SUMMARY:
- A FARM
UNDER HEAVEN IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE
- OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
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A FARM
UNDER HEAVEN IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE
Vatican
City, 15 January 2013 (VIS) – Thursday, 17 January in celebration
of the Feast of St. Anthony Abbot, patron and protector of animals
the Italian Association of Livestock Farmers (AIA) will hold its
traditional exhibition of farm animals, "A Farm under Heaven",
in front of St. Peter's Square.
The day
will officially begin with Mass for the farmers and their families to
be celebrated in the Vatican Basilica at 10:30 a.m., presided by
Cardinal Angelo Comastri, vicar general of His Holiness for Vatican
City. This will be followed by the solemn blessing of a procession of
horses and riders along Via della Conciliazione. Even from 9:00 a.m.
on, however, in the Pio XII Square directly in front of the Bernini
colonnade around St. Peter's Square, there will be an exhibit of the
national agriculture and livestock association's production including
cows, goats, sheep, chickens, and more.
Just as
in past years, pet owners are invited to bring their cats and dogs
for a free check-up from veterinarians provided by the association.
The
tradition of celebrating St. Anthony Abbot's feastday, deeply rooted
in the farming community, is very widespread in all of the Italian
agricultural communities. In the words of the president of AIA, Nino
Andena, "it is a moment of celebration that we want to share
with others in order to testify to the active role of farmers and
ranchers within society."
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 15 January 2013 (VIS) – Today the Holy Father appointed
Bishop Desiderius Rwoma as bishop of Bukoba (area 8,608, population
876,350, Catholics 527,515, priests 128, religious 438),Tanzania.
Bishop Rwoma, formerly bishop of Singida, Tanzania, was also named as
apostolic administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis"
of the Diocese of Singida. He succeeds Bishop Nestorius Timanywa of
Bukoba, whose resignation from the pastoral care of that diocese the
Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
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