Thursday, January 2, 2014

PAPAL AND HOLY SEE HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2013


Vatican City, 13 December 2013 (VIS) - Following are highlights of the activities of Pope Francis and of the Holy See for the months of September to December 2013.

SEPTEMBER

2: Beatification, in Messina, Italy, of Antonio Franco, ordinary prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela who lived between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

2: The Holy Father receives in audience Veselin Sukovic, ambassador of Montenegro to the Holy See, presenting his credential letters.

4: The Holy Father receives in audience Antonella Mularoni and Denis Amici, Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino.

6: The Holy Father receives in audience the president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Juan Evo Morales Ayma.

7: Pope Francis convokes a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the Middle East and throughout the world.

7: The Holy Father receives in audience Peter Sopko, the new ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Holy See, presenting his letters of credence.

9: The Holy Father receives in audience Piotr Nowina-Konopka, the new ambassador of Poland to the Holy See, presenting his letters of credence.

10: Meeting of the Holy Father with the heads of all the dicasteries of the Roman Curia, the president of the Governorate and the cardinal vicar general of Rome.

10: Private visit of Pope Francis to the Centro Astalli in Rome, the Italian seat of the Jesuit Refugee Service.

12: The Holy Father receives in audience the prime minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra.

13: The Pope receives in audience Denis Fontes De Souza Pinto, ambassador of Brazil to the Holy See, presenting his letters of credence.

14: Audience with Kiril Liubomirov Topalov, ambassador of Bulgaria to the Holy See, presenting his letters of credence.

14: Beatification in Cordoba, Argentina of Fr. Jose Gabriel Brochero (1840-1914), priest and missionary, known as the “gaucho priest”.

16: Meeting of the Pope with the Clergy of Rome in the Basilica of St. John Lateran.

19: Pope Francis receives in audience the prime minister of the Republic of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevicius.

20: Pope Francis receives in audience Porfirio Lobo Sosa, president of the Republic of Honduras.

20: The Holy Father receives in audience Janos Ader, president of Hungary.

22: Pastoral visit to Cagliari, Italy, to the shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria.

23: Audience with Juan Carlos Gamarra, ambassador of Peru to the Holy See, presenting his letters of credence.

24: Message from the Holy Father for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, to be celebrated on 19 January 2014, on the theme “Migrants and Refugees: towards a better world”.

28: Chirograph by by which the Holy Father institutes a Council of Cardinals to assist him in the governance of the universal Church and to draw up a project for the revision of the Apostolic Constitution “Pastor bonus”, on the Roman Curia.

29: Holy Mass on the occasion of the Day of Catechists.

30: During the Ordinary Public Consistory, the Pope decrees that Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II be inscribed in the book of saints on Sunday, 27 April 2014, Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday.


OCTOBER

1: First of Pope Francis' three meetings with the Council of Cardinals.

1: The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) publishes for the first time, on its website, its annual report for 2012.

4: Pastoral visit to Assisi, Italy.

5: Publication of the Pontifical Letter in which the Pope appoints Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany, as his special envoy to the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the laying of the first stone of the cathedral of Xanthen, Germany, scheduled to take place on 13 October.

7: Pope Francis receives in audience their Majesties the King of Lesotho, Letsie III, and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso.

8: The Holy Father Francis convenes the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, to be held in the Vatican from 5 to 19 October 2014, on the theme “The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelisation”.

10: Pope Francis received in audience Ivo Josipovic, president of the Republic of Croatia.

11: The Holy Father extends the liturgical cult of Blessed Angela of Foligno (1248-1309) to the universal Church, inscribing her in the catalogue of saints.

12: The Pope receives in audience Carlos Avila Molina, ambassador of Honduras to the Holy See, presenting his letters of credence.

13: Holy Mass on the occasion of the Marian Day, in the context of the Year of Faith celebrations.

15: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. concludes his mandate as secretary of State, as announced on 31 August 2013, when the Pope accepted his resignation in accordance with canon 354 of the Code of Canon Law, asking him however to serve until 15 October 2013.

15: Archbishop Pietro Parolin, appointed as the new secretary of State, takes office.

17: The Holy Father Francis receives in audience Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian National Authority.

18: The Holy Father Francis receives in audience the president of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya.

21: The Pope receives in audience Kenneth F. Hackett, the new ambassador of the United States to the Holy See, presenting his credential letters.

24: Pope Francis receives in audience His Royal Highness Prince Guillaume, hereditary Grand-Duke of Luxembourg, with Princess Stephanie and entourage.

25: The Holy Father Francis receives in audience the president of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

26: Publication of the Letter by which the Pope appoints Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., archivist and librarian emeritus of the Holy Roman Church, as his special envoy to the celebration of first centenary of the Sophia University of Tokyo, Japan, scheduled for 1 November.

27: Holy Mass on the occasion of the Day of the Family, in the context of the Year of Faith celebrations.

