Prowse,
previously bishop of Sale, Australia, was born in East Melbourne,
Australia in 1953, was ordained to the priesthood in 1980, and
received episcopal ordination in 2003.
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