SUMMARY:
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THE POPE RECEIVES THE PRIMATE OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH: GREAT SAINTS,
TEACHERS AND COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMON ROOTS
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IMPACT INVESTING FOR THE POOR: “IT IS INTOLERABLE THAT FINANCIAL
MARKETS SHAPE THE DESTINY OF PEOPLES”
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TO THE SANT'EDIGIO COMMUNITY: CONTINUE ALONG THE PATH OF PRAYER FOR
THE POOR AND FOR PEACE
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ANGELUS: IT IS CONTRADICTORY TO IMAGINE CHRISTIANS WHO HATE EACH
OTHER
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FRANCIS PRAYS FOR PEACE AND RECONCILATION IN IRAQ
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MESSAGE FOR WORLD MISSION DAY
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LET US IMITATE JESUS IN FACING THE HUMAN TROUBLES WE ENCOUNTER EVERY
DAY
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THE HOLY FATHER'S PROGRAMME FOR JULY AND AUGUST
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POPULORUM PROGRESSIO FOUNDATION: INCREASE PROJECTS IN EDUCATION AND
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
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CARDINAL CYPRIEN LACROIX TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS TITULAR CHURCH
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AUDIENCES
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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THE
POPE RECEIVES THE PRIMATE OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH: GREAT SAINTS,
TEACHERS AND COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMON ROOTS
Vatican
City, 16 June 2014 (VIS) – The awareness that the objective of
unity may seem distant, but is always the aim of the path of
ecumenism and common concern for the ills of humanity, especially
human trafficking, were some of the key themes in the Holy Father's
encounter with His Grace Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, in
the Vatican this morning.
“The
Lord’s question – 'What were you arguing about on the way?' –
might also apply to us. When Jesus put this question to his disciples
they were silent; they were ashamed, for they had been arguing about
who was the greatest among them. We too feel ashamed when we ponder
the distance between the Lord’s call and our meagre response.
Beneath his merciful gaze, we cannot claim that our division is
anything less than a scandal and an obstacle to our proclaiming the
Gospel of salvation to the world. Our vision is often blurred by the
cumulative burden of our divisions and our will is not always free of
that human ambition which can accompany even our desire to preach the
Gospel as the Lord commanded”.
Despite
these difficulties, “The Holy Spirit gives us the strength not to
grow disheartened and invites us to trust fully in the power of His
works. As disciples who strive to follow the Lord, we realise that
the faith has come to us through many witnesses. We are indebted to
great saints, teachers and communities; they have handed down the
faith over the ages and they bear witness to our common roots”.
The
bishop of Rome went on to remark that yesterday, on the Solemnity of
the Most Holy Trinity, the archbishop of Canterbury celebrated
Vespers in the Church of San Gregorio al Celio, “from which Pope
Gregory the Great sent forth Augustine and his monastic companions to
evangelise the peoples of England, thus inaugurating a history of
faith and holiness which in turn enriched many other European
peoples. This glorious history has profoundly shaped institutions and
ecclesial traditions which we share and which serve as a solid basis
for our fraternal relations”.
“On
this basis, then, let us look with confidence to the future. The
Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission and the
International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and
Mission represent especially significant forums for examining, in a
constructive spirit, older and newer challenges to our ecumenical
engagement. He also emphasised their shared “horror in the face of
the scourge of human trafficking and forms of modern-day slavery”
and thanked Archbishop Welby “for the leadership you have shown in
opposing these intolerable crimes against human dignity”.
“In
attempting to respond to this urgent need, notable collaborative
efforts have been initiated on the ecumenical level and in
cooperation with civil authorities and international organisations.
Many charitable initiatives have been undertaken by our communities,
and they are operating with generosity and courage in various parts
of the world. I think in particular of the action network against the
trafficking in women set up by a number of women’s religious
institutes”. He concluded, “Let us persevere in our commitment to
combat new forms of enslavement, in the hope that we can help provide
relief to victims and oppose this deplorable trade. I thank God that,
as disciples sent to heal a wounded world, we stand together, with
perseverance and determination, in opposing this grave evil”.
