Finally, in reference to mission, the Pope comments that it is "inseparable
from prayer, as prayer opens you to the Spirit, and the Spirit guides you in
mission", and encourages them to prioritise, in their encounters with others,
the most marginalised. He also urges them to entrust themselves to Mary and to
allow themselves to be guided by her: "Mary accompanied Jesus in His mission.
She was present at the Pentecost when the disciples received the Holy Spirit,
and she maternally accompanied the first steps of the Church".

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 Witness the Salesian charism of encounter, says Francis to the Daughters of
Mary Help of Christians
 Vatican City, 8 November 2014 (VIS) - This morning in the Clementine Hall the
Holy Father received in audience the participants in the General Chapter of
the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, the theme of which is "With the
young today: being a house that evangelises". This theme, remarked Francis,
fits well in today's social and ecclesial context, characterised by many forms
of spiritual and material misery. "Indeed, today many suffer not only from
poverty but also from a lack of love or relationships". In this context, he
added, "you are able to perceive above all the fragility of the young people
to whom you dedicate yourselves with admirable commitment, in the style of Don
Bosco and following in the footsteps of Mother Mazzarello".
 In the general chapter, various basic directions emerged for the life of each
religious person and every community. First, there is "the commitment to being
guided by the prospect of outreach, of setting out for the many geographically
and existentially peripheral zones, with preferential attention to the poor
and the different forms of exclusion. Then, there is the awareness of the need
to put into effect appropriate itineraries of change and pastoral conversion,
thus transforming your houses into places of evangelisation, where above all
the young are involved in the same mission".
 "I can only encourage you to pursue with enthusiasm in this line of action
that the Holy Spirit is suggesting to you. Open your hearts to welcome the ...
grace of God; broaden your outlook to recognise the truest needs and the
urgency of a society and a generation in flux. Everywhere be prophetic
witnesses and an educative presence, through an unconditional welcome to the
young, facing intercultural challenges and identifying approaches to make your
apostolic interventions effective in a context - that of youth - permeated by
the virtual world and by new technologies, especially those of a digital
nature".
 In order to do this, "it is necessary always to place Christ at the centre of
your existence: it is necessary to allow yourselves to be formed by the Word
of God, that enlightens, orientates and supports; it is necessary to nurture
the missionary spirit with assiduous prayer". At the same time, he added, the
Daughters are called upon to "bear witness to an ideal of sisterly communion
between you, with sentiments of mutual acceptance", that must be accompanied
by attentive formation, including timely studies of the human sciences that
may help them in their mission. "Indeed, you are called upon to be able to
listen with openness and understanding to those who turn to you for moral and
human support, in order to inculturate the message of the Gospel. In this
respect, the missio ad gentes offers you a vast field in which to give
yourselves with love".
 Finally, the Pope urged the Daughters, who during the Chapter have also
reflected extensively on their daily apostolic life, that places them in
contract with the joys, expectations and sufferings of the people, to be
"missionaries of joy, bearing witness to the values of your Salesian identity,
especially in the category of encounter, a fundamental aspect of your charism.
It is an ever fresh and vital source from which to draw the love that
revitalises passion for God and for the young. May the inevitable difficulties
you encounter along the way never dampen the enthusiasm of your apostolic
action. May the example of St. John Bosco and St. Domenica Mazzarello
encourage you to contribute even more enthusiastically to new evangelisation
with your activities in the fields of education and school, catechesis and the
formation of young people in the apostolate".

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 The Pope to the Adult Scouts Movement: respecting nature and eliminating
wastefulness
 Vatican City, 8 November 2014 (VIS) - "Make way in the family, in creation,
and in the city", exhorted the Pope this morning as he received in audience
seven thousand members of the adult Italian scouts, gathered in the Vatican's
Paul VI Hall to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the foundation of this
branch of the movement.
 With regard to the first path to take, within the family, Francis remarked
that this community of life and love is where every person learns how to
relate to others and to the world and, "thanks to the foundations acquired in
the family, is able to project him- or herself in society, and to frequent
other formative environments, such as school, the parish or associations, in a
positive way. Thus, in this integration of the bases assimilated in the family
and 'external' experiences, we learn to find our way in the world. ... For a
movement such as yours, based on continuing education and on the choice to
educate, it is important to reaffirm that education in the family constitutes
a priority decision. ... Dialogue between spouses, along with mutual listening
and comparison, are elements essential for a family to be serene and fruitful".
 Turning to the second point, opening up a path in creation, the Holy Father
reiterated that in our time "we cannot ignore the ecological question, which
is vital for the survival of mankind, nor can we reduce it to a merely
political issue: indeed, it has a moral dimension that affects all of us, and
so no-one may choose to ignore it. As Christ's disciples, we have a further
reason to unite with people of good will for the protection and defence of
nature and the environment. Indeed, creation is a gift entrusted to us from
the hands of the Creator. ... This doctrine of our faith offers us an even
stronger impetus towards a responsible and respectful relationship with
creation: in inanimate nature, in plants and in animals we recognise the
imprint of the Creator, and in our peers we see His likeness. Living in close
contact with nature ... does not only imply respect for it, but also
commitment to contributing in a concrete way towards eliminating the
wastefulness of a society that tends increasingly to discard goods that are
still usable and could be donated to those in need".
 Finally, to lead the way in cities, it is important to bring the joy of
Gospel values to the streets and quarters and to make a contribution to the
common good, in a just and open dialogue on different social and cultural
themes. "In a complex and multicultural society, we are able to offer witness,
with simplicity and humility, to Jesus' love for every person, also
experimenting with new paths of evangelisation, faithful to Christ and
faithful to humanity. People often live in wearisome situations in cities, and
at times risk becoming disorientated and losing the capacity to see the
horizon, to feel God's presence. The true compass to offer to these brothers
and sisters is a heart close by, a heart that is 'oriented', as it were,
towards God".

