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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 148
DATE 12-07-2013
Summary:
- VATICAN PROMOTOR OF JUSTICE FREEZES FUNDS AT IOR ATTRIBUTED TO NUNZIO
SCARANO
- MESSAGE FOR SEA SUNDAY: RAISE AWARENESS OF THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF
THOUSANDS OF SEAFARERS
___________________________________________________________
VATICAN PROMOTOR OF JUSTICE FREEZES FUNDS AT IOR ATTRIBUTED TO NUNZIO SCARANO
Vatican City, 12 July 2013 (VIS) - The director of the Holy See Press Office,
Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., gave the following update this morning regarding
the ongoing investigations into the case of Msgr. Nunzio Scarano by the
competent
authorities. Msgr. Scarano was the director of the accounting analysis service
of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) and was
arrested at the end of June by Italian authorities in the context of a
corruption and fraud
investigation.
"By court order on the 9th of July, the Vatican Promoter of Justice has frozen
funds at the IOR attributed to suspended Vatican employee Nunzio Scarano as
part of an ongoing investigation by the Vatican judicial authorities. The
investigation was
triggered by several suspicious transaction reports filed with AIF and could
be extended to additional individuals.
"IOR commissioned an objective review by Promontory Financial Group of the
facts and circumstances of the accounts in question and is fully cooperating
with the Vatican Financial Intelligence Unit AIF and judicial authorities to
bring full
transparency in this matter.
"The IOR is currently undergoing an outside review by Promontory Financial
Group of all client relationships and the anti-money-laundering procedures it
has in place. In parallel, the Institute is implementing appropriate
improvements to its
structures and procedures. This process was initiated in May 2013 and is
expected to be largely concluded by the end of 2013. Over the past weeks, the
IOR nominated a Chief Risk Officer at Directorate level with a specific brief
to focus on compliance,
and introduced measures to substantially strengthen the reporting system.
"As President Ernst von Freyberg recently pointed out, the IOR is
systematically identifying and will have zero tolerance for any activity,
whether conducted by laity or clergy, that is illegal or outside the Statutes
of the Institute."
___________________________________________________________
MESSAGE FOR SEA SUNDAY: RAISE AWARENESS OF THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF THOUSANDS
OF SEAFARERS
Vatican City, 12 July 2013 (VIS) - "Sea Sunday" will be celebrated on 14 July
and to mark the occasion the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of
Migrants and Itinerant Peoples has released a message signed by the president
of the
dicastery, Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio ,and the secretary, Archbishop Joseph
Kalathiparambil, published in full below:
"'This world of the sea, with the continuous migration of people today, must
take into account the complex effects of globalization and, unfortunately,
must come to grips with situations of injustice, especially when the freedom
of a ship's
crew to go ashore is restricted, when they are abandoned altogether along with
the vessels on which they work, when they risk piracy at sea and the damage of
illegal fishing. The vulnerability of seafarers, fishermen and sailors calls
for an even more
attentive solicitude on the Church's part and should stimulate the motherly
care that, through you, she expresses to all those whom you meet in ports and
on ships or whom you help on board during those long months at sea'. These
words were
addressed by Pope Benedict XVI to the participants of the XXIII AOS Congress
held in the Vatican City, November 19-23, 2012. As a matter of fact, for more
than 90 years the Catholic Church, through the Work of the Apostleship of the
Sea wi
th its
network of chaplains and volunteers in more than 260 ports of the world, has
shown her motherly care by providing spiritual and material welfare to
seafarers, fishers and their families.
"As we celebrate Sea Sunday, we would like to invite every member of our
Christian communities to become aware and recognize the work of an estimated
1.2 to 1.5 million seafarers who at any time are sailing in a globalized
worldwide fleet of
100,000 ships carrying 90 per cent of the manufactured goods. Very often, we
do not realize that the majority of the objects we use in our daily life are
transported by ships criss-crossing the oceans. Multinational crews experience
complex living and
working conditions on board, months away from their loved ones, abandonment in
foreign ports without salaries, criminalization and natural (storms, typhoons,
etc.) and human (pirates, shipwreck, etc.) calamities.
"Now a beacon of hope is beaming in the dark night of these problems and
difficulties encountered by the seafarers.
