ROMAN CATHOLIC NEWS

Volume 1, Issue 45 A

MONDAY, 12 NOVEMBER, 2001

Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

"Feast of Our Lady of the Tower Secret, Basilica of Our Lady Help
of Christians"

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
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• Pope Appeals for Help for Peoples of Afghanistan
Rich Societies Must Change Lifestyle to Combat Poverty, He
Adds
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• Young Romans Hear a Papal Promotion for Youth Day 2002
Holy Father Engages in a Bit of Publicity During Parish Visit
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• John Paul II Pays Homage to New York Firefighters
Receives Delegation and Helmet of Fallen Chaplain
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• Two Centers in Moldova Combat Trafficking in Women
Initiative of Italian Regina Pacis Foundation
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• Cardinal Poupard Urges Muslims to Reject bin Laden "More
Strongly"
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• Pakistani Bishops Emphasize Forgiveness in Wake of Oct. 28
Massacre
Also Issue Pastoral Directives to Clergy for Safety´s Sake
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• To Thank God Means to Help Needy, John Paul II Says
Angelus Address at St. Peter´s Square
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• Address to Bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
In "ad Limina" Talk, Pope Emphasizes Family, School and
Parish
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Pope Appeals for Help for Peoples of Afghanistan
Rich Societies Must Change Lifestyle to Combat Poverty, He Adds

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II made an
urgent appeal today for aid for the civilians of Afghanistan, as
U.S.-led bombings against the Taliban regime continue and
winter approaches.

The Holy Father made his appeal before he led pilgrims
gathered in St. Peter's Square in praying the midday Angelus.
Italy today observed Thanksgiving Day.

"While we thank God for all that the fields produced this year, we
must not forget those brothers and sisters who, in different parts
of the world, are deprived of essential goods, such as food,
water, home and health care," the Pope said.

"At this time of great international concern, I am thinking
especially of the peoples of Afghanistan, who must urgently
receive the necessary aid," John Paul II added.

However, the Afghan "world emergency ... does not allow us to
forget that in other parts of the world there continue to be
conditions of grave indigence and impelling need," the Holy
Father continued.

"In face of these situations, it is not enough to limit oneself to
extraordinary initiatives. The commitment to justice exacts a real
change in lifestyle, especially in societies that are well-off, as
well as more equitable management of resources, both in rich
as well as poor countries," John Paul II explained.

"The present marked imbalance, in fact, fuels conflicts and
irreversibly threatens the earth, air and water that God has
entrusted to the custody of humanity," he concluded.

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Young Romans Hear a Papal Promotion for Youth Day 2002
Holy Father Engages in a Bit of Publicity During Parish Visit

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II visited yet
another Roman parish this morning, the 298th such outing of his
pontificate, and took the opportunity to promote next July's World
Youth Day in Toronto.

During Mass at Mater Dei Parish on Via Trionfale, the Holy Father
in his homily addressed the youth in particular.

Recalling the last World Youth Day, held in Rome in August
2000, John Paul II said that on that occasion "I invited youth
throughout the world to be morning sentinels at the dawn of this
millennium."

"I now renew this exhortation so that you will be attentive and
vigilant 'sentinels,' who keep alive the expectation of Christ," he
said. "Be missionaries to your contemporaries, without being
discouraged in the face of difficulties, seeking ways of
evangelization adapted to the world of youth."

The Pontiff congratulated the parish's young men for having
organized an alternative New Year's Eve for the end of
December, an event of prayer and celebration that will attract
young people from all over Italy.

The initiative was launched two years ago and is spreading to
other countries, as the Pope himself attested.

The Holy Father asked the young people to prepare for World
Youth Day by meditating on the theme he himself chose: "You
are the salt of the earth ... you are the light of the world."

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John Paul II Pays Homage to New York Firefighters
Receives Delegation and Helmet of Fallen Chaplain

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II paid
homage Saturday to New York's firefighters when he greeted a
delegation in St. Peter's Basilica.

"May Almighty God grant the bereaved families consolation and
peace, and may he give you and your fellow firemen strength and
courage to carry on your great service to your city," the Pope told
the delegation, which attended a Mass with volunteers of Roman
associations.