31: The Pope announces his intention to convoke a Consistory for the creation of new cardinals on the occasion of the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, 22 February.


NOVEMBER

1: Solemnity of All Saints: Holy Mass at the Cemetery of Verano, Rome.

5: Publication of the preparatory document for the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, on the theme “The pastoral challenges for the family in the context of evangelisation”.

7: The Holy Father decides on the themes for the next three World Youth Days:

Twenty-ninth World Youth Day, 2014: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt. 5:3).

Thirtieth World Youth Day 2015: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Mt. 5:8).

Thirty-first World Youth Day 2016 (Krakow): “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy” (Mt. 5:7).

8: The Holy Father receives in audience the president of the Republic of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla Miranda.

8: Presentation of the first issue of the new series of the journal “Latinitas”, published by the Pontifical Academy Latinitas, instituted by Pope Benedict XVI in November 2012.

9: The Holy Father nominates Cardinal Claudio Hummes O.F.M., prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy, as his special envoy at the concluding celebrations of the national pilgrimage to the relics of St. Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz and his companion martyrs, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his canonisation, to be held in Asuncion, Paraguay on 15 November 2013.

11: Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci, deacon of the Most Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in Via Lata and former director of the “Sistina” Pontifical Choir dies at the age of 96.

14: Official visit of the Holy Father Francis to the Quirinal Palace in response to the visit to the Vatican by the president of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, on 8 June.

15: The Governorate of Vatican City State, by agreement with the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic and Administrative Structure of the Holy See, mandates an international team from Ernst & Young to carry out the task of auditing and consultation in relation to the economic activities and administrative management procedures of the Entity.

18: Publication of the Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio of 15 November 2013, by which Pope Francis approves the new Statutes of the Financial Intelligence Authority (F.I.A.).

18: Pope Francis receives in audience the prime minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Perry Gladstone Christie.

22: Holy Father Francis receives in audience Vjekoslav Bevanda, prime minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

23: Publication of the letter by which the Holy Father appoints Cardinal Walter Brandmuller, deacon of St. Julian of the Flemings, as his special envoy at the commemoration of the 450th anniversary of the Council of Trent, to be held in the cathedral of Trento, Italy on 1 December 2013.

24: The Holy Father presents the Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” to 36 representatives of the People of God at the end of the Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the closing of the Year of Faith, inaugurated by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 October 2012.

25: Pope Francis receives in audience Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara, president of the Republic of Paraguay.

25: Vladimir V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation, received in audience by the Holy Father Francis.

28: The Holy Father appoints Msgr. Alfred Xuereb as delegate for the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) and for the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See.

30: Publication of the letter by which the Holy Father nominates Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, archbishop of Santo Domingo, as his special envoy at the concluding celebrations of the centenary of the institution of the Ecclesiastical Province of Managua, scheduled to be held on 2 December 2013.


DECEMBER

1: Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of “San Cirillo Alessandrino” at Tor Sapienza.

2: The Holy Father Francis receives in audience Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of the State of Israel.

2: Pope Francis receives in audience a group of prelates from the Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands on their “ad limina” visit.

2: The Board of Superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) appoints Rolando Marranci as General Director.

3: Second series of meetings of the Council of Cardinals.

3: From today, ancient texts held in the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, may be viewed online.

5: Upon request by the Council of Cardinals, the Pope announces that a Commission for the Protection of Minors will be instituted.

6: Publication of Pope Francis' message for the 22nd World Day of the Sick 2014, to take place on 11 February 2014, liturgical memory of the Blessed Virgin Maria of Lourdes, with the theme “Faith and Charity: we too must give our lives for the brethren”.

9: The Holy Father received in audience the president of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou N'Guesso.

11: Pope Francis is elected “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine.

12: Presentation of the Holy Father's message for the 47th World Day for Peace, 1 January 2014, entitled “Fraternity, the foundation and pathway to peace”.

16: The Pope receives in audience Francesco Kyung-surk Kim, the new ambassador of Korea to the Holy See, presenting his credential letters.

17: The Holy Father sends a telegram of condolences for the death, at the age of 87, of Cardinal Ricardo Maria Carles Gordo, archbishop emeritus of Barcelona, Spain.

18: The Pope extends the liturgical cult of Blessed Pietro Favre, professed priest of the Society of Jesus (1506-1546) to the universal Church, inscribing him in the catalogue of saints.

19: The Pope receives in audience the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Everard Gonsalves.

20: The Pope receives in audience James K. Bebaako-Mensah, new ambassador of Ghana to the Holy See, presenting his credential letters.

21: Visit to the Bambino Gesu Paediatric Hospital, Rome.

23: The Holy Father receives in audience Rodney Alejandro Lopez, new ambassador of Cuba to the Holy See, presenting his letters of credence.

28: The Holy Father Francis appoints Bishop Nunzio Galantino of Cassano dell'Jonio, Italy, as “ad interim” secretary general of the Italian Episcopal Conference.

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