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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - # 81
DATE 05-04-2013
Summary:
- FRANCIS: ACT DECISIVELY AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE
- CIVILTA CATTOLICA: NEW FORMAT, NEW SECTIONS, AND OPENNESS TO INTERNET AND
SOCIAL NETWORKING
- AUDIENCES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
FRANCIS: ACT DECISIVELY AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning the Holy Father received in
audience Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith. A communique released by that dicastery reads that,
during the course
of the audience, various issues pertaining to the Congregation were discussed.
In particular, the Holy Father recommended that the Congregation, continuing
along the lines set by Benedict XVI, act decisively with regard to cases of
sexual abuse, first
of all by promoting measures for the protection of minors, as well as in
offering assistance to those who have suffered abuse, carrying out due
proceedings against the guilty, and in the commitment of bishops' conferences
to formulate and implement the
necessary directives in this area that is so important for the Church's
witness and credibility. The Holy Father assured that victims of abuse are
present in a particular way in his prayers for those who are suffering.
___________________________________________________________
CIVILTA CATTOLICA: NEW FORMAT, NEW SECTIONS, AND OPENNESS TO INTERNET AND
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning in the Press Office of the
Holy See, a press conference was held to present the new print and digital
versions of the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica (Catholic Civilization),
which is published
in Italian from Rome. Speaking at the conference were: Archbishop Claudio
Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications;
Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under-secretary for the Holy See's Relations with
States; and Fr.
Antonio Spadaro, S.J., director of the periodical.
"La Civilta Cattolica," Fr. Spadaro explained, "is Italy's oldest journal
among those which have never had an interruption in their publication. Every
12 days for 163 years, it has published a journal of over 100 pages. It is a
cultural journal that features articles written only by Jesuits. Its editors
are specialists but they use a language for readers who are not 'experts' [in
the various areas]."
"Established in 1850, La Civilta Cattolica seeks to share an intellectual
experience that is enlightened by faith and deeply engaged in the cultural,
social, economic, political, artistic, and scientific life of our age. It does
not seek to share
its reflections merely within the Catholic world, but with whoever is looking
for reliable sources of formation, capable of making one thing and of
developing one's personal judgement. … By its tradition and nature, La
Civilta Cattolica expresses
a 'high' form of cultural journalism, which places it within a difficult
borderland. … We don't intend to merely 'follow' and comment upon
cultural events or ideas that have already been formulated. In as far as
possible, we want to grasp the
idea of what will be, anticipate trends and events, predict their impact, and
keep our reader's attention engaged."
Thinking of the changes that the periodical will undergo, Fr. Spadaro noted
that, "from 1850 to 1933, the journal's articles weren't signed in order to
convey that they weren't the expression of one individual, but rather of a
community: the
so-called 'college or writers', which was actually composed of seven Jesuits.
Today more than ever, however, our culture is diversified. In respect to the
past, therefore, the presence of international signatures of Jesuit fathers
and the topics treated
will increase, even If the journal will always remain 'home-made' within the
established newsroom."
"La Civilta Cattolica hasn't changed its format since 1970. This is the first
time in the journal's 163 years that its graphic layout has been subjected to
an actual and coordinated design plan, which covers from a restyling of the
masthead
… to a version for tablets. … In structural terms, the
'cronache' (reports) section will disappear, since our world is one in which
reporting is entrusted to daily newspapers or even to real-time blogs and
tweets. Instead, we will be
focusing on 'bridges', that is, on reflections, critical evaluations,
reasoning, and even on the most current contemporary events, thanks to the
'Focus' section that will consist of articles tied to current events in
politics, economics, the
international stage, society, and law. Reflection on the Church will have a
fixed place at the heart, that is the centre, of the journal. New sections,
such as 'Profile' and 'Interview', will be added."
"The journal will also become available for browsing on tablets with
applications for iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire, and Windows 8. Right now
it is possible to download the last two issues of the journal: the last one of
the old version and
the first one of the new version."
"Today, communicating means less and less 'transmitting' news and more
'sharing' with other visions and ideas. This is why the journal's content, in
its essential form of abstracts, has been 'opened' to the social networks for
using, sharing,
commenting, and debate in the ways made possible in that arena: not on our
site but on those such as Facebook and Twitter."
"In addition, thanks to collaboration by Google, a project has been launched
to make all the issues published from 1850 to 2008 accessible on the web. In
fact, Google had digitalized the volumes for their Google Books project,
through agreements
with several libraries in Europe and the United States. The issues still
protected by copyright law will now be made available by our authorization."
