SUMMARY:
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POPE FRANCIS RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE KING ABDULLAH II OF JORDAN
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THE POPE EMPHASISES THE AFFECTIVE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNION OF THE
SYNOD OF BISHOPS
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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POPE
FRANCIS RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE KING ABDULLAH II OF JORDAN
Vatican
City, 8 April 2014 (VIS) ? His Majesty the King Abdullah II bin
Hussein of Jordan arrived in Vatican City shortly before 4 p.m.
yesterday. Upon arrival at the Domus Sanctae Marthae he was received
by the prefect of the Pontifical Household, Archbishop Georg
Gaenswein, and the head of Protocol, Msgr. Jose Avelino Bettencourt,
and in the entry hall he was greeted by Cardinal Secretary of State
Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti.
The
Holy Father received His Majesty the King, accompanied by Prince
Ghazi bin Muhammed, his advisor on religious affairs, at the entrance
of the ground floor drawing room, where the meeting took place,
attended also by a Vatican English-language interpreter. The
conversation lasted for a total of just over forty minutes, and the
atmosphere was cordial and informal.
The
visit took place in the period preceding Pope Francis' trip to the
Holy Land, where he will visit Jordan, and His Majesty reaffirmed the
sentiments with which the people of Jordan are preparing to welcome
the Pope and their open willingness to collaborate in the commitment
for peace and interreligious dialogue.
Finally,
the Holy Father also greeted the other members of the retinue, and
the guests left the Vatican at around 4.45 p.m.
THE
POPE EMPHASISES THE AFFECTIVE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNION OF THE SYNOD OF
BISHOPS
Vatican
City, 8 April 2014 (VIS) ? The Holy Father has written a message to
Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary general of the Synod of
Bishops, on the occasion of the elevation to the episcopal order of
Msgr. Fabio Fabene, under-secretary of the Synod.
?Almost
fifty years have passed since the institution of the Synod of
Bishops?, the Pope writes, ?and aware that, for the exercise of the
Petrine Ministry it is necessary, as never before, to further revive
the close bond with all Pastors of the Church, I wish to enhance the
value of this valuable conciliar legacy. In this regard, there is no
doubt that the Bishop of Rome needs the presence of his brother
Bishops, their counsel, their prudence and their experience. ?
Therefore, I am most grateful to those who, with generous, diligent
and competent work throughout these years, have ensured that the
Synod contributes to the indispensable dialogue between Peter and his
brethren. ? Now, in order to underline the valuable service that this
Organ carries out in promoting episcopal collegiality with the Bishop
of Rome, I have decided to confer the dignity of episcopal rank to
the under-secretary.
?Thereby
the under-secretary, who already collaborates with Your Eminence with
regard to the development of synodal activity, by virtue of the
episcopal Order will reflect the affective and effective that is the
main objective of the Synod of Bishops. Also in coordinating work
within the secretariat general, the under-secretary will be required
to express the fertile and fruitful consequences of participation in
the episcopal 'munus', a source of sanctification for those who
surround it and the foundation of the hierarchical communion with the
Bishop of Rome, and with the head and members of the Episcopal
College?.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 8 April 2014 (VIS) ? The Holy Father has:
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appointed Bishop William Terrence McGrattan, auxiliary of Toronto,
Canada, as bishop of Peterborough (area 25,900, population 437,300,
priests 83, permanent deacons 8, religious 104), Canada. He succeeds
Bishop Nicola De Angelis, C.F.I.C., whose resignation upon reaching
the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
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elevated Msgr. Fabio Febene, under secretary of the Synod of Bishops,
to the dignity of bishop. The bishop-elect was born in Rome, Italy in
1959, and was ordained a priest in 1984. He holds a doctorate in
canon law from the Lateran Pontifical University. He has served in a
number of pastoral, administrative roles, including priest of the
parish of Santa Maria del Giglio in Montefiascone and episcopal
chancellor; office head of the Congregation for Bishops; and external
judge of the Tribunal of First Instance for causes of nullity of
marriage for the Latium region, at the Ordinary Tribunal of the
diocese of Rome. He was named Prelate of His Holiness in 2012, and
was appointed as under-secretary of the Synod of Bishops in 2014.
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