SUMMARY:
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POPE FRANCIS' AUDIENCE WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
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FRANCIS CONGRATULATES THE NEW SYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH
AND ALL THE EAST
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THE POPE TO OFFER THE FAITHFUL A POCKET GOSPEL TO THE FAITHFUL AT THE
NEXT SUNDAY ANGELUS
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WORKING FOR THE INCLUSION OF GYPSIES
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POLICE AND CHURCH UNITE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON WORLD YOUTH DAY
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CARDINAL ORANI JOAO TEMPESTA TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS TITULAR CHURCH
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AUDIENCES
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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POPE
FRANCIS' AUDIENCE WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) – Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of
the United Kingdom, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in the Vatican yesterday, following their
visit to the Quirinal Palace, at around 3.20 p.m.
They
were greeted in Piazzetta John Paul II (between the Paul VI Hall and
the Palazzo della Canonica) by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro
Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for
Relations with States and Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under secretary
for Relations with States. They were awaited inside the room by
Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, archbishop emeritus of Westminster.
The
Holy Father received Her Majesty the King and the Duke of Edinburgh
in his study next to the Paul VI Hall for a private meeting, which
lasted around twenty minutes. This was followed by greetings with the
entourage and an exchange of gifts in the adjacent room. The gift
offered to the Pope by Her Majesty was a large basket of food
products (jams, drinks etc) produced on the various royal estates.
The Pope gave Her Majesty a facsimile of a valuable document
conserved in the Vatican, by which the cult of St. Edward the
Confessor, an ancestor of the British royal family and founder of
Westminster Abbey, where he is buried) was extended to the universal
Church in 1679, by Pope Innocent XI. The Pope also gave an ornament
composed of a lapis lazuli sphere topped with a silver cross of St.
Edward, for the Queen's great-grandson, Prince George of Cambridge.
He gave a triptych of pontifical medals to the Duke of Edinburgh.
The
royal entourage left the Vatican shortly before 4 p.m.
FRANCIS
CONGRATULATES THE NEW SYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH AND ALL
THE EAST
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has sent a message to
Ignatius Aphrem II, the new Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and
all the East, congratulating him on his election. Pope Francis
expresses his joy at receiving this news and prays that His Holiness
“may be a spiritual father for your people and an untiring builder
of peace and justice, serving the common good and the good of the
entire Middle East in today's difficult circumstances”.
“It
is important for all Christians to bear witness to the love and
fellowship that binds us together, mindful of the prayer offered by
our Lord at the Last Supper: that all may be one, so that the world
may believe”. The Pope gives thanks to the Lord “for the bonds of
fraternity between the Catholic Church and the Syrian Orthodox
Church”, and prays “that our continuing friendship and dialogue
may be further developed and deepened. May our heavenly Father fill
Your Holiness with peace and strength for the noble task that awaits
you”.
THE
POPE TO OFFER THE FAITHFUL A POCKET GOSPEL AT THE NEXT SUNDAY ANGELUS
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) – During the Sunday Angelus, and on
various other occasions, Pope Francis has urged the faithful to carry
a pocket-sized book of the Gospels and to read it often to meditate
on Jesus' words and deeds, especially those referred to in the day's
liturgy, on which Pope Francis himself has commented.
To
help put this suggestion into practice, and communicating a clear
message, next Sunday during the Angelus in St. Peter's Square,
several thousand pocket-sized copies of the Gospel will be
distributed free as a gift to the faithful at the behest of the Pope.
The
initiative, similar to the distribution of the “Misericordinas”
some months ago, will be implemented by the Almoner of His Holiness,
with the collaboration of a number of volunteers: 150 scouts,
seminarians from the Roman Seminary, the Sisters of Mother Teresa and
other religious, and individuals. Indeed, it is the role of the
Almoner to distribute charity, not only material but also spiritual,
on behalf of the Pope.
The
book, printed by the Vatican Typography (in a special edition for
this occasion, which will not be available for sale), contains the
four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, and begins with the Pope's
words from the Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium”: “The
joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter
Jesus”. On the inner cover leaf there are instructions on how to
recite the “chaplet of Mercy” and it ends, on the inner back
cover, with Blessed Cardinal John H. Newman's prayer: “Dear
Jesus...”, that Mother Teresa advised her nuns to recite every day.
WORKING
FOR THE INCLUSION OF GYPSIES
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) – Published below are extracts from the
message sent by Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the
Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant
Peoples to the members of the International Catholic Committee for
Gypsies (CCIT), who will meet in Cavallino-Treporti, Italy from 4 to
6 April.
In
our globalised world, in fact, walls continue to be built that divide
the peoples of the same continent, people from the same country or
the same city”, he writes. “Also among the European countries,
some are still negatively influenced in their political choices
regarding the Roma to whom you are close in your respective pastoral
commitments. … The challenge you face with evangelical courage in
your pastoral activities demonstrates that to tear down walls, one
must begin in the heart, the first space where another is included,
and as long as hearts are not open, it will not be easy to achieve an
inclusive society. So this moment of reflection offers you the
opportunity to put your energies together to create a social dynamic
in which the different cultures can live together”.
“The
Gypsies need the humanity of the society in which they live in order
to feel like members of the human family and benefit from the rights
enjoyed by the other members of the community in respect for their
dignity and identity. … There is a need for tenacious, patient work
on everyone's part. The Church can be of inspiration and make the
efforts converge into a common commitment in order to face the
dilemmas at the basis of the Roma's human difficulties. … The
document 'Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Gypsies' continues
to be a fundamental reference for you and you should use it as well
as possible for your service in the midst of this People because it
offers important guidelines that are the fruit of common work”.