IMPACT
INVESTING FOR THE POOR: “IT IS INTOLERABLE THAT FINANCIAL MARKETS
SHAPE THE DESTINY OF PEOPLES”
Vatican
City, 16 June 2014 (VIS) – A congress to identify current and
practicable forms of investment for greater social equality, entitled
“Impact Investing for the Poor”, has been organised by the
Pontifical Council “Justice and Peace”, is being held in Rome
this week. The participants, including representatives of the Roman
Curia, were received in audience by Pope Francis this morning.
Impact
Investing is a form of investment that “can benefit local
communities and the environment, as well as providing a reasonable
return”. Investors who follow this practice, the Pontiff explained,
“are conscious of the existence of serious unjust situations,
instances of profound social inequality and unacceptable conditions
of poverty affecting communities and entire peoples. These investors
turn to financial institutes which will use their resources to
promote the economic and social development of these groups through
investment funds aimed at satisfying basic needs associated with
agriculture, access to water, adequate housing and reasonable prices,
as well as with primary health care and educational services”.
Investments
of this type are intended to have positive social repercussions on
local communities, such as job creation, access to energy, training
and increased agricultural productivity. The financial return for
investors tends to be more moderate than in other types of
investment. Pope Francis emphasised that “the logic underlying
these innovative forms of intervention is one which acknowledges the
ultimate connection between profit and solidarity, the virtuous
circle existing between profit and gift … Christians are called to
rediscover, experience and proclaim to all this precious and
primordial unity between profit and solidarity”.
“It
is important that ethics once again play its due part in the world of
finance and that markets serve the interests of peoples and the
common good of humanity”. He exclaimed, “It is increasingly
intolerable that financial markets are shaping the destiny of peoples
rather than serving their needs, or that the few derive immense
wealth from financial speculation while the many are deeply burdened
by the consequences. Advances in technology have increased the speed
of financial transactions, but in the long run this is significant
only to the extent that it better serves the common good. In this
regard, speculation on food prices is a scandal which seriously
compromises access to food on the part of the poorest members of our
human family. It is urgent that governments throughout the world
commit themselves to developing an international framework capable of
promoting a market of high impact investments, and thus to combating
an economy which excludes and discards”.
Francis
mentioned that today the Church celebrates the memorial of Saints
Quiricus and Giulitta, a son and mother who, persecuted under
Diocletian, left all their possessions to the poor and accepted
martyrdom. He concluded, “I join you in asking the Lord to help us
never to forget the transience of earthly goods and to renew our
commitment to serve the common good with love and with preference for
the most poor and vulnerable of our brothers and sisters”.
TO
THE SANT'EDIGIO COMMUNITY: CONTINUE ALONG THE PATH OF PRAYER FOR THE
POOR AND FOR PEACE
Vatican
City, 15 June 2014 (VIS) – On Sunday afternoon the Pope visited the
Sant'Egidio Community in the Roman quarter of Trastevere. In his
address, he commented that prayer “preserves the anonymous man of
the city from the temptations that may also be ours: the
'protagonism' of those who think that the world revolves around them,
indifference, victimism. Prayer is the first task of your Community,
and consists of listening to the Word of God, the bread that gives us
strength and enables us to go forth. … He who looks to the Lord,
sees others. You too have learned to see others, in particular the
poorest among you; and I hope that you will be able to live out what
Professor Riccardi has described – that is, that among you, you
forget who gives and who receives help. A care that slowly ceases to
be 'care' and transforms into encounter and embrace. … Who is at
the centre of this? Both, or rather, the embrace itself”.
The
Holy Father rejoiced to see many elderly among those present, and
commented on the importance of the alliance between the young and the
elderly, in which everyone receives and gives. “A population who
does not care for the elderly and does not care for the young is a
population without future, a people without hope. Because the young –
children, young people – and the elderly are those who carry
history forth. The young with their natural strength, and the
elderly, providing their memory. But when a society loses its memory,
it is finished”. The Pope also spoke against the “throwaway
culture”, which currently afflicts Europe - “a tired Europe that
doesn't know what to do”. “We must rejuvenate her and help her to
find her roots. It is true that she has disavowed her roots, but we
must help her to rediscover them”. He affirmed that change in
society starts with the poor and the elderly. “Nowadays,
unfortunately, the speculative economy has made the poor ever poorer,
depriving them of the essentials for life, such as a home and
employment. This is unacceptable! Those who live in solidarity with
others do not accept this and react. It seems that many people would
prefer to remove this word 'solidarity' from the dictionary, as
within a certain culture it can seem almost like a profanity. No!