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 Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
 Vatican City, 10 November 2014 (VIS) - On Friday, 7 November, the Holy Father
Francis received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., prefect
of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, during which he authorised the
Congregation to promulgate decrees on the heroic virtues of the following
Servants of God:
 - Francisco Maximiano Valdes Subercaseaux, Chilean bishop of the Order of
Friars Minor Capuchin (1908-1982);
 - Ildebrando Gregori (ne Alfredo Antonio), Italian abbot general of the
Sylvestrine Congregation of the Benedictine Order and founder of the
Congregation of the Reparatrix Sisters of the Holy Face (1894-1985);
 - Raimondo Calcagno, Italian priest of the Congregation of the Oratory of St.
Philip Neri (1888-1964);
 - John Sullivan, Irish professed priest of the Society of Jesus (1861-1933);
 - Pelagio Sauter, German professed priest of the Congregation of the Most
Holy Redeemer (1878-1961);
 - Jeanne Mance, French laywoman and foundress of the Hotel-Dieu in Montreal
(1606-1673);
 - Marthe Robin, French laywoman and foundress of the Association Foyers de
Charite (1902-1981);
 - Silvio Dissegna, Italian child of the diocese of Turin (1967-1979).

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 Audiences
 Vatican City, 10 November 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
 - John Dramani Mahama, president of the Republic of Ghana, with his wife and
entourage;
 - Thirteen prelates of the Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape
Verde and Guinea-Bissau, on their "ad Limina" visit:
 - Archbishop Theodore-Adrien Sarr of Dakar, Senegal;
 - Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye of Kaolack, Senegal;
 - Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassene of Kolda, Senegal;
 - Bishop Ernest Sambou of Saint-Louis du Senegal, Senegal;
 - Bishop Jean-Noel Diouf of Tambacounda, Senegal;
 - Bishop Andre Gueye of Thies, Senegal;
 - Bishop Paul Abel Mamba of Ziguinchor, Senegal;
 - Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of Mindelo, Cape Verde;
 - Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado of Santiago de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde;
 - Bishop Martin Albert Happe of Nouakchott, Mauritania;
 - Bishop Carlos Pedro Zilli of Bafata, Guinea-Bissau;
 - Bishop Jose Camnate na Bissign of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, with his
auxiliary, Bishop Jose Lampra Ca.
 - Malu Dreyer, minister-president of the Land Rhineland-Palatinate, with her
husband and entourage.
 On Saturday, 8 November, the Holy Father received in audience:
 - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
 On the afternoon of Friday, 7 November, the Holy Father received in audience:
 - Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints;
 - Archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta, coadjutor of Merida-Badajoz, Spain.

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 Other Pontifical Acts
 Vatican City, 10 November 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father:
 - accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of San
Carlos de Venezuela, Venezuela, presented by Bishop Tomas Jesus Zarraga
Colmenares, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
 - appointed the following members of the Administration of the Patrimony of
the Apostolic See (APSA): Cardinal Donald William Wuerl, archbishop of
Washington, U.S.A.; Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez, archbishop of Bogota,
Colombia; Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Pontifical Commission
for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State.
 On Saturday, 8 November, the Holy Father appointed:
 - Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, U.S.A., as patron of the Order of Malta.
Cardinal Burke is currently prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic
Signatura;
 - Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, France, as prefect of the Supreme Tribunal
of the Apostolic Signatura. Archbishop Mamberti is currently secretary for
Relations with States;
 - Rev. Chad Zielinski as bishop of Fairbanks (area 1,061,508, population
164,355, Catholics 13,939, priests 20, permanent deacons 25, religious 17),
U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. in 1964 and was
ordained a priest in 1996. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1983 to 1986
and subsequently obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master of
divinity from the Sacred Heart major seminary in Detroit. He has served in a
number of pastoral roles, including parish priest of St. Philip Neri, Empire
and of St. Rita and St. Joseph, Maple City. He is currently Air Force chaplain
at the military based of Eielson, Fairbanks.

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