Summary
- FAO APPRECIATES CHURCH
COMMITMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER
- BISHOP FELLAY VISITS
THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOLY
SEE AND LITHUANIA ON HIGHER EDUCATION
- AUDIENCES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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FAO APPRECIATES CHURCH
COMMITMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER
Vatican City, 14 June
2012 (VIS) - "This morning 14 June the Holy Father Benedict XVI
received in audience Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the
Rome-based United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).
The director general subsequently went on to meet with Cardinal
Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. who was accompanied by
Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States.
"During the cordial
discussions great appreciation was expressed for the commitment shown
by the Holy See and the Catholic Church to combating hunger and
poverty, especially in Africa, and to remedying the worrying
situation of world food security", according to a Holy See Press
Office communique released today.
"It was then noted
that, despite the fact that there are sufficient resources to satisfy
the food requirements of the entire planet, persistent economic,
social and political obstacles hinder the possibility of meeting
those requirements. Finally, the hope was expressed that the rural
sector may once again take a leading role in development strategies,
that sustainable models of agricultural production and food
consumption be promoted, and that greater equity and efficiency be
guaranteed in the administration of the food system".
BISHOP FELLAY VISITS
THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
Vatican City, 14 June
2012 (VIS) - "On the afternoon of Wednesday 13 June, Cardinal
William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith and president of the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei', met
with Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior general of the Society of St.
Pius X who was accompanied by an assistant. Also present at the
encounter were Archbishop Luis Ladaria S.J., secretary of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Msgr. Guido Pozzo,
secretary of the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei'",
according to a communique released today by the Holy See Press
Office.
"The purpose of the
meeting was to present the Holy See's evaluation of the text
submitted in April by the Society of St. Pius X in response to the
Doctrinal Preamble which the Congregation of the Doctrine of the
Faith had presented to the Society on 14 September 2011. The
subsequent discussion offered an opportunity the provide the
appropriate explanations and clarifications. For his part, Bishop
Fellay illustrated the current situation of the Society of St. Pius X
and promised to make his response known within a reasonable lapse of
time.
"Also during the
meeting, a draft document was submitted proposing a Personal
Prelature as the most appropriate instrument for any future canonical
recognition of the Society.
"As was stated in
the communique released on 16 May 2012, the situation of the other
three bishops of the Society of St. Pius X will be dealt with
separately and singularly.
"At the end of the
meeting the hope was expressed that this additional opportunity for
reflection would also contribute to reaching full communion between
the Society of St. Pius X and the Apostolic See".
AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOLY
SEE AND LITHUANIA ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Vatican City, 14 June
2012 (VIS) - On Friday 8 June at the Government Palace in Vilnius the
Holy See and the Republic of Lithuania signed an Agreement on the
Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education.
Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi,
apostolic nuncio to Lithuania, signed on behalf or the Holy See,
while Audronius Azubalis, minister for foreign affairs, signed for
Lithuania.
The Agreement is in line
with the 1997 Lisbon Convention, the various goals of which include
that of favouring reciprocal recognition of periods of study and of
qualifications in the field of higher education. Such recognition
serves, among other things, to facilitate the movement of students
and free circulation in the ambit of higher education within the
region of Europe. Moreover, the Agreement is also in line with the
aims of the Bologna Process, which has created the European Higher
Education Area, currently involving forty-seven European countries,
including the Holy See, with the support of a number of international
organisations.
The current Agreement,
apart from defining the principal terms it uses and its field of
application, establishes rules, procedures and instruments to
guarantee the recognition of higher education. It completes the
juridical framework of relations between the Holy See and the
Republic of Lithuania, which are already regulated by three
Agreements signed on 5 May 2000. They concern cooperation in the
field of education and culture, juridical aspects of relations
between the Catholic Church and the State, and pastoral assistance to
Catholics in the armed forces.
The current Agreement
will enter into force on the day the two parties announce they have
completed the respective internal legal procedures.
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 14 June
2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:
- Bishop Henri Brincard
of Le Puy-en-Velay, France.
- Eleven prelates from
the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, on their "ad limina"
visit:
- Archbishop Luis Madrid
Merlano of Nueva Pamplona.
- Bishop Jaime Munoz
Pedroza of Aracua.
- Bishop Julio Cesar
Vidal Cortez of Cucuta.
- Bishop Jorge Enrique
Lozano Zafra of Ocana.
- Bishop Omar Alberto
Sanchez Cubillos O.P. of Tibu.
- Archbishop Luis Augusto
Castro Quiroga I.M.C. of Tunja.
- Bishop Luis Felipe
Sanchez Aponte of Chiquinquira.
- Bishop Carlos Prada
Sanmiguel of Duitama-Sogamoso.
- Bishop Jose Vicente
Hueras Vargas of Garagoa.
- Bishop Hector Javier
Pizarro Acevedo O.A.R., apostolic vicar of Trinidad.
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 14 June
2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the
pastoral care of Porec i Pula, Croatia, presented by Bishop Ivan
Milovan, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon
Law. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Drazen Kutlesa.
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