SUMMARY:
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THE POPE RECEIVES THE PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE
GRENADINES
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EDUCATING IN INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
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PRAYER INITIATIVES IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT SYNOD OF BISHOPS
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CONSULTANTS TO IMPROVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IN THE HOLY SEE
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AUDIENCES
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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THE
POPE RECEIVES THE PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Vatican
City, 19 December 2013 (VIS) - This morning in the Vatican Apostolic
Palace Pope Francis received in audience the prime minister of Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Everard Gonsalves, who subsequently
went on to meet with the secretary of State, Archbishop Pietro
Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for
Relations with States.
The
colloquial discussions focused on matters of common interest such as
the defence of life and the family, education and interreligious
dialogue.
Finally,
mention was made of various issues regarding the countries in the
area and collaboration within the ambit of regional organisations.
EDUCATING
IN INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Vatican
City, 19 December 2013 (VIS) - “Educating in intercultural dialogue
in the Catholic school. Living together for a civilisation of love”
is the title of a document from the Congregation for Catholic
Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions), presented
this morning in the Holy See Press Office. Speakers in the press
conference were Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski and Archbishop Vincenzo
Zani, respectively prefect and secretary of the dicastery, and
Professor Itali Fiorin, of the LUMSA University, Rome.
“A
child, a teacher, a book, and a pen can change the world. Education
is the only solution” said Cardinal Grocholewski, quoting Malala
Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl injured by the Taliban for
attending school, along with other girls. He mentioned that,
according to data provided by UNICEF in 2013, over 70 million
children worldwide do not go to school, that 75% of students in the
poorest countries may attend lessons for two or three years without
learning to read or write, and that around 1.7 million teachers are
needed to meet the aim of a qualified primary education at a global
level.
The
Congregation for Catholic Education shares the concerns of the
international community, convinced of the pivotal role of education
for the future of humanity, peace, sustainable development and the
dignity of populations, and throughout the years has contributed to
deepening the understanding of various issues, which have
subsequently found expression in the documents offered to the local
Churches, the Religious Congregations of an educational charism, and
to other entities and associations in the sector”.
This
time the theme under consideration, educating in intercultural
dialogue, is very current, if not new. “The male and female
religious congregations know a lot about this”, observed Cardinal
Grocholewski; “for years they have worked in multicultural and
multi-religious contexts, with laudable experience of education and
training. However, today the significant phenomenon of migration has
globalised multi-culturalism and multi-religious co-existence, with
the consequent need for adequate cultural education. In such a
context, the Catholic school is called to provide younger generations
with the necessary elements to develop an intercultural vision of
living together”.
The
document is intended primarily for parents, “naturally the first
responsible for the education of their children”, as well as the
“entities representing the family and schools and those occupied
with education in the pastoral field. “Given its vastness, it was
decided to present the issue of education in intercultural dialogue
within a broader context. For this reason it was extended, for
example, to reflection on the relationship between culture and
religion, Catholic religion and other religions; space was given for
the presentation of the theological foundations and to the identity
of the Catholic school and educational community is based on Christ.
This identity is supported by the teaching of the Catholic religion,
which connects well with respect for personal freedom, as well as the
continuing professional education of administrators and teachers. The
key world that draws together all the aspects considered in the
document is “dialogue”. Dialogue is fervently promoted by Pope
Francis as the attitude with which the Church must face every
situation in today's world. … And for the Catholic school to fulfil
a constructive role, it must not weaken its identity, but instead
must strengthen it, and must certainly not allow its mission to be
separated from evangelisation”.
The
final aim of education in intercultural dialogue”, the cardinal
concluded, “is the construction of a civilisation based on love.
The civilisation of love, for Christians, does nto mean a vague
solidarity, but rather an expression of Christ's charity. This is the
service through which Catholic schools, which always strive to join
their work of education with the explicit proclamation of the Gospel,
are a most valuable resource for the evangelisation of culture, even
in those countries and cities where hostile situations challenge us
to greater creativity in our search for suitable methods”.