"The ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006), after being ratified by
30 Member countries of the International Labour Office, representing almost 60
per cent of the world's gross shipping tonnage, is set to enter into force in
August
2013. This Convention is the result of several years of relentless tripartite
(governments, employers and workers) discussions to consolidate and update a
great number of maritime labour Conventions and Recommendations adopted since
1920.
"The MLC 2006 establishes the minimum international requirements for almost
every aspect of seafarers' working and living conditions, including fair terms
of employment, medical care, social security protection and access to
shore-based
welfare facilities.
"While, as AOS, we are welcoming the entering into force of the Convention and
confidently hope to see improvements on the life of the seafarers, we remain
vigilant and express our attentive solicitude by focusing our consideration on
the
Regulation 4.4 of the Convention, the purpose of which is to: ensure that
seafarers working on board a ship have access to shore-based facilities and
services to secure their health and well-being.
"We should cooperate with the proper authorities in our respective ports so
that shore leave be granted to all seafarers as soon as possible after a
ship's arrival in port, for the benefit of their health and well-being.
"We should remind port states to promote the development of shore-based
welfare facilities easily accessible to seafarers, irrespective of
nationality, race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, or social origin
and of the flag state on which
they are employed.
"We should assist the proper authorities in establishing national and local
welfare boards that would serve as a channel for improving seafarer's welfare
at ports, bringing together people from different types of organization under
one
identity.
"We should also encourage the port authorities to introduce, aside from other
forms of financing, a port levy system to provide a reliable mechanism to
support sustainable welfare services in the port.
"Our final responsibility is towards the seafarers. We should provide them
information and education about theirs rights and the protection offered by
this Convention, which is also considered the fourth and final pillar of the
international
maritime legislation, the other three being the International Convention for
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 1973, the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, and the International
Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) 1978. Effective
implementation will be possible and real changes will happen only if the
people of the sea are aware of the content of the MLC 2006.
"Let us ask Mary, the Star of the Sea, to enlighten and accompany our mission
to support the work of the faithful who are called to witness to their
Christian life in the maritime world."
___________________________________________________________
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va
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VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - # 148DATE 12-07-2013Summary: - VATICAN
PROMOTOR OF JUSTICE FREEZES FUNDS AT IOR ATTRIBUTED
TO NUNZIO SCARANO - MESSAGE FOR SEA SUNDAY: RAISE AWARENESS OF THE WORKING
CONDITIONS OF THOUSANDS OF SEAFARERS____________________________
______________________________
VATICAN PROMOTOR OF JUSTICE FREEZES FUNDS AT IOR ATTRIBUTED TO NUNZIO SCARANO
Vatican City, 12 July 2013 (VIS) - The director of the Holy See Press Office,
Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., gave the following update this morning regarding
the ongoing investigations into the case of Msgr. Nunzio Scarano by the
competent
authorities. Msgr. Scarano was the director of the accounting analysis service
of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) and was
arrested at the end of June by Italian authorities in the context of a
corruption and fraud
investigation.
"By court order on the 9th of July, the Vatican Promoter of Justice has
frozen funds at the IOR attributed to suspended Vatican employee Nunzio
Scarano as part of an ongoing investigation by the Vatican judicial
authorities. The investigation
was triggered by several suspicious transaction reports filed with AIF and
could be extended to additional individuals.
"IOR commissioned an objective review by Promontory Financial Group of the
facts and circumstances of the accounts in question and is fully cooperating
with the Vatican Financial Intelligence Unit AIF and judicial authorities to
bring full
transparency in this matter.
"The IOR is currently undergoing an outside review by Promontory Financial
Group of all client relationships and the anti-money-laundering procedures it
has in place. In parallel, the Institute is implementing appropriate
improvements to its
structures and procedures. This process was initiated in May 2013 and is
expected to be largely concluded by the end of 2013. Over the past weeks, the
IOR nominated a Chief Risk Officer at Directorate level with a specific brief
to focus on compliance,
and introduced measures to substantially strengthen the reporting system.
"As President Ernst von Freyberg recently pointed out, the IOR is
systematically identifying and will have zero tolerance for any activity,
whether conducted by laity or clergy, that is illegal or outside the Statutes
of the
Institute."
