SUMMARY:
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THE POPE RECEIVES THE PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO
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POPE FRANCIS: WITHOUT WORK, HUMAN DIGNITY IS WOUNDED
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AGREEMENT TO DIGITISE 82,000 MANUSCRIPTS IN THE VATICAN APOSTOLIC
LIBRARY
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CARDINAL ANTONELLI, POPE'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF MONTECASSINO
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FRANCIS TO FATHERS: BE LIKE ST. JOSEPH, WALK ALONGSIDE YOUR CHILDREN
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AUDIENCES
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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THE
POPE RECEIVES THE PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO
Vatican
City, 20 March 2014 (VIS) – This morning in the Apostolic Palace
the Holy Father Francis received in audience Filip Vujanovi?,
president of the Republic of Montenegro, who subsequently went on to
meet with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by
Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States.
During
the cordial discussions, satisfaction was expressed with regard to
the good bilateral relations, further reinforced by the Basic
Agreement which promotes collaboration between the Church and the
State for the common good of society. Mention was then made of
various themes of common interest, focusing on the principal regional
questions and Montenegro’s progress towards integration in European
and Euro-Atlantic institutions.
POPE
FRANCIS: WITHOUT WORK, HUMAN DIGNITY IS WOUNDED
Vatican
City, 20 March 2014 (VIS) – Today Pope Francis again emphasised the
primary importance of work and the need for creativity and solidarity
to face the economic crisis, receiving in audience the employees and
managers of the Italian “Acciaierie di Terni” steelworks,
accompanied by the bishop of the diocese and a group of faithful, to
commemorate the 130th anniversary of the company's foundation.
“It
is necessary to reaffirm that employment is necessary for society,
for families and for individuals”, said the Pope. “Its primary
value is the good of the human person, as it allows the individual to
be fully realised as such, with his or her attitudes and
intellectual, creative and manual capacities. Therefore, it follows
that work has not only the economic objective of profit, but above
all a purpose that regards man and his dignity. And if there is no
work, this dignity is wounded! Indeed, the unemployed and
underemployed risk being relegated to the margins of society,
becoming victims of social exclusion”.
“What
can we say, when faced with the very serious problem of unemployment
that affects various European countries?”, he asked. “It is the
consequence of an economic system that is no longer able to create
work, because it has placed at its centre the idol of money.
Therefore, the various political, social and economic actors are
called upon to promote a different approach, based on justice and
solidarity, to ensure the possibility of dignified work for all. Work
is an asset for all, and must be available to all. Phases of serious
difficulties and unemployment must be faced with the tools of
creativity and solidarity. The creativity of courageous
businesspeople and craftspeople, who look to the future with trust
and hope. And solidarity between all the elements of society, who all
give something up, adopting a more sober lifestyle, to help those in
need”.
“This
great challenge requires the involvement of the Christian community
as a whole”, concluded the Pope. “The first challenge is to
revive the roots of faith and of our adhesion to Jesus Christ. This
is the inspiring principle in the choices of a Christian: faith.
Faith moves mountains! Christian faith is able to enrich society
through the concrete element of brotherhood it embodies. … Never
cease to hope for a better future. Do not let yourselves be trapped
in the vortex of pessimism! If everyone does his part, if we all put
the human person and his dignity at the centre, and if we consolidate
an attitude of solidarity and fraternal sharing, inspired by the
Gospel, we can emerge from the swamp of this difficult and burdensome
period of economic turmoil”.
AGREEMENT
TO DIGITISE 82,000 MANUSCRIPTS IN THE VATICAN APOSTOLIC LIBRARY
Vatican
City, 20 March 2014 (VIS) – This morning in the Holy See Press
Office a press conference was held to present the agreement signed by
NTT Data and the Vatican Apostolic Library for the plan to digitally
archive 82,000 manuscripts. The speakers were: Archbishop Jean-Louis
Brugues, O.P., archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church,
Msgr. Cesare Pasini, prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library, and
Toshio Iwamoto and Patrizio Mapelli, presidents and CEOs of the NTT
Data Corporation and the NTT Data EMEA respectively. NTT Data is a
technological services provider known throughout the world for its
expertise in the field of IT and communications structures.
“With
this project, the Library consolidates one of its many relationships
with institutions in various regions of the world, in the light of
its overall policy, its aims and its objectives”, explained
Archbishop Brugues. “It does so through is manuscripts, which are a
sign of the universality of culture: the manuscripts which will be
digitally archived range from pre-Columbian America to the Chinese
and Japanese Far East, encompassing all the cultures and languages
that have inspired European culture. The humanistic mission that
characterises the Library opens it to all that is human, including
mankind's various 'cultural peripheries'; and with this humanistic
spirit it seeks to conserve and make available the immense treasure
of humanity that has been entrusted to it. For this reason, the
Library will digitise it and make it available on the web”.
