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 VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE 
YEAR XXII - No. 64
DATE 04-04-2014

Summary:
 - POPE FRANCIS' AUDIENCE WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
 - FRANCIS CONGRATULATES THE NEW SYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH AND 
ALL THE EAST
 - THE POPE TO OFFER THE FAITHFUL A POCKET GOSPEL TO THE FAITHFUL AT THE 
NEXT SUNDAY ANGELUS
 - WORKING FOR THE INCLUSION OF GYPSIES
 - POLICE AND CHURCH UNITE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 - INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON WORLD YOUTH DAY
 - CARDINAL ORANI JOAO TEMPESTA TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS TITULAR CHURCH
 - AUDIENCES
 - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

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POPE FRANCIS' AUDIENCE WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of 
the United Kingdom, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke 
of Edinburgh, arrived in the Vatican yesterday, following their visit to 
the Quirinal Palace, at around 3.20 p.m.
They were greeted in Piazzetta John Paul II (between the Paul VI Hall and 
the Palazzo della Canonica) by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, 
accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with 
States and Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under secretary for Relations with 
States. They were awaited inside the room by Cardinal Cormac Murphy 
O'Connor, archbishop emeritus of Westminster.
The Holy Father received Her Majesty the King and the Duke of Edinburgh in 
his study next to the Paul VI Hall for a private meeting, which lasted 
around twenty minutes. This was followed by greetings with the entourage 
and an exchange of gifts in the adjacent room. The gift offered to the 
Pope by Her Majesty was a large basket of food products (jams, drinks etc) 
produced on the various royal estates. The Pope gave Her Majesty a 
facsimile of a valuable document conserved in the Vatican, by which the 
cult of St. Edward the Confessor, an ancestor of the British royal family 
and founder of Westminster Abbey, where he is buried) was extended to the 
universal Church in 1679, by Pope Innocent XI. The Pope also gave an 
ornament composed of a lapis lazuli sphere topped with a silver cross of 
St. Edward, for the Queen's great-grandson, Prince George of Cambridge. He 
gave a triptych of pontifical medals to the Duke of Edinburgh.
The royal entourage left the Vatican shortly before 4 p.m.

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FRANCIS CONGRATULATES THE NEW SYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH AND ALL 
THE EAST
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) -; The Holy Father has sent a 
message to Ignatius Aphrem II, the new Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of 
Antioch and all the East, congratulating him on his election. Pope Francis 
expresses his joy at receiving this news and prays that His Holiness 
"may be a spiritual father for your people and an untiring builder 
of peace and justice, serving the common good and the good of the entire 
Middle East in today's difficult circumstances".
"It is important for all Christians to bear witness to the love and 
fellowship that binds us together, mindful of the prayer offered by our 
Lord at the Last Supper: that all may be one, so that the world may 
believe". The Pope gives thanks to the Lord "for the bonds of 
fraternity between the Catholic Church and the Syrian Orthodox 
Church", and prays "that our continuing friendship and 
dialogue may be further developed and deepened. May our heavenly Father 
fill Your Holiness with peace and strength for the noble task that awaits 
you".


