PASTORAL VISIT TO KOREA
 13: The Holy Father begins his apostolic trip in Korea. Francis arrives in
Seoul where he is received by Park Geun-hye, president of the Republic of
Korea, and various other state authorities. He meets with the bishops of the
country in the offices of the Episcopal Conference of Korea.
 15: Francis travels to the World Cup Stadium in Daejeon to celebrate Mass and
visits the shrine of Solmoe, where a large number of young people await his
arrival to celebrate the 6th Asian Youth Day.
 16: The Pope visits the Shrine to the Martyrs of Seo So-Mun and the
Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul where he beatifies Paul Yun Ji-Chung and 123
companion martyrs. He visits the rehabilitation centre for the disabled in
Yongsan, the "Cemetery for Aborted Children", and the "School of Love" in
Kkottongnae, where he meets the religious community of Korea. The Pope later
meets with the leaders of the lay apostolate at the Kkottongnae Spiritual
Centre.
 17: The Holy Father visits the Shrine to the unknown martyrs, where he meets
with the bishops of Asia. From there, he transfers to the Castle of Haemi to
celebrate Mass to conclude the 6th Asian Youth Day.
 18: In Myeong-dong Cathedral Francis meets with religious leaders and
celebrates Mass for peace and reconciliation in Korea. He returns to Vatican
City.
 AUDIENCES
 1: Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.
 2: Archbishop Franco Coppola, apostolic nuncio in the Central African
Republic.
 11: Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
On Sunday, 10 August in the Domus Sanctae Marthae the Holy Father received in
audience Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the
Evangelisation of Peoples.
 27: Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kuin, S.D.B., bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, China.
 28: The Pope received in separate audiences Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio,
president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and
Itinerant Peoples; Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, president of the
Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation, and Cardinal Leonardo
Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
 29: Fr. Jorge Hernandez, of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, priest in
Gaza, Palestine.
 APPOINTMENTS 2: Cardinal Paul Jozef Cordes, president emeritus of the
Pontifical Council Cor Unum, as special envoy to the celebration of the 450th
anniversary of the foundation of the Willibaldinum Seminary in the diocese of
Eichstatt, Germany, to be held on 11 October.
 5: Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahita, formerly of Apartado, Colombia, is
appointed as bishop of Santa Marta in Colombia. He succeeds Bishop Hugo
Eugenio Puccini Banfi, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 6: Nomination of Archbishop Fernando Jose Guimaraes, C.SS.R., as military
ordinary of Brazil. Previously bishop of Garanhus in Brazil, he succeeds
Archbishop Osvino Jose Bosth, whose resignation from office upon reaching the
age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 Bishop Ernesto Maguengue, previously of Pemba, Mozambique, is appointed as
auxiliary of the archdiocese of Nampula in the same country.
 7: Nomination of Rev. Bohdan Danylo, formerly rector of St. Basil's seminary,
Stamford, U.S.A., as bishop of St. Josaphat in Parma of the Ukrainians, U.S.A.
 9: Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, president emeritus of the Governorate of Vatican
City State, is appointed as the Pope's special envoy to the celebration of the
centenary of the foundation of the Apostolic Movement of Schonstatt, to be
held in Schonstatt in Vallendar, Germany, from 16 to 19 October.
 12: Rev. Sevastianos Rossolatos, chancellor of the curia and rector of the
"Faneromeni" shrine, Greece, is appointed as archbishop of Athens and
apostolic administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of Rhodes,
Greece. He succeeds Archbishop Nikolaos Foskolos, whose resignation from the
pastoral care of the same archdiocese and from the office of apostolic
administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of Rhodes upon reaching
the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 18: The Pope appoints Bishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz of Espinal, Colombia,
as bishop of Armenia, Colombia. 20: Bishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda of
Hiroshima, Japan, is appointed as archbishop of Osaka, Japan. He succeeds
Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J., whose resignation from the pastoral care of
the same archdiocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted.
 22: Rev. Gerardo Diaz Vasquez, priest of Maria Reina y Madre de los
Campesinos in Tepatitlan, Mexico, is appointed as bishop of Tacambaro, Mexico.