“The
Roma have the right to be recognised at least as ethnic minorities in
the countries where they live since they are the largest minority in
the European Union”. He concludes, “The Church has the task to
bring Jesus' Gospel in their midst but also to support their dream of
integration which passes through education, health, work and housing,
and all of this in collaboration with people of good will”.
POLICE
AND CHURCH UNITE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) – The second international conference on
“Combating Human Trafficking: Church and law enforcement in
partnership” will take place on 9 and 10 April in the Academy of
Sciences in the Vatican.
The
event is being organised by the Bishops' Conference of England and
Wales and is chaired by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of
Westminster. There will be an audience with Pope Francis at the close
of the conference, where the Holy Father will meet with victims and
police chiefs.
From
listening to the voices of the victims, who will also be represented
at the conference and able to tell their stories to all delegates
from both law enforcement agencies and the Church, the Conference
aims to bring police chiefs together so they can build an effective
network to combat trafficking and work collaboratively with the
Church. Closer collaboration will also enable joint investigations
between law enforcement agencies, enabling a more co-ordinated
international approach to rid the world of the scourge of its second
most profitable crime.
INTERNATIONAL
MEETING ON WORLD YOUTH DAY
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) – The heads of youth pastoral care from
all over the world will meet in Rome, invited by the Pontifical
Council for the Laity, from 10 to 13 April. It will be the first
international meeting linked to the Krakow World Youth Day, and will
offer an opportunity for checks and review for the organisers of the
event. The meeting will be attended by 250 delegates from the
Episcopal conferences of around 90 countries and 45 Catholic
communities, associations and youth movements, as well as all the
local organisational committees for Rio de Janeiro 2013 and Krakow
2016.
The
work of the congress will begin on Thursday 10 April with an
introductory greeting from Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the
Pontifical Council for the Laity. The entire day will be dedicated to
a review of the Rio de Janeiro World Youth Day in 2013, “a
celebration of faith and fraternity”. “Towards Krakow 2016”
will be the theme of Friday 11 April: it will be introduced by
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, archbishop of Krakow. Saturday 12 April
will offer the opportunity for joint reflection on the theme “World
Youth Days and their integration in ordinary youth pastoral”. On
Sunday 13 April, Palm Sunday, the delegates will attend a Holy Mass
celebrated by the Holy Father in St. Peter's Square, with the
diocesan celebration of the 29th World Youth Day.
CARDINAL
ORANI JOAO TEMPESTA TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS TITULAR CHURCH
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of
the Supreme Pontiff today announced that on Saturday, 12 April, at
6.30 a.m., Cardinal Orani Joao Tempesta, archbishop of San Sebastian
de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will take possession of the title of St.
Mary Mother of Providence in Monte Verde (Via di Donna Olimpia, 35).
AUDIENCES
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
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Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic nuncio in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
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Msgr. Erwin Krautler, prelate of Xingu, Brazil.
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Nine prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Tanzania, on their “ad
limina†visit:
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Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga of Dodoma;
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Bishop Salutaris Melchior Libena of Ifakara;
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Bishop Agapiti Ndorobo of Mahenge;
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Bishop Telesphor Mkude of Morogoro;
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Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp., of Zanzibar;
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Archbishop Paul R. Ruzoka of Tabora, apostolic administrator of
Kigoma;
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Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, O.S.S., of Kahama;
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Bishop Damian Kyaruzi of Sumbawanga, apostolic administrator of
Mpanda;
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Bishop Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa, auxiliary of Dar-es-Salaam.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
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appointed Bishop Michel Aupetit, auxiliary of the archdiocese of
Paris, as bishop of Nanterre (area 175, population 1,568,000,
Catholics 940,000, priests 332, permanent deacons 48, religious 637),
France.
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appointed Fr. Stefan Oster, S.D.B., as bishop of Passau (area 5,442,
population 546,430, Catholics 486,195, priests 383, permanent deacons
38, religious 772), Germany. The bishop-elect was born in 1965 in
Amberg Germany, gave his perpetual vows in 1999, and was ordained a
priest in 2001. He obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the
University of Augsburg in 2003 has served in a number of academic
roles, including professor of philosophy in the University of
Augsburg faculty of theology, professor of philosophy at the Salesian
High School in Benediktbeuern, and ordinary professor of dogmatics
and history of dogma at the Salesian High School in Benediktbeuern.
He is a member of the Commission for Vocations of the German Bishops'
Conference.
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appointed Rev. Pierre-Yves Michel as bishop of Valence (area 6,522,
population 492,508, Catholics 287,000, priests 175, permanent deacons
33, religious 347), France. The bishop-elect was born in 1960 in
Roanne, France and was ordained a priest in 1991. He holds a
"Maitrise" in theology from the university seminary of
Lyon and a diploma from the faculty of theology of the Institut
Catholique, Paris. He has served in a number of pastoral roles in the
archdiocese of Lyon, including vicar of the parish "Saint-Joseph
des Brotteaux"; chaplain of the Vendome-Bellcombe College;
episcopal delegate for catechesis and for youth pastoral; episcopal
vicar for catechesis and the catechumenate; secretary of the
episcopal council; priest of the "Saint-Priest" parish
and member of the college of consultors and the presbyteral council.
He is currently vicar general and moderator of the curia.
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