"With the promise of my continued prayers, I invoke upon you
and your families God's abundant blessings," the Holy Father
said.

Under Michelangelo's cupola, firefighter Patrick Burns gave the
Pontiff the helmet of Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, chaplain of
the Fire Department, who died in the Sept. 11 attack on the Twin
Towers.

Father Judge died while giving last rites to a firefighter fatally
wounded by a falling body. When the priest removed his fire
helmet to pray, he was struck on the head by debris and killed.

The firefighters were introduced to the Pope by Cardinal Camillo
Ruini, his vicar for Rome, who referred to "the unforgettable
testimony of dedication and courage" shown on Sept. 11.

Later Saturday, New York Fire Department Chief Daniel Nigro,
who replaced Peter Ganci who died in the tragedy, took part in an
Italian-organized demonstration of support for the United States.

Nigro spoke about his meeting with the Pope when he
addressed the crowd.

"The Pope told us that since Sept. 11, he has prayed incessantly
for the victims and for strength for us, the firemen," Nigro said.
"We told him that this is exactly what we felt. ? All of us will return
to New York with the blessing of the Holy Father."

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Two Centers in Moldova Combat Trafficking in Women
Initiative of Italian Regina Pacis Foundation

LECCE, Italy, NOV. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- The Archdiocese of
Lecce has launched a program to combat the trafficking in
women from Eastern Europe for prostitution.

The Regina Pacis Foundation, which manages a center for
immigrants in Italy, has established two centers in Moldova
which will be at the "service of victims of trafficking" 24 hours a
day, in an effort to halt the problem, the archdiocese told ZENIT.

The two facilities are called "New Wings." They include a
reception center and development agency to support Western
businesses, especially Italian, which hope to invest in Moldova,
to create more jobs and attack the problem at its roots.

Moldova is a Maryland-size republic nestled between Romania
and Ukraine. It is on the route of Eastern European mafias
involved in illegal migration and human trafficking.

Referring to the two centers, Archbishop Cosmo Ruppi of Lecce
said, "These are options of clearly social commitment, in poor
lands from which the victims of trafficking come, who have been
rescued by the Regina Pacis Foundation."

It is an attempt "to protect and offer development to end poverty
and confront forced trafficking," added Archbishop Ruppi, who
plans to visit Moldova this week.

Father Cesare Lodeserto, director of Regina Pacis, said the
initiative has the support of young Moldovan women. Father
Lodeserto has worked for years in the struggle against forced
prostitution, and is hoping for support from Western
businesspeople.

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Cardinal Poupard Urges Muslims to Reject bin Laden "More Strongly"

PARIS, NOV. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Paul Poupard said
that Muslim authorities should condemn "ever more strongly" the
"degrading objectives" of Osama bin Laden.

In an interview with the newspaper Le Figaro, the president of
the Pontifical Council for Culture explained that the Muslim world
seems to be less able to confront the terrorist challenge for two
reasons.

First, it cannot base itself on "founding texts read in the light of a
2000-year tradition," and, second, it does not have a single
authority comparable to the Pope's, the cardinal said.

He called the ongoing conflict "a war of barbarism against
civilization. The Muslims are scandalized by the lamentable and
sacrilegious way that bin Laden uses Islam to justify violence."

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Pakistani Bishops Emphasize Forgiveness in Wake of Oct. 28 Massacre
Also Issue Pastoral Directives to Clergy for Safety´s Sake

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, NOV. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Christ did not
preach vengeance but forgiveness, the Catholic bishops of
Pakistan said in a letter written after the Oct. 28 massacre at a
church in Bahawalpur.

In the letter, the bishops of this overwhelmingly Muslim country
condemn every form of terrorism, and thank John Paul II, civil
authorities and the Muslim community for their solidarity.

The bishops also express deep concern for the suffering of the
people of Afghanistan and pray that peace may soon be
established in their country.

"In the meantime our Christian charitable organizations are
doing their best to provide humanitarian assistance to the
Afghan refugees and to those suffering inside Afghanistan," the
statement reads. "We exhort all to contribute to the President's
Fund, established for their relief and rehabilitation."