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THE POPE TO OFFER THE FAITHFUL A POCKET GOSPEL TO THE FAITHFUL AT THE NEXT 
SUNDAY ANGELUS
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) -; During the Sunday Angelus, and on 
various other occasions, Pope Francis has urged the faithful to carry a 
pocket-sized book of the Gospels and to read it often to meditate on 
Jesus' words and deeds, especially those referred to in the day's liturgy, 
on which Pope Francis himself has commented.
To help put this suggestion into practice, and communicating a clear 
message, next Sunday during the Angelus in St. Peter's Square, several 
thousand pocket-sized copies of the Gospel will be distributed free as a 
gift to the faithful at the behest of the Pope.
The initiative, similar to the distribution of the 
"Misericordinas" some months ago, will be implemented by the 
Almoner of His Holiness, with the collaboration of a number of volunteers: 
150 scouts, seminarians from the Roman Seminary, the Sisters of Mother 
Teresa and other religious, and individuals. Indeed, it is the role of the 
Almoner to distribute charity, not only material but also spiritual, on 
behalf of the Pope.
The book, printed by the Vatican Typography (in a special edition for this 
occasion, which will not be available for sale), contains the four Gospels 
and the Acts of the Apostles, and begins with the Pope's words from the 
Apostolic Exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium": "The joy of 
the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus". 
On the inner cover leaf there are instructions on how to recite the 
"chaplet of Mercy" and it ends, on the inner back cover, with 
Blessed Cardinal John H. Newman's prayer: "Dear Jesus...", 
that Mother Teresa advised her nuns to recite every day.

 
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WORKING FOR THE INCLUSION OF GYPSIES
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) -; Published below are extracts from 
the message sent by Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the 
Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples 
to the members of the International Catholic Committee for Gypsies (CCIT), 
who will meet in Cavallino-Treporti, Italy from 4 to 6 April.
In our globalised world, in fact, walls continue to be built that divide 
the peoples of the same continent, people from the same country or the 
same city", he writes. "Also among the European countries, 
some are still negatively influenced in their political choices regarding 
the Roma to whom you are close in your respective pastoral commitments. 
... The challenge you face with evangelical courage in your pastoral 
activities demonstrates that to tear down walls, one must begin in the 
heart, the first space where another is included, and as long as hearts 
are not open, it will not be easy to achieve an inclusive society. So this 
moment of reflection offers you the opportunity to put your energies 
together to create a social dynamic in which the different cultures can 
live together".
"The Gypsies need the humanity of the society in which they live in 
order to feel like members of the human family and benefit from the rights 
enjoyed by the other members of the community in respect for their dignity 
and identity. ... There is a need for tenacious, patient work on 
everyone's part. The Church can be of inspiration and make the efforts 
converge into a common commitment in order to face the dilemmas at the 
basis of the Roma's human difficulties. ... The document 'Guidelines 
for the Pastoral Care of the Gypsies' continues to be a fundamental 
reference for you and you should use it as well as possible for your 
service in the midst of this People because it offers important guidelines 
that are the fruit of common work".
"The Roma have the right to be recognised at least as ethnic 
minorities in the countries where they live since they are the largest 
minority in the European Union". He concludes, "The Church has 
the task to bring Jesus' Gospel in their midst but also to support their 
dream of integration which passes through education, health, work and 
housing, and all of this in collaboration with people of good will".

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POLICE AND CHURCH UNITE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - The second international conference on 
"Combating Human Trafficking: Church and law enforcement in partnership" 
will take place on 9 and 10 April in the Academy of Sciences in the 
Vatican.
The event is being organised by the Bishops' Conference of England and 
Wales and is chaired by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of 
Westminster. There will be an audience with Pope Francis at the close of 
the conference, where the Holy Father will meet with victims and police 
chiefs.
From listening to the voices of the victims, who will also be represented 
at the conference and able to tell their stories to all delegates from 
both law enforcement agencies and the Church, the Conference aims to bring 
police chiefs together so they can build an effective network to combat 
trafficking and work collaboratively with the Church. Closer collaboration 
will also enable joint investigations between law enforcement agencies, 
enabling a more co-ordinated international approach to rid the world of 
the scourge of its second most profitable crime.

