kindness".
 "The Eucharist as the theme chosen rightly points out nourishes us. As I
underlined in the homily of Corpus Domini, 'the Eucharist actualises the
Covenant that sanctifies us, purifies us and unites us in the marvellous
Communion with God. Thus we learn that the Eucharist is not only a reward for
the good but also the strength for the weak and for sinners. It is forgiveness
and sustenance which helps us on our journey'".
 "Human beings all over the word today need nourishment. And this nourishment
is
not just to satisfy physical hunger. There are other hungers - for love, for
immortality of life, for affection, for being cared for, for forgiveness, for
mercy. This hunger can be satiated only by the bread that comes from above.
Jesus himself is the living bread that gives life to the world. His body
offered
for our sake on the cross, his blood shed for the pardon of the sins of
humanity
is made available to us in the bread and wine to the Eucharist transformed in
the consecration".
 "But the Eucharist does not end with the partaking of the bread and blood of
the Lord. It leads us to solidarity with others. The communion with the Lord is
necessarily a communion with our fellow brothers and sisters. And therefore the
one who is fed and nourished by the very body and blood of Christ cannot remain
unaffected when he sees his brothers suffering want and hunger. Those nourished
by the Eucharist are called to bring the joy of the gospel to those who have
not
received it. Strengthened by the living Bread we are called to bring hope to
those who live in darkness and in despair".

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 Message to Cardinal Rylko: the conciliar basis of the vocation and mission of
the laity
 Vatican City, 12 November 2015 (VIS) - The Pontifical Council for the Laity,
in
collaboration with the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, has organised a
study day dedicated to the theme "Vocation and mission of the laity: fifty
years
after the Decree 'Apostolicam Actuositatem'".
 On this occasion, Pope Francis sent a message to Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko,
president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and to all the participants
in the event, in which he remarks that the Day enters within the context of the
50th anniversary of the conclusion of Vatican Council II, an "extraordinary
event of grace, that ... led also, among its many fruits, to a new way of
looking
at the vocation and mission of the laity in the Church and in the world, which
is magnificently expressed primarily in the two great conciliar Constitutions
Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes. ... The Council, therefore, does not look
upon
the laity as if they were members of a 'second order', in the service of the
hierarchy and as simple executors of orders from above, but rather as Christ's
disciples who, by virtue of their Baptism and their natural integration 'in the
world', are called upon to inspire every environment, every activity,and every
human relationship according to the spirit of the Gospel. ... Within the
overreaching framework of this conciliar doctrine, we find the Decree
Apostolicam Actuositatem, which looks more closely at the nature and scope of
the lay apostolate. This document clearly reminds us that ... the announcement
of
the Gospel is not reserved to some 'mission professionals', but should instead
be the profound wish of all the lay faithful".

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 Declaration by Fr. Federico Lombardi on current investigations in the Vatican
 Vatican City, 12 November 2015 (VIS) - The director of the Holy See Press
Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., made the following declaration late
yesterday afternoon:
 "The Vatican Gendarmerie, in their role as judicial police, have informed the
Vatican prosecutors that the activity carried out by the journalists Gianluigi
Nuzzi and Emiliano Fittipaldi may constitute complicity in the crime of
disseminating confidential news and documents, pursuant to Law No. IX of
Vatican
City State, of 13 July 2013 (article 116 bis).
 Since the beginning of the investigation the prosecution has obtained pieces
of
evidence indicating the collaboration in offence by the journalists, who are
now
therefore under investigation.
 The investigators are also examining some other situations regarding persons
who, for reasons of office, could have cooperated in the acquisition the
reserved documents in question.

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 Communique from the Holy See Press Office on the activity of APSA
 Vatican City, 12 November 2015 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office yesterday
issued the following communique:
 "Various articles have been published by news agencies and in the press
referring in a biased and inaccurate way to the content of a confidential
document, based on the assumption that in the past the Administration of the
Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) has been used for illegal financial
activity. The Vatican legal authorities have opened an investigation into the
circulation of this document. APSA has always collaborated with the competent
bodies, is not under investigation and continues to conduct its activities in
accordance with current regulations".

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 Communique by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on ownership
of real estate
 Vatican City, 12 November 2015 (VIS) - The following is the full text of the
communique issued yesterday afternoon by the Congregation for the
Evangelisation
of Peoples on news relating to its ownership of real estate.
 "The Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, also known as 'Propaganda
Fide', adheres fully to the Holy Father Francis' line of thought and guidance
with regard to the life and reform of the Roman Curia; in addition, it his
committed to pursuing the institutional aims set forth in the Apostolic
Constitution 'Pastor Bonus', as well as respecting the will of donors who over
the years have contributed to its missionary work. Therefore, it welcomes all
the administrative reforms anticipated by the Secretary for the Economy and
submits all the budgets and final accounts to the latter.
 Certain insinuations on the part of certain sectors of the media, which
circulate news not corresponding to the truth, are therefore unacceptable. It
has been written, for example, that the Congregation offers luxury properties
for rent at low prices as favours, and even that it hosts a spa or is the
proprietor of the Hotel Priscilla.
 The real estate belonging to the Congregation, donated for the Missions, is
rented at market value; there are exceptions in the case of situations of
poverty. The aforementioned properties are rented in accordance with current
Italian legislation, to which both the Congregation as the owner and the
recipient are subject.
 The income deriving from the rent of these properties, for which regular tax
is
paid in Italy (in 2014 the Dicastery paid IMU - imposta municipale unica,
property tax, of 2,169,200 euros in Rome alone) is destined principally for the
maintenance of the Congregation, the Pontifical Urbanian University, the
Pontifical Collegio Urbano, the missionary institutions and young Churches in
the mission territories.
 Propaganda Fide is grateful to the benefactors who, with its help, make it
possible for the Gospel to be announced and provide support for innumerable
educational, social and healthcare initiatives in the poorest countries.
 We wish to clarify that, should such dissemination of false or biased
information recur, this Congregation will be obliged to protect its image in
the
appropriate forums".

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 Audiences
 Vatican City, 12 November 2015 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
 - prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Slovakia, on their "ad Limina"
visit:
 - Archbishop Stanislav Zvolensky of Bratislava, with his auxiliary, Bishop
Josef Hal'ko;
 - Bishop Marian Chovanec of Banska Bystrica;
 - Bishop Viliam Judak of Nitra;
 - Bishop Jan Orosch of Trnava;
 - Bishop Tomas Galis of Zilina;
 - Archbishop Bernard Bober of Kosice, with the archbishop emeritus Alojz Tkac;
 - Bishop Stanislav Stolarik of Rozanava;
 - Bishop Stefan Secka of Spis;
 - Archbishop Jan Babjak, S.J., of Presov for Catholics of Byzantine rite, with
his auxiliary Bishop Milan Lach;
 - Bishop Peter Rusnak of Bratislava for Catholics of Byzantine rite;
 - Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R., of Kosice for Catholics of Byzantine rite;
and
 - Bishop Frantisek Rabek, military ordinary.
 Yesterday, 11 November, the Holy Father received in audience Cardinal
Dominique
Mamberti, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.

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 Other Pontifical Acts
 Vatican City, 12 November 2015 (VIS) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop
Marcel Damphousse of Alexandria-Cornwall, Canada, as bishop of Sault Sainte
Marie (area 265,000, population 436,000, Catholics 239,200, priests 90,
permanent deacons 66, religious 174), Canada. He succeeds Bishop Jean-Louis
Plouffe, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon
reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.

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