There are a growing number of Christian associations that organise
responsible tourism to less developed destinations as well as those that
promote the so-called 'solidarity or volunteer tourism' which enable people to
put their vacation time to good use on a project in developing countries.
 Also worth mentioning are programs for sustainable and equitable tourism in
disadvantaged areas promoted by Episcopal Conferences, dioceses or religious
congregations, which accompany local communities, helping them to create
opportunities for reflection, promoting education and training, giving advice
and collaborating on project design and encouraging dialogue with the
authorities and other groups. This type of experience has led to the creation
of a tourism managed by local communities, through partnerships and
specialised micro tourism (accommodation, restaurants, guides, craft
production, etc.).
 Beyond this, there are many parishes in tourist destinations that host
visitors, offering liturgical, educational and cultural events, with the hope
that the holidays 'are of benefit to their human and spiritual growth, in the
firm conviction that even in this time we cannot forget God who never forgets
us'. To do this, parishes seek to develop a 'friendly pastoral care' which
allows them to welcome people with a spirit of openness and fraternity, and
project the image of a lively and welcoming community. And for this
hospitality to be more effective, we need to create a more effective
collaboration with other relevant sectors.
 These pastoral proposals are becoming more important, especially as a type of
'experiential' tourism grows. This type of tourism seeks to establish links
with local people and enable visitors to feel like another member of the
community, participating in their daily lives, placing value on contact and
dialogue.
 The Church's involvement in the field of tourism has resulted in numerous
projects, emerging from a multitude of experiences thanks to the effort,
enthusiasm and creativity of so many priests, religious and lay people who
work for the socio-economic, cultural and spiritual development of the local
community, and help them to look with hope to the future.
 In recognition that its primary mission is evangelisation, the Church offers
its often humble collaboration to respond to the specific circumstances of
people, especially the most needy. And this, from the conviction that 'we also
evangelise when we attempt to confront the various challenges which can
arise'."

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 OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
 Vatican City, July 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
 - appointed Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari, apostolic nuncio in Bulgaria,
as apostolic nuncio in Macedonia.
 - appointed Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki as metropolitan archbishop of Koln
(area 6,181, population 5,417,865, Catholics 2,069,152, priests 1,033,
permanent deacons 309, religious 1,835), Germany. Cardinal Woelki is currently
metropolitan archbishop of Berlin.
 - appointed Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacon, bishop of Margarita,
Venezuela, as bishop of Barcelona (area 43,300, population 2,132,000,
Catholics 1,996,000, priests 69, religious 61), Venezuela.
 - appointed Fr. Ignatius D'Souza as bishop of the diocese of Bareilly (area
32,860, population 10,352,001, Catholics 6,744, priests 83, religious 331),
India. The bishop elect was born in Basrikatte, India in 1964 and was ordained
a priest in 1991. He holds a licentiate in biblical theology from the
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and a doctorate in biblical theology
from the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome. He has served in a number of
pastoral roles, including vice rector of the St. Paul's Minor Seminary of
Lucknow and director of the diocesan pastoral centre of Lucknow, and is
currently vicar general and priest of the Cathedral of Lucknow. He succeeds
Bishop Anthony Fernandes, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Fr. Cajetan Francis Osta as bishop of the diocese of Muzaffarpur
(area 27,120, population 30,310,000, Catholics 5,250, priests 49, religious
120), India. The bishop-elect was born in Kathara-Bokaro, India in 1961 and
was ordained a priest in 1992. He studied canon law at the St. Peter's
Pontifical Institute in Bangalore and missiology at the Sacred Heart of
Shillong, and has served in a number of pastoral roles in the diocese of
Muzaffarpur, including co-priest of Bettiah and rector of the minor seminary;
secretary of the bishop of Bettiah and priest in the parishes of Tinkomma and
Barauni. He is currently judicial vicar of Muzaffarpur, president of the
Bijhan Diocesan Priests, and priest of the Cathedral of Muzaffarpur. He
succeeds Bishop John Baptist Thakur, whose resignation from the pastoral care
of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy
Father.
 - appointed Fr. Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, Fr. Stephen Lee Bun Sang, and Fr.
Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M., as auxiliaries of the diocese of Hong Kong (area
1,104, population 7,071,600, Catholics 547,000, priests 311, permanent deacons
18, religious 815), China.
 Bishop-elect Yeung Ming-cheung was born in Shanghai, China in 1946 and was
ordained a priest in 1978. He holds masters degrees in social communications
from the Syracus University, U.S.A., and philosophy of education from Harvard
University, U.S.A., and has served in a number of pastoral and administrative
roles, including parish vicar of Ha Kwai Chung district, New Territories;
director of the diocesan office of social communications; director of the
diocesan office for education and schools; director of Caritas Hong Kong, and
vicar general of Hong Kong. He is currently a member of the Pontifical Council
"Cor Unum".
 Bishop-elect Lee Bun Sang was born in Hong Kong, China in 1956 and was
ordained a priest in 1988. He holds a degree in architecture from the London
School of Architecture and a doctorate in canon law from the University of
Navarre, Spain. He has served in a number of pastoral and administrative
roles, including director of the Tak Sun school in Tsim Sha Tsui, and is
currently defender of the bond at the diocesan tribunal of Hong Kong and vicar
of Opus Dei for East Asia.
 Bishop-elect Fr. Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M., was born in Hong Kong, China in
1959 and was ordained a priest in 1990. He holds a licentiate in spiritual
theology and Franciscan culture from the Pontifical University Antonianum,
Rome, and has held a number of pastoral and administrative roles, including
priest of the "St. Bonaventure" and "Our Lady of the Angels" parishes in
Kowloon; lecturer in spiritual theology in the seminary of Hong Kong;
consultor of the Commission for the Church in China; and regional superior of
the Order of Friars Minor for Hong Kong. He is currently parish vicar of the
Church of St. Bonaventure in Hong Kong.
 - elevated the apostolic prefecture of Makokou (area 46,000, population
54,000, Catholics 26,000, priests 7, religious 3), Gabon, to the rank of
apostolic vicariate, and appointed Fr. Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp., as the first
apostolic vicar of the new apostolic vicariate. Born in Sierentz, France in
1943, he gave his perpetual vows in 1970 and was ordained a priest in 1972. He
specialised in pastoral theology at the Institut Catholique de Paris, France
and has served in a number of pastoral roles in Gabon, including regional
bursar of the Spiritan Fathers in Gabon and parish priest in Makokou. He is
currently apostolic prefect of the same circumscription.

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