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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - N° 136
DATE 26-06-2013
Summary:
- GENERAL AUDIENCE: IN TEMPLE OF THE CHURCH THERE ARE NO USELESS BRICKS
- COMMUNIQUE FROM SECRETARIAT OF STATE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PONTIFICAL
COMMISSION FOR IOR
- POPE ESTABLISHES PONTIFICAL REFERRING COMMISSION FOR IOR
- TELEGRAM FOR DEATH OF ITALIAN SENATOR EMILIO COLOMBO
- CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS UNITED FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
GENERAL AUDIENCE: IN TEMPLE OF THE CHURCH THERE ARE NO USELESS BRICKS
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) – The image of the temple, to
illustrate the mystery of the Church, was the theme chosen by Pope Francis for
his catechesis in today's general audience.
The word “temple”, said the Holy Father, “makes us think of
a building, of a construction. Most people's thoughts go, particularly, to the
… great Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, the place to encounter God in
prayer. Within the
Temple was the Ark of the Covenant , the sign of God's presence among the
people. Within the Ark were the Tablets of the Law, manna, and Aaron's rod, a
reminder that God had always been in the history of his people, that He had
always accompanied their
journey, that He had guided their steps. The Temple recalls this story and
when we go to the temple we must remember this story—the story of each
of us [individually]—as Jesus has met me, as Jesus has walked with me,
how Jesus loves and
blesses me.”
“What was prefigured in the ancient Temple is carried out, by the power
of the Holy Spirit, in the Church. The Church is the 'house of God', the place
of his presence.” The pontiff emphasized that the Temple of Solomon was
built by the hands
of men “to give God a 'home', to have a visible sign of his presence
among his people. With the incarnation of the Son of God … it is God
himself who 'builds his house' to come dwell among us … Christ is the
living Temple of the
Father and Christ himself builds his 'spiritual house' the Church, not out of
material stones but of the 'living stones' that are we [ourselves]. …
This is beautiful! We are the living stones of the building of God, profoundly
united to Christ
who is the supporting stone—and also our support between one another.
… This means that we are the living Church, the living Temple, and,
when we are together, the Holy Spirit is also there among us, helping us to
grow as C
hurch.
We are not isolated but are the people of God: this is the Church!”
“It is the Holy Spirit, with his gifts, who … designs the variety
that is the Church's wealth and that joins everything and everyone …
The Church isn't a mixture of things and interests but is the Temple of the
Holy Spirit, the
Temple in which God works, the Temple in which each of us, with the gift of
Baptism, is a living stone. This tells us that no one is useless in the Church
… we are all necessary to building this Temple! No one is secondary. No
one is more
important in the Church. We are all equal in God's eyes. Some of you might
say, 'Look, Mr. Pope. You aren't the same as us.' Yes, I am like each one of
you. We are all equal, we are brothers and sisters. No one is anonymous. We
all form and build up the
Church. But this also invites us to reflect on the fact that, if the brick of
our Christian life is missing, something is missing in the beauty of the
Church.”
“How do we live our being as Church? Are we living stones or are we, so
to speak, tired, bored, and indifferent stones? Have you seen how ugly it is
to see a tired, bored, and indifferent Christian? Such a Christian isn't good.
A Christian must be
alive, joyful to be Christian. [A Christian] must live this beauty of being
part of the people of God, which is the Church. Are we open to the Holy
Spirit's action, to being an active part in our communities, or are we wrapped
up in ourselves saying: 'I
have so many things to do. That's not my job.'?” Pope Francis asked. He
concluded his catechesis by asking the Lord to “give us all his grace
and his strength so that we may be profoundly united to Christ, the
cornerstone, the pillar, the
rock of support in our lives and in the life of the Church. Let us pray that,
encouraged by his Spirit, we may always be the living stones of his
Church.”
___________________________________________________________
COMMUNIQUE FROM SECRETARIAT OF STATE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PONTIFICAL COMMISSION
FOR IOR
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) – This morning the Secretariat of State
issued the following communique:
The Holy Father has appointed a Pontifical Referring Commission to the
Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) with his Chirograph of 24 June, the
day before yesterday.
As can be seen from the text of the Chirograph published today, the
opportunity to establish a Referring Committee has arisen from the Holy
Father's desire to learn more about the Institute's juridical standing and
activities in order to allow its
better harmonization with the mission of the universal Church and the
Apostolic See in the more general context of the reforms that should be
carried out by the Institutions that give aid to the Apostolic See.
