Pope Francis went on to thank, personally and on behalf of the Church, the
families and religious groups and various associations present for the work
they carry out every day with persons affected by autism, and encouraged
scholars and researchers in the arduous task of discovering therapies and
support mechanisms in the treatment and above all the prevention of these
disorders. He concluded, "All this is to be done with the necessary attention
to the rights of those affected, considering their needs and their potential,
and always safeguarding the dignity of every person".

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 Ecclesial movements and new communities: conserve freshness of charism,
respect freedom and seek communion
 Vatican City, 22 November 2014 (VIS) - Conserve the freshness of charism,
respect freedom and always seek communion were the three directions that Pope
Francis outlined at the Third World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New
Communities, organised by the Pontifical Council for the Laity and based on
the theme "The joy of the Gospel, a missionary joy".
 "The movements and communities you represent are now being projected into the
phase of ecclesial maturity, which requires a vigilant attitude of permanent
conversion, to render the evangelising impulse increasingly alive and
fruitful", said the Holy Father, who received the participants in the congress
this morning in the Clementine Hall. Conversion and mission he said, are
"intimately connected. Indeed, without an authentic conversion of heart and
mind, the Gospel cannot be proclaimed; at the same time, if we are not open to
mission, conversion is not possible and faith becomes sterile".
 With regard to the first indication, conserving the freshness of charism,
Francis remarked that "as time goes by, there is a greater temptation to
become comfortable, to become hardened in set ways of doing things, which,
while reassuring, are nonetheless sterile. However, realities are more
important than ideas; even if a certain institutionalisation of the charism is
necessary for its survival, we ought not delude ourselves into thinking that
external structures can guarantee the working of the Holy Spirit. The newness
of your experiences does not consist in methods or forms, which are important,
but rather in your willingness to respond with renewed enthusiasm to the
Lord's call".
 A further issue is how to welcome and accompany people today, especially the
young. "Men and women today experience serious identity problems and have
difficulty making proper choices; as a result, they tend to be conditioned and
to delegate important decisions about their own lives to others. We need to
resist the temptation of usurping individual freedom, of directing them
without allowing for their growth in genuine maturity. Moral or spiritual
progress that manipulates a person's immaturity is only an apparent success,
and one destined to fail. Christian education instead requires a patient
accompaniment which is capable of waiting for the right moment for each
person, as the Lord does with each one of us. Patience is the only way to love
truly and to lead others into a sincere relationship with the Lord".
 Finally, movements must not forget that "the most precious good, the seal of
the Holy Spirit, is communion". ... For the world to believe that Jesus is
Lord, it needs to see communion among Christians. If, on the other hand, the
world sees divisions, rivalries and back-biting, regardless of the cause, how
can we evangelise? Remember this further principle: 'Unity prevails over
conflict', because our brothers and sisters are always of greater value than
our personal attitudes; indeed, it is for our brothers and sisters that Christ
has shed his blood. In addition, real communion cannot exist in Movements or
in New Communities unless these are integrated within the greater communion of
our Holy Mother, the hierarchical Church. The whole is greater than the part,
and the part only has meaning in relation to the whole. Communion also
consists in confronting together and in a united fashion the most pressing
questions of our day, such as life, the family, peace, the fight against
poverty in all its forms, religious freedom and education", concluded the Holy
Father.

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 Telegram for the death of Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini
 Vatican City, 22 November 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has sent a telegram to
Vinicio Angelini for the death of Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini last night at the
age of 98. He offers his condolences to the family of the deceased cardinal,
to the diocesan community of Rome and to the Benedictine Sisters of the
Reparation of the Holy Face, and expresses his affection for "this dear and
esteemed pastor, who exercised his long and intense ministry to build up the
Church in Rome, in Italy and in the world, first as part of Catholic Action,
then with praiseworthy apostolic zeal in hospitals and nursing homes in Rome,
and finally as president of the Pontifical Council for Health Workers (for
Health Pastoral Care)".
 He continues, "I raise fervent prayers to the Lord that, by the intercession
of the Mary Salus Populi Romani, He may receive this generous and
distinguished man of the Church in joy and eternal peace, and I impart the
comfort of my heartfelt apostolic blessing to those who mourn his passing".

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 Private meeting between the Pope and the president of the Italian Republic
 Vatican City, 22 November 2014 (VIS) - The director of the Holy See Press
Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., announced yesterday that the Holy Father
received in audience the president of the Italian Republic, Giorgio
Napolitano. The meeting, of a strictly private nature, took place in very
cordial atmosphere and lasted over an hour.