Archbishop
Zani explained that in the drafting of the document, numerous
entities, religious institutes and dioceses were consulted in order
to gather concrete experience of education in intercultural dialogue
promoted by Catholic institutions in various parts of the world. For
example, the educational approaches taken in Africa, Amazonia and
Peru “include a dimension of assistance to development, and several
initiatives are directed at girls, who are often more easily excluded
from the school system”. The archbishop also went on to mention the
experience of 'Schools for Europe', initiated in Bosnia and
Herzegovina in 1995, following the war in the Balkans, where the
diocese of Sarajevo had decided to open a Catholic school to welcome
children of diverse ethnic origins and religious beliefs. This
'multi-ethnic' school project was reproduced throughout the country
and contributed to the reconstruction of unity in society by means of
the development of a peaceful mentality and a rounded education that
includes knowledge of religious heritage and education in values”.
In
the Middle East, too, “Forty-five Catholic schools of the Latin
Patriarchate, not allowing themselves to be discouraged by bombs and
violence, carry out patient and tireless work with students of
various nations and religions, who learn about one another and
discover how to build relationships of respect and friendship”.
“Each
of these experiences enables us to understand, in a concrete way, how
diversity of religion, language and tradition can be treated with
care and respect, with true evangelical charity, and become an
authentic asset for every group and individual. In each of these
schools we see an approach which enables each person to contribute
his or her own gifts in the construction of 'bridges of understanding
and peace' and a destiny based on love as an ideal to be achieved”.
PRAYER
INITIATIVES IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT SYNOD OF BISHOPS
Vatican
City, 19 December 2013 (VIS) – In view of the forthcoming
Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will
focus on the theme “The pastoral challenges of the family in the
context of evangelisation”, some prayer initiatives have been
indicated.
On
Sunday, 22 December, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia will preside over the
Holy Mass at the Basilica of the "Sagrada Familia" in
Barcelona, and on Sunday, 29 December, Feast of the Holy Family, at
the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, the Secretary General
of the Synod, Bishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, will celebrate Mass with the
aforementioned prayer intention. On the same day, in the Sanctuary of
the Holy House of Loreto, the Pontifical Delegate Archbishop Giovanni
Tonucci will celebrate Mass with the same intention.
On
Sunday, 29 December, at the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father will
deliver a special prayer he has composed for the family; the
Basilicas of Loreto and Nazareth will be connected via live
television.
CONSULTANTS
TO IMPROVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IN THE HOLY SEE
Vatican
City, 19 December 2013 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office today
published the following communiqué:
“On
18 December, upon an initiative of the Pontifical Commission for
Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative
Structure of the Holy See, following a formal bidding and selection
procedure, an advisory role has been entrusted to McKinsey &
Company for the development – in close collaboration with the heads
of the relevant offices – of an integrated plan to render the
organisation of means of communication within the Holy See more
functional, effective and modern.
The
consultancy project will aim to provide the Commission with the
information needed to make appropriate recommendations to the Holy
Father.
At
the same time, in collaboration with the Pontifical Commission for
Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative
Structure of the Holy See, the necessary action is being taken to
align the accounting procedures of all agencies of the Holy See with
international standards.
Collaboration
on this project has been entrusted, following a bidding and selection
process, to the KPMG international network.”
AUDIENCES
Vatican
City, 19 December 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
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Archbishop Adriano Bernardini, apostolic nuncio to Italy and the
Republic of San Marino.
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Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza, apostolic nuncio to Haiti.
