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Indian Church, Indonesian Muslims, Iran mourn Cardinal Tauran
11 July 2018, 14:21

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (foreground).
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran died on July 5 and his funeral service is scheduled for Thursday morning in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica.
By Robin Gomes

The Catholic Church of India, Indonesia’s Muslims and Iran have expressed their sorrow at the death of French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the president of the Vatican Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, who passed away last week.

Funeral – July 12

The 74-year old cardinal died on July 5 at Hartford, United States, where he was undergoing treatment for Parkinson’s disease.   

Cardinal Tauran’s funeral service is scheduled for July 12 in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica.  Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the dean of the College of Cardinal will preside over the funeral Mass, at the end of which Pope Francis will preside over the valedictory ceremony.

The former Vatican Secretary for Relations with States (equivalent to foreign minister) under St. Pope John Paul II,  was appointed by Pope Francis as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, who takes charge of the affairs of the Catholic Church during the vacancy between pontificates.

The veteran diplomat who served under 3 popes, was the senior cardinal who announced the election of Pope Francis on March 13, 2013.
 

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Cardinal Tauran commended to God in Requiem Mass at St Peter's
12 July 2018, 13:11

Pope Francis during the final incensation at the conclusion of the Requiem Mass for Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran  (� Vatican Media)
The funeral Mass for Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran was celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Dean of the College of Cardinals
By Christopher Wells

Cardinal Angelo Sodano pronounced the homily for the Requiem Mass for Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, which was celebrated on Thursday in St Peter’s Basilica.

Cardinal Tauran died on Thursday 5 July, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. In his homily, Cardinal Sodano recalled Tauran as a man “who courageously served Christ’s holy Church, despite the burden of his illness.” At the time of his death, Tauran was President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.
 

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Pope appoints presidents-delegate for Synod on young people

Pope Francis on July 14 appointed presidents-delegate for the Synod of Bishops scheduled from October 3 to 28 in the Vatican
 
The presidents delegate are:
Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako of Babylon (Iraq)
Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana, Archbishop of Toamasina (Madagascar)
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo SDB., Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar)
Cardinal John Ribat MSC, Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

The presidents-delegate take turns in presiding over the synod assemblies on behalf of the Pope.  A president-delegate is responsible for guiding the work of the synod and assigning special tasks to certain members, when necessary, so that the assembly proceeds efficiently.  He also signs the documents of the assembly.  When there are several presidents-delegate, they all sign the final documents of the synod.

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Pope at Angelus: Two characteristics of missionary disciples
15 July 2018, 12:40

Angelus by Pope Francis in St. Peter's square  (ANSA)
Pope Francis spoke about two characteristics of missionary discipleship during the Angelus on Sunday: mission has a centre; mission has a face
By Christopher Wells

At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis focused once again on the idea of missionary discipleship, taking the day’s Gospel as his starting point. In the Gospel reading, Jesus, after calling the disciples individually by name, goes on to send them out ahead of Him “two-by-two.” This, the Pope said, “is a kind of ‘internship’” in anticipation of their mission following the Resurrection.

Pope Francis said missionary discipleship, the missionary “style,” can be summarized in two points: “mission” has a centre; and it has a “face.”
 
https://zenit.org/articles/angelus-address-on-the-missionary-endeavor-of-the-church/
Angelus Address: On the Missionary Endeavor of the Church 
July 15, 2018 16:40

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https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/the-church-is-without-a-camerlengo-35204

The Church is without a camerlengo

Cardianl Jean-Louis Tauran, who was camerlengo from December 2014 until his July 5, 2018 death. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.
Vatican City, Jul 17, 2018 / 12:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With the July 5 death of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the office of camerlengo is now vacant. A sensitive position, above all in the period between the death of a pope and the election of his successor, the Church awaits Pope Francis’ nomination of a new camerlengo.

The camerlengo is one of two head officials of the Roman Curia who do not lose their office while the papacy is vacant. The camerlengo administers Church finances and property during the interregnum.

However, Francis could choose to do as did Ven. Pius XII in 1941 and not nominate a new camerlengo. At the death of Cardinal Lorenzo Lauri, Ven. Pius XII did not nominate a successor, and at his death in 1958, the cardinals elected, at the beginning of the sede vacante, Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella.

The position of the camerlengo is regulated by the apostolic constitutions Pastor bonus and Universi dominici gregis.