The
project consists of an initial four-year phase during which three
thousand manuscripts will be digitised, which may be extended into a
second phase to include the 82,000 volumes – more than 40 million
pages – of manuscripts preserved in the Library and dating from
between the second and twentieth centuries.
“All
manuscipts digitised through this operation will be released on the
Vatican Apostolic Library's website as high-definition data. As a
result, numerous researchers in the fields of academia and in various
fields of knowledge will be able to interpret the valuable
manuscripts, to which access had long been restricted, in their
original form”, declared the president of the NTT Data Corporation.
CARDINAL
ANTONELLI, POPE'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF MONTECASSINO
Vatican
City, 20 March 2014 (VIS) – A letter was published today, written
in Latin and dated 19 March, by which the Holy Father appoints
Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president emeritus of the Pontifical
Council for the Family, as his special envoy to the celebration of
the seventieth anniversary of the destruction and reconstruction of
the Italian abbey of Montecassino, which will take place there
tomorrow, 21 March.
FRANCIS
TO FATHERS: BE LIKE ST. JOSEPH, WALK ALONGSIDE YOUR CHILDREN
Vatican
City, 19 March 2014 (VIS) – “St. Joseph the educator” was the
theme of the catechesis of today's general audience on the Solemnity
of St. Joseph, Mary's spouse and patron of the Universal Church. The
Holy Father recalled the great mission of the saint who was able to
“protect the Holy Virgin and the Son Jesus”. “We look upon
Joseph as the model of the educator, who protects and accompanies
Jesus in his journey of growth in wisdom, age and grace, as the
Gospel tells us. He was not Jesus' father – Jesus' father was God –
but he was a father to Jesus in order to raise him. And how did he
enable him to grow? In wisdom, age and grace. … He raised him,
ensuring that he lacked nothing necessary for his healthy
development”.
He
continued, “St. Joseph's mission is certainly unique and
unrepeatable, as Jesus is absolutely unique. However, in protecting
Jesus, in teaching him how to grow in age, wisdom and grace, he is a
model for every educator, and in particular for every father”. Pope
Francis gave his best wishes to all the fathers present and
encouraged them always to be close to their children, “letting them
grow, but always being nearby. They need you, your presence, your
closeness, your love. Be, for them, like St. Joseph: protectors of
their growth in age, wisdom and grace. Guardians of their path, and
educators: walk alongside them. And with this closeness, you will be
true educators”.
Before
concluding, the Pope mentioned all those who have lost their fathers,
and asked those present to pray the “Our Father” for all fathers,
living and departed.
AUDIENCES
Vatican
City, 20 March 2014 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father received in
audience Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of
the Red Cross, and entourage.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 20 March 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has:
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appointed Bishop Jose Trinidad Zapata Ortiz of San Andres Tuxtla,
Mexico, as bishop of Papantla (area 12,000, population 2,138,
Catholics 1,729,000, priests 89, permanent deacons 1, religious 128),
Mexico.
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appointed Bishop Jose Valmor Cesar Teixeira, S.D.B. of Bom Jesus da
Lapa, Brazil, as bishop of Sao Jose dos Campos (area 56,300,
population 397,000, Catholics 316,000, priests 34, religious 56),
Brazil.
On
Wednesday, 19 March, the Holy Father:
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accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of
Alindao, Central African Republic, presented by Bishop Peter
Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp., upon reaching the age limit. He is succeeded
by Bishop Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa, co-adjutor of the same diocese.
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appointed Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa of Aracaju, Brazil, as
bishop of Palmares (area 3,797, population 456,000, Catholics
301,000, priests 32, permanent deacons 4, religious 67), Brazil. He
succeeds Bishop Genival Saraiva de Franca, whose resignation from the
pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was
accepted by the Holy Father.
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appointed Fr. Francis Serrao, S.J., provincial superior of the
Society of Jesus in India, as bishop of Shimoga (area 21,405,
population 8,040,000, Catholics 21,241, priests 72, religious 293),
India. The bishop-elect was born in Moodbidri, India in 1959, entered
the Society of Jesus in 1979, was ordained a priest in 1992 and gave
his solemn vows in 1999. He has served in a number of pastoral roles,
including priest in Mundgod, diocese of Karwar, director of the
Regional Theologate, Bangalore, priest of the St. Joseph Church,
Anekal, Mangalore, superior of the Bejapur Jesuit community, and
rector of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
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