Recalling that Christ is the only source of true peace, a gift of
God, the bishops encourage special prayers for peace every day,
in particular, the family rosary.

"We strongly believe that the sacrifice of the martyrs of
Bahawalpur will not be in vain and we fervently pray that their
blood may wash away the hatred and violence from the hearts of
all people in our country so that we learn to work for the
progress, prosperity and peace of all the people of Pakistan," the
bishops' statement states.

The bishops also issued pastoral directives to clergy and
religious, including instructions to move to safer places and
keep a low profile. An emergency task force will be set up in
dioceses to receive and verify reports of any disturbances and
maintain close contact with law enforcement authorities and
medical personnel.

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To Thank God Means to Help Needy, John Paul II Says
Angelus Address at St. Peter´s Square

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation
of the address John Paul II gave today before leading pilgrims in
reciting the midday Angelus at St. Peter's Square.

Dearest Brothers and Sisters!

1. Italy celebrates today the traditional Thanksgiving Day for the
fruits of the earth and human labor. At the moment of the
Offertory in every Mass, the Christian community renders thanks
to the Lord, God of the universe, from whose goodness we
receive the bread and wine destined to become the Body and
Blood of Christ. Today's celebration magnifies, so to speak, this
dimension of offering, inviting us not to forget that Divine
Providence is the first source of sustenance and well-being.

This year, Italian bishops have used the very words of the "Our
Father" to address the theme of the day. "Give us this day our
daily bread." When teaching this prayer to the disciples, Christ
asked them to trust in the goodness of God the Father, who
rejoices to give all creatures, especially men, what is necessary
to live. At the same time, having us say "today" and "daily,"
reminds us that this gift must not be taken for granted, but must
always be requested and received in an attitude of thanksgiving.

Moreover, it is also very important that Christ taught us to ask for
"our" bread together, and not that each one ask for "his" [bread].
This means that the children of the same Father are
co-responsible for the "bread" of all, so that everyone will be able
to live worthily and together with others thank the Lord.

2. While we thank God for all that the fields produced this year,
we must not forget those brothers and sisters who, in different
parts of the world, are deprived of essential goods, such as food,
water, home and health care. At this time of great international
concern, I am thinking especially of the peoples of Afghanistan,
who must urgently receive the necessary aid. This is a world
emergency, which, however, does not allow us to forget that in
other parts of the world there continue to be conditions of grave
indigence and impelling need.

3. In the face of these situations, it is not enough to limit oneself
to extraordinary initiatives. The commitment to justice exacts a
real change in lifestyle, especially in societies that are well-off,
as well as more equitable management of resources, both in
rich as well as poor countries. The present marked imbalance,
in fact, fuels conflicts and irreversibly threatens the earth, air and
water that God has entrusted to the custody of humanity.

May Mary Most Holy help the whole human family to understand
that the earth's resources are a gift of the Lord to be used for the
good of all.

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Address to Bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
In "ad Limina" Talk, Pope Emphasizes Family, School and Parish

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II on
Saturday addressed members of the bishops' conferences of
Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, on the occasion of their ad
limina visit to Rome.

Dear Brother Bishops,

1. "I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love
toward all the saints, and I do not cease to give thanks for you,
remembering you in my prayers" (Eph 1:15-16). In the bond of
that faith, I greet you, the Bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and
Brunei, as you come on your visit ad Limina Apostolorum. As you
pray at the Tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul, you reaffirm
the bond of communion with the Successor of Peter and with the
episcopal college throughout the world, and you re-commit
yourselves to that "care for all the Churches" (2 Cor 11:28) which
is at the heart of the apostolic ministry. You re-dedicate
yourselves to that witness to which Bishops are called as
Successors of the Apostles, a witness to the Risen Christ who
dispels all darkness by the power of his glorious light. With the
Church throughout the ages you echo the song of Easter which
has long been heard in this place: Christus vincit, Christus
regnat, Christus imperat! These words, by directing your minds
and hearts to the Lord Jesus -- to whom alone belong "honour
and glory and might for ever and ever" (Rev 5:13) -- remind you
that the Bishop is a steward, not an owner, of the mysteries. You
are servants of the Gospel of the one Saviour Jesus Christ: the
source, heart and goal of all your episcopal ministry.

