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Waste and War Top Agenda of Joy for the Church NEW SERIES: CANONISATIONS: PM’s CHRISTIANITY Journeys of Special preview remarks win faith on paths reports plus support but not to sainthood. crossword. Gerald Warner’s Page 24 Pages 7, 8, 14, 16 Pages 3, 10 No 5566 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday April 25 2014 | £1 Canonisation excitement nears fever pitch ahead of ceremony due to draw 5 million pilgrims By Daniel Harkins Park will be able to tell their children and grandchildren ‘I THE Vatican and churches in saw a saint,’ which is quite a Rome made final preparations boast!” he said. this week for Sunday’s Pope Francis took the unusual unprecedented double Canon- step of waiving the normal isation of Pope John Paul II requirement for two miracles and Pope John XXIII. before the Canonisation of Pope More than five million people John XXIII, with the Church are expected to arrive in Rome saying such a requirement has for the Canonisations, and always been debated. churches in the city will stay Mr Convery said the Pope open all night before the cere- believes the universal devotion mony to accommodate pilgrims to ‘Papa Roncalli’ is grounds for and offer a prayer vigil. canonisation. In a sign of the event’s global “He also sees in Pope John, a reach, the Canonisations will be humble man of farming stock shown on television and in cine- from a village near Bergamo in mas around the world. In the northern Italy, a role model for UK, Sky3D and Sky Arts will the kind of humble and joyous broadcast live from St Peter’s Church that he wishes to encour- Square and the Scottish faithful age,” Mr Convery added. “Of will be able to watch in course, John XXIII’s key role in Cineworld cinemas in Edin- the calling of Vatican II, which burgh, Aberdeen and Dundee. provided a road map through Ronnie Convery, director of modern history, cannot be over- communications for Glasgow looked.” Archdiocese, said the Canonisa- Pope Francis will preside over tions would be a great moment the Mass of Canonisations start- Waste and war top agenda of joy for the Church. ing at 10am local time (9am UK “Both the new saints are time) in St Peter’s Square. The hugely popular,” he said. “Both Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be were loved by people all over recited and texts by the two I Pope Francis faults both in his Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi message the world. It is rare for a new Popes read. saint to be so well known before Organisers plan a scaled down By Ian Dunn 150,000 people have been killed in the civil Pope Francis greets the crowd after delivering Canonisation as either of these celebration without much of the war (the same number as those gathered in St his Easter blessing from the central balcony of Popes, so I expect the reaction to extravagance of Pope John THE Holy Father denounced the Peter’s Square for Easter), a third of them civil- St Peter’s Basilica be one of overwhelming joy and Paul’s beatification in 2011. It is ‘immense wastefulness’ in the world ians. Millions have fled the country. encouragement. hoped that Pope Emeritus Bene- when so many go hungry, and called for “We pray in a particular way for Syria, that “The message being relayed dict XVI will take part in the an end to conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and all those suffering the effects of the conflict can Papal gifts loud and clear is that it is per- Canonisation but the former Africa. receive needed humanitarian aid and that nei- Over the Easter weekend Pope Francis fectly possible to be a saint in Pope has not confirmed his “We ask you, Lord Jesus, to put an end to all ther side will again use deadly force, especially donated 150 brightly wrapped chocolate the modern world.” attendance. war and every conflict, whether great or small, against the defenseless civil population,” he eggs to children, including those undergoing Mr Convery also believes that “He has been invited of ancient or recent,” he said in his Urbi et Orbi said. He also asked God to ‘enlighten and cancer treatment, at the Bambino Gesu paedi- there will be great satisfaction at course,” Vatican spokesman Fr (to the city and the world) message on Easter inspire the initiatives that promote peace in atric hospital near the Vatican. Shortly before the Canonisations in Scotland. Federico Lombardi said. “It is an Sunday before calling all Christians to respond Ukraine so that all those involved, with the Christmas, the Pope had toured the hospital, “For one thing many people open possibility.” to every one of the world’s problems with love. support of the international community, will which was founded in 1869 and has been who were around in 1982 at The Pope, marking the second Easter sea- make every effort to prevent violence and, owned by the Vatican since 1924. John Paul’s visit to Bellahouston I [email protected] son of his pontificate, celebrated a Mass to an in a spirit of unity and dialogue, chart a path Pope Francis also had 200 food packets— overflowing crowd of at least 150,000 in St for the country’s future.’ He also asked for containing milk, olive oil, pasta, fruit, jam and Peter’s Square and beyond. an end to violence in Iraq, Venezuela, South salt—delivered to poor families in Rome’s Tor Speaking under a sunny sky after a midnight Sudan and the Central Africa Republic and Bella Monaca suburb. rainstorm soaked the tens of thousands of fol- asked Catholics to focus on the victory of Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the Papal lowers in the the square, Pope Francis high- love brought about through Christ’s death almoner, and Mgr Diego Ravelli, from the lighted the suffering of people across the globe. and resurrection. office of papal charities, offered 100 homeless He prayed to God to ‘help us to overcome the “The message which Christians bring to people in the city an Easter card signed by scourge of hunger, aggravated by conflicts and the world is this: Jesus, Love incarnate, died Pope Francis in an envelope that included an by the immense wastefulness for which we are on the cross for our sins, but God the Father undisclosed gift of financial aid, reportedly of often responsible.’ raised him and made him the Lord of life and around £40. Wearing white vestments for the service, the death. In Jesus, love has triumphed over Holy Father prayed for the protection of those hatred, mercy over sinfulness, goodness over I Vatican Easter special, page 6-7 members of society who are particularly vul- evil, truth over falsehood, life over death,” I [email protected] nerable to exploitation, abuse and abandon- he said. ment—women, children, the elderly and This is why Christians tell everyone, he immigrants. continued, to ‘come and see’ that ‘love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes Conflict hope blossom in the wilderness.’ The Pope called on the international commu- He asked that the Lord comfort all the kid- nity to ‘boldly negotiate the peace long awaited napped—priests, religious, and lay people— and long overdue’ in Syria, where more than who cannot spend Easter with their families. SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 WHAT’S ON SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 25 2014 Oils unite country’s laity, clergy PARISHIONERS across Scot- land joined with their priests and bishops during Holy Week for the Mass of Chrism. In Glasgow (left), Archbishop Philip Tartaglia united the priests from the archdiocese, in the presence of Archbishop Emeritus Conti, as he blessed the oils that will be used in the administration of the sacraments throughout the year. In the capital city, Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh welcomed parish- ioners to St Mary’s Cathedral where he added the Balsam to the oil of Chrism (bottom), conse- crating it for use in the archdio- cese. Paisley Diocese (below) also came together as newly installed Bishop John Keenan blessed the Oil of the Sick along- side Bishop Emeritus John Mone. What’s On A weekly guide to upcoming Church events, more online at www.sconews.co.uk SATURDAY APRIL 26 SUNDAY APRIL 27 I Celebrating the Resurrec- I Cemetery Mass. Celebra- tion. A festival of music with tion of Mass at St Conval's the Spiritus and Strathclyde Cemetery, Barrhead at choirs. 8pm in St Aloysius 2:00pm. The principal concel- Church, Garnethill. Glasgow ebrant will be Bishop John I SPUC Pro-Life Chain Pro- Keenan. There will also be a life chain on Lothian Road Mass for the Deceased at from 11.00am to 1.00pm, pre- Hawkhead Cemetery on 4th ceded by a Rosary in the May at 2pm. All welcome. Sacred Heart Church, Lauris- ton at 10.00am, led by Arch- MONDAY APRIL 28 bishop Leo Cushley. I St Lucy’s Pro-Life Group Refreshments after in Lauris- Rosary (Cumbernauld). Join ton Halls. All welcome this well established and fast- for the Rosary and/or the growing pro-life group in chain. devotion to Our Lady of I Catholic Nurses Guild of Guadalupe to pray for the Scotland. Catholic Nurses unborn and all affected by Guild of Scotland monthly abortion. meeting in St Aloysius 7.15pm in St Lucy’s, Horn- Church, Glasgow. Begins with beam Road, Cumbernauld 10am Mass. Denise Docherty G67 4NG will speak on Naprotechnol- I Service of Light.
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