and begin to give them a sermon, going on about the same thing, well then, he
or
she will be worse off than before. Am I clear? [They reply: 'Yes']. Never let
go
of Jesus' hand, never leave him; and if you do move away from him, get up and
keep moving forwards, He understands what you are going through. Hand in hand
with Jesus it is possible to live fully, by holding his hand it is possible to
believe that life is worth the effort, it is worth giving of your best, to be
leaven, salt and light among friends, in neighbourhoods, communities, and
families".
 "For this reason, dear friends, holding the hand of Jesus I ask you to not let
yourselves be excluded, do not allow yourselves to be devalued, do not let them
treat you like a commodity. For this Jesus have us good advice, so that we
would
not be left excluded, left without value, treated as a commodity: 'Be astute as
serpents but humble as doves'. These two virtues go together. Young people do
not lack a lively mind but they do sometimes lack that astuteness which would
prevent them from being naive. The two things: astuteness but with simplicity
and goodness. Of course, on this journey you may perhaps not be able to have
the
latest car model at the door, you will not have pockets filled with money, but
you will have something that no one can take away from you, which is the
experience of being loved, embraced and accompanied. It is the delight of
enjoying an encounter, the delight of dreaming and desiring encounter among
everyone. It is the experience of being family, of feeling oneself as part of a
community. It is the experience of being able to look at the world in the face,
with your head held up high, without the car, without the money, but with your
head held high: this is dignity. Three words we want to repeat: value, because
you have been made valuable; hope, because we want to be open to hope; and
dignity. Let us repeat these three words: value, hope and dignity. It is the
value, the worth that God has given you. You are the wealth of Mexico. The hope
and dignity which Jesus Christ gives you means not allowing 'your backs to be
massaged' and not allowing yourselves to be used as commodities to fill the
pockets of other people".
 "Today the Lord continues to call you, he continues to draw you to him, just
as
he did with the Indian, Juan Diego. He invites you to build a shrine. A shrine
that is not a physical place but rather a community, a shrine called 'Parish',
a
shrine called, 'Nation'. Being a community, a family, and knowing that we are
citizens is one of the best antidotes to all that threatens us, because it
makes
us feel that we are a part of the great family of God. This is not an
invitation
to flee and enclose ourselves, to escape from the threats that exist in life or
to escape from challenges, but, on the contrary, it is an invitation to go out
and to invite others, to go out and proclaim to others that being young in
Mexico is the greatest wealth, and consequently, it cannot be sacrificed. For
this great value of ours is capable of hope and it gives us dignity. Again
these
three words: value, hope and dignity. But it is a value, a richness, which God
has given us and which we have to make grow".
 "Jesus, who gives us hope, would never ask us to be assassins; rather, he
calls
us disciples, he calls us friends. Jesus would never send us out to death, but
rather everything in him speaks of life. A life in a family, life in a
community; families and communities for the good of society. And here, Rosario,
I refer to what you said, something really beautiful: 'In the family we learn
closeness'. In the family we learn solidarity, how to share, to discern, to
walk
ahead with each other's problems, to fight and to make up, to argue and to
embrace and to kiss. The family is the first school of the nation, and in the
family you will find that richness and value that you have. The family is like
the custodian of that great value, in the family you will find hope, for Jesus
is there, and in the family you will have dignity. Never, never put the family
to one side; the family is the founding stone upon which a great nation is
built. You are so valuable, you have hope and you dream - Rosario also spoke of
dreaming - 'Do you dream of having a family?' They reply: 'Yes']".
 "Dear brothers and sisters, you are the wealth of this country, and when you
doubt this, look to Jesus Christ, who is the hope, he who destroys all efforts
to make you useless or mere instruments of other people's ambitions. I thank
you
for this meeting and I ask you to pray for me. Thank you".
 The Pope then proceeded to Morelia heliport to transfer to the airport for his
return flight to Mexico City. He travelled directly from the airport to the
apostolic nunciature, where he arrived at 7.40 p.m. local time (2.40 a.m. in
Rome).
 Today at 7.30 local time (2.30 p.m. in Rome) the Holy Father travelled by air
to Ciudad Juarez, the final leg of his apostolic trip in Mexico. There he will
first visit the "Centro de Readaptacion Social Estatal No.3" penitentiary where
he will meet with detainees and their families. He will then meet with
representatives of the world of work at the Colegio de Bachilleres of the State
of Chihuahua. Three hours after lunch in the Ciudad Juarez archdiocesan
seminary
at 1.15 p.m. local time (9.15 p.m. in Rome), he will celebrate Mass close to
the
border between Mexico and the United States. Finally, he will transfer directly
to the airport where at 7.15 p.m. local time (3.15 a.m. in Rome) he will depart
for Italy. The aircraft carrying the Pope is expected to land in Rome at 3.15
p.m. tomorrow.

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 Pope's telegram for the death of the UN ex-Secretary General Boutros
Boutros-Ghali
 Vatican City, 17 February 2016 (VIS) - Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro
Parolin has sent a telegram of condolences on behalf of the Holy Father to Ban
Ki-Moon, secretary general of the United Nations, following the death of former
secretary general Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
 In the text, the Holy Father extends heartfelt condolences to the family of
the
deceased and his colleagues at the United Nations Organisation. Recalling Mr
Boutros-Ghali's generous service to his country and to the international
community, His Holiness offers the assurance of his prayers for the late
Secretary-General's eternal rest, and invokes divine blessings of peace and
strength upon the members of his family and all who mourn his loss.

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 Other Pontifical Acts
 Vatican City, 17 February 2016 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
 - appointed Bishop John D. Deshotel, auxiliary of Dallas, U.S.A., as bishop of
Lafayette (area 14,962, population 634,000, Catholics 332,000, priests 213,
permanent deacons 94, religious 217), U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop Charles M.
Jarrell, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon
reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Fr. Ricardo Hoepers as bishop of Rio Grande (area 12,270,
population 300,000, Catholics 211,000, priests 29, permanent deacons 29,
religious 72), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in Curitiba, Brazil in 1970
and
ordained a priest in 1999. He holds a doctorate in theology and has served as
lecturer in the faculty of philosophy and rector of the Bom Pastor seminary,
professor, parish priest, diocesan coordinator for the clergy, member of the
presbyterium and member of the ethical committee of the Federal University of
Paran and the Brazilian Society of Moral Theology. He succeeds Msgr. Jose Mario
Stroeher, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese was
accepted upon reaching the age limit.
 - appointed Fr. Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M.Afr., as bishop of Wa (area 18,476,
population 700,000, Catholics 341,000, priests 104, religious 186), Ghana. The
bishop-elect was born in Tom-Zendagangn, Ghana in 1959, gave his religious vows
in 1981 and was ordained a priest in 1987. He has served in a number of roles
within his order, as well as deputy Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical
Institute
for Arabic and Islamic Studies, and member of the Synod on the family, and is
currently superior general of his order. He succeeds Bishop Paul Bemile, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age
limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Fr. Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M., as coadjutor bishop of
Juazeiro (area 58,397, population 515,900, Catholics 413,100, priests 26,
religious 14), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in San Francisco do Sul,
Brazil
in 1965, gave his religious vows in 1987 and was ordained a priest in 1994. He
holds a licentiate in theology, has served as parish priest and has held
numerous roles within his order. He is currently provincial minister of his
order in Recife, Brazil.
 - accepted the resignation of Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J., from the
pastoral care of the diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe, upon reaching the age
limit.
 - appointed Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu of Harare, Zimbabwe, as
apostolic administrator sede vacante of the diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.

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