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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 24
DATE 05-02-2014
Summary:
- THE EUCHARIST: CHRISTIAN INITIATION, PEAK OF SALVATION
- SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN ITALY
- PRESS RELEASE ON OBSERVATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS
OF THE CHILD
- POPE FRANCIS TO RECEIVE QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
- FR. FEDERICO LOMBARDI IS AWARDED THE ¡BRAVO! PRIZE BY THE SPANISH
EPISCOPAL COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
THE EUCHARIST: CHRISTIAN INITIATION, PEAK OF SALVATION
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; The Holy Father's catechesis in today's
general audience focused on "the Eucharist, heart of Christian initiation and
source of the life of the Church". "The Word and the Bread, during Mass,
become one, like in the Last Supper, when all Jesus' words, all the signs he
had made, were condensed into the gesture of breaking bread and offering the
chalice in anticipation of the sacrifice of the Cross".
Pope Francis remarked that Jesus' gesture during the Last Supper is "the
extreme giving of thanks to the Father for His love and for His mercy", and
recalled that "thanksgiving", in Greek, is "eucaristia". This is why
the term Eucharist encompasses all of this gesture, which is the gesture of
God and man, a gesture of Jesus Christ, true God and true Man".
The Pope repeated that each time we celebrate this Sacrament, it does not
simply mean remembering, but rather sharing in "the mystery of Christ's
passion, death and resurrection". "The Eucharist", he said, "is the peak of
the action of God's salvation: the Lord Jesus, making himself into bread,
broken for us, indeed pours over us all His mercy and His love, thereby
renewing our hearts, our existence and our way of relating with Him and with
our brothers".
Pope Francis concluded by inviting those present to pray to the Lord so that
"this Sacrament may continue to keep its presence alive, within the Church,
and to model our communities in charity and communion, in accordance with the
heart of the
Father. And this continues all through our lives, although it begins on the
day our our first Communion. It is important that children prepare well for
their first Communion and that every child does so, as it is the first step to
this strong bond of
belonging to Jesus Christ, following Baptism and Confirmation".
___________________________________________________________
SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN ITALY
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; In his greetings following the
catechesis at this Wednesday's general audience, Pope Francis recalled in a
special way those affected by the heavy downpours which have affected the
regions of Tuscany and
Latium for some days now, causing flooding and inundations and leaving many
families homeless. "We are all praying for you and are close to you with our
efforts, with our solidarity and with our love".
He also greeted a group of bishops taking part in a congress promoted by the
Sant'Egidio Community, and participants in a study week on human formation for
candidates to the priesthood organised by the Pontifical University of the
Sacred Heart,
expressing his hope that their visit to the tomb of St. Peter be a "propitious
occasion for the renewal of missionary commitment to the proclamation of the
Gospel, especially to the marginalised and the poor".
Finally, he mentioned the sick, who were gathered today in the Vatican's Paul
VI Hall rather than in St. Peter's Square on account of the bad weather,
commenting that he had greeted them prior to arriving in the square, and that
they were able to follow
the audience on screen.
___________________________________________________________
PRESS RELEASE ON OBSERVATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF
THE CHILD
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; This morning the Holy See Press Office
issued a communique on the observations of the United Nations Committee on the
Rights of the Child, the full text of which is published below:
"At the end of its 65th session, the Committee on the Rights of the Child has
published its Concluding Observations on the reviewed Reports of the Holy See
and five States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Congo,
Germany,
Portugal, Russian Federation and Yemen).
According to the proper procedures foreseen for the parties to the Convention,
the Holy See takes note of the Concluding Observations on its Reports, which
will be submitted to a thorough study and examination, in full respect of the
Convention in the
different areas presented by the Committee according to international law and
practice, as well as taking into consideration the public interactive debate
with the Committee, held on 16 January 2014.
The Holy See does, however, regret to see in some points of the Concluding
Observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the
dignity of the human person and in the exercise of religious freedom.
The Holy See reiterates its commitment to defending and protecting the rights
of the child, in line with the principles promoted by the Convention on the
Rights of the Child and according to the moral and religious values offered by
Catholic
doctrine".