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father received
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental
Churches, in audience.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father appointed Bishop
Gintaras Linas Grusas as archbishop of Vilnius (area 9,644, population
830,000, Catholics 547,000, priests 169, religious 249), Lithuania. The
archbishop-elect was born in
Washington, DC, USA in 1961, was ordained a priest in 1994, and received
episcopal ordination in 2010. Most recently he has served on the Lithuanian
Bishops' Conference as secretary general and as Military Ordinary of
Lithuania. He succeeds Cardinal
Audrys Juozas Backis, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews130405
VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - # 81DATE 05-04-2013Summary: - FRANCIS: ACT
DECISIVELY AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE - CIVILTA
CATTOLICA: NEW FORMAT, NEW SECTIONS, AND OPENNESS TO INTERNET AND SOCIAL
NETWORKING - AUDIENCES - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS__________________
________________________________________
FRANCIS: ACT DECISIVELY AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning the Holy Father received in
audience Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith. A communique released by that dicastery reads that,
during the
course of the audience, various issues pertaining to the Congregation were
discussed. In particular, the Holy Father recommended that the Congregation,
continuing along the lines set by Benedict XVI, act decisively with regard to
cases of sexual abuse,
first of all by promoting measures for the protection of minors, as well as in
offering assistance to those who have suffered abuse, carrying out due
proceedings against the guilty, and in the commitment of bishops' conferences
to formulate and
implement the necessary directives in this area that is so important for the
Church's witness and credibility. The Holy Father assured that victims of
abuse are present in a particular way in his prayers for those who are
suffering.
___________________________________________________________
CIVILTA CATTOLICA: NEW FORMAT, NEW SECTIONS, AND OPENNESS TO INTERNET AND
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning in the Press Office of the
Holy See, a press conference was held to present the new print and digital
versions of the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica (Catholic Civilization),
which is
published in Italian from Rome. Speaking at the conference were: Archbishop
Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social
Communications; Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under-secretary for the Holy See's
Relations with States; and
Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., director of the periodical.
"La Civilta Cattolica," Fr. Spadaro explained, "is Italy's oldest journal
among those which have never had an interruption in their publication. Every
12 days for 163 years, it has published a journal of over 100 pages. It is a
cultural journal that features articles written only by Jesuits. Its editors
are specialists but they use a language for readers who are not 'experts' [in
the various areas]."
"Established in 1850, La Civilta Cattolica seeks to share an intellectual
experience that is enlightened by faith and deeply engaged in the cultural,
social, economic, political, artistic, and scientific life of our age. It does
not seek to
share its reflections merely within the Catholic world, but with whoever is
looking for reliable sources of formation, capable of making one thing and of
developing one's personal judgement. … By its tradition and nature, La
Civilta Cattolica
expresses a 'high' form of cultural journalism, which places it within a
difficult borderland. … We don't intend to merely 'follow' and comment
upon cultural events or ideas that have already been formulated. In as far as
possible, we want to
grasp the idea of what will be, anticipate trends and events, predict their
impact, and keep our reader's attention engaged."
Thinking of the changes that the periodical will undergo, Fr. Spadaro noted
that, "from 1850 to 1933, the journal's articles weren't signed in order to
convey that they weren't the expression of one individual, but rather of a
community: the
so-called 'college or writers', which was actually composed of seven Jesuits.
Today more than ever, however, our culture is diversified. In respect to the
past, therefore, the presence of international signatures of Jesuit fathers
and the topics treated
will increase, even If the journal will always remain 'home-made' within the
established newsroom."
"La Civilta Cattolica hasn't changed its format since 1970. This is the first
time in the journal's 163 years that its graphic layout has been subjected to
an actual and coordinated design plan, which covers from a restyling of the
masthead
… to a version for tablets. … In structural terms, the
'cronache' (reports) section will disappear, since our world is one in which
reporting is entrusted to daily newspapers or even to real-time blogs and
tweets. Instead, we will be
focusing on 'bridges', that is, on reflections, critical evaluations,
reasoning, and even on the most current contemporary events, thanks to the
'Focus' section that will consist of articles tied to current events in
politics, economics, the
international stage, society, and law. Reflection on the Church will have a
fixed place at the heart, that is the centre, of the journal. New sections,
such as 'Profile' and 'Interview',
will be added."
"The journal will also become available for browsing on tablets with
applications for iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire, and Windows 8. Right now
it is possible to download the last two issues of the journal: the last one of
the old version
and the first one of the new version."
"Today, communicating means less and less 'transmitting' news and more
'sharing' with other visions and ideas. This is why the journal's content, in
its essential form of abstracts, has been 'opened' to the social networks for
using, sharing,
commenting, and debate in the ways made possible in that arena: not on our
site but on those such as Facebook and Twitter."
"In addition, thanks to collaboration by Google, a project has been launched
to make all the issues published from 1850 to 2008 accessible on the web. In
fact, Google had digitalized the volumes for their Google Books project,
through
agreements with several libraries in Europe and the United States. The issues
still protected by copyright law will now be made available by our
authorization."
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father received
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental
Churches, in audience.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father appointed Bishop
Gintaras Linas Grusas as archbishop of Vilnius (area 9,644, population
830,000, Catholics 547,000, priests 169, religious 249), Lithuania. The
archbishop-elect was born
in Washington, DC, USA in 1961, was ordained a priest in 1994, and received
episcopal ordination in 2010. Most recently he has served on the Lithuanian
Bishops' Conference as secretary general and as Military Ordinary of
Lithuania. He succeeds Cardinal
Audrys Juozas Backis, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
___________________________________________________________ Per ulteriori
informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del VIS viene
inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vis/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican Information
Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente citando la fonte:
V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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