The Commission's purpose is to gather information on the Institution's
operations and present the results to the Holy Father.
As specified in the Chirograph, during the course of the Commission's work,
the Institute will continue to operate according to the Chirograph of 1990
that established it, unless otherwise authorized by the Holy Father.
The Commission's purposes and powers are described in more detail in the
Chirograph itself.
The members of the Commission are:
Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., president
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, member
Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, coordinator
Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, secretary
Dr. Mary Ann Glendon, member
The Commission is beginning its work in these days.
The Holy Father hopes for a happy and productive collaboration between the
Commission and the Institute.
___________________________________________________________
POPE ESTABLISHES PONTIFICAL REFERRING COMMISSION FOR IOR
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) – Following is the Holy Father Francis'
complete Chirograph by which he establishes a Pontifical Referring Commission
for the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR).
“With his Chirograph of 1 March 1990, Blessed John Paul II established
the Institute for the Works of Religion as a public juridical entity, giving
the Institute a new configuration while maintaining its name and purpose. With
the same
perspective, taking into account that he wished to better adapt the
Institute's structures and activities to the needs of the times; following the
invitation of Our Predecessor Benedict XVI to allow the Gospel principles to
permeate even the activities
of an economic and financial nature; having heard the opinion of various
Cardinals and other brothers in the Episcopate as well as other collaborators;
and in light of the need to introduce reforms in the Institutions that give
aid to the Apostolic See;
We have decided to establish a Referring Commission for the Institute for the
Works of Religion that will gather accurate information on the Institute's
legal position and various activities, in order to allow, if necessary, a
better harmoni
zation
of the same with the universal mission of the Apostolic See. The Commission is
to carry out its proper duties in accordance with this Chirograph and Our
working arrangements.
1) The Commission shall consist of a minimum of five Members, among which is a
President who is its legal representative, a Coordinator who has the ordinary
powers of delegation and acts on behalf of the Commission in collecting
documents, data, and the
necessary information, as well as a Secretary who assists the members and
keeps the acts.
2) The Commission is endowed with the powers and faculties appropriate to
performing its official institutional duties within the limits established by
this Chirograph and the norms of the juridical system. The Commission is to
collect the documents,
data, and information necessary to the performance of its official
institutional duties. Workplace confidentiality and other restrictions
established by the juridical system shall not inhibit or limit the
Commission's access to documents, data, or
information, except as subject to the norms that protect the autonomy and
independence of the Authorities that are engaged in the supervision and
regulation of the Institute, which shall remain in force.
3) The Commission shall have the human and material resources appropriate to
its institutional functions. If needed, it shall make use of contractors and
consultants.
4) The governance of the Institute shall continue to operate in accordance
with the Chirograph that established it, unless We provide for otherwise.
5) The Commission shall rely upon the willing cooperation of the Bodies of the
Institute along with its entire staff. In addition, the Superiors, Members,
and Officials of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia and the other agencies
related to it as well
as the Vatican City State shall likewise cooperate with the Commission.
6) The Commission shall keep Us informed of its proper activities in the
course of its work.
7) The Commission will deliver to Us the results of its work, as well as its
entire archive, in a timely manner upon the conclusion of its tasks.
8) The Commission's activities shall take effect from the date of this present
Chirograph.
9) The dissolution of the Commission will be announced.
Given at the Vatican on 24 June 2013, in the first year of my Pontificate.
___________________________________________________________
TELEGRAM FOR DEATH OF ITALIAN SENATOR EMILIO COLOMBO
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) – Pope Francis, through Cardinal
Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., sent a telegram of condolence
yesterday to the family of Senator Emilio Colombo, who died this past Monday
in Rome. He was 93 years old.
The text recalls that the politician was “a devout Catholic, an
important figure in the Italian Republic, an outstanding man who, in his
public roles, knew how to act with generous commitment to promote the common
good.” The Pope entrusted
Senator Colombo's soul to the maternal protection of the Virgin Mary and
imparted the Apostolic Blessing upon all his family members and all those who
are taking part in his funeral rites.
___________________________________________________________
CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS UNITED FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) - The Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee held
its 19th meeting in Rome on 18 – 19 June 2013, corresponding to 9
– 10 Shaban 9, 1434. The assembly was presided over—for the
Catholic side—by
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for
Interreligious Dialogue, and—for the Muslim side—by Dr Hamid bin
Ahmad Al-Rifaie, president of the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue.
