ourselves or leading us merely to inner balance, enable us always to start
again
from Jesus, and constitute a genuine school for growth in love for God and
neighbour".
 "Starting from her encounter with Jesus, St. Teresa lived 'another life'; she
transformed herself into a tireless communicator of the Gospel. Keen to serve
the Church, and faced with the great problems of her time, she did not limit
herself to being an observer of the situations surrounding her. ... In this way
she began the Teresian reform in which she asked her sisters not to waste time
discussing 'matters of little importance' with God while "the world is in
flames'. This missionary and ecclesial dimension has always distinguished the
Discalced Carmelites. As she did during her times, St. Teresa opens up new
horizons to us today; she calls us to a great enterprise, to look upon the
world
through Christ's eyes, to seek what He seeks and to love what He loves".
 "St. Teresa knew that neither prayer nor mission could sustain an authentic
community life. Therefore, the foundation she laid in her monasteries was
fraternity. ... She was very careful to warn her sisters of the danger of
self-referentiality in fraternal life", emphasising the need to "'place what we
are at the service of others. To avoid such risks, the Saint of Avila reminded
her sisters above all of the virtue of humility, which is neither outward
neglect nor inner timidness of the soul; instead, it involves each person being
aware of their own possibilities and of what God can achieve in us. The
contrary
is what she refers to as a 'false point of honour', a source of gossip,
jealousy
and criticism, that seriously harm relations with others. ... With these noble
roots, Teresian communities are called to become houses of communion, able to
bear witness to the fraternal and maternal love of the Church, presenting to
the
Lord the needs of the world, riven by divisions and wars".

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 Pope's telegram for the death of the Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian
Church of the East
 Vatican City, 28 March 2015 (VIS) - The Holy Father has sent a telegram of
condolences to His Beatitude Mar Aprem Locum Tenens of the Assyrian Church of
the East for the death of the His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos Patriarch
of the Assyrian Church of the East.
 The Pope assures the Assyrian faithful of the spiritual closeness of all
Catholics, and remarked that the Christian world has lost "an important
spiritual leader, a brave and prudent pastor, who faithfully served his
community in extremely difficult times".
 His Holiness Mar Dinka "suffered greatly as a result of the tragic situation
in
the Middle East, especially in Iraq and in Syria", he continues, "resolutely
calling attention to the plight of our Christian brothers and sisters and other
religious minorities suffering daily persecution. I recall how we spoke of this
at length during the recent visit of His Holiness to Rome. I give heartfelt
thanks to Almighty God for the enduring commitment of His Holiness to improving
relations among Christians and in particular between the Catholic Church and
the
Assyrian Church of the East. May the Lord receive him and grant him eternal
repose, and may the memory of his long and devoted service to the Church live
on
as a challenge and an inspiration to us all".

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 Francis prays for flood victims in Chile and Peru
 Vatican City, 28 March 2015 (VIS) - Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin
has sent a telegram on behalf of the Holy Father to Archbishpo Ivo Scapolo,
apostolic nuncio in Chile, on account of the floodings and landslides caused by
intense rainfall, that have already claimed six lives and left 19 people
missing
and thousands injured in the north of Chile; in southern Peru a further six
people have been killed. The torrential rains have caused a total of at least
4,000 victims in both countries.
 "Due to the severe flooding that has affected areas of Peru and Chile, causing
casualties and heavy damage to property, the Holy Father offers prayers for the
eternal repose of the deceased and asks for the Lord to grant consolation and
strength to those affected by this disaster.
 The Holy Father furthermore exhorts all institutions and persons of good will,
motivated by sentiments of fraternal solidarity and Christian charity, to offer
assistance to overcome these difficult moments, and offers them his heartfelt
blessing".

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 Audiences
 Vatican City, 30 March 2015 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
 - Archbishop Jose Rodriguez Carballo, secretary of the Congregation for the
Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life;
 - Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity;
 - Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy, president of the
Italian Episcopal Conference;
 - Msgr. Jean-Louis Brugues, archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church;
 - Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in
the Vatican; vicar general of His Holiness for Vatican City State; president of
the Fabric of St. Peter;
 - Bishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family.

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 Other Pontifical Acts
 Vatican City, 30 March 2015 (VIS) - The Holy Father has appointed:
 - Fr. Alberto Vera Arejula, O. de M., as auxiliary of the diocese of Xai-Xai
(area 75,709, population 1,664,000, Catholics 298,000, priests 27, religious
81), Mozambique. The bishop-elect was born in Aguilar del Rio Alhama, Spain in
1957, gave his solemn vows in 1981, and was ordained a priest in the same year.
He studied theology and psychology and, in his pastoral ministry has served in
a
number of roles including parish vicar, formator of postulants and promoter of
vocations in the Vicariate of Central America in Guatemala; provincial
counsellor and head of youth and vocational pastoral ministry for the Province
of Aragon, Spain; formator of the community, superior of the Community of
Matola-Mozambiqye, rector of studies of the Mercedarian Seminary, parish
priest,
primary and secondary school director, and diocesan counsellor for Caritas in
Maputo, Mozambique. He is currently provincial delegate for the Mercedarian
Fathers in Mozambique and parish priest in Xai-Xai.
 On Sunday, 29 March, the Holy Father appointed Bishop Michael Goro Matsuura,
auxiliary of the archdiocese of Osaka, Japan, as bishop of Nagoya (area 25,306,
population 12,379,569, Catholics 26,666, priests 115, permanent deacons 3,
religious 268), Japan. He succeeds Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age
limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 On Saturday, 28 March, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the
pastoral care of the diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria, presented by Bishop
Athanasius
Atule Usuh, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law. He
is
succeeded by Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F., coadjutor of the same
diocese.

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