"This is why it is important to have so much hope! It is a grace that you
must ask of the Lord, always: the hope that never disappoints. It never
disappoints? A hope that goes ahead. I would advise you to read very
frequently Chapter 11 of the Letter to the Hebrews, the chapter of hope. And
learn that many of our forefathers have taken that road and have not seen the
results, but they perceived them from afar. Hope ... this is what I wish upon
you. Many thanks for what you have done for the Church; many thanks for your
prayer and your action. Thank you for your hope. And do not forget: be
revolutionaries!"
 The Pope then handed the participants a copy of his official discourse,
extensive extracts from which are published below:
 The vocation of the Secular Institutes is "one of the most recent forms of
consecrated life recognised and approved by the Church and which is therefore
perhaps not fully understood. Do not be discouraged: you form part of that
poor and outgoing Church that I dream of!".
 "By vocation you are laypeople and priests others and in the midst of others,
you lead a normal life, without any outward signs, without the support of
community life, without the visibility of an organised apostolate or specific
works. You are rich only in the totalising experience of God's love and are
therefore capable of knowing and sharing the burden of life in its many
expressions, fermenting them with the light and strength of the Gospel. You
are a sign of that Church in dialogue that Paul VI spoke of. ... Your vocation
makes you interesting to every person and to their deepest yearnings, which
often remain unexpressed or masked. Through the strength of God's love, that
you have encountered and known, you are capable of proximity and tenderness.
... Like the Samaritan who passed by, saw and had compassion. This is the
moment to which your vocation commits you: to place yourself next to each man
and to make yourselves close to every person you meet; because your stay in
the world is not simply a sociological condition, but rather a theological
reality that calls you to a conscious, careful presence, in which you are able
to perceive, see and touch your brother's flesh".
 "If this does not happen, if you became distracted, or worse still, you do
not know this contemporary world but instead know and frequent only the world
that is most comfortable to you, or that most entices you, then conversion is
urgent! Yours is a vocation that is by nature outgoing, not only because it
brings you to others, but also and above all because it requires to you dwell
where all men reside".
 "Never lose the impulse to walk the streets of the world, with the knowledge
that walking, even with an faltering steps or limping, is always better than
standing still, closed up in our own questions or our own certainties.
Missionary passion, the joy of the encounter with Christ that leads us to
share the beauty of faith with others, is a bulwark against the risk of being
paralysed by individualism".
 "You are like antennae, ready to gather the seeds of newness inspired by the
Holy Spirit, and can help the ecclesial community to take on this benevolent
gaze and find brave new paths to reach everyone. Poor among the poor, but with
a burning heart. Never still, always on the way. Together, and sent, even when
you are alone, since consecration makes you a living spark of the Church.
Always in motion, with that pilgrim virtue: joy!".

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 THE POPE RECEIVES THE CENTESIMUS ANNUS: THE CRISIS HAS WORSENED THE "ALLERGY"
TO SOLIDARITY
 Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - Today Pope Francis received in audience the
participants in the international conference organised by the Centesimus
Annus-Pro- Pontifice Foundation, "The good society and the future of jobs: can
solidarity and fraternity be part of business decisions?", which was held in
Rome from 8 to 10 May.
 In the current economic system, and in the mentality that it generates, the
word 'solidarity' has become uncomfortable, even troublesome. The crisis
during these years, that has profound ethical causes, has worsened this
'allergy' to words such as solidarity, just distribution of goods, work
priorities .... and the reason is that there is an inability or unwillingness
to truly study how these ethical values can become real economic values, that
is, trigger virtuous dynamics in production, work, trade and finance. This,
however, is what you must endeavour to do, uniting theoretical and practical
aspects, thought, and experience in the field".
 "The conscience of the manager is the existential place in which this search
takes place. In particular, the Christian entrepreneur must always measure the
reality in which he works with the Gospel; and the Gospel requires him to make
the human person and the common good his first priority, and to do his part to
ensure there are opportunities for work, for dignified work. Naturally this
'enterprise' cannot be implemented in isolation, but rather in collaboration
with others who share the same ethical foundation, and seeking to widen the
network as far as possible".
 The Christian community - parishes, dioceses and associations - is "the place
in which the entrepreneur, and also the politician, professional and unionist
- draw the lymph that nourishes their commitment and where they are able to
interact with their brethren. This is essential, as the work environment can
at times become arid, hostile and inhuman. The crisis sorely tests the hope of
managers; we must not leave alone those who in the greatest difficulty".
 Francis emphasised the members of the Foundation that this is the field in
which their witness is needed, and that Vatican Council II insisted that the
lay faithful were called to fulfil their mission in the fields of social,
economic and political life. "With the help of God and of the Church, you can
give effective witness in your field, as you bring not only words and speeches
but also the experience of people and businesses that endeavour to implement
Christian ethical principles in the current situation of the world of work.
This witness is extremely important and I encourage you to carry it out with
faith, also dedicating the right time to prayer, as also the layperson and the
manager need to pray, and to pray most of all when the challenges are tough".
 The Bishop of Rome concluded by referring to his recent catechesis on the
gift of counsel, one of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and remarked that
businesspeople too must ask God for this gift in order to be able to "act and
to make decisions according to the greater good".