Paragraph 17 of Universi dominici gregis establishes that “the Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church must officially ascertain the Pope’s death and “must also place seals on the Pope’s study and bedroom”, and later “the entire papal apartment.”
 

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Pope Francis announces that he will canonize Nunzio Sulprizio in October
19 July 2018, 12:03

Pope Francis and other Cardinals present for the Ordinary Public Consistory of 19 July 2018
Pope Francis announces on Thursday during an Ordinary Public Consistory that he will canonize an additional person on October 14 along with Blessed Paul VI and Blessed Oscar Romero.
By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp

In an Ordinary Public Consistory held on Thursday morning, Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blessed Nunzio Sulprizio on October 14 this year. Blessed Nunzio Sulprizio  was born in Pescosansonesco (Italy) on 13 April 1817 and died in Naples (Italy) on 5 May 1836. He was beatified by Pope Paul VI on 1 December 1963.

He will be canonized along with Blessed Pope Paul VI and Blessed Oscar Romero and four others:
 

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Nicaragua: Nuncio Appeals for Peace in Pope’s Name 
Three-month Reign of Violence Claims Hundreds of Lives
July 18, 2018 16:40
 
Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Apostolic Nuncio in Nicaragua, appealed July 17, 2018, for peace in the beleaguered country where more than 360 have died in violence in the past three months.

“I wish to express, on behalf of the Holy Father and the Holy See, my deep concern for the grave situation the country is facing. Obviously, it is unacceptable to think that the dead and victims of violence can solve the political crisis and guarantee a future of peace and prosperity in Nicaragua,” he was quoted in Vatican News.
 

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Riverdance to perform for Pope Francis during World Meeting of Families
Michael Kelly, CNS   Jul 19, 2018
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

The internationally acclaimed Irish dance troupe Riverdance will be among those performing for Pope Francis during his Aug. 25-26 trip to Ireland for World Meeting of Families in Dublin, organizers announced July 19. (Credit: Jack-Hartin/Courtesy Riverdance via CNS.)
DUBLIN, Ireland - The internationally acclaimed Irish dance troupe Riverdance will be among those performing for Pope Francis at the August World Meeting of Families in Dublin, organizers said July 19.

The group - which has been seen by some 25 million people worldwide - will be one of the main acts at a Festival of Families Aug. 25 before an expected 80,000 people at Croke Park stadium in Dublin.

Brenda Drumm, spokeswoman for the World Meeting of Families, said she expects people from 116 countries to participate in the event, at which the pope will preside. Francis also will hear testimony from families from India, Iraq, Ireland and Burkina Faso on topics as diverse as the effects of technology on family life and the value of families forgiving one another.

The Festival of Families will be a two-hour spectacle of music, dance and worship and is choreographed as a celebration of family life. It is billed as one of the highlights of the meeting.

As well as prominent performers like Daniel O’Donnell and Nathan Carter, the cast for the Festival of Families will include an orchestra of more than 50 musicians; more than 700 Irish Sean Nos and contemporary dancers, including 500 from Irish dance schools across the country; a 1,000-member choir; 100 community groups; and 300 flag bearers.
 

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Auxiliary bishop serving top papal aide resigns after sex misconduct allegations
Charles Collins   Jul 20, 2018

Bishop Juan José Pineda Fasquelle. (Credit: Stock photo.)
An auxiliary bishop serving a top advisor to Pope Francis has resigned from office in Honduras after allegations that he sexually abused seminarians.

Bishop Juan José Pineda Fasquelle served under Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga in the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital.

The cardinal is the coordinator of the C9 Council of Cardinals which advises the pope on the reform of the Vatican curia and the governance of the Church, and he is considered one of Francis’s closest confidantes.

The July 20 statement from the Vatican press office simply stated that Francis had accepted the resignation of Pineda Fasquelle, without giving a reason. However, the bishop is only 57, well below the retirement age for bishops, which is 75.

In March, the National Catholic Register reported that two seminarians had accused Pineda Fasquelle of attempting to have unwanted sexual relations with them.

The written testimony was submitted to a Vatican-appointed official sent to investigate financial irregularities in the archdiocese.
 
