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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis will this Friday morning visit one of Rome's three state run universities. The Pope will meet students and staff at the University Roma Tre which is located near the Papal Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls.Listen to Lydia O’Kane’s report Pope Francis will depart from the Vatican at 9.45 Rome time this morning to travel to the University Roma Tre which not only has a reputation for its teaching and research, but is also known for its, so called “third mission”, which translates as an attention to the social problems of this capital city.The Rector of the University and Architect Mario Panizza told Vatican Radio that he asked the Pope to come to this place of learning, taking into account the spirit in which it is working in its field.Panizza adds, that they are one of 14 Italian Universities designing many schools affected by earthquake-affected areas in Italy.In Rome too, the University has also started up a resi...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis will this Friday morning visit one of Rome's three state run universities. The Pope will meet students and staff at the University Roma Tre which is located near the Papal Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls.
Listen to Lydia O’Kane’s report
Pope Francis will depart from the Vatican at 9.45 Rome time this morning to travel to the University Roma Tre which not only has a reputation for its teaching and research, but is also known for its, so called “third mission”, which translates as an attention to the social problems of this capital city.
The Rector of the University and Architect Mario Panizza told Vatican Radio that he asked the Pope to come to this place of learning, taking into account the spirit in which it is working in its field.
Panizza adds, that they are one of 14 Italian Universities designing many schools affected by earthquake-affected areas in Italy.
In Rome too, the University has also started up a residential programme for students from various Meditteranean countries, actions he says that may seem small, but can be useful in creating a dialogue for those in constant conflict.
During his visit to the University the Pope will hear testimonies from a number of students , one of whom is Nour a refugee who is studying Biology at the campus. Speaking about his visit, she says, “I am Muslim, the Pope immediately showed himself to be open, with no prejudices, I like him a lot. He’s a real example.
The Rector, praising Pope Francis’ commitment to the most vulnerable in society says it’s an important lesson for the student but also for educators.
Rome, Italy, Feb 17, 2017 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis will visit All Saints Anglican Church in Rome Feb. 26 to mark the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Anglican parish community in the heart of the Eternal City.Jonathan Boardman, who serves as parish priest of All Saints, confirmed the news to CNA.“The meeting will take place at 4 p.m. in the afternoon, and it will follow the Eucharist celebrated in the morning by our bishops to mark our 200th anniversary,” he said. The Pope will not celebrate Vespers, as he did in San Gregorio al Celio with Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on Oct. 5, 2016. However, he will take part in the blessing and dedication of an icon to celebrate the church’s anniversary, Boardman reported.“Then, together with our bishops, the Pope will renew baptismal vows, in a spirit of communion, even though we cannot have full communion,” the Anglican clergyman said. At present, the calendar of the ...
Rome, Italy, Feb 17, 2017 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis will visit All Saints Anglican Church in Rome Feb. 26 to mark the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Anglican parish community in the heart of the Eternal City.
Jonathan Boardman, who serves as parish priest of All Saints, confirmed the news to CNA.
“The meeting will take place at 4 p.m. in the afternoon, and it will follow the Eucharist celebrated in the morning by our bishops to mark our 200th anniversary,” he said.
The Pope will not celebrate Vespers, as he did in San Gregorio al Celio with Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on Oct. 5, 2016. However, he will take part in the blessing and dedication of an icon to celebrate the church’s anniversary, Boardman reported.
“Then, together with our bishops, the Pope will renew baptismal vows, in a spirit of communion, even though we cannot have full communion,” the Anglican clergyman said.
At present, the calendar of the All Saints Church’s website describes the Feb. 26 afternoon meeting as an “ecumenical service for the 200th anniversary.”
At the end of the celebration, Boardman said, “Pope Francis will witness a twinning between our parish and the Catholic church of All Saints in Rome, the only Catholic church in the Rome area dedicated to All Saints.”
The All Saints Catholic Church is famous because it is the site where Blessed Paul VI celebrated the first Mass according to the Novus Ordo.
Boardman said the event builds on good Catholic-Anglican relations in Rome.