Solidarity is a Christian word!”.
The
Pope encouraged all those who collaborate with the Community from
other countries to be friends of God, of the poor, and of peace,
“because those who live in this way find blessings in life and will
be a blessing for others”. Before concluding, he emphasised again
the need for prayer and dialogue, but always starting out from one's
own identity. “Go forth along this road: prayer, the poor, and
peace. In this way you will help compassion grow in the heart of
society – which is the true revolution, that of compassion and
tenderness – and help friendship to grown instead of enmity and
indifference”.
ANGELUS:
IT IS CONTRADICTORY TO IMAGINE CHRISTIANS WHO HATE EACH OTHER
Vatican
City, 15 June 2014 (VIS) – At midday sharp today, as on every
Sunday, the Pope appeared at the window of his study in the Vatican
Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus with the thousands of faithful
and pilgrims who awaited him in St. Peter's Square. Before the
prayer, Francis spoke briefly about the Solemnity of the Most Holy
Trinity, “profound communion and perfect love”, the origin and
objective of all creation. He said, “in the Trinity we also
recognise the model of the Church, in which we are called upon to
love each other as Jesus loved us. Love is the concrete sign that
manifests faith in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Love is the
distinctive feature of the Christian, as Jesus told us: 'By this
everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for
one another'. It is a contradiction to think of Christians who hate
each other. It is a contradiction! And the devil seeks precisely
this: to make us hate each other, because he sows the discord of
hate: he does not know love, the love that is God's!”.
He
continued, “We are all called upon to bear witness to and to
proclaim the message that 'God is love', that God is not distant from
us or insensible to our human affairs. He is close to us, He is
always by our side, He walks with us to share our joys and our pains,
our hope and our strife. He loves us so much, to the point of making
Himself man; He came into the world not to guide us but so that the
world might be saved through Jesus. And this is God's love in Jesus,
this love that is so difficult to understand but which we feel when
we draw close to Jesus. And He always forgives us, He always awaits
us, He loves us very much. And the love of Jesus that we feel is
God's love”.
He
added, “the Holy Spirit communicates the divine life to us and
therefore allows us to enter into the dynamism of the Trinity, which
is a dynamism of love, of communion, of mutual service, of sharing. A
person who loves others for the very joy of loving is a reflection of
the Trinity. A family in which the members love and help each other
is a reflection of the Trinity. A parish in which the members care
for each other and share their spiritual and material assets is a
reflection of the Trinity. True love is without limits but knows how
to limit itself, in order to move towards the other, to respect the
freedom of the other. Every Sunday we go to Mass, we celebrate the
Eucharist together and the Eucharist is like the 'burning bush' in
which the Trinity humbly resides and communicates”. He explained
that it is for this reason that the Church has placed the Feast of
Corpus Domini after the Feast of the Trinity. Next Thursday, in
accordance with a Roman tradition, Holy Mass will be celebrated at
the Basilica of St. John Lateran, followed by a procession with the
Holy Sacrament. The Pope invited Romans and pilgrims to participate
to “express our wish to be a people united in the unity of the
Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I will see you all on
Thursday, at 7 p.m., for the procession of Corpus Domini”.
FRANCIS
PRAYS FOR PEACE AND RECONCILATION IN IRAQ
Vatican
City, 15 June 2014 (VIS) – Following today's Marian Angelus prayer,
the Holy Father expressed his concern at the dramatic events that are
unfolding in Iraq, and conveyed his hope that the future will bring
peace and reconciliation for the people of this country. “I invite
you all to join with me in prayer for the beloved Iraqi nation,
especially the victims and those who suffer most keenly the
consequences of the escalation of violence, and in particular those,
including many Christians, who have had to flee their homes. I wish
security and peace upon all the population and hope for a future of
reconciliation and justice, in which all Iraqis, regardless of their
religious beliefs, will be able to build their homeland together,
making it into a model of coexistence”.