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-francis-accepts-resignation-of-honduran-bishop-accused-of-sexual-abuse
Jul. 20, 2018
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Honduran Bishop Accused of Sexual Abuse
Bishop Juan Jose Pineda Fasquelle was at the center of allegations involving abuse of seminarians and financial misconduct.
Edward Pentin

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2018-07/archbishop-hoser-envoy-medjugorje-st-james-apparition-mary.html

Pope’s envoy to Medjugorje begins his ministry
21 July 2018, 11:12

St James Parish, Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Archbishop Henryk Hoser, appointed by Pope Francis as Apostolic Visitor to St James Parish in Medjugorje, begins his assignment on Sunday.
By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp

Archbishop Henryk Hoser, retired Archbishop of Warsaw-Prague in Poland, begins his mandate on Sunday as Apostolic Visitor to St James Parish in Medjugorje. He will inaugurate his ministry with solemn Mass in the evening and has invited all of the faithful and pilgrims present to participate.

First mandate

Archbishop Hoser was first appointed by Pope Francis as a special envoy from the Holy See to St James Parish on 11 February 2017. At that time the Holy See’s Press Office stated that the mission entrusted to the then Archbishop of Warsaw-Prague “has the aim of acquiring a deeper knowledge of the pastoral situation there and above all, of the needs of the faithful who go there in pilgrimage, and on the basis of this, to suggest possible pastoral initiatives for the future. The mission will therefore have an exclusively pastoral character.” The statement said that his mandate was expected to conclude by the end of summer 2017.

The same day the Press Office released this statement, Director Greg Burke underlined that “the mission of the Special Envoy is a sign of the Holy Father’s attention toward the pilgrims. The scope is not inquisitorial, but strictly pastoral. The Envoy will not enter into questions regarding the Marian apparitions, which are the competence of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He will be in contact with the diocesan bishop, the Franciscan Friars Minor – to whom the parish of Medjugorje is entrusted – and with the faithful of the area.” And he concluded, “It is a mission for the pilgrims, not against anyone”.
 

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Pope at Angelus: Jesus sees our most hidden needs
22 July 2018, 12:10

Pope greets the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square before reciting the Angelus
Reflecting on this week’s Gospel before the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis says that Jesus sees us with the eyes of the heart, becoming the model of love and service.
By Sean-Patrick Lovett

St Mark’s Gospel describes the Apostles returning from their first mission, an experience that “must have been exciting, but tiring too”, said Pope Francis. Which is why Jesus tells them to: “Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while”. Unfortunately, the crowd gets there before the disciples and Jesus arrive.
 
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Pope Francis appeals for the security and dignity of migrants
22 July 2018, 12:28

https://zenit.org/articles/angelus-address-the-first-bread-that-jesus-offers-the-hungry-and-lost-crowd-is-the-bread-of-the-word/
Angelus Address: The First Bread that Jesus Offers the Hungry and Lost Crowd Is the Bread of the Word 
July 22, 2018 14:37

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News release:  UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

http://www.usccb.org/news/2018/18-127.cfm

U.S. Bishop Delegates Approved for Upcoming Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment
July 23, 2018

WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has ratified the members elected by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to represent the United States at the upcoming XV Ordinary General Assembly: Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. The Synod will take place October 3-28.

The delegates are:

·         Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

·         Archbishop José H. Gomez, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Vice President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

·         Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth

·         Bishop Frank J. Caggiano, Diocese of Bridgeport, member of the USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth.

·         Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis
 
The official Vatican website for the Synod, which is inclusive of the Pre-Synod gathering, is

http://www.synod2018.va/content/synod2018/en.html.. . . 

The official USCCB webpage for the Synod is www.usccb.org/synod-2018.

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Archbishop Hunthausen, 96, led ecumenical efforts following Vatican II
Catholic News Service   Jul 23, 2018

Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen smiles at the celebration of his 40th anniversary as a bishop at St. James Cathedral in Seattle in 2002. (Credit: Mike Penney/CNS.)
SEATTLE, Washington — Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen, who attended the Second Vatican Council and became a pioneer in the ecumenical movement and later offered a pacifist voice against war and the production of nuclear weapons, died July 22 at his home in Helena, Montana.

The 96-year-old retired archbishop of Seattle was with family when he died, according to a press release from the Archdiocese of Seattle. Funeral arrangements were pending July 23.

Hunthausen had fans and critics alike, who took varying views of his often-controversial stances on nuclear disarmament, broader roles for women in the Church and outreach ministry to gays and lesbians.

He was the last living American bishop who participated in all four sessions of the council, which convened from 1962 to 1965. He attended the first session of the council within weeks of his Aug. 30, 1962, episcopal ordination as bishop of Helena and was the youngest American prelate.
 

