VATICAN CITY, 7 APR 2008 (VIS) - Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum", is to meet with bishops of England and Wales gathered in plenary assembly in the northern English city of Leeds from 7 to 10 April.
At the invitation of the Episcopal Conference of England and Wales (CBEW), the cardinal will dialogue with the bishops in the light of the Holy Father's first Encyclical "Deus caritas est" on "how to promote the Catholic identity of the Church's charitable organisations in a rapidly changing environment, characterised by challenges to the Church's traditional outreach in this field", according to a communique made public today.
"While the Church in England and Wales has reached out to those in need in an efficacious way", the communique continues, "historical and cultural changes warrant a reflection upon the role of the bishop as the primordial locus for charitable activity".
On 8 April at Birmingham's Maryvale Institute, the president of "Cor Unum" will deliver a public lecture on the Church's charitable activities.
CON-CU/CHARITY/LEEDS VIS 20080407 (190)
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