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INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON WORLD YOUTH DAY
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) -; The heads of youth pastoral care 
from all over the world will meet in Rome, invited by the Pontifical 
Council for the Laity, from 10 to 13 April. It will be the first 
international meeting linked to the Krakow World Youth Day, and will offer 
an opportunity for checks and review for the organisers of the event. The 
meeting will be attended by 250 delegates from the Episcopal conferences 
of around 90 countries and 45 Catholic communities, associations and youth 
movements, as well as all the local organisational committees for Rio de 
Janeiro 2013 and Krakow 2016.
The work of the congress will begin on Thursday 10 April with an 
introductory greeting from Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the 
Pontifical Council for the Laity. The entire day will be dedicated to a 
review of the Rio de Janeiro World Youth Day in 2013, "a celebration 
of faith and fraternity". "Towards Krakow 2016" will be 
the theme of Friday 11 April: it will be introduced by Cardinal Stanislaw 
Dziwisz, archbishop of Krakow. Saturday 12 April will offer the 
opportunity for joint reflection on the theme "World Youth Days and 
their integration in ordinary youth pastoral". On Sunday 13 April, 
Palm Sunday, the delegates will attend a Holy Mass celebrated by the Holy 
Father in St. Peter's Square, with the diocesan celebration of the 29th 
World Youth Day.

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CARDINAL ORANI JOAO TEMPESTA TAKES POSSESSION OF HIS TITULAR CHURCH
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - The Office of Liturgical Celebrations 
of the Supreme Pontiff today announced that on Saturday, 12 April, at 6.30 
a.m., Cardinal Orani Joao Tempesta, archbishop of San Sebastian de Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil, will take possession of the title of St. Mary Mother of 
Providence in Monte Verde (Via di Donna Olimpia, 35).

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AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in 
audience:
- Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic nuncio in the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo.
- Msgr. Erwin Krautler, prelate of Xingu, Brazil.
- Nine prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Tanzania, on their 
“ad liminaâ€9D visit:
- Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga of Dodoma;
- Bishop Salutaris Melchior Libena of Ifakara;
- Bishop Agapiti Ndorobo of Mahenge;
- Bishop Telesphor Mkude of Morogoro;
- Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp., of Zanzibar;
- Archbishop Paul R. Ruzoka of Tabora, apostolic administrator of Kigoma;
- Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, O.S.S., of Kahama;
- Bishop Damian Kyaruzi of Sumbawanga, apostolic administrator of Mpanda;
- Bishop Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa, auxiliary of Dar-es-Salaam.

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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 4 April 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
- appointed Bishop Michel Aupetit, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Paris, 
as bishop of Nanterre (area 175, population 1,568,000, Catholics 940,000, 
priests 332, permanent deacons 48, religious 637), France.
- appointed Fr. Stefan Oster, S.D.B., as bishop of Passau (area 5,442, 
population 546,430, Catholics 486,195, priests 383, permanent deacons 38, 
religious 772), Germany. The bishop-elect was born in 1965 in Amberg 
Germany, gave his perpetual vows in 1999, and was ordained a priest in 
2001. He obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the University of 
Augsburg in 2003 has served in a number of academic roles, including 
professor of philosophy in the University of Augsburg faculty of theology, 
professor of philosophy at the Salesian High School in Benediktbeuern, and 
ordinary professor of dogmatics and history of dogma at the Salesian High 
School in Benediktbeuern. He is a member of the Commission for Vocations 
of the German Bishops' Conference.
- appointed Rev. Pierre-Yves Michel as bishop of Valence (area 6,522, 
population 492,508, Catholics 287,000, priests 175, permanent deacons 33, 
religious 347), France. The bishop-elect was born in 1960 in Roanne, 
France and was ordained a priest in 1991. He holds a "Maitrise" in 
theology from the university seminary of Lyon and a diploma from the 
faculty of theology of the Institut Catholique, Paris. He has served in a 
number of pastoral roles in the archdiocese of Lyon, including vicar of 
the parish "Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux"9D; chaplain of the 
Vendome-Bellcombe College; episcopal delegate for catechesis and for youth 
pastoral; episcopal vicar for catechesis and the catechumenate; secretary 
of the episcopal council; priest of the "Saint-Priest"9D parish and 
member of the college of consultors and the presbyteral council. He is 
currently vicar general and moderator of the curia.

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