You come from afar, "but there is no distance between those
who are united in the same communion, the communion which
is daily nourished at the table of the Eucharistic Bread and the
Word of Life" (Novo Millennio Ineunte, 58). The particular
Churches entrusted to your care are a precious part of the great
fellowship of faith which is the universal Church. In this moment
of communion, dear Brothers, let us together give thanks for
what the universal Church is to your particular Churches and for
the wonderful gifts which the faithful of Malaysia, Singapore and
Brunei bring to the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

2. Today I wish to encourage you to direct your ministry and
pastoral planning more and more to that lifelong Christian
formation which is the essential support of a solid Christian life,
a formation which begins in Baptism, develops through grace at
every stage of life?s journey, and will end only when our eyes are
fully opened in the beatific vision of heaven. It is this lifelong
Christian training which enables us to hear the voice of Christ,
our Teacher (cf. Mt 23:10), and adhere with heart and mind to the
cause of his kingdom. The Lord?s teaching reaches the
Christian community in many ways, not the least of which are the
three great areas within which it unfolds in the lives of most of
the faithful: the family, the school and the parish. These are not
just conventional arrangements which might at some point be
judged outmoded; they are in fact enduringly valid institutions
through which the grace of Christ is mediated to those involved.
They require sustained and sensitive pastoral care on your part if
the community over which you preside is to be strengthened as
a visible social body.

3. In your lands as elsewhere, the family is under pressure.
Divorce has become more common, and its prevalence can lead
to a diminished sense of the special grace and commitment
involved in Christian marriage. Among couples of different
religious allegiance, the problem is especially felt, since the
shared bond of faith is lacking. Family life is also made more
difficult where the mass media present values contrary to the
Gospel and become instruments of a vision of life reduced to the
ephemeral and unsubstantial. In such a situation, "the Church
perceives in a more urgent and compelling way her mission of
proclaiming to all people the plan of God for marriage and the
family" (Familiaris Consortio, 3). Indeed, you will be doing an
excellent service to the whole of society when you proclaim that
the marriage of man and woman was "willed by God in the very
act of creation" (ibid.) and that it is a primary locus of the
ceaseless creativity of God, with whom couples cooperate
through their service of life and love. This means that marriage
and the family are not institutions which can change with
passing trends or as majority opinion might decide. Every effort
should be made to ensure that the family will be recognized as
the primordial building block of a truly healthy and spiritually
vigorous nation (cf. Letter to Families, 2 February 1994, 17).

In the bond of Christian marriage, Christ himself dwells
sacramentally, drawing spouses and children ever more deeply
into his inexhaustible love, showing forth the glory of his own
self-giving, and revealing to the world the truth that man is
created both through love and for love (cf. ibid., 11). I would recall
the words of Tertullian: "How wonderful the bond between two
believers, with a single hope, a single desire, a single
observance, a single service! They are both brethren and both
fellow-servants; there is no separation between them in spirit or
flesh; in fact they are truly two in one flesh, and where the flesh is
one, one is the spirit" (To His Wife, II, VIII, 7-8). Because of this
very special vocation, it is essential that there should be not only
thorough preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage, but also
unfailing support and continuing formation of Christian spouses,
so that they can understand the dignity and duties of their state.

4. In the lifelong process of formation, Catholic schools are
closely associated with parents in teaching children to know and
love both God and man. In your particular Churches in general,
magnificent work has been done in the field of Catholic
education, especially by men and women Religious, and you
have been unstinting in offering support and encouragement.
The presence of Religious in the schools is less assured now
than it was, and dedicated lay teachers are assuming wider
responsibility. This means that special attention has to be given
to their training, in order to ensure that they see their
professional work as a genuine vocation, and likewise to ensure
that what is most distinctive about Catholic schools is not
compromised.

Cultural, political and financial pressures sometimes make it
difficult to maintain the independence required by Catholic
schools. In a situation such as yours, Church schools are open
to students of all backgrounds. Yet it is essential to preserve and
nurture that sense of the providence of the Creator, of the
inviolability of human dignity, of the uniqueness of Jesus Christ,
and of the Church as a communion of holiness and mission,
which enables Catholic schools to make their special
contribution not only to the children whom they teach but also to
the society which they serve.