The theme of the meeting was: “Believers Confronting Materialism and
Secularism in Society”. After listening to the papers presented by
Catholic and Muslim scholars and exchanging views about the above mentioned
theme, the participants
agreed upon the following: that Christianity and Islam affirm the
inseparability and complementarity between the material and the spiritual
domains and that our responsibility as believers is to reconcile these
dimensions of life; that many people today
suffer from the loss of spiritual and religious roots, a phenomenon that
weakens both the inner and moral dimensions of individuals and societies; and
that the world today is facing many kinds of crises. Our common responsibility
as believers in God is
to do all that is possible to protect vulnerable people at this time.
Pope Francis received participants in the meeting in audience, encouraging
them to continue their efforts on the path of “respectful and fruitful
dialogue between believers for the peace and prosperity of our world”.
The violence in Syria was also strongly condemned in the meeting and an appeal
was made to the regional and international organizations to do everything
possible to stop the bloodshed, according to International Law.
The Committee will hold its next meeting in Tatwan, Morocco. It will be
preceded by a preparatory event to be organized by the Muslim side.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed
Bishop Joao Carlos Seneme, C.S.S., as bishop of Toledo (area 8,000, population
3,940,000, Catholics 347,000, priests 57, permanent deacons 1, religious 90),
Brazil. Bishop Seneme
was previously auxiliary of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil and titular of Albulae
from 2007.
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VISnews130626
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - N° 136 DATE 26-06-2013
Summary: - GENERAL AUDIENCE: IN TEMPLE OF
THE CHURCH THERE ARE NO
USELESS BRICKS - COMMUNIQUE FROM SECRETARIAT OF STATE ON ESTABLISHMENT
OF PONTIFICAL COMMISSION FOR IOR - POPE ESTABLISHES PONTIFICAL REFERRING
COMMISSION FOR IOR - TELEGRAM FOR DEATH OF ITALIAN SENATOR EMILIO
COLOMBO -
CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS UNITED FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY - OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
GENERAL AUDIENCE: IN TEMPLE OF THE CHURCH THERE ARE NO USELESS BRICKS
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) – The image of the temple, to
illustrate the mystery of the Church, was the theme chosen by Pope Francis for
his catechesis in today's general audience.
The word “temple”, said the Holy Father, “makes us think
of a building, of a construction. Most people's thoughts go, particularly, to
the … great Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, the place to encounter God
in prayer. Within
the Temple was the Ark of the Covenant , the sign of God's presence among the
people. Within the Ark were the Tablets of the Law, manna, and Aaron's rod, a
reminder that God had always been in the history of his people, that He had
always accompanied
their journey, that He had guided their steps. The Temple recalls this story
and when we go to the temple we must remember this story—the story of
each of us [individually]—as Jesus has met me, as Jesus has walked with
me, how Jesus loves
and blesses me.”
“What was prefigured in the ancient Temple is carried out, by the
power of the Holy Spirit, in the Church. The Church is the 'house of God', the
place of his presence.” The pontiff emphasized that the Temple of
Solomon was built by the
hands of men “to give God a 'home', to have a visible sign of his
presence among his people. With the incarnation of the Son of God … it
is God himself who 'builds his house' to come dwell among us … Christ
is the living Temple of
the Father and Christ himself builds his 'spiritual house' the Church, not out
of material stones but of the 'living stones' that are we [ourselves].
… This is beautiful! We are the living stones of the building of God,
profoundly united to
Christ who is the supporting stone—and also our support between one
another. … This means that we are the living Church, the living Temple,
and, when we are together, the Holy
Spirit is also there among us, helping us to grow as Church. We are not
isolated but are the people of God: this is the Church!”
“It is the Holy Spirit, with his gifts, who … designs the
variety that is the Church's wealth and that joins everything and everyone
… The Church isn't a mixture of things and interests but is the Temple
of the Holy Spirit, the
Temple in which God works, the Temple in which each of us, with the gift of
Baptism, is a living stone. This tells us that no one is useless in the Church
… we are all necessary to building this Temple! No one is secondary. No
one is more
important in the Church. We are all equal in God's eyes. Some of you might
say, 'Look, Mr. Pope. You aren't the same as us.' Yes, I am like each one of
you. We are all equal, we are brothers and sisters. No one is anonymous. We
all form and build up the
Church. But this also invites us to reflect on the fact that, if the brick of
our Christian life is missing, something is missing in the beauty of the
Church.”