The
Pope also announced that on Sunday 21 September he will visit the
Albanian city of Tirana. “With this brief trip I wish to confirm in
the faith the Church in Albania, and offer my encouragement and love
to a country that has suffered greatly as a result of the ideologies
of the past”.
Before
concluding, Pope Francis offered some words to domestic collaborators
and carers for the elderly, “who come from all over the world and
provide a valuable service to families, especially in their care for
the elderly and for those who are not autonomous”. He remarked,
“Very often we do not do justice to the great and good work they
perform in families. Thank you very much!”.
MESSAGE
FOR WORLD MISSION DAY
Vatican
City, 14 June 2014 (VIS) – The following is the full text of the
Holy Father's message for the 188th World Mission Day, to be held on
Sunday, 19 October 2014:
“Dear
Brothers and Sisters,
Today
vast numbers of people still do not know Jesus Christ. For this
reason, the mission ad gentes continues to be most urgent. All the
members of the Church are called to participate in this mission, for
the Church is missionary by her very nature: she was born 'to go
forth'. World Mission Day is a privileged moment when the faithful of
various continents engage in prayer and concrete gestures of
solidarity in support of the young Churches in mission lands. It is a
celebration of grace and joy. A celebration of grace, because the
Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, offers wisdom and strength to those
who are obedient to his action. A celebration of joy, because Jesus
Christ, the Father’s Son, sent to evangelise the world, supports
and accompanies our missionary efforts. This joy of Jesus and
missionary disciples leads me to propose a biblical icon, which we
find in the Gospel of Luke.
1.
The Evangelist tells us that the Lord sent the seventy-two disciples
two by two into cities and villages to proclaim that the Kingdom of
God was near, and to prepare people to meet Jesus. After carrying out
this mission of preaching, the disciples returned full of joy: joy is
a dominant theme of this first and unforgettable missionary
experience. Yet the divine Master told them: 'Do not rejoice because
the demons are subject to you; but rejoice because your names are
written in heaven. At that very moment Jesus rejoiced in the Holy
Spirit and said: “I give you praise, Father...” And, turning to
the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see
what you see”'.
Luke
presents three scenes. Jesus speaks first to his disciples, then to
the Father, and then again to the disciples. Jesus wanted to let the
disciples share his joy, different and greater than anything they had
previously experienced.
2.
The disciples were filled with joy, excited about their power to set
people free from demons. But Jesus cautioned them to rejoice not so
much for the power they had received, but for the love they had
received, 'because your names are written in heaven'. The disciples
were given an experience of God’s love, but also the possibility of
sharing that love. And this experience is a cause for gratitude and
joy in the heart of Jesus. Luke saw this jubilation in a perspective
of the trinitarian communion: 'Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit',
turning to the Father and praising him. This moment of deep joy
springs from Jesus’ immense filial love for his Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, who hid these things from the wise and learned, and
revealed them to the childlike. God has both hidden and revealed, and
in this prayer of praise it is his revealing which stands out. What
is it that God has revealed and hidden? The mysteries of his Kingdom,
the manifestation of divine lordship in Jesus and the victory over
Satan.
God
has hidden this from those who are all too full of themselves and who
claim to know everything already. They are blinded by their
presumptuousness and they leave no room for God. One can easily think
of some of Jesus’ contemporaries whom he repeatedly admonished, but
the danger is one that always exists and concerns us too. The 'little
ones', for their part, are the humble, the simple, the poor, the
marginalised, those without voice, those weary and burdened, whom
Jesus pronounced 'blessed'. We readily think of Mary, Joseph, the
fishermen of Galilee and the disciples whom Jesus called as he went
preaching.
3.
