SUMMARY:
- HOLY
FATHER RECALLS ECUMENICAL INITIATIVES OF PATRIARCH ATHENAGORAS, AND
OF POPES JOHN XXIII AND PAUL VI
- DECREES
OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS
-
BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JULY
-
AUDIENCES
- OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
- NOTICE
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HOLY
FATHER RECALLS ECUMENICAL INITIATIVES OF PATRIARCH ATHENAGORAS, AND
OF POPES JOHN XXIII AND PAUL VI
Vatican
City, 28 June 2012 (VIS) - This morning in the Vatican, in a
traditional meeting for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
Apostles, Benedict XVI received a delegation sent by Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew I. The Church of Rome and the Ecumenical
Patriarchate of Constantinople traditionally exchange visits for the
feasts of their respective patrons.
The
delegation, which delivered a message to the Holy Father on behalf of
the Patriarch, was made up of His Eminence Emmanuel (Adenakis),
metropolitan of France and director of the office of the Orthodox
Church to the European Union; His Grace Ilias Katre, bishop of
Philomelion, U.S.A., and Rev. Paisios Kokkinakis of the Holy Synod of
the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Benedict
XVI told the group that the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul "gives
us an opportunity to thank the Lord for the extraordinary works He
has achieved and continues to achieve through the Apostles in the
life of the Church. Their preaching, sealed by the witness of
martyrdom, is the solid and durable base upon which the Church rests.
By remaining faithful to the deposit of faith they have handed down
to us, we discover our own shared roots".
"In
our meeting - as we entrust to the intercession of the glorious
Apostles and Martyrs Peter and Paul our prayer that the Lord ... may
soon grant us that blessed day in which we can share the Eucharistic
bread - we thank God for the journey of peace and reconciliation He
has caused us to travel together. This year marks the fiftieth
anniversary of Vatican Council II. ... It was during that Council -
attended, as you well know, by certain representatives of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate as fraternal delegates - that a new and
important phase in relations between our Churches began. Let us
praise the Lord above all for the rediscovery of the profound
brotherhood which unites us, and for the distance covered over these
years by the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the
Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, also in the hope
that it will continue to progress in the current phase".
"As
we remember the anniversary of Vatican Council II, I think it right
to recall the person and works of the unforgettable Ecumenical
Patriarch Athenagoras who, together with Blessed John XXIII and
Servant of God Paul VI, moved by that passion for Church unity which
arises from faith in Christ the Lord, promoted important initiatives
which paved the way to renewed relations between the Ecumenical
Patriarchate and the Catholic Church. I am profoundly glad that His
Holiness Bartholomew I, with renewed faithfulness and fruitful
creativity, is continuing along the path laid down by his
predecessors Athenagoras and Demetrios, and is known throughout the
world for his openness to dialogue among Christians and his
commitment to announcing the Gospel in the modern world", the
Holy Father concluded.
DECREES
OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS
Vatican
City, 28 June 2012 (VIS) - Today, during a private audience with
Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the
Causes of Saints, the Pope authorised the Congregation to promulgate
the following decrees:
MIRACLES
- Servant
of God Luca Passi, Italian diocesan priest and founder of the
Congregation of the Teaching Sisters of St. Dorothy (1789-1866).
- Servant
of God Francesca de Paula de Jesus, known as Nha Chica, Brazilian
laywoman (1808-1895).
MARTYRDOM
-
Servants of God Manuel Borras Ferre, auxiliary bishop of Tarragona,
Spain, Agapito Modesto (ne Modesto Pamplona Falguera) of the
Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools, and 145 companions,
killed in hatred of the faith in Spain between 1936 and 1939.
- Servant
of God Giuseppe Puglisi, Italian diocesan priest (1937-1993), killed
in hatred of the faith in Palermo, Italy in 1993.
-
Servants of God Ermenegildo of the Assumption (ne Ermenegildo Iza y
Aregita) and five companions of the Order of the Blessed Trinity,
killed in hatred of the faith in Spain in 1936.
- Servant
of God Victoria de Jesus (nee Francesca Valverde Gonzalez), Spanish
religious of the "Instituto Calasancio de Hijas de la Divina
Pastora" (1888-1937), killed in hatred of the faith in Spain in
1937.
- Servant
of God Devasahayam (Lazarus) Pillai, Indian layman (1712-1752),
killed in hatred of the faith in India in 1752.
HEROIC
VIRTUES
- Servant
of God Sisto Riario Sforza, Italian archbishop of Naples and cardinal
of Holy Roman Church (1810-1877).
- Servant
of God Fulton Sheen, American archbishop, and former bishop of
Rochester (1895-1979).
- Servant
of God Alvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano, Spanish prelate of the
Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (1914-1994).
- Servant
of God Ludwig Tijssen, Dutch diocesan priest (1865-1929).
- Servant
of God Cristobal of St. Catherine (ne: Cristobal Fernando
Valladolid), Spanish priest and founder of the Congregation and the
Hospital of Jesus of Nazareth in Cordoba (1638-1690).
- Servant
of God Marie of the Sacred Heart (nee Marie Josephte Fitzbach),
Canadian widow and founder of the Handmaidens of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, known as the Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec (1806-1885).
- Servant
of God Mary Angeline Teresa (nee Bridget Teresa McCrory), founder of
the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm (1893-1984).
- Servant
of God Maria Margit (nee Adelaide Bogner), Hungarian professed nun of
the Order of the Visitation (1905-1933).
- Servant
of God Ferdinanda Riva, Italian professed sister of the Institute of
Daughters of Charity (1920-1956).
On 10 May
the Holy Father authorised the Congregation to promulgate the decree
concerning the martyrdom of Servant of God Juan Huguet y Cardona,
Spanish diocesan priest (1913-1936), killed in hatred of the faith in
Spain in 1936.
BENEDICT
XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JULY
Vatican
City, 28 June 2012 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention
for July is: "That everyone may have work in safe and secure
conditions".
His
mission intention is: "That Christian volunteers in mission
territories may witness to the love of Christ".
AUDIENCES
Vatican
City, 28 June 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in
audience:
-
Mordechay Levy, ambassador of Israel, on his farewell visit.
- Lamia
Mekhemar, ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on her farewell
visit.
-
Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the
Causes of Saints.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 28 June 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
-
Appointed Bishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli, auxiliary of Milan,
Italy, as metropolitan archbishop of Gorizia (area 1,030, population
186,627, Catholics 181,027, priests 122, permanent deacons 13,
religious 309), Italy. He succeeds Archbishop Dino De Antoni, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy
Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
-
Appointed Fr. Marcel Damphousse of the clergy of the archdiocese of
Saint-Boniface, Canada, rector of the cathedral and member of the
diocesan council for economic affairs, as bishop of
Alexandria-Cornwall (area 1,290, population 90,100, Catholics 56.042,
priests 40, permanent deacons 19, religious 35), Canada. The
bishop-elect was born in Saint-Joseph, Canada in 1963 and ordained a
priest in 1991. He studied in Rome and has worked as a parish priest,
diocesan director for vocations and chaplain of the local high
school.
-
Appointed Archbishop Henryk Jozef Nowacki, apostolic nuncio to
Nicaragua, as apostolic nuncio to Sweden and Iceland.
NOTICE
Vatican
City, 28 June 2012 (VIS) - The Vatican Information Service informs it
readers that no VIS bulletin will be issued tomorrow Friday 29 June,
Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul Apostles and a holiday in the
Vatican. Service will resume on Monday 2 July.
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