SUMMARY:
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POPE TO VISIT MILAN FOR WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
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UNLAWFUL USE OF POPE'S IMAGE: BENETTON RETRACTION
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CARITAS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO SHORES
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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POPE
TO VISIT MILAN FOR WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
Vatican
City, 15 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father will visit the archdiocese
of Milan on the occasion of the 7th World Meeting of Families to take
place in that Italian city.
Benedict
XVI will depart from Rome's Ciampino Airport on 1 June at 4:00pm and
will arrive an hour later in Milan. At 5:30pm he will address those
gathered in the Piazza del Duomo and, at 7:30pm, will attend a
concert in his honour and that of the official delegations to the
World Meeting of Families at the Scala Theatre.
On
Saturday, 2 June, at 10:00am, the Pope will participate in the "Hora
Media" at the cathedral. He will read the meditation and will
venerate the relics of St. Charles Borromeo. At 11:15am in Meazza
Stadium, he will greet children who are being confirmed and will then
give a speech and pray the Angelus. At 5:00pm in the Throne Room of
the bishop's palace he will meet with civil authorities and, at
8:30pm, will address the participants of the "Celebration of
Witnesses" that will take place in the metropolitan park of
Bresso.
On
Sunday, 3 June, at 10:00am in Bresso's park, he will celebrate Holy
Mass and will pray the Angelus. At 1:15pm, after lunch in the
bishop's palace with cardinals, bishops, and some families, he will
greet members of the Family Foundation 2012 and the organizers of the
visit.
Benedict
XVI's return flight to Rome will arrive at Ciampino Airport at
5:30pm, from where he will travel by helicopter to the Vatican
heliport where he is expected to arrive at 6:45pm.
UNLAWFUL
USE OF POPE'S IMAGE: BENETTON RETRACTION
Vatican
City, 15 May 2012 (VIS) - This morning a note from the Director of
the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., was issued on
the conclusion of the legal conflict between the Holy See and the
Benetton Group, due to its unlawful use of Pope Benedict XVI's image
in the "Unhate" ad campaign.
"Last
Friday," reads the communique, "the Benetton Group
published a note ... reaffirming its 'regret for having offended His
Holiness Benedict XVI and believers', and assuring that it
'guarantees and maintains that all photographic images of the Holy
Father have been retracted from commercial distribution and promises
not to use the image of the Holy Father in the future without
authorization from the Holy See'". It ends with stating that
"the Benetton Group will use its resources to stop the further
use of the image by third parties on internet sites and in other
places".
"The
communique of the Benetton Group," emphasizes Fr. Lombardi,
"represents the conclusion, based on an agreed settlement, of
the conflict between the lawyers of the Holy See ... and those of the
Benetton Group, a conflict that took place, as announced, and has
been open until now. The Benetton Group recognizes therefore ... that
the Pope's image must be respected".
"The
Holy See did not seek monetary compensation. Nevertheless, moral
compensation in recognition of the abuse committed has been sought as
well as affirming the desire to defend, even by legal means, the
Pope's image. In place of monetary compensation it has asked and
received from the Benetton Group an act of generosity, effective even
if limited, toward one of the Church's charitable activities".
CARITAS
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO SHORES
Vatican
City, 15 May 2012 (VIS) - The 2012 meeting of MigraMed for all the
Caritas organizations that operate in the Mediterranean countries
will open in Cagliari, Italy tomorrow, 16 May. This year's forum is
dedicated to the dialogue between the two shores of "Mare
Nostrum" and will touch on, among other themes, the conflict in
the Middle East and North Africa as well as the reception of
emigrants and perspectives of emigration.
"A
year after the Arab Spring and during the financial, economic, and
social crisis that Europe is undergoing, Caritas in the
Mediterranean, North African, Middle Eastern, and European areas will
meet with Caritas Italy and the diocesan Caritas organizations on the
theme of emigrants and the politics of development and welcome",
reads a communique from Caritas Italy.
From 16
to 18 May will see the discussion on, among other themes to be
analysed, Italy's system of welcome to those who have fled Libya:
3,000 of the 20,000 reception points in this country are administered
under the umbrella of diocesan Caritas throughout the Italian
territories.
The topic
of interreligious dialogue will also be addressed because the Caritas
organizations on the southern shore of the Mediterranean are found in
countries that are, for the most part, Islamic. In this context,
Caritas organizations from Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Turkey,
and Tunisia will take part. Likewise Caritas from France, Germany,
Spain, Greece, Malta, and Albania as well as representatives from
Caritas in the Middle East will participate.
The
meeting will provide the opportunity to evaluate the present and
future of emigration in the Mediterranean in light of the
transformation in the Middle East and North Africa, along with
Europe's role during this economic crisis and the humanitarian
emergency of refugees.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 15 May 2012 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father appointed:
- Bishop
Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kumasi
(area 5,118, population 1,744,000, Catholics 401,000, priests 112,
religious 615), Ghana. He succeeds Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah,
whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the
Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Bishop
Varghese Chakkalakal of Kannur, India, as bishop of Calicut (area
12,505, population 10,453,000, Catholics 50,201, priests 125,
religious 833), India. Concurrently he is named as the apostolic
administrator "sede vacanate et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of
the diocese of Kannur.
- Bishop
Roberto Calara Mallari, previously auxiliary of San Fernando,
Philippines, as bishop of San Jose (area 2,540, population 819,000,
Catholics 725,000, priests 33, religious 34), Philippines
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