___________________________________________________________
POPE FRANCIS TO RECEIVE QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; On 3 April Pope Francis will receive in
audience Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland. This was made public by Buckingham Palace and confirmed
yesterday
afternoon by the Holy See Press Office.
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip of Edinburgh, will be in Rome
upon invitation by the president of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano.
The Queen and Prince Philip will lunch in private with President Napolitano,
and will then be
received in audience by the Pope. It will be the first encounter between Pope
Francis and the Queen, as at the Holy Mass at the beginning of his pontificate
the United Kingdom was represented by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
President Napolitano's
invitation was first presented last year, but neither the Queen nor Prince
Philip were able to accept for reasons of ill health. Since then, Pope
emeritus Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy and Pope Francis was elected.
The Italian Head of State renewed his invitation earlier this year and Queen
Elizabeth decided to take the opportunity to meet with the new Pontiff. The
same occurred on her last visit to Rome, in 2000, when she was received by
Blessed John Paul II. The
Queen met with Benedict XVI during his apostolic visit to the United Kingdom
in September 2010.
___________________________________________________________
FR. FEDERICO LOMBARDI IS AWARDED THE ¡BRAVO! PRIZE BY THE SPANISH
EPISCOPAL COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; The director of the Holy See Press
Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., will today receive in Madrid, Spain, the
¡Bravo! Prize awarded every year by the Commission for Social
Communication Media of the
Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE).
Every year the CEE awards the ¡Bravo! Prize in recognition of the
valuable work of all professionals in the field of communication in the
various media, distinguished by their service to the dignity of man, human
rights and the values of the
Gospel. Fr. Lombardi will receive the ¡Bravo! Special Prize for his
"intense service to Church communication" and for having promoted "closeness
between the Church institution and the social communication media".
The director of the Holy See Press Office will also attend an assembly of
diocesan delegates in the field of social communications, where he will give a
conference on the theme "Spokesmanship in the Vatican".
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; The Holy Father has appointed
Archbishop Santo Gangemi, apostolic nuncio in Guinea, as apostolic nuncio in
Mali.
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - # 24DATE 05-02-2014Summary: - THE EUCHARIST:
CHRISTIAN INITIATION, PEAK OF SALVATION -
SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN ITALY - PRESS RELEASE ON
OBSERVATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD - POPE
FRANCIS TO RECEIVE QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM - FR. FEDERICO
LOMBARDI IS
AWARDED THE ¡BRAVO! PRIZE BY THE SPANISH EPISCOPAL COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL
COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS__________________________
________________________________
THE EUCHARIST: CHRISTIAN INITIATION, PEAK OF SALVATION
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; The Holy Father's catechesis in
today's general audience focused on "the Eucharist, heart of Christian
initiation and source of the life of the Church". "The Word and the Bread,
during
Mass, become one, like in the Last Supper, when all Jesus' words, all the
signs he had made, were condensed into the gesture of breaking bread and
offering the chalice in anticipation of the sacrifice of the Cross".
Pope Francis remarked that Jesus' gesture during the Last Supper is "the
extreme giving of thanks to the Father for His love and for His mercy", and
recalled that "thanksgiving", in Greek, is "eucaristia". This is
why the term Eucharist encompasses all of this gesture, which is the gesture
of God and man, a gesture of Jesus Christ, true God and true Man".
The Pope repeated that each time we celebrate this Sacrament, it does not
simply mean remembering, but rather sharing in "the mystery of Christ's
passion, death and resurrection". "The Eucharist", he said, "is the peak
of the action of God's salvation: the Lord Jesus, making himself into bread,
broken for us, indeed pours over us all His mercy and His love, thereby
renewing our hearts, our existence and our way of relating with Him and with
our brothers".
Pope Francis concluded by inviting those present to pray to the Lord so that
"this Sacrament may continue to keep its presence alive, within the Church,
and to model our communities in charity and communion, in accordance with the
heart of the
Father. And this continues all through our lives, although it begins on the
day our our first Communion. It is important that children prepare well for
their first Communion and that every child does so, as it is the first step to
this strong bond of
belonging to Jesus Christ, following Baptism and Confirmation".