He succeeds Bishop Jose Luis Castro Medellin, M.S.F., whose resignation from
the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted.
 26: Msgr. Maurizio Malvestiti, under-secretary of the Congregation for the
Oriental Churches, is appointed as bishop of Lodi, Italy. He succeeds Bishop
Giuseppe Merisi, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese
upon reaching the age limit was accepted.
 On the same day, the Pope appointed Bishop Daniel Edward Thomas, auxiliary of
the archdiocese of Philadelphia, U.S.A., as bishop of Toledo in America, U.S.A.
 27: The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the
eparchy of Satna of the Syro-Malabars, India, presented by Bishop Mathew
Vaniakizhakkel, C.V., in accordance with canon 210 paras. 1 and 2 of the Code
of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
 The Pope appoints Rev. Fr. Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X., parish priest of Santa
Rosa de Lima in Abaetetuba and regional bursar of his order for North Brazil,
as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Alto Solomoes in Brazil.
 28: Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra of Valencia, Spain, is appointed as
metropolitan archbishop of Madrid, Spain. He succeeds Cardinal Antonio Maria
Rouco Varela, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese
upon reaching the age limit was accepted.
 Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, prefect of the Congregation for Divine
Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, is appointed as metropolitan
archbishop of Valencia, Spain.
 29: Bishop George Njaralakatt, eparch of Mandya in India, is appointed as
archbishop of the eparchy of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars in India.
 OTHER NEWS
 5: In St. Peter's Square, the Holy Father greets 50,000 German-speaking monks
from the dioceses of Germany, Vienna and Linz, Austria, and Latvia, during
their pilgrimage to Rome.
 7: The director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J.,
speaks on the Pope's behalf regarding his concerns for the exodus of Christian
communities from the north of Iraq due to the violence that plagues the
region, and repeats his appeal to the international community to bring an end
to this humanitarian crisis.
 8: The Holy See Press Office communicates that the Holy Father has appointed
Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation
of Peoples, as his personal envoy to express his spiritual closeness and the
solidarity of the Church to the people of Iraq.
 10: Following the Mass celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, president of
the Italian Episcopal Conference, the Pope greets by telephone 30,000 scouts
gathered in Pisa, Italy, to conclude their Third National Route.
 20: In the afternoon, the Pope meets with members of Work of Nazareth,
accompanied by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, in the Domus Sanctae Marthae.

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 ACTIVITIES OF THE HOLY SEE IN AUGUST
 Vatican City, 3 September 2014 (VIS) - The following is a list of the
activities linked to the Holy See during the month of August 2014:
 12: The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue issues a declaration
on "the reinstatement of the Caliphate", which was abolished in 1923 by Kamal
Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, affirming that opposition to this
"reinstatement" by the majority of Muslim religious and political institutions
has not prevented the jihadists of the "Muslim State" from committing
unspeakable criminal acts that this dicastery, like all those involved in
interreligious dialogue, the followers of all religions and all men and women
of goodwill can only denounce and condemn. It emphasises that "Christians and
Muslims have been able to live alongside one another - certainly with highs
and lows - for centuries, building a culture of co-existence and a
civilisation of which they are proud".
 13: The Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" communicates that, since the month of
June, humanitarian assistance programmes for Iraqi refugees have been
underway. These programmes are organised by the local Church, in particular
via Caritas Iraq, and have already reached 4000 families. Other national
entities of the Caritas family have joined in the efforts, with the
co-ordination of Caritas International.
 21: The Pontifical Council "Justice and Peace" announces that Pope Francis
has chosen the theme for the 48th World Day of Peace 2015, celebrated every
year on 1 January: "Slaves no more, but brothers and sisters", and commented
that in the contemporary world, slavery assumes many abominable faces: human
trafficking, the trade in migrants and prostitution, forced labour, the
exploitation of man by his peers, and the enslavement of women and children.
 25: The director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J.,
issued a communique on the nuncio Jozef Wesoloswki, who appealed against the
first grade canonical sentence of laicisation. The archbishop, who has already
been dismissed from his diplomatic role and therefore no longer benefits from
immunity, may also be subject to trial by other competent judicial bodies.

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