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O’Malley calls for ‘more than apologies’ in response to McCarrick claims
Christopher White   Jul 25, 2018

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, during a private audience at the Vatican April 19. (Credit: CNS.)
NEW YORK - Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who serves as the pope’s point man for sex abuse reform, is calling for decisive action following recent allegations of sexual abuse against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

Last month, the Archdiocese of New York announced that an archdiocesan review board had investigated and deemed credible allegations that McCarrick, the retired archbishop of Washington, had molested an alter boy while he was a young priest in New York.

Since then, both the New York Times and the Washington Post have reported on multiples cases of abuse against McCarrick spanning decades.

In a statement released on Tuesday, O’Malley - who was brought in to lead the archdiocese of Boston following the resignation of Cardinal Bernard Law after devastating revelations of abuse cover-up - said that adjudication of these new cases must be handled “swiftly and decisively.”

RELATED: Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse force pope’s hand

Over the past two decades, O’Malley has been widely seen as the leading reformer in the U.S. Church, calling for greater accountability and transparency in how the Church handles claims of clerical sex abuse.

In the past week, however, O’Malley was accused by a New York City-based priest, Father Boniface Ramsey, of brushing aside a letter sent to him in 2015 warning him about McCarrick.
 
O’Malley, who serves on the pope’s C9 council of advisors and is widely viewed as his closest confidant in the U.S. Church hierarchy, said he intends to address the situation with the pope.
 
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Edward Pentin‏ @EdwardPentin · 1h  1 hour ago 
Cardinal O’Malley has released the following statement on the McCarrick allegations http://www.bostoncatholic.org/Utility/News-And-Press/Content.aspx?id=34865 …

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Pope sends condolences for victims of Laos dam collapse
24 July 2018, 16:47

In a telegramme to Church and civil authorities in Laos, Pope Francis expresses his sadness at the loss of life and injury caused by flooding after a hydroelectric dam collapsed on Tuesday.
By Devin Watkins

Pope Francis sent his condolences to the people of Laos on Tuesday, following the collapse of a hydroelectric dam in the southeast part of the country.

Hundreds of people are missing and feared dead after the dam collapsed in the San Sai district of Attapeu province on Tuesday, causing flash flooding that swept away homes. The disaster left more than 6,600 people homeless, according to the Lao News Agency.

‘Heartfelt solidarity’

In a telegramme signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis expressed his “heartfelt solidarity with all those affected by this disaster.”

He prayed “especially for the repose of the deceased, the healing of those injured and the consolation of all those who grieve the loss of their loved ones and who fear for the lives of those still missing.”

Pope Francis also offered his encouragement “to civil authorities and all those involved in the search and rescue as they assist the victims of this tragedy.”
 

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Pope saddened by deaths in Greek wildfires
24 July 2018, 17:00

A firefighter in Kineta, near Athens  (AFP or licensors)
Pope Francis has sent a telegramme expressing his sorrow to all those affected by raging wildfires in Greece and assuring his prayers for the deceased.

Pope Francis on Tuesday expressed his sadness for the many deaths caused by raging wildfires in areas close to the Greek capital, Athens.

In a telegramme addressed to ecclesiastical and civil authorities by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin on his behal, the Pope said he extends his heartfelt solidarity to all those affected by this tragedy, commends the deceased to the merciful love of Almighty God, and offers encouragement to the civil authorities and emergency personnel as they continue in their rescue efforts. 
 

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25 July 2018 | by Christopher Lamb   
Humanae Vitae at 50: Help people to live out the teaching of Pope Paul VI, says Commission head

Today marks half a century since Paul VI released one of the most controversial encyclicals of recent times

The Church should stop arguing over the rights and wrongs of artificial contraception but instead find ways to help people live out the teaching of Pope Paul VI, according to the leader of a commission set up by Pope Francis to study Humanae Vitae.

Mgr Gilfredo Marengo, who co-ordinated a research group examining material in the Vatican secret archives on the compiling of Paul VI’s controversial encyclical, said there was an urgent need for pastoral work because “objectively what Humanae Vitae says” is “very distant” to many people.

“Today we have a difficulty in accompanying families pastorally on the path marked out by Humanae Vitae. Perhaps if all those years we had invested more energy on this pastoral path instead of debating, in a strict way, if Humanae Vitae is right or Humanae Vitae is wrong, maybe today we would be in a better place,” Mgr Marengo said.

