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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 150
DATE 16-07-2013
Summary:
- THE FUTURE OF EUROPE: "RELIGION-FRIENDLY" CITIES
- FIRST MEETING OF THE PASTORAL OF THE FAMILY IN CUBA
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE: "RELIGION-FRIENDLY" CITIES
Vatican City, 16 July 2013 (VIS) - From 17 to 20 July the Austrian city of
Graz will host the international interreligious conference "Com Unity Spirit",
organised by, among others, the Afro-Asiatic Institute founded by the Catholic
Church in 1964 with the aim of encouraging interreligious and inter-cultural
dialogue through research projects, study meetings and international
conferences. The city has a long tradition of participation in city life by
its various religious
communities, and in 1997 hosted the European Ecumenical Assembly.
The conference proposes a further step in the dialogue between religions, with
a view to drafting a final message in which it will indicate what the
religious communities can and should do to make cities more welcoming and
respectful towards human
values, in order to promote the co-existence of different religions and
cultures, fully respecting the freedom of every man and woman.
Over 150 representatives of religious communities will participate, from the
orthodox Serbian Bishop Andrej to the Grand Mufti emeritus of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Mustafa Ceric, from the rabbi Michael Jedwany, member of the
Conference of European
Rabbis, to the writer Karl Veitschegger of the diocese of Graz-Seckau.
Scholars and experts in interreligious dialogue have been invited to take part
in the conference to discuss and share a variety of opinions not only on how
to proceed in the
construction of peaceful co-existence between religions, but also the idea
that Europe is experiencing a phase of particular importance for its future
precisely because of the presence of so many religions and cultures, which
represent an important
resource for times to come.
The programme includes a series of public conferences and parallel sessions in
which brief texts on experiences of research and dialogue will be presented
and discussed. The inaugural session will be dedicated to the theme of the
relationship between
political and spiritual power in the light of Christian experience from the
time of the first communities until the present day. The parallel sessions,
which will consider how people of different religions can live together in the
same cities in peace,
will focus on the following themes: the relationship between religion and
spirituality, the teaching of religion, religious freedom as a universal
right, the causes of potential conflict between religious communities, the
socio-political role and
responsibility of religions in contemporary society, and cultural and artistic
expressions of religious diversity.
___________________________________________________________
FIRST MEETING OF THE PASTORAL OF THE FAMILY IN CUBA
Vatican City, 16 July 2013 (VIS) - "The family: path of hope for Cuba" was the
theme of the first national meeting of the Pastoral of the Family promoted by
the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba and recently concluded in Havana.
The meeting, presided over by Bishop Arturo Gonzalez of Santa Clara, took
place in the "San Juan Maria Vianney" priests' residence. The initiative was
promoted also by Bishop Luis del Castillo, emeritus of Melo, Uruguay, who has
collaborated
with the Church in Cuba for many years. In his opening speech, Bishop Gonzalez
recalled the words of Blessed John Paul II during his visit to the island:
"Cuba: care for your families, in order to keep your heart pure!" and thanked
the
families participating in the meeting, emphasising that in spite of current
difficulties, the family remains a source of great hope for the future.
The themes to be considered include: marriage and the family as God's plan for
men and women, within which humanity finds its true path to happiness, the
family in Cuba, with its needs, its values to be identified in the light of
faith but also in
dialogue with the various institutions with which it is linked, the education
of children, family economics, the aging population, the breakdown of the
family and domestic violence.
Prior to the meeting the Commission for the Family, with the contribution of
the Jesuit priest Fr. Jorge Cela, president of the Conference of Latin
American Provincials, carried out a survey of the island's population, entitled
"Cubafamilia", to investigate the current situation of families in Cuba.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 16 July 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father:
- appointed Fr. Joseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I., as bishop of the eparchy of
Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (area 39,176, population 3,101,730, Catholics
8,483, priests 112, religious 451), India. The bishop-elect was born in
Cherpunkal, India in 1958 and
was ordained a priest in 1985. He holds a doctorate in missiology from the
Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral
roles, including teacher and rector in a house of formation for aspiring
vocations, and rector of
the CMI Mission Theologate Samanvaya in Bhopal. He succeeds Bishop Simon Stock
Palathara, whose resignation from the same office the Holy Father accepted in
accordance with canon 210 para. 1-2 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern
Churches (CCEO).
- appointed Msgr. Fernando Filograna, of the clergy of Lecce, as bishop of
Nardo-Gallipoli (area 587, population 212,980, Catholics 211,761, priests 133,
permanent deacons 7, religious 126), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in
Lequile, Italy in 1952 and
was ordained a priest in 1977. He holds a licentiate in theology from the
Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral
roles, including spiritual father of the minor seminary of Lecce, notary of
the diocesan
Ecclesiastical Tribunal, vice-chancellor of the Curia, rector of the episcopal
seminary, Lecce, director of the diocesan centre for vocations, archpriest of
the parish Santa Maria Assunta in Trepuzzi, episcopal vicar for the clergy and
the permanent
diaconate, member of the College of Consultors, member of the Commission for
the Clergy and Consecrated Life for the Episcopal Conference of Apulia, priest
of the parish San Giovanni Maria Vianney and vicar general of Lecce.