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Fr. Edmund Power, O.S.B., Abbot of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, Rome.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 19 December 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father:
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appointed Msgr. Gabriele as bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere (area
1,393, population 756,000, Catholics 682,000, priests 46, permanent
deacons 15, religious 86), Argentina. The bishop-elect was born in
Moron, Argentina in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 1989. He holds
a licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical Catholic University,
Argentina. He has served in a number of pastoral and administrative
roles, including vicar in the parishes of “San Judas Tadeo” and
“San Francisco de Asis”, parish administrator and subsequently
priest of “Cristo del Perdon”, secretary of the Episcopal
Vicariate of Youth, chancellor of the diocesan Curia and the
presbyteral council, instructor of the diocesan Judicial Commission
and the Commission for priestly causes, director of the diaconal
school and head of formation of permanent deacons, vice president of
Caritas in the diocese, pro-vicar general, vicar general and
moderator of the Curia. He is also professor of canon law at the
Pontifical Catholic University, Argentina. He succeeds Bishop Juan
Horacio Suarez, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
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appointed Msgr. Jean-Marc Aveline as auxiliary of the archdiocese of
Marseille (area 650, population 1,042,000, Catholics 711,000, priests
298, permanent deacons 26, religious 728), France. The bishop-elect
was born in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria in 1958 and was ordained a priest
in 1984. He holds a licentiate in theology from the Institut
Catholique, Paris, a licentiate in philosophy from the University of
Paris I and IV Sorbonne, and a doctorate in theology. He has served
in a number of pastoral and academic roles, including professor of
theology and director of studies in the interdiocesan seminary of
Marseille, founder and director of the Institut de sciences e des
religions in (ISTR) Marseille, head of the diocesan service for
vocations and diocesan delegate for seminarians, director of the
Institut Saint-Jean, later the Institut Catholique de la
Mediterranee, and Episcopal Vicar responsible for formation. Since
2007 he has been the vicar general of Marseille. He is also the
founder and chief editor of the magazin “Chemins de dialogue”,
and member of the editorial boards of “Editions de l'Atelier' and
“Recherches de sciences religieuses”. He has also served as
consultor for the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
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confirmed Cardinal Angelo Amato “donec aliter provideatur” in the
role of prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints;
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confirmed Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci as secretary of the same
dicastery;
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confirmed the following as members of the same dicastery: Cardinal
Jean-Claude Turcotte, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Cardinal
Ennio Antonelli, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Cardinal Antonio
Canizares Llovera, Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, Cardinal Angelo
Comastri, Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, Cardinal Francesco Monterisi,
Cardinal Kurt Koch, Cardinal Paolo Sardi, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis,
Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello,
Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, Cardinal James Michael Harvey,
Archbishop Felix del Blanco Prieto, Archbishop Fabio Berardo
D'Onorio, Archbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto, Archbishop Salvatore
Fisichella, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, Archbishop Renato Boccardo,
Bishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli, Bishop Marcello Semeraro, Bishop Lino
Fumagalli, Bishop Paolino Schiavon, Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz, Bishop
Gianfranco Girotti, Bishop Ambrogio Spreafico, Bishop Raffaello
Martinelli;
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confirmed the following as Consultors of the same dicastery: Bishop
Sergio Pagano, Bishop Joaquin Alonso Pacheco, Rev. Francesco Asti,
Rev. Nicola Bux, Rev. Alfonso C. Chacon Oreja, Msgr. Lorenzo
Dattrino, Rev. Miguel De Salis Amaral, Rev. Antonio Escudero Cabello,
S.D.B., Fr. Maurizio Pietro Faggioni, O.F.M., Msgr. Jair Ferreira
Pena, Rev. Jesús Manuel García Gutiérrez, S.D.B., Fr. Wojciech
Giertych, O.P., Fr. François-Marie Léthel, O.C.D., Fr. Mieczys_aw
Lubomirski, S.J., Fr. Sabatino Majorano, C.SS.R., Fr. Germano Marani,
S.J., Msgr. Guido Mazzotta, Rev. Aimable Musoni, S.D.B., Fr. Stéphane
Oppes, O.F.M., Fr. Adam Owczarski, C.SS.R., Msgr. Mario Pangallo, Fr.
Szczepan T. Pralkiewicz, O.C.D., Fr. Marek Adam Rostkowski, O.M.I.,
Fr. Felice Ruffini, M.I., Msgr. Erich Schmid, Fr. Zbigniew Suchecki,
O.F.M. Conv.; Fr. Damian Jan Synowiec, O.F.M. Conv., Fr. Mihály
Szentmártoni, S.J., Msgr. Francesco Maria Tasciotti; Fr. Angelo
Giuseppe Urru, O.P., Rev. Filippo Urso; Fr. Alberto Valentini,
S.M.M., Fr. Adam Wolanin, S.J., Fr. Alfonso Amarante, C.SS.R., Sister
Albarosa Ines Bassani, S.D.V.I., Professor Pietro Borzomati, Fr.
Marcel Chappin, S.J., Msgr. Luis Manuel Cuña Ramos, Fr. Fidel
González Fernández, M.C.C.J., Johan Ickx; Msgr. Wilhelm Imkamp, Fr.
Gabriele Ingegneri, O.F.M. Cap., Fr. Marek Inglot, S.J., Fr. Carlo
Longo, O.P., Sister Grazia Loparco, F.M.A., Christoph Ludwig, Fr.
Luigi Nuovo, C.M., Professor Ulderico Parente, Gaetano Passarelli,
Professor Francesco Ricciardi Celsi, Rev. Giorgio Rossi, S.D.B. and
Msgr. Mario Sensi.
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