5. Just as schools cannot be separated from the education
which takes place within the family, so too they are intimately
related to the formation offered in the parish. This is especially
true in situations where the faith cannot be taught in schools but
must be taught in the parish. As you know from daily experience,
catechists play a fundamental role in teaching the faith in your
local communities. They need the special formal and informal
training which enables them to pass on the riches of Catholic
doctrine in all its fullness, as well as the support and
encouragement of the community and its pastor.

This is even more important in the case of priests, since it is they
who have day-to-day contact with their people as teachers of the
faith. Not only must they themselves teach, but they must also
help parents, teachers and catechists to fulfil their particular
responsibilities. That is why your priests need not only excellent
seminary training, but also the continuing formation mentioned
in the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Pastores Dabo Vobis,
which speaks of such further training as "a requirement of the
priest?s own faithfulness to his ministry, to his very being" (No.
70). Be especially close to your priests, by helping them
constantly to cherish in their hearts the treasure of their priestly
calling. Encourage them to grow in the love and zeal which
ensures that their communities are equipped in every way for the
worship of God and the service of the brethren.

What is true of priests is also true, a fortiori, of Bishops. Many
beautiful and penetrating things were said at the recent Tenth
Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops about the
figure of the Pastor as a man of God, a teacher of the faith that
has been handed down, a sanctifier of God?s people, and a
guide of the community?s pilgrimage journey. With the many
pressures of your ministry, it is never easy to find the time for
further study and reflection. Yet this is very necessary. Otherwise
it will surely be more difficult for you as Bishops to persevere
with truth and humility in the task of being faithful stewards of the
mysteries. Therefore, dear Brothers, I urge you "to rekindle the
gift of God that is within you" (2 Tim 1:6). And do all you can to
help your priests to do the same, so that in the parishes of your
Dioceses the voice of Christ the Good Shepherd will always be
heard by the flock he has claimed as his own.

6. The Catholic family, school and parish must, each in its own
way, become more and more a school of faith and holiness, a
sanctuary where God is worshipped and a service to a broken
world. In doing so they will provide that "genuine training in
holiness" (Novo Millennio Ineunte, 31) which is especially
needed now if the new evangelization is to bear the fruit so
earnestly needed. On this point we must be clear: holiness of life
is the goal of all Christian formation, just as it is the goal of the
pastoral planning in which we are involved at the start of the new
millennium. Christian holiness springs from contemplation of
the face of Christ; it grows through a process of continuing
formation, leading to an ever more perfect following of Jesus;
and it comes to maturity when we bear faithful witness to Christ
and proclaim his truth to the world.

All of this will bring positive results also in dealing with another
of the challenging tasks facing the Church in the Third Christian
Millennium: the duty to engage in fruitful interreligious dialogue
and work effectively with the followers of all religions for a
strengthening of mutual understanding and peace in the world.
This undertaking is of particular importance for your local
churches. As I wrote in the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
Ecclesia in Asia, only Christians with a mature and convinced
faith, who are deeply immersed in the mystery of Christ and are
happy in their faith community, can be effective in promoting
genuine interreligious dialogue (cf. No. 31). Such dialogue
includes scholarly exchanges, joint action for integral human
development and the defence of human and religious values.
The Church?s mission in the new millennium calls for her "to
strive to preserve and foster at all levels this spirit of encounter
and cooperation between religions" (ibid.); this in turn will
sustain the values upon which a just and peaceful society can
be built.

My fervent prayer for you, dear Brothers, is that you will ever be
men of God, men of prayer and intense pastoral love, so that you
will help your people to live in genuine Christian hope: "For in
hope we were saved" (Rom 8:24). In this uncertain period in
world events, let your hearts be ever more filled with the
compassion and mercy of the Heart of Jesus. Be prophets of his
love for every needy person!

I entrust you, your priests, the women and men Religious, and
the lay people of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei to the unfailing
protection of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, and I cordially impart
my Apostolic Blessing as a pledge of grace and peace in her
Divine Son.

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