- appointed Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, previously apostolic nuncio to Benin, as
apostolic nuncio to Togo.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - # 150DATE 16-07-2013Summary: - THE FUTURE OF
EUROPE: "RELIGION-FRIENDLY"
CITIES - FIRST MEETING OF THE PASTORAL OF THE FAMILY IN CUBA - OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS___________________________________________________________
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE: "RELIGION-FRIENDLY" CITIES
Vatican City, 16 July 2013 (VIS) - From 17 to 20 July the Austrian city of
Graz will host the international interreligious conference "Com Unity Spirit",
organised by, among others, the Afro-Asiatic Institute founded by the Catholic
Church in 1964 with the aim of encouraging interreligious and inter-cultural
dialogue through research projects, study meetings and international
conferences. The city has a long tradition of participation in city life by
its various religious
communities, and in 1997 hosted the European Ecumenical Assembly.
The conference proposes a further step in the dialogue between religions,
with a view to drafting a final message in which it will indicate what the
religious communities can and should do to make cities more welcoming and
respectful towards human
values, in order to promote the co-existence of different religions and
cultures, fully respecting the freedom of every man and woman.
Over 150 representatives of religious communities will participate, from the
orthodox Serbian Bishop Andrej to the Grand Mufti emeritus of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Mustafa Ceric, from the rabbi Michael Jedwany, member of the
Conference of European
Rabbis, to the writer Karl Veitschegger of the diocese of Graz-Seckau.
Scholars and experts in interreligious dialogue have been invited to take part
in the conference to discuss and share a variety of opinions not only on how
to proceed in the
construction of peaceful co-existence between religions, but also the idea
that Europe is experiencing a phase of particular importance for its future
precisely because of the presence of so many religions and cultures, which
represent an important
resource for times to come.
The programme includes a series of public conferences and parallel sessions
in which brief texts on experiences of research and dialogue will be presented
and discussed. The inaugural session will be dedicated to the theme of the
relationship between
political and spiritual power in the light of Christian experience from the
time of the first communities until the present day. The parallel sessions,
which will consider how people of different religions can live together in the
same cities in peace,
will focus on the following themes: the relationship between religion and
spirituality, the teaching of religion, religious freedom as a universal
right, the causes of potential conflict between religious communities, the
socio-political role and
responsibility of religions in contemporary society, and cultural and artistic
expressions of religious diversity.
___________________________________________________________
FIRST MEETING OF THE PASTORAL OF THE FAMILY IN CUBA
Vatican City, 16 July 2013 (VIS) - "The family: path of hope for Cuba" was
the theme of the first national meeting of the Pastoral of the Family promoted
by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba and recently concluded in Havana.
The meeting, presided over by Bishop Arturo Gonzalez of Santa Clara, took
place in the "San Juan Maria Vianney" priests' residence. The initiative was
promoted also by Bishop Luis del Castillo, emeritus of Melo, Uruguay, who has
collaborated with the Church in Cuba for many years. In his opening speech,
Bishop Gonzalez recalled the words of Blessed John Paul II during his visit to
the island: "Cuba: care for your families, in order to keep your heart pure!"
and
thanked the families participating in the meeting, emphasising that in spite
of current difficulties, the family remains a source of great hope for the
future.
The themes to be considered include: marriage and the family as God's plan
for men and women, within which humanity finds its true path to happiness, the
family in Cuba, with its needs, its values to be identified in the light of
faith but also in
dialogue with the various institutions with which it is linked, the education
of children, family economics, the aging population, the breakdown of the
family and domestic violence.
Prior to the meeting the Commission for the Family, with the contribution of
the Jesuit priest Fr. Jorge Cela, president of the Conference of Latin
American Provincials, carried out a survey of the island's population, entitled
"Cubafamilia", to investigate the current situation of families in Cuba.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 16 July 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father:
- appointed Fr. Joseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I., as bishop of the eparchy of
Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (area 39,176, population 3,101,730, Catholics
8,483, priests 112, religious 451), India. The bishop-elect was born in
Cherpunkal, India in 1958
and was ordained a priest in 1985. He holds a doctorate in missiology from the
Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral
roles, including teacher and rector in a house of formation for aspiring
vocations, and rector
of the CMI Mission Theologate Samanvaya in Bhopal. He succeeds Bishop Simon
Stock Palathara, whose resignation from the same office the Holy Father
accepted in accordance with canon 210 para. 1-2 of the Code of Canons of the
Eastern Churches (CCEO).
- appointed Msgr. Fernando Filograna, of the clergy of Lecce, as bishop of
Nardo-Gallipoli (area 587, population 212,980, Catholics 211,761, priests 133,
permanent deacons 7, religious 126), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in
Lequile, Italy in 1952
and was ordained a priest in 1977. He holds a licentiate in theology from the
Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral
roles, including spiritual father of the minor seminary of Lecce, notary of
the diocesan
Ecclesiastical Tribunal, vice-chancellor of the Curia, rector of the episcopal
seminary, Lecce, director of the diocesan centre for vocations, archpriest of
the parish Santa Maria Assunta in Trepuzzi, episcopal vicar for the clergy and
the permanent
diaconate, member of the College of Consultors, member of the Commission for
the Clergy and Consecrated Life for the Episcopal Conference of Apulia, priest
of the parish San Giovanni Maria Vianney and vicar general of Lecce.
- appointed Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, previously apostolic nuncio to Benin,
as apostolic nuncio to Togo.
___________________________________________________________ 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:
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