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 Audiences
 Vatican City, 24 November 2014 (VIS) - This afternoon the Holy Father is
scheduled to receive in audience Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, president of the Arab
Republic of Egypt, and entourage.
 On Saturday 22 November, the Holy Father received in audience:
 - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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 Other Pontifical Acts
 Vatican City, 24 November 2014 (VIS) - 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
 - appointed Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor
Unum", as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of
the Sacraments.
 - appointed Bishop Donald J. Hying, auxiliary of the archdiocese of
Milwaukee, U.S.A., as bishop of Gary (area 4,680, population 809,000,
Catholics 189,000, priests 129, permanent deacons 64, religious 123), U.S.A.
He succeeds Bishop Dale J. Melczek, whose resignation from the pastoral care
of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy
Father.
 - appointed Fr. Victor Hlolo Phalana as bishop of Klerksdorp (area 34,800,
population 1,500,000, Catholics 27,000, priests 24, permanent deacons 4,
religious 11), South Africa. The bishop-elect was born in Erasmus, South
Africa in 1961, and was ordained a priest in 1988. He holds a licentiate in
spirituality from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and studied
African culture at the Catholic University of East Africa in Nairobi. He has
served in a number of pastoral and academic roles, including parish priest in
the parishes of "Christ the King", Mabopane, "Good Shepherd" and "St. Peter"
in Winterveldt; professor in the preparatory seminary of Hammanskraal and Cape
Town; spiritual director of the St. Peter philosophical seminary; teacher at
the St. John Vianney major seminary, and teacher at the Lumuko Pastoral
Institute. He is currently vicar general of the archdiocese of Pretoria and
administrator of the Cathedral of Pretoria.
 On Saturday 22 November, the Holy Father:
 - appointed Bishop Kieran O'Reilly of Killaloe, Ireland as metropolitan
archbishop of Cashel and Emly (area 3,082, population 83,710, Catholics
82,118, priests 139, religious 196), Ireland. He succeeds Archbishop Dermot
Clifford, whose resignation from the patoral care of the same archdiocese upon
reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Bishop Jean-Pierre Batut, auxiliary of Lyon, France, as bishop of
Blois (area 6,422, population 340,729, Catholics 185,100, priests 98,
permanent deacons 9, religious 121), France. He succeeds Bishop Maurice Le
Begue de Germiny, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese
upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Rev. Fr. William Nolan as bishop of Galloway (area 9,332,
population 520,000, Catholics 47,700, priests 39, permanent deacons 3,
religious 41), Scotland. The bishop-elect was born in Motherwell, Scotland in
1954 and was ordained a priest in 1977. He holds a degree in moral theology
from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and has served in a number of
pastoral and administrative roles, including vice rector of the Pontifical
Scottish College in Rome, and in the diocese of Motherwell, parish priest of
"Our Lady of Lourdes", East Kilbride; judge of the National Ecclesiastical
Tribunal of Scotland; head of continuing formation of clergy in the diocese,
and deputy president of the presbyteral council. He is currently vicar general
of Motherwell. He succeeds Bishop John Cunningham, whose resignation from the
pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by
the Holy Father.
 - appointed Rev. Fr. Stephen Marmion Lowe as bishop of Hamilton (area 49,700,
population 678,000, Catholics 96,500, priests 49, religious 73), New Zealand.
The bishop-elect was born in Hokitika, New Zealand in 1962 and was ordained a
priest in 1996. He studied spirituality at the Pontifical Gregorian
University, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral roles, including
parish priest of Timaru North and chaplain of the Roncalli College,
Christchurch. He is currently director of formation at the Holy Cross national
seminary in Auckland, parish priest of Ponsonby and administrator of Herne Bay
in the diocese of Auckland. He succeeds Bishop Denis George Browne, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age
limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Rev. Fr. John Yaw Afoakwa as bishop of Obuasi (area 6,350,
population 1,394,910, Catholics 102,260, priests 84, religious 31), Ghana. The
bishop-elect was born in Akrokerry, Ghana in 1955 and was ordained a priest in
1992. He holds a B.A. in religious education from the Pontifical Urbanian
University, Rome, a B.A. in religion with sociology from the University of
Ghana in Accra, and an M.Sc. in Education from the Le Moyne College, Syracuse,
U.S.A. He has served in a number of pastoral and academic roles, including
teacher and chaplain at the Christ the King Secondary School in Obuasi;
director of the diocesan Catechetics Office and the diocesan department of
social communications; rector of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in
Akaporiso; and parish vicar at the Blessed Trinity Parish in the diocese of
Rochester, U.S.A.. He currently teaches at the Bodwesango Senior High School,
and is rector of the St. Louis Rectorate and chaplain of the St. Louis Clinic,
Bodwesango.
 - appointed Rev. Fr. Henryk Wejman as auxiliary of the archdiocese of
Szczecin-Kamien (area 12,754, population 1,053,713, Catholics 1,000,000,
priests 663, religious 250), Poland. The bishop-elect was born in Recz, Poland
in 1959 and was ordained a priest in 1984. He holds a licentiate in theology
of spirituality and a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of
St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral
and academic roles, including: teacher and spiritual director in the major
seminary of Szczecin, parish priest in the St. Albert Chmielowski parish, and
adjunct professor in the Institute of philosophy of the University of Szczecin
and the "Adam Mickiewicz" University of Poznan. He is currently professor of
moral and spiritual theology and dean of the faculty of theology of the
University of Sczcecin, and member of the College of Consultors and the
presbyteral council.
 - accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of
Cap-Haitien, Haiti, presented by Archbishop Louis Kebreau, S.D.B., upon
reaching the age limit. He is succeeded by Archbishop Max Leroy Mesidor,
currently coadjutor of the same archdiocese.
 - appointed Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, archbishop of Vienna, Austria, as
his special envoy at the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the
liberation of the Greek-Catholic Church in Ukraine, to be held in Kiev on 10
December 2014.

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