___________________________________________________________
SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN ITALY
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; In his greetings following the
catechesis at this Wednesday's general audience, Pope Francis recalled in a
special way those affected by the heavy downpours which have affected the
regions of Tuscany and
Latium for some days now, causing flooding and inundations and leaving many
families homeless. "We are all praying for you and are close to you with our
efforts, with our solidarity and with our love".
He also greeted a group of bishops taking part in a congress promoted by the
Sant'Egidio Community, and participants in a study week on human formation for
candidates to the priesthood organised by the Pontifical University of the
Sacred Heart,
expressing his hope that their visit to the tomb of St. Peter be a "propitious
occasion for the renewal of missionary commitment to the proclamation of the
Gospel, especially to the marginalised and the poor".
Finally, he mentioned the sick, who were gathered today in the Vatican's Paul
VI Hall rather than in St. Peter's Square on account of the bad weather,
commenting that he had greeted them prior to arriving in the square, and that
they were able to
follow the audience on screen.
___________________________________________________________
PRESS RELEASE ON OBSERVATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS
OF THE CHILD
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; This morning the Holy See Press Office
issued a communique on the observations of the United Nations Committee on the
Rights of the Child, the full text of which is published below:
"At the end of its 65th session, the Committee on the Rights of the Child has
published its Concluding Observations on the reviewed Reports of the Holy See
and five States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Congo,
Germany,
Portugal, Russian Federation and Yemen).
According to the proper procedures foreseen for the parties to the
Convention, the Holy See takes note of the Concluding Observations on its
Reports, which will be submitted to a thorough study and examination, in full
respect of the Convention in
the different areas presented by the Committee according to international law
and practice, as well as taking into consideration the public interactive
debate with the Committee, held on 16 January 2014.
The Holy See does, however, regret to see in some points of the Concluding
Observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the
dignity of the human person and in the exercise of religious freedom.
The Holy See reiterates its commitment to defending and protecting the rights
of the child, in line with the principles promoted by the Convention on the
Rights of the Child and according to the moral and religious values offered by
Catholic
doctrine".
___________________________________________________________
POPE FRANCIS TO RECEIVE QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; On 3 April Pope Francis will receive
in audience Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland. This was made public by Buckingham Palace and
confirmed yesterday
afternoon by the Holy See Press Office.
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip of Edinburgh, will be in
Rome upon invitation by the president of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio
Napolitano. The Queen and Prince Philip will lunch in private with President
Napolitano, and will then
be received in audience by the Pope. It will be the first encounter between
Pope Francis and the Queen, as at the Holy Mass at the beginning of his
pontificate the United Kingdom was represented by Prince Richard, Duke of
Gloucester. President
Napolitano's invitation was first presented last year, but neither the Queen
nor Prince Philip were able to accept for reasons of ill health. Since then,
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy and Pope Francis was
elected.
The Italian Head of State renewed his invitation earlier this year and Queen
Elizabeth decided to take the opportunity to meet with the new Pontiff. The
same occurred on her last visit to Rome, in 2000, when she was received by
Blessed John Paul II.
The Queen met with Benedict XVI during his apostolic visit to the United
Kingdom in September 2010.
___________________________________________________________
FR. FEDERICO LOMBARDI IS AWARDED THE ¡BRAVO! PRIZE BY THE SPANISH
EPISCOPAL COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; The director of the Holy See Press
Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., will today receive in Madrid, Spain, the
¡Bravo! Prize awarded every year by the Commission for Social
Communication Media of the
Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE).
Every year the CEE awards the ¡Bravo! Prize in recognition of the
valuable work of all professionals in the field of communication in the
various media, distinguished by their service to the dignity of man, human
rights and the values of the
Gospel. Fr. Lombardi will receive the ¡Bravo! Special Prize for his
"intense service to Church communication" and for having promoted "closeness
between the Church institution and the social communication media".
The director of the Holy See Press Office will also attend an assembly of
diocesan delegates in the field of social communications, where he will give a
conference on the theme "Spokesmanship in the Vatican".
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 5 February 2014 (VIS) -; The Holy Father has appointed
Archbishop Santo Gangemi, apostolic nuncio in Guinea, as apostolic nuncio in
Mali.
___________________________________________________________ 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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