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 DAY OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN COPTS AND CATHOLICS
 Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - Today a message was published, sent by the
Holy Father to His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of
the See of St. Mark, to commemorate the first anniversary of their meeting in
Rome on 10 May 2013 which, writes Pope Francis, "strengthened those spiritual
bonds between the See of Peter and the See of Mark, and which had been renewed
by the historic encounter between Pope Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III in 1973".
 "It is with thanksgiving to the Lord that we reflect on the journey of
reconciliation and friendship which we have undertaken together. With God's
help, we have learned better to understand one another and to build solid
foundations for overcoming long-standing differences. Conscious that what
unites us is far greater than what separates us, we already experience a real
communion, while recognising that it is neither full nor perfect. With trust
in the Lord's grace, we continue to strive through dialogue in charity and
truth to overcome the remaining obstacles to full communion. Building upon our
shared moment of prayer in the course of Your Holiness's visit to Rome, let us
continue to pray to God that all his children, born to new life through the
waters of baptism and enlightened by faith, may also become one in love. For
my part, I assure Your Holiness of my unceasing prayer for all Christians in
Egypt and throughout the Middle East. May the Lord inspire in those who are
responsible for the destiny of peoples in these lands, a firm resolve to seek
just and peaceful solutions respectful of the rights of all".
 "On this joyful occasion, which has rightly become known as the day of
friendship between Copts and Catholics, I exchange with Your Holiness a
fraternal embrace of peace in Christ our Lord".

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 DECREES OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS
 Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience
Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of
Saints. During the audience he authorised the promulgation of decrees
concerning the following causes:
 MIRACLES
 - Venerable Servant of God Paul VI, ne Giovanni Battista Montini, Supreme
Pontiff (1897-1978).
 - Venerable Servant of God Luigi Caburlotto, Italian diocesan priest, founder
of the Institute of the Daughters of St. Joseph of Venice (1817-1897)
 HEROIC VIRTUES
 - Servant of God Giacomo Abbondo, Italian diocesan priest (1720-1788).
 - Servant of God Jacint Alegre Pujals, Spanish professed priest of the
Society of Jesus (1874-1930).
 - Venerable Servant of God Carole-Barbe Colchen Carre de Malberg, French
laywoman and foundress of the Society of the Association of Saint Francis de
Sales (1829-1891).
 The Holy Father also authorised the dicastery to communicate that the rite of
beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Paul VI will take place in the
Vatican on 19 October 2014.

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 AUDIENCES
 Vatican City, 12 May 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in audience:
 - Thirteen prelates of the Mexican Episcopal Conference, on their "ad limina"
visit:
 Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara, with his
auxiliaries, Bishop Miguel Romano Gomez, Bishop Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez
Gonzalez, and Bishop Juan Humberto Gutierrez Valencia;
 Bishop Jose Maria de la Torre Martin of Aguascalientes;
 Bishop Gonzalo Galvan Castillo of Autlan;
 Bishop Braulio Rafael Leon Villegas of Ciudad Guzman;
 Bishop Marcelino Hernandez Rodriguez of Colima;
 Bishop Felipe Salazar Villagrana of San Juan de los Lagos;
 Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada of Tepic;
 Bishop Jose de Jesus Gonzalez Herrandez, O.F.M., prelate of Jesus Maria (del
Nayar);
 Bishop Ramon Castro Castro of Cuernavaca;
 Bishop Raul Gomez Gonzalez of Tenancingo.
 On Saturday, 10 May the Holy Father received in audience:
 - Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.
 - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
 - Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy, president of the
Italian Episcopal Conference.
 In the afternoon of Friday, 9 May, the Holy Father received in audience
Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

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 OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
 Vatican City, 12 May 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
 - elevated the eparchy of Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba of the Ukrainians to
the rank of archieparchy, conserving the same title. He appointed Bishop
Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M., previously bishop of the same eparchy, as first
metropolitan archbishop.
 - erected the eparchy of the Imaculada Conceicao in Prudentopolis of the
Ukrainians, Brazil, with territory from the newly established archieparchy of
Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba, making it a suffragan of the same archieparchy.
He appointed Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M., auxiliary of Curitiba, as first
eparchial bishop of the new circumscription.
 On Saturday, 10 May the Holy Father:
 - appointed Bishop Jacek Jezierski as bishop of Elblag (area 9,495,
population 471,200, Catholics 451,000, priests 329, religious 178), Poland.
Bishop Jezierski was formerly auxiliary of the archdiocese of Warmia, Poland.
He succeeds Bishop Jan Styrna, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the
same diocese was accepted by the Holy Father in accordance with canon 401
para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.

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