___________________________________________________________
MESSAGE FOR SEA SUNDAY: RAISE AWARENESS OF THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF
THOUSANDS OF SEAFARERS
Vatican City, 12 July 2013 (VIS) - "Sea Sunday" will be celebrated on 14 July
and to mark the occasion the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of
Migrants and Itinerant Peoples has released a message signed by the president
of the
dicastery, Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio ,and the secretary, Archbishop Joseph
Kalathiparambil, published in full below:
"'This world of the sea, with the continuous migration of people today, must
take into account the complex effects of globalization and, unfortunately,
must come to grips with situations of injustice, especially when the freedom
of a
ship's crew to go ashore is restricted, when they are abandoned altogether
along with the vessels on which they work, when they risk piracy at sea and
the damage of illegal fishing. The vulnerability of seafarers, fishermen and
sailors calls for
an even more attentive solicitude on the Church's part and should stimulate
the motherly care that, through you, she expresses to all those whom you meet
in ports and on ships or whom you help on board during those long months at
sea'. These words
were addressed by Pope Benedict XVI to the participants of the XXIII AOS
Congress held in the Vatican City, November 19-23, 2012. As a matter of fact,
for more than 90 years the Catholic Church, through the Work of the Apostleship
of the Sea with its network of chaplains and volunteers in more than 260 ports
of the world, has shown her motherly care by providing spiritual and material
welfare to seafarers, fishers and their families.
"As we celebrate Sea Sunday, we would like to invite every member of our
Christian communities to become aware and recognize the work of an estimated
1.2 to 1.5 million seafarers who at any time are sailing in a globalized
worldwide fleet of
100,000 ships carrying 90 per cent of the manufactured goods. Very often, we
do not realize that the majority of the objects we use in our daily life are
transported by ships criss-crossing the oceans. Multinational crews experience
complex living and
working conditions on board, months away from their loved ones, abandonment in
foreign ports without salaries, criminalization and natural (storms, typhoons,
etc.) and human (pirates, shipwreck, etc.) calamities.
"Now a beacon of hope is beaming in the dark night of these problems and
difficulties encountered by the seafarers.
"The ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006), after being ratified by
30 Member countries of the International Labour Office, representing almost 60
per cent of the world's gross shipping tonnage, is set to enter into force in
August 2013. This Convention is the result of several years of relentless
tripartite (governments, employers and workers) discussions to consolidate and
update a great number of maritime labour Conventions and Recommendations
adopted since 1920.
"The MLC 2006 establishes the minimum international requirements for almost
every aspect of seafarers' working and living conditions, including fair terms
of employment, medical care, social security protection and access to
shore-based
welfare facilities.
"While, as AOS, we are welcoming the entering into force of the Convention
and confidently hope to see improvements on the life of the seafarers, we
remain vigilant and express our attentive solicitude by focusing our
consideration on the
Regulation 4.4 of the Convention, the purpose of which is to: ensure that
seafarers working on board a ship have access to shore-based facilities and
services to secure their health and well-being.
"We should cooperate with the proper authorities in our respective ports so
that shore leave be granted to all seafarers as soon as possible after a
ship's arrival in port, for the benefit of their health and well-being.
"We should remind port states to promote the development of shore-based
welfare facilities easily accessible to seafarers, irrespective of
nationality, race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, or social origin
and of the flag state on
which they are employed.
"We should assist the proper authorities in establishing national and local
welfare boards that would serve as a channel for improving seafarer's welfare
at ports, bringing together people from different types of organization under
one
identity.
"We should also encourage the port authorities to introduce, aside from other
forms of financing, a port levy system to provide a reliable mechanism to
support sustainable welfare services in the port.
"Our final responsibility is towards the seafarers. We should provide them
information and education about theirs rights and the protection offered by
this Convention, which is also considered the fourth and final pillar of the
international
maritime legislation, the other three being the International Convention for
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 1973, the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, and the International
Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) 1978. Effective
implementation will be possible and real changes will happen only if the
people of the sea are aware of the content of the MLC 2006.
"Let us ask Mary, the Star of the Sea, to enlighten and accompany our mission
to support the work of the faithful who are called to witness to their
Christian life in the maritime world."
___________________________________________________________ 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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