SUMMARY:
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TELEGRAM ON THE DEATH OF CARDINAL GIOVANNI CHELI
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POPE'S GREETING TO CONFERENCE MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ELYSEE
TREATY
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AUDIENCES
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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TELEGRAM
ON THE DEATH OF CARDINAL GIOVANNI CHELI
Vatican
City, 8 February 2013 (VIS) – The Holy Father sent a telegram of
condolence to Bishop Francesco Ravinale of Asti, Italy for the death
of Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, president emeritus of the Pontifical
Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples. The
cardinal died last night at the age of 94.
In
the text the Pope recalls the cardinal's work "in the Secretary
of State, as a representative of the Holy See to the United Nations,
and as president of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of
Migrants and Itinerant Peoples". Benedict XVI affirmed that "he
leaves behind the testimony of a life spent in consistent and
generous adherence to his vocation as a priest concerned with the
needs of the faithful and especially in the Christian formation of
young persons."
Cardinal
Cheli's funeral Mass, which will be celebrated by Cardinal Angelo
Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, will be held tomorrow
afternoon, 9 February, at 5:00pm in St. Peter's Basilica.
POPE'S
GREETING TO CONFERENCE MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ELYSEE TREATY
Vatican
City, 8 February 2013 (VIS) – On behalf of the Pope, Cardinal
Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., greeted the conference
organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty
between France and Germany. The conference, organized by the
Pontifical Gregorian University, had as its theme "Fifty Years
of Friendship between France and Germany at the service of Europe:
The European Union – A Model for Other Reconciliations?"
In
the text, made public this morning by the Press Office of the Holy
See, Cardinal Bertone said that "the celebrations marking the
50th anniversary of an important milestone on the path to
reconciliation and understanding between the French and German
peoples also bring to mind the personal commitment of the authors of
the Treaty, Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. Even before the
stipulation of the Treaty, the two main protagonists of postwar
Europe, with their participation at the Reconciliation Mass in the
cathedral of Rheims, emphasized that politics are based on principles
that cannot be given to oneself."
"The
natural moral law, inscribed by the Creator in the human heart, and
the human values and rights that are shaped by the Gospel, constitute
the basis of a politics that is truly at the service of justice and
peace, as well as the progress of the human family. Political action
will also have to be built upon this basis in the future so that what
we have achieved together not be undermined by new challenges and
myopic personal interests and not be abandoned. Peace is an enduring
task that must always be accomplished anew."
At
the end of the text Cardinal Bertone affirmed that the Holy Father
invokes upon the entire French and German peoples, "God's
protection and blessing for a future of peace and freedom in their
own countries and throughout Europe."
Among
the participants in yesterday's conference were Annegret
Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister-President of the state of the Saarland,
Germany and delegate for Franco-German cultural relations, Michel
Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, and
Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission.
AUDIENCES
Vatican
City, 8 February 2013 (VIS) – This morning, the Holy Father
received in separate audiences:
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Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, archbishop of Utrecht, Holland,
ten
prelates from the Lazio region of the Italian Episcopal Conference on
their "ad limina" visit:
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Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi, military ordinary for Italy,
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Bishop Vincenzo Apicella of Velletri-Segni,
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Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano,
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Bishop Gino Reali of Porto-Santa Rufina,
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Bishop Ernesto Mandara of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto,
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Bishop Domenico Sigalini of Palestrina,
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Bishop Mauro Parmeggiani of Tivoli,
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Bishop Raffaello Martinelli of Frascati,
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Abbot Mauro Meacci, O.S.B., of Subiaco,
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Abbot Emiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I., archimandrite of Santa Maria
di Grottaferrata Abbey (Italo-Albanese), and
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Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 8 February 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed
Bishop Michele Pennisi as archbishop of Monreale (area 1,509,
population 233,010, Catholics 229,892, priests 134, permanent deacons
7, religious 190), Italy. Archbishop Pennisi, previously bishop of
Piazza Armerina, Italy, succeeds Archbishop Salvatore Di Cristina,
whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the
Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
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