“Our two communities have already a lot of activities in common, a working friendship that is expressed, for instance, in the common service to poor,” he said. “Now, we are going to seal it with a symbolic twinning.”
The anniversary event has been planned for years. Boardman said the parish first sent an invitation to the Pope three years ago, then sent two other letters.
He also gave a personal invitation to the Pope in November 2015, when Pope Francis visited the Lutheran parish in Rome.
“When I wrote again, he knew who I was,” Boardman said.
The community that would become All Saints Anglican Church in Rome was inaugurated Oct. 27, 1816. It serves about 250 Anglican faithful, though not all of them take part in Sunday services.
Boardman thought the anniversary event will mark the first time a Pope visited an Anglican parish.
St. John Paul II visited Canterbury Cathedral, while Benedict XVI visited Westminster Abbey.
David Moxon, director of the Anglican Center in Rome and an Anglican archbishop, said that Robert Innes and David Hamid, Anglican bishops, will take part in the celebration. Both play leading roles in the Church of England’s Diocese in Europe.
Boardman recounted previous good interactions between leading Anglican churchmen and the Pope.
The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has met with Pope Francis multiple times and at least four times in the last year.
The October 2016 meeting in San Gregorio al Cielo marked the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI’s gift of his episcopal ring to Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey and the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Anglican Center in Rome.
Vatican City, Feb 17, 2017 / 01:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis received a delegation from the Special Olympics on Thursday, reflecting on the power of the event to spread joy and hope.The Pope suggested that joy is at the heart of all sports: “the joy of exercising, of being together, of being alive and rejoicing in the gifts the Creator gives us each day.”“Seeing the smile on your faces and the great happiness in your eyes when you have done well in an event – for the sweetest victory is when we surpass ourselves – we realize what true and well-deserved joy feels like!” the Pope said. “We can learn from you to enjoy small and simple pleasures, and to enjoy them together.”The Special Olympics World Winter Games will take place in the Austrian state of Styria in March.Pope Francis received the delegation at Clementine Hall Feb. 16. The delegation included athletes, organizers, and other representatives, including Bishop Wilhelm Kr...
Vatican City, Feb 17, 2017 / 01:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis received a delegation from the Special Olympics on Thursday, reflecting on the power of the event to spread joy and hope.
The Pope suggested that joy is at the heart of all sports: “the joy of exercising, of being together, of being alive and rejoicing in the gifts the Creator gives us each day.”
“Seeing the smile on your faces and the great happiness in your eyes when you have done well in an event – for the sweetest victory is when we surpass ourselves – we realize what true and well-deserved joy feels like!” the Pope said. “We can learn from you to enjoy small and simple pleasures, and to enjoy them together.”
The Special Olympics World Winter Games will take place in the Austrian state of Styria in March.
Pope Francis received the delegation at Clementine Hall Feb. 16. The delegation included athletes, organizers, and other representatives, including Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl of Graz-Seckau, whose diocese covers the state of Styria.
Pope Francis told them sports help to spread “a culture of encounter and solidarity.”
“Together, athletes and helpers show us that there are no obstacles or barriers which cannot be overcome,” he said. “You are a sign of hope for all who commit themselves to a more inclusive society.”
“Every life is precious, every person is a gift and inclusion enriches every community and society,” the Pope continued. “This is your message for the world, for a world without borders, which excludes no one.”
“Sport is good for the body and the soul, and allows us to improve the quality of our lives,” he said. “The constant training, which also requires effort and sacrifice, helps you to grow in patience and perseverance, gives you strength and courage and lets you acquire and develop talents which would otherwise remain hidden.”
Pope Francis praised the athletes’ dedication and cited the Special Olympics athlete’s oath: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
“The Special Olympics World Winter Games will be a wonderful moment in your lives,” he told the delegation. “I wish you joyful days together, and time with friends from around the world. I entrust you to the protection of Mary Most Holy, and upon you, your families, and all participants, I invoke divine blessings. And, please, pray for me too.”
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