'Yes, Father, for such has been your gracious will'. These words of
Jesus must be understood as referring to his inner exultation. The
word 'gracious' describes the Father’s saving and benevolent plan
for humanity. It was this divine graciousness that made Jesus
rejoice, for the Father willed to love people with the same love that
he has for his Son. Luke also alludes to the similar exultation of
Mary: 'My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit
exults in God my Saviour'. This is the Good News that leads to
salvation. Mary, bearing in her womb Jesus, the evangeliser par
excellence, met Elizabeth and rejoiced in the Holy Spirit as she sang
her Magnificat. Jesus, seeing the success of his disciples’ mission
and their resulting joy, rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and addressed
his Father in prayer. In both cases, it is joy for the working of
salvation, for the love with which the Father loves his Son comes
down to us, and through the Holy Spirit fills us and grants us a
share in the trinitarian life.
The
Father is the source of joy. The Son is its manifestation, and the
Holy Spirit its giver. Immediately after praising the Father, so the
evangelist Matthew tells us, Jesus says: 'Come to me, all you who
labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you
will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden
light'. 'The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who
encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free
from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is
constantly born anew'.
The
Virgin Mary had a unique experience of this encounter with Jesus, and
thus became 'causa nostrae laetitiae'. The disciples, for their part,
received the call to follow Jesus and to be sent by him to preach the
Gospel, and so they were filled with joy. Why shouldn’t we too
enter this flood of joy?
4.
'The great danger in today’s world, pervaded as it is by
consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet
covetous heart, the feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures, and a
blunted conscience'. Humanity greatly needs to lay hold of the
salvation brought by Christ. His disciples are those who allow
themselves to be seized ever more by the love of Jesus and marked by
the fire of passion for the Kingdom of God and the proclamation of
the joy of the Gospel. All the Lord’s disciples are called to
nurture the joy of evangelisation. The Bishops, as those primarily
responsible for this proclamation, have the task of promoting the
unity of the local Church in her missionary commitment. They are
called to acknowledge that the joy of communicating Jesus Christ is
expressed in a concern to proclaim him in the most distant places, as
well as in a constant outreach to the peripheries of their own
territory, where great numbers of the poor are waiting for this
message.
Many
parts of the world are experiencing a dearth of vocations to the
priesthood and the consecrated life. Often this is due to the absence
of contagious apostolic fervour in communities which lack enthusiasm
and thus fail to attract. The joy of the Gospel is born of the
encounter with Christ and from sharing with the poor. For this reason
I encourage parish communities, associations and groups to live an
intense fraternal life, grounded in love for Jesus and concern for
the needs of the most disadvantaged. Wherever there is joy,
enthusiasm and a desire to bring Christ to others, genuine vocations
arise. Among these vocations, we should not overlook lay vocations to
mission. There has been a growing awareness of the identity and
mission of the lay faithful in the Church, as well as a recognition
that they are called to take an increasingly important role in the
spread of the Gospel. Consequently they need to be given a suitable
training for the sake of an effective apostolic activity.
5.
'God loves a cheerful giver'. World Mission Day is also an occasion
to rekindle the desire and the moral obligation to take joyful part
in the mission ad gentes. A monetary contribution on the part of
individuals is the sign of a self-offering, first to the Lord and
then to others; in this way a material offering can become a means
for the evangelisation of humanity built on love.
Dear
brothers and sisters, on this World Mission Day my thoughts turn to
all the local Churches. Let us not be robbed of the joy of
evangelisation! I invite you to immerse yourself in the joy of the
Gospel and nurture a love that can light up your vocation and your
mission. I urge each of you to recall, as if you were making an
interior pilgrimage, that 'first love' with which the Lord Jesus
Christ warmed your heart, not for the sake of nostalgia but in order
to persevere in joy. The Lord’s disciples persevere in joy when
they sense his presence, do his will and share with others their
faith, hope and evangelical charity.
Let
us pray through the intercession of Mary, the model of humble and
joyful evangelisation, that the Church may become a welcoming home, a
mother for all peoples and the source of rebirth for our world”.
LET
US IMITATE JESUS IN FACING THE HUMAN TROUBLES WE ENCOUNTER EVERY DAY
Vatican
City, 14 June 2014 (VIS) – This morning in St. Peter's Square the
Holy Father met with the National Confederation for Mercy and the
Fratres, Italian groups of blood donors. “All your service takes
its meaning and form from this word: 'mercy', a Latin word whose
etymological root is 'miseris cor dare', 'to give one's heart to the
poor'. This is what Jesus did: he opened his heart wide to man's
suffering”. The Pope underlined that the Gospel shows clearly “the
gratuity of His love for the suffering and the weak”, and “the
closeness, goodness, the tenderness with which Jesus drew alongside
the suffering and consoled them, brought them relief, and often
healed them”.