Today marks exactly half a century since Paul VI released one of the most controversial encyclicals of recent times, re-affirming the Church’s opposition to artificial contraception. Its release was met with fierce criticism from inside the Church and, fifty years on, the evidence suggests it is a teaching largely ignored by Catholic laity.
 
http://w2.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae.html
ENCYCLICAL LETTER
 HUMANAE VITAE
OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
 PAUL VI
 TO HIS VENERABLE BROTHERS
 THE PATRIARCHS, ARCHBISHOPS, BISHOPS
 AND OTHER LOCAL ORDINARIES
 IN PEACE AND COMMUNION WITH THE APOSTOLIC SEE,
 TO THE CLERGY AND FAITHFUL OF THE WHOLE CATHOLIC WORLD, AND TO ALL MEN OF GOOD WILL,
 ON  THE REGULATION OF BIRTH
 

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"Humanae Vitae." So It Was Born, and Woe To the One Who Touches It

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Commentary |  Jul. 25, 2018
Humanae Vitae Dissent Is Alive and Well in the 21st Century
Humanae Vitae at 50 COMMENTARY
Father Raymond J. de Souza

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Accompanying change: Dublin meeting to focus on today's families
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
7.26.2018 9:00 AM ET

CNS photo/Robert Duncan
Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, discusses the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Dublin during an interview July 24 in his Vatican office. The cardinal said he hoped the meeting and the visit of Pope Francis would help spark "a renewed consciousness of the beauty of marriage and of the beauty of family." (CNS photo/Robert Duncan) See VATICAN-LETTER-FAMILIES-FARRELL of July 26, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The last time a pope visited Ireland, the Constitution prohibited divorce, gay marriages were unthinkable, abortion was illegal and physical and sexual abuse at the hands of nuns and priests was a carefully hidden secret.

That has all changed in the almost four decades since St. John Paul II visited the country in 1979.

Pope Francis will visit Dublin and Knock Aug. 25-26, mainly for the World Meeting of Families. But he also will meet Irish government leaders and is expected to meet with survivors of abuse.

"Ireland is a country that has suffered tremendously, and suffered at the hands of the church, also -- so many cases of abuse: sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse," said Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, the Irish-born prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, which helped organize the World Meeting of Families.
 

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Pope tells moral theologians of the need to build bridges of fraternity
27 July 2018, 13:33

Pope Francis during a visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in June, 2015. 
Pope Francis sent a message to participants in a July 26-27 conference in Sarajevo, on the theme, “A Critical Time for Bridge-Building, Catholic Theological Ethics Today.”
By Robin Gomes

Pope Francis is encouraging Catholic men and women in the field of theological ethics to be passionate about dialogue and networking in order to remove the walls of division and build bridges of fraternity everywhere in the world.

The Pope’s encouragement came in a message to participants in a 2-day conference in Sarajevo,  Bosnia and Herzegovina. on the theme, “A Critical Time for Bridge-Building, Catholic Theological Ethics Today.”    Some 500 Catholic moral theologians from 80 countries are attending the July 26-27 meeting, organized by the Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church (CTEWC) network.

Commenting on Sarajevo, the Pope said that in today’s environment of tension and division marked by fear and forms of regression, the city of bridges calls for the need to build new paths of closeness between peoples, cultures, religious, visions of life and political orientations
 
https://zenit.org/articles/pope-calls-for-delicate-necessary-balance-of-being-faithful-to-gods-word-and-accompanying-world/
Pope Calls for Delicate, Necessary Balance of Being Faithful to God’s Word, and Accompaniment 
July 27, 2018 13:36

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“Vatican Audio” app to listen to the Pope in 5 languages
27 July 2018, 15:32

"Vatican Audio" app.
“Vatican Audio” can be downloaded free from App Store and Google Play.
By Robin Gomes

An audio app to help listeners easily tune in to the Pope is now available for mobile devices in five languages.

Created by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, the app “Vatican Audio”  can be downloaded free from App Store and Google Play.  One can also scan the QR code above to open the link to the download page of “Vatican Audio”.  After installing, all you need to do is to choose your language and simply listen.

Pope Francis, who generally speaks in Italian, can be heard live in Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese.  When he speaks in his native Spanish, the app also provides the audio in Italian.

Pilgrims and visitors attending papal events in St. Peter's Square can also follow the Pope in the five languages.