2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) It’s exactly one month since two Syrian Orthodox archbishops were kidnapped near the city of Aleppo. The Greek Orthodox archbishop of Aleppo Yohanna Ibrahim and his Syriac Orthodox counterpart Boulos Yazaji were seized by gunmen while travelling back from the Turkish border.
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Bishop of Aleppo: Concern over fate of two Syrian archbishops kidnapped one month ago
2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) The King Abdullah International Center for Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Dialogue, KAICIID, of which the Holy See is a Founding Observer, is conducting a three-year series of conferences aimed at combatting harmful stereotypes and removing common misconceptions about various world religions. Under the title “The Image of The Other”, the signature programme is analysing perceptions of the Other in education, media and the internet
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KAICIID dialogue centre holding conference series on "The Image of the Other"
2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has called Christians worldwide to prayer this Friday for our brothers and sisters in China. Speaking at the end of his general audience in Italian, the Holy Father noted that Friday, May 24th, is the day dedicated to the liturgical memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, who is venerated with great devotion at the Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai
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2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) The Holy See Press Office on Wednesday hosted the launch of the Annual Report of the Financial Information Authority for 2012. The Director of the AIF,Rene Brülhart, highlighted the cooperation of various Vatican offices in tackling any potential abuse of the financial system.Communique on the Annual Report of the Financial Information Authority, 2012The Autorità di Informazione Finanziara (AIF) of the Holy See and the Vatican City Statehas published and presented its first ever Annual Report to the public.The report reviews the activities and statistics of AIF for full year 2012.Over the course of the year, AIF reported the submission of 6 Suspicious TransactionReports, up from only one in the previous year.
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Vatican’s Financial Information Authority releases Annual Report
2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) “Doing good” is a principle that unites all humanity, beyond the diversity of ideologies and religions, and creates the “culture of encounter” that is the foundation of peace: this is what Pope said at Mass this morning at the Domus Santae Martae, in the presence of employees of the Governorate of Vatican City. Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites, concelebrated at the Mass
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Pope at Mass: Culture of encounter is the foundation of peace
Vatican City, 22 May 2013 (VIS) – Pope Francis dedicated his Wednesday general audience catechesis to the Holy Spirit, without whom, “the Church could not live or carry out the mission that Jesus has entrusted us with, of going out and making disciples of all nations. Evangelisation is the Church’s mission, not just of a few, but my, your, our mission.
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Vatican City, 22 May 2013 (VIS) – At the end of this morning’s general audience, the Holy Father—noting that this Friday, 24 May, is the day dedicated to the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, who is venerated with great devotion at the National Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai, China—launched an appeal, inviting “Catholics around the world to join in prayer with our brothers and sisters in China; to implore of God the grace to proclaim Christ, dead and risen, with humility and joy; to be faithful to his Church and the Successor of Peter; and to live their everyday lives in service to their country and their fellow citizens in a manner consistent with the faith they profess.” The Pope offered these words to be said in order to call upon Mary’s intercession: “Our Lady of Sheshan, in their everyday struggles, sustain the commitment of all those in China, so that they may continue to believe, to hope, to love, and so they may never fear to speak of Jesus to the world and of the world to Jesus.” “Mary, Virgin most faithful, support Chinese Catholics.
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Vatican City, 22 May 2013 (VIS) – This afternoon in the Press Office of the Holy See, Rene Brulhart, director of the Vatican Financial Information Authority (L’Autorità di Informazione Finanziara, AIF), presented the AIF’s first annual report, which examines their activities and statistics from 2012. The AIF is the competent authority of the Holy See and the Vatican City State for financial intelligence and for supervision and regulation in the prevention and countering of money laundering and financing of terrorism
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First annual report of the Vatican Financial Information Authority
Vatican City, 22 May 2013 (VIS) – “My presence here this afternoon represents, first of all, a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to the Missionaries of Charity founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, who have worked here for 25 years, with many volunteers, for the many people who are in need of assistance. Thank you!
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POPE VISITS MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY, REAFFIRMS VALUE OF SOLIDARITY
Vatican City, 22 May 2013 (VIS) – Yesterday afternoon, the Holy Father sent a message, through Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., to Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, for the tornado that devastated the city and suburbs, causing numerous victims and wounded on Monday, 20 May
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2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis visited the “Gift of Mary” soup kitchen and women’s shelter run by the Missionaries of Charity on Tuesday evening, to mark the 25th anniversary of the facility’s opening in the Vatican. In remarks to staff and guests, the Holy Father praised the work of the sisters, noting the many mouths they have fed, and the wounds both spiritual and bodily, that they have helped to heal.
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2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Below a Vatican Radio translation of Pope Francis’ General Audience catechesis, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. [Original text Italian]:Dear brothers and sisters, good day!in the Creed, after having professed faith in the Holy Spirit, we say: “We believe in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.” There is a deep connection between these two realities of faith: the Holy Spirit gives life to the Church, guides Her steps
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2013-05-21 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a telegram to the Archbishop of Oklahoma City to express his deep concern for the victims, injured and homeless in the wake of a devastating tornado:The Holy Father has followed with deep concern the aftermath of the devastating tornado which has struck Oklahoma and he asks you convey to the entire community the assurance of his solidarity and closeness in prayer. Conscious of the tragic loss of life and the immensity of the work of rebuilding that lies ahead, he asks Almighty God to grant eternal rest to the departed, comfort to the afflicted, and strength and hope to the homeless and the injured
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Pope prays for strength and hope in wake of Oklahoma tragedy
2013-05-21 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) From May 19 through May 20, 2013, a series of devastating tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma, culminating in a storm of EF-4 magnitude that struck Moore, Okla., May 20.
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Archbishop of Oklahoma: With the people of Oklahoma through their recovery
2013-05-21 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) How can the Church boost its pastoral assistance to the victims of forced migration, especially at a time when more and more people worldwide are being forced to flee their homes largely because of conflict or persecution?
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Pontifical Council on challenges of reaching out to victims of forced migration
2013-05-21 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) For a Christian, true progress lies in humbling ourselves as Jesus did.
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Pope at Mass: True power, even in the Church, is in serving others
2013-05-21 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) In the aftermath of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma on Monday, Pope Francis sent out a tweet expressing sympathy for the victims of the disaster. “I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young children
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Vatican City, 21 May 2013 (VIS) – “Let us pray for the victims and those who are missing, especially children, affected by the violent tornado that hit Oklahoma City yesterday. Hear us, O Lord,” said Pope Francis this morning during daily Mass celebrated in the Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel
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Vatican City, 21 May 2013 (VIS) – On 21 May 1972, Michelangelo’s Pieta, exhibited to the public in St.
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