He
went on to emphasise that we too are called upon “to be close to
and to share the conditions of the people we encounter. Our words,
gestures and attitudes must express our solidarity, the desire not to
remain removed from the pain of others, and must do so with fraternal
warmth and without descending to any form of paternalism”. He
continued, “there is the risk of being spectators, highly informed
but detached from these realities, or of making beautiful speeches
that conclude with verbal solutions but a lack of commitment with
regard to real problems. Instead, we are required to let ourselves
get involved in the human hardships that call out to us every day.
Let us imitate Jesus: He went out on the streets and did not plan His
encounters with the poor, or the sick, or the incapacitated who
crossed His path; however, He stopped with the first He saw, offering
succour, a sign of God's closeness which is goodness, providence and
love”.
Pope
Francis commented that the activity of the Association is inspired by
the seven works of corporal mercy: to feed the hungry, to give drink
to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to shelter the homeless, to
visit the sick, to visit the imprisoned, to bury the dead. “I
encourage you to carry forth your activity with joy and to model it
on that of Christ, ensuring that those who suffer may encounter you
and depend upon you in their moment of need”.
THE
HOLY FATHER'S PROGRAMME FOR JULY AND AUGUST
Vatican
City, 14 June 2014 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office published
further information on the Pope's engagements during the months of
July and August 2014.
During
the month of July, all Wednesday general audiences will be suspended.
They will resume on the first Wednesday of August in the Vatican,
taking place on 6, 20 and 27 August.
On
Wednesday, 13 August, there will be no general audience as the Pope
will travel to Korea (from 13 to 18 August).
The
Angelus prayer will continue to take place in the Vatican every
Sunday in July, except during the days of the Holy Father's absence
during his trip to Korea (Sundays 15 and 17 August).
The
morning mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae will be suspended during
the summer, from early July until the end of August, and will resume
at the beginning of September.
POPULORUM
PROGRESSIO FOUNDATION: INCREASE PROJECTS IN EDUCATION AND
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Vatican
City, 14 June 2014 (VIS) – From 11 to 13 June, at the Pontifical
Council “Cor Unum”, the managing board of the Populorum
Progressio Foundation held its annual meeting. This year it was held
in Rome, primarily to ask Pope Francis for guidance in planning the
future of the Foundation after 22 years of work, in the light of his
pastoral experience in Latin America.
Of
the 135 projects presented in 2014 for the various ecclesiastical
jurisdictions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 125 were approved,
in conformity with the criteria of the Populorum Progressio, with a
total value of 1,800,000 dollars. The majority were initiatives
connected to children and young people. In this way, the Foundation
will be able to support small communities in their projects for
development and human advancement. They are primarily micro-projects
in various fields: not only education, but also the creation of wells
for drinking water, the institution of revolving funds and seed
banks, the construction of community halls, the funding of healthcare
projects, and so on.
On
Friday Pope Francis received in audience the members of the managing
board. During 40 minutes the prelates spoke with him on matters
linked to the Latin American continent, taking into account the
activity carried out by this Foundation. The Holy Father affirmed,
first of all, that Catholic institutions are not NGOs and that they
must put into action an anthropology that does not see the person
solely as “a mouth to feed”, but must also take into
consideration the spiritual dimension, and the yearning for God that
every person holds in his heart.
Secondly,
the issue of indigenous populations was discussed, and the question
of evangelisation and its relationship to charitable works in the
context of the works of corporal mercy that cannot be separated from
spiritual works. The Holy Father also commented on the ideology
centred on the “god of money”, leading to the rejection of two
categories of person: children, the future of society, and the
elderly, who are its historical memory. He also underlined the
dramatic problem of youth unemployment, which leads generations of
young people without a future, easy prey to addiction and
criminality. Francis asked the Populorum Progressio to pay attention
to this sector of the population through projects for education and
professional training. The dialogue was frank, open and constructive.