“How do we live our being as Church? Are we living stones or are we,
so to speak, tired, bored, and indifferent stones? Have you seen how ugly it
is to see a tired, bored, and indifferent Christian? Such a Christian isn't
good. A Christian must
be alive, joyful to be Christian. [A Christian] must live this beauty of being
part of the people of God, which is the Church. Are we open to the Holy
Spirit's action, to being an active part in our communities, or are we wrapped
up in ourselves saying:
'I have so many things to do. That's not my job.'?” Pope Francis asked.
He concluded his catechesis by asking the Lord to “give us all his grace
and his strength so that we may be profoundly united to Christ, the
cornerstone, the pillar, the
rock of support in our lives and in the life of the Church. Let us pray that,
encouraged by his Spirit, we may always be the living stones of his
Church.”
COMMUNIQUE FROM SECRETARIAT OF STATE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PONTIFICAL
COMMISSION FOR IOR
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) – This morning the Secretariat of
State issued the following communique:
The Holy Father has appointed a Pontifical Referring Commission to the
Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) with his Chirograph of 24 June, the
day before yesterday.
As can be seen from the text of the Chirograph published today, the
opportunity to establish a Referring Committee has arisen from the Holy
Father's desire to learn more about the Institute's juridical standing and
activities in order to allow its
better harmonization with the mission of the universal Church and the
Apostolic See in the more general context of the reforms that should be
carried out by the Institutions that give aid to the Apostolic See.
The Commission's purpose is to gather information on the Institution's
operations and present the results to the Holy Father.
As specified in the Chirograph, during the course of the Commission's work,
the Institute will continue to operate according to the Chirograph of 1990
that established it, unless otherwise authorized by the Holy Father.
The Commission's purposes and powers are described in more detail in the
Chirograph itself.
The members of the Commission are:
Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., president
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, member
Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, coordinator
Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells, secretary
Dr. Mary Ann Glendon, member
The Commission is beginning its work in these days.
The Holy Father hopes for a happy and productive collaboration between the
Commission and the Institute.
POPE ESTABLISHES PONTIFICAL REFERRING COMMISSION FOR IOR
Vatican City, 26 June 2013 (VIS) – Following is the Holy Father
Francis' complete Chirograph by which he establishes a Pontifical Referring
Commission for the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR).
“With his Chirograph of 1 March 1990, Blessed John Paul II
established the Institute for the Works of Religion as a public juridical
entity, giving the Institute a new configuration while maintaining its name
and purpose. With the same
perspective, taking into account that he wished to better adapt the
Institute's structures and activities to the needs of the times; following the
invitation of Our Predecessor Benedict XVI to allow the Gospel principles to
permeate even the activities
of an economic and financial nature; having heard the opinion of various
Cardinals and other brothers in the Episcopate as well as other collaborators;
and in light of the need to introduce reforms in the Institutions that give
aid to the Apostolic See;
We have decided to establish a Referring Commission for the Institute for the
Works of Religion that will gather accurate information on the Institute's
legal position and various activities, in order to allow, if necessary, a
better harmonization of the same with the universal mission of the Apostolic
See. The Commission is to carry out its proper duties in accordance with this
Chirograph and Our working arrangements.
1) The Commission shall consist of a minimum of five Members, among which
is a President who is its legal representative, a Coordinator who has the
ordinary powers of delegation and acts on behalf of the Commission in
collecting documents, data, and
the necessary information, as well as a Secretary who assists the members and
keeps the acts.
2) The Commission is endowed with the powers and faculties appropriate to
performing its official institutional duties within the limits established by
this Chirograph and the norms of the juridical system. The Commission is to
collect the documents,
data, and information necessary to the performance of its official
institutional duties. Workplace confidentiality and other restrictions
established by the juridical system shall not inhibit or limit the
Commission's access to documents, data, or
information, except as subject to the norms that protect the autonomy and
independence of the Authorities that are engaged in the supervision and
regulation of the Institute, which shall remain in force.
3) The Commission shall have the human and material resources appropriate
to its institutional functions. If needed, it shall make use of contractors
and consultants.
4) The governance of the Institute shall continue to operate in accordance
with the Chirograph that established it, unless We provide for otherwise.
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