SUMMARY:
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COMMUNIQUE ON CONGREGATION OF CHILDREN OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
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CARDINAL SARAH VISITS SYRIAN REFUGEES IN JORDAN
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
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COMMUNIQUE
ON CONGREGATION OF CHILDREN OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Vatican
City, 19 February 2013 (VIS) – After Archbishop Filippo Iannone's
apostolic visit to the Congregation of Children of the Immaculate
Conception on 15 February, the Holy Father has decided to entrust the
regulation of that religious institute to Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi,
president of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See,
naming him as the pontifical delegate. As such, Cardinal Versaldi
will carry out the task of guiding the religious institute and of
bringing the health facilities it runs to a possible economic
well-standing, avoiding, however, participation by the Holy See in
those tasks, according to a communique published by the Press Office
of the Holy See yesterday afternoon.
CARDINAL
SARAH VISITS SYRIAN REFUGEES IN JORDAN
Vatican
City, 19 February 2013 (VIS) - Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of
the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" and Msgr. Giampietro Dal
Toso, secretary of that dicastery, are in Jordan from today until
Thursday, 21 February, to participate in the regional conference of
Caritas in the Middle East, North Africa, and Horn of Africa, which
is taking place in that country.
The
forum is a very important opportunity to take stock of the
humanitarian aid provided by Catholic charities, including Caritas,
to refugees and victims of violent conflict in Syria since
representatives of all the Caritas organizations of that region, as
well as representatives of the local churches, will be present.
"The
humanitarian situation in Syria, and throughout the region," a
press release from Cor Unum states, "is unsustainable. Some
estimates speak of a million refugees, more than two and a half
million displaced persons, and almost one hundred thousand deaths
directly attributable to violence. There are countless others, whose
numbers cannot be quantified, indirectly caused by the general
impoverishment of the population, caused mainly by war. The harsh
winter is further contributing to this sad situation of suffering of
an exhausted people, especially the weakest and most vulnerable on
the fringes of society."
During
their trip Cardinal Sarah and Msgr. Del Toso will visit centres
housing numerous persons who have escaped the fighting in Syria. The
visit with the refugees will be organized by Caritas Jordan along
with other Catholic charities that deal with humanitarian assistance
and intervention. A meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan is also
planned for the prelates.
OTHER
PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican
City, 19 February 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed
Bishop Fabio Martinez Castilla as archbishop of Tuxtla Gutierrez
(area 22,629, population 1,280,000, Catholics 997,000, priests 139,
religious 337), Mexico. Archbishop Martinez Castilla, previously of
the diocese of Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico was elected as director
of the Dimension for Missionary Outreach at the last plenary assembly
of the Mexican Episcopal Conference and is a member of the Permanent
Council.
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