OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, APR 14, 2000 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Gonzalo del Castillo Crespo O.C.D., auxiliary of La Paz, Bolivia, as military ordinary for Bolivia. He succeeds Bishop Mario Lezana Vaca, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same military ordinariate the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

- Accepted the resignation from the office of coadjutor to the military ordinary of Bolivia, presented by Bishop Manuel Revollo Crespo C.M.F., in conformity with canons 401 and 411 of the Code of Canon Law.

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AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, APR 14, 2000 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Jozef Tomko, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
- Bishop Walter Kasper, emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart and secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

This evening, he is scheduled to receive Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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MAY 1, THE JUBILEE OF WORKERS

VATICAN CITY, APR 14, 2000 (VIS) - This morning in the Holy See Press Office, there was the presentation of the Jubilee of Workers, which will be celebrated on May 1 on the theme "Work for all: the path of solidarity and justice."

Businessmen, managers, workers, members of co-operatives and financial and business agents from all over the world will be participating in the Jubilee.

The Jubilee events will begin on Sunday April 30 with a preparatory prayer vigil focussing on Christ's Resurrection. This will take place in the Basilica of St. John Lateran under the guidance of Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Pope's vicar general for the diocese of Rome.

Prior to the Eucharistic celebration on May 1 at Rome's Torvergata University, starting at 10:30 a.m. and presided over by the Holy Father, there will be a time for meditations, songs and interviews which aim to present and describe the different experiences and methods of human labor.

During the Mass, the Pope will present an offering - collected during the course of the day - towards the ecclesial campaign for debt reduction. Finally, Juan Somavia, director general of the International Labor Organization and Paola Bignardi, president of Italian Catholic Action, will greet the Pope, representing, respectively, the world of work and all working women.

The Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will then sing the Jubilee hymn and a number of sacred arias, accompanied by the choir and the orchestra of the Academy of St. Cecilia. John Paul II will give a brief message to the world of work and receive greetings of a delegation of people representing various types of work. The gathering will close with a rendition of the song "Life is Beautiful."

In the afternoon, the traditional May 1 concert will take place, dedicated to the campaign for reducing the debt of the poorest countries.

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JUBILEE OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF THE SACRED HEART

VATICAN CITY, APR 13, 2000 (VIS) - At midday today in the Vatican Basilica, John Paul II received 6,500 participants in the Jubilee of Sacred Heart Catholic University. The event falls on the 40th anniversary of the death of its founder, Fr. Agostino Gemelli, and on the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the university in December 1920.

Speaking to professors and students from the university's bases in Milan, Rome, Brescia and Piacenza, the Pope said that the pastoral dimension "embraces everything that happens, and coordinates it with the specific educational project of a Catholic university."

Addressing his remarks in particular to professors, he said: "Be true and authentic educators, be sure to clearly identify the educational plan from which you draw inspiration, demonstrating, like true disciples of Christ, the hope that is within you. May your commitment and honor give the Church and the country professionally well-trained youth, politically sensitive citizens and, especially, wise and courageous Christians."

The Holy Father made reference to the imminent reform of universities and affirmed that the traditional independence they have long enjoyed will "allow them to adapt to the forthcoming changes in such a way as to guarantee the freedom that has always been an essential condition for the development of learning."

"Being Catholic," he continued, "demands that your university - through critical reflection on the present and future of a society that is becoming multi-ethnic and multi-religious - commit itself to combining the essential requirements of its ecclesial affiliation with a warm openness towards all other serious cultural manifestations."

John Paul II called on professors and students to feel proud to belong to the Catholic university and to make every effort "to be equal to the responsibilities that derive therefrom. This is called for by the memory of your tradition, requested by the very nature of your institution and demanded by the laudable educational mission with which you are entrusted."

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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, APR 13, 2000 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, as president of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei," and accepted the resignation from the presidency of the same pontifical commission presented by Cardinal Angelo Felici.

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