The cordial discussions began at around 7.30 p.m., according to a
communique from the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico
Lombardi, S.J., and provided the Pope with the opportunity to express once
again his affection and good wishes
for the Brazilian people. Following the discussions, in the adjacent room, the
Pope greeted the delegation that accompanied the President and gifts were
exchanged.
President Rousseff, clearly making reference to the upcoming football World
Cup which will soon be held in Brazil, gave the Pope a shirt from the
Brazilian team, with the number 10 and signed by Pele with the dedication,
“To Pope Francis, with
respect and admiration”, and a ball signed by Cristiano Ronaldo,
“To Pope Francis, an embrace from your friend
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Ronaldo”. Fr. Lombardi communicated that the Holy Father asked jokingly
if with these gifts, he was invited to pray for
Brazil to win the Cup, and the president answered that they asked only for
neutrality. The Pope gave as a gift an artistic medallion depicting “The
Angel of Peace”.
The meeting ended shortly after 8 p.m.
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CONCLUSION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CONSISTORY ON THE FAMILY
Vatican City, 22 February 2014 (VIS) – The director of the Holy See
Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., has issued a press release to
report that the final session of the extraordinary consistory took place
yesterday, Friday 21 February,
from 4.30 to 6.45 p.m.
“Throughout the entire consistory, 69 cardinals spoke on a broad
range of themes regarding the family. The assembly took place and concluded in
an atmosphere of great serenity and satisfaction on the part of all those
present for the breadth
and depth of the presentations”.
“The Holy Father made a brief concluding address to thank all the
participants and expressing his conviction that the Lord has led the Church to
face the theme of the Gospel of the family, and will accompany her on the path
she has undertaken
with this important step in the Consistory and will continue with the Synod
over the course of almost two years. He invited all those present to pray to
the Lord for this intention and for him”.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE AIF WITH AUSTRALIAN AND CYPRIOT
COUNTERPARTS
Vatican City, 22 February 2014 (VIS) – The Autorità di
Informazione Finanziaria (AIF), the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Holy
See and Vatican City State, signed on Friday, February 21, a Memorandum of
Understanding with its
Australian counterpart, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
(AUSTRAC). Early this week, on the margins of the Egmont Working Groups
meeting held in Budapest, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the
Financial Intelligence
Unit of Cyprus, the Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS). The Memoranda
were signed by Rene Bruelhart, Director of AIF.
A Memorandum of Understanding is standard practice and formalizes the
cooperation and exchange of financial information to fight money laundering
and terrorist financing across borders between the competent authorities of
both countries. It is based
on the model Memorandum of Understanding prepared by the Egmont Group, the
global organization of national Financial Intelligence Units, and contains
clauses on reciprocity, permitted uses of information and confidentiality.
“These Memoranda are strengthening AIF’s international reach
and are a strong commitment of the Holy See and the Vatican City State to
fight Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism pro-actively on a global
level,” said AIF
Director Rene Bruelhart. “Today’s signing underlines our fruitful
relationship with our international counterparts and will further facilitate
our joint efforts.”
AIF became a member of the Egmont Group in July 2013. It has signed
Memoranda of Understanding and cooperates with the Financial Intelligence
Units of the United States, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands
and Germany. More MOUs are
expected to be signed in the course of the coming weeks.
AIF is the competent authority of the Holy See/Vatican City State to fight
money laundering and financing of terrorism.
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 22 February 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has appointed
Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile, as
bishop of Iquique (area 41,799, population 252,300, Catholics 172,500, priests
35, permanent
deacons 14, religious 69), Chile.
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