Holding
the meeting in Rome made it possible for the managing board to
consult with entities such as the Pontifical Commission for Latin
America, whose secretary Guzamn Carriquiry Lecour spoke upon request
by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., president of the Commission, during
the round table of the first day of the meeting. A very fruitful
exchange took place regarding the theme of indigenism and the
question of formation. It is also worth noting that the Foundation
has undertaken a collaborative project with the Catholic University
San Antonio de Murcia to establish training courses for agents of
pastoral care, often directly responsible to the Foundation's
projects in the same area.
The
Foundation must face the great challenge of enlarging the
geographical horizons of its donations, with the aim of ensuring that
all the projects presented may be accepted by the Pope's charity. In
this regard, the members of the Foundation were given the aim of
increasing awareness among the particular Churches and persons of
good will so that the funds available will allow this this work, so
greatly appreciated by the Holy Father, to continue with ever greater
intensity.
CARDINAL
CYPRIEN LACROIX TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS TITULAR CHURCH
Vatican
City, 16 June 2014 (VIS) – The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of
the Supreme Pontiff today announced that on Sunday, 22 June, at 10.30
a.m., Cardinal Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, archbishop of Quebec, Canada,
will take possession of the title of San Giuseppe all'Aurelio (Via
Boccea, 362).
AUDIENCES
Vatican
City, 16 June 2014 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
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Monica Jimenez de la Jara, ambassador of Chile, presenting her
letters of credence.
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Archbishop Luigi Bianco, apostolic nuncio in Honduras.
On
Saturday, 14 June, the Holy Father received in audience Cardinal Marc
Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 14 June 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has:
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appointed Archbishop George Panikulam, formerly apostolic nuncio in
Ethiopia and Djibouti and apostolic delegate in Somalia, as apostolic
nuncio in Uruguay.
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appointed Bishop Gary Gordon of Whitehorse, Canada as Bishop of
Victoria (area 33,197, population 729,000, Catholics 98,400, priests
47, religious 80), Canada.
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appointed Msgr. John J. Jenik, Fr. Peter J. Byrne, and Fr. John J.
O'Hara as auxiliaries of the archdiocese of New York (area 12,212,
population 5,854,721, Catholics 2,634,624, priests 1,515, permanent
deacons 292, religious 3,840), U.S.A.
Bishop-elect
Jenik was born in Manhattan, U.S.A. in 1944 and was ordained a priest
in 1970. He holds a bachelor's degree in theology from the St.
Joseph's seminary, Yonkers, and a master's degree in education from
the Fordham University, Yonkers. He has served as deputy priest of
the “St. Jerome's Parish” and the “St. Thomas Aquinas Parish”
in the Bronx, New York, and is currently priest of the “Our Lady of
Refuge Parish”, the Bronx, New York and regional vicar for
north-west Bronx. He was named Prelate of Honour of His Holiness in
1995.
Bishop-elect
Byrne was born in Manhattan, U.S.A. in 1951 and was ordained a priest
in 1984. He holds a bachelor's degree in history and social sciences
from the Fordham University, Yonkers, and a bachelor's degree in
theology from the St. Joseph's seminary, Yonkers. He has served as
deputy priest of the “Holy Family Parish” in the Bronx, New York,
and administrator and subsequently priest of the “Immaculate
Conception” and the “St. John the Baptist” parishes in Staten
Island. He is currently priest of the “St. Elizabeth Parish” in
Manhattan, New York.
Bishop-elect
O'Hara was born in Jersey City, U.S.A. in 1946 and was ordained a
priest in 1984. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the
Seton Hall University, South Orange, and carried out his
ecclesiastical studies at the St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers. He
has served as deputy priest of the “St. Augustine Parish”, New
City, the “St. Charles Parish”, Staten Island, and the “St.
Teresa of the Infant Jesus Parish”, Staten Island, where he
subsequently became priest in 2000. He is also director for Strategic
Parish Planning for the archdiocese of New York.
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appointed Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, archbishop
emeritus of Santiago de Chile, Chile, as his special envoy to the
Third World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM III), to be held in
Bogota, Colombia from 15 to 19 August 2014.
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