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The Holy Father’s concern over intensification of clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan Peace for the Caucasus

After praying the Angelus with re a c h e d ”. The Holy Father also the many faithful gathered in offered prayers and assured his Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, closeness to all the people who 19 July, reiterated are suffering from the pandemic his appeal for a global ceasefire and its economic and social re- to allow humanitarian aid to p ercussions. reach conflict-torn populations, Before concluding the Marian and he expressed his concern prayer, Francis prayed that the over the renewed violence in the Virgin Mary may “help us to Caucasus region between Ar- menia and Azerbaijan, stating “I understand and imitate the pa- hope that, with the dedication of tience of God, who does not the international community, and want the loss of any of his chil- through dialogue and the good dren, whom he loves with the will of the parties, a lasting love of a Father”. peaceful solution for the good of those beloved peoples, may be PAGE 8

Congregation for the Clergy Pope makes a surprise visit to children participating in the Vatican summer camp initiative New Instruction To have fun you need to be together p re s e n t e d

The Congregation for the Clergy Just after 9:00 on Monday morn- Press Office, explained that “after you need to be together, with has issued the Instruction entitled ing, 20 July, the Holy Father paid a passing among the tables, the Pope friends!”. surprise visit to the children and visited the areas set up for the Lastly, before returning to Santa “The pastoral conversion of the par- young people participating in the games in the hall and conversed Marta at approximately 10:00, Pope ish community at the service of the Estate Ragazzi in Vaticano (Summer with the participants. Later, seated Francis greeted the camp coun- C h u rc h ’s evangelising mission”. The Youth in the Vatican) programme, with the children, he encouraged selors individually and thanked document deals with the theme of as they were having breakfast in the them to make new friends: “p eople them for their work. the pastoral care of parish com- atrium of the Paul VI Hall. Matteo who only know how to have fun by munities, the various clerical and lay Bruni, Director of the themselves are selfish. To have fun GORI ON PA G E 3 ministries, with a view to greater co- responsibility of all the baptised.

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Remembering Cardinal Grocholewski A man of faith always on the move

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Commemorating 1945 Peace is the path of hope

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Rereading Martin Scorsese’s interview The director, the Pope and the Jesuit

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et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Ep- archy of Mukachevo for Byzantine Rite, Ukraine, Bishop Nil Yuriy Lushchak, OFM, Auxiliary of the said VAT I C A N ecclesial circumscription (20 July).

Joliet in Illinois, USA . Until now he Bishop Lushchak, 47, was born in BULLETIN has served as of Užhorod, Ukraine. A member of the Munatiana and Auxiliary of Chica- Order of Friars Minors, he was or- go, USA (17 July). dained a priest on 2 July 1996. He was ordained a bishop on 12 January CHANGES IN EP I S C O PAT E diocese of Treviso. Until now he has Bishop Hicks, 52, was born in served as vicar general of the said 2013, subsequent to his appointment Chicago, USA . He was ordained a The Holy Father accepted the resig- Diocese (16 July). as titular Bishop of Flenucleta and priest on 21 May 1994. He was or- Auxiliary of Mukachevo. nation of Bishop Gianni Ambrosio Bishop-elect Cevolotto, 62, was dained a bishop on 17 September from his office as Bishop of Pi- born in Treviso, . He was or- 2018, subsequent to his appointment acenza-Bobbio, Italy (16 July). dained a priest on 26 May 1984. He as titular Bishop of Munatiana and HE A LT H CARE FUND — FA S holds a licence in systematic theology. Auxiliary of Chicago. The Holy Father appointed as Bish- The Holy Father appointed Dr Gio- op of Piacenza-Bobbio Fr Adriano The Holy Father appointed Bishop The Holy Father appointed as vanni Battista Doglietto as director Cevolotto, from the clergy of the Ronald Aldon Hicks as Bishop of Apostolic Administrator Sede Vacante of FA S of the Holy See (18 July).

Remembering Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski A man of faith always on the move

Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Pre- Polish Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for fect emeritus of the Congregation Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), died on Friday, 17 July. After for Catholic Education (for Educa- learning of Cardinal Grocholewski’s passing, Pope Francis, expressed his tional Institutions), died on Friday, condolences in a telegram addressed to the Cardinal’s brother, Władisław. The 17 July, months shy of his 81st birth- following is a translation of the Pope’s telegram, accompanied by a brief biography. d a y. He was born on 11 October 1939 Informed of the death of your beloved brother, Cardinal Zenon in Bródki, and, after com- Grocholewski, I would like to express my closeness to you and your family pleting his studies in philosophy members in the grief that has stricken those who knew and esteemed the and theology at the archdiocesan dear departed Cardinal. I recall with gratitude the commendable work he ature in the Pontifical Salesian Uni- seminary of Poznań, he was or- carried out as a respected professor of canon law at the Pontifical Gregori- v e r s i t y. dained a priest on 27 May 1963. an and Lateran Universities, and as the author of numerous scientific pub- In the context of his long and After serving three years in parish lications. He was particularly dedicated to serving the Holy See, first as brilliant academic career he was the ministry he transferred to in Secretary and Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the , recipient of numerous awards and 1966 to study canon law at the Pon- then as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education. In both spheres he offered his witness of priestly zeal, of faithfulness to the Gospel honours. He was involved in many tifical Gregorian University, earning and of the edification of the Church. As I raise my prayers to the Lord important national and international his licence in 1968 and his doctorate Jesus that He give to the late cardinal the eternal award promised to His conventions, and wrote and co-au- in 1972, both conferred summa cum disciples, I convey my Apostolic Blessing to you and to those who mourn thored numerous books, articles and laude . After completing three further the dear departed one. reviews in specialized periodicals. years of study at the Studio Rotale, He participated in the editing of he obtained his diploma as a canon FRANCISCUS P P. various Canon Law revisions and lawyer. While pursuing his studies in was a member of many scientific Rome he also attended language and canon associations, and also Commission of the in organizing international courses, courses in Germany and France, and served as postulator of the cause for and, from 1988 to 1999, he served as entitled Renovationis canonicae pro performed pastoral work in various the Canonization of Edmund German and Italian parishes. President of the Commission for iudicibus, at the Gregorian Uni- Bojanowski, who was proclaimed a lawyers of the Holy See and of the versity. From 1975 to 1999 he was a From October 1972 to 15 Novem- saint by John Paul II in Warsaw on ber 1999 his primary role was in the Roman Curia. On 7 June 1998, as lecturer and then, beginning in 1983, 13 June 1999, and of Sr Sancia (Gio- Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic the Pontiff’s Special Envoy, he con- an invited professor in the canon vanna) Szymkowiak, who was beati- Signatura, where he first performed secrated the first in law faculty, offering special courses fied by the same Pontiff and was duties as a notary, eventually becom- Almaty, Kazakhstan, on the Pope’s in marriage law and canonical pro- canonized on 18 August 2002. ing chancellor in 1980. In 1982, John behalf. From 5 October 1998 to 15 cedures. He taught administrative He was created a cardinal by Paul II appointed him titular Bishop November 1999 he also served as canon law at the Pontifical Lateran Pope John Paul II in 2001 and parti- of and Secretary of the President of the Vatican City Court University of Rome between 1980 cipated in the conclaves for the elec- said Tribunal, a role he fulfilled un- of Cassation. and 1984, and at the Studio Rotale tions of Pope Benedict XVI on 19 til being appointed Prefect in 1998. In 1999 he was appointed Prefect from 1986 to 1988. From 1999, as April 2005, and of Pope Francis on Meanwhile he was raised to the dig- of the Congregation for Catholic Prefect of the Congregation for 13 March 2013. He resigned from his nity of Archbishop in 1991. Education, a position he filled for Catholic Education, he served as office as Prefect of the Congregation Throughout this period he carried some 16 years, working to give im- Grand Chancellor of the Gregorian for Catholic Education on 31 March out many roles of great responsibil- pulse to the formative commitment and of the subsidiary Pontifical Bib- 2015. ity in other areas. In 1982 he parti- of Catholic universities, ecclesiastical lical Institute, as well as of the Pon- His funeral took place in Saint cipated in the commission that faculties, religious institutes and tifical Institute of Sacred Music, the Pe t e r ’s Basilica at the Altar of the joined the Pope in studying the pro- Catholic schools throughout the Pontifical Institute of Christian Ar- Chair on Saturday, 18 July, presided ject of the new Code of Canon Law world. chaeology and the Pontifical Insti- by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, vice and, from 1983 to 1985, the commis- The prelate also played a role in tute of Arab and Islamic Studies. dean of the . sion for the reform of the Roman many university activities throughout He was the patron of the Superior Following the Mass, Pope Francis Curia. From 1983 to 1998 he was the years. From 1974 to 1982 he col- Pontifical Institute of Latin Studies presided at the Rite of ultima com- also a member of the Disciplinary laborated with Prof. Ignacio Gordon and of Christian and Classical Liter- mendatio and valedictio.

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INTERVIEW

with Fr Franco Fontana

NICOLA GORI “People who only know how to have fun by themselves are self- Pope Francis’ surprise visit to children participating in the Vatican summer camp initiative ish. To have fun you need to be together, with friends!”. Pope Francis addressed these words to some 100 boys and girls attending To have fun you need to be together the Estate Ragazzi in Vaticano (Summer Youth in the Vatican) have fun, learn and play in com- for the entire month of July, at- What theme inspired this summer programme. The dialogue took plete safety despite the Covid-19 tending all four weeks of the pro- experience? place on Monday morning, 20 epidemic. In an interview with gramme. As far as where they are July, when the Pontiff paid a sur- The theme that was chosen for L’Osservatore Romano, Fr Franco from, I can say that they come prise visit to the Paul VI Hall, this year was “Happiness and Fontana — coordinator of the from various places where their where the youngsters were having Beatitudes”. An educational path- event, superior of the Salesian parents, who work in the Vatican, breakfast before devoting time to way was identified that rests on a community in the Vatican and live. games, adventures and sport. spellbinding story set in the chaplain of the Vatican Museums’ world of sport, in order to speak Matteo Bruni, Director of the safety and civil protection services What were the objectives of the initi- , explained of the importance of true happi- — spoke about the initiative, reliv- ative? ness as the aim and lifestyle of that “after passing among the ing wonderful moments and ex- tables, the Pope visited the areas The primary objective was to each person at every age. Happi- pressing gratitude for the Pope’s ness cannot be bought at the su- set up for games in the hall and visit. help the children discover the conversed with the participants”, beauty of being together, playing, permarket or on the internet, but returning to the Casa Santa but doing ‘group play even a rather it is achieved, and when How did you experience Pope Fran- you reach it, it gives joy. And this Marta at 10:00 after thanking the cis’ unexpected visit? metre apart’, sharing passions, staff individually for their work. emotions and smiles. The mes- is where playing sport comes in, which is to say commitment, ef- Sergio Garozzo, a camp coun- It was a big surprise for us. I sage we wanted to convey is that fort, consistency, handling defeats selor present at the encounter, was not in the Paul VI Hall, but I as always, the Church never and sharing all these aspects with emphasized that he saw Francis was informed of the Pope’s ar- closes and never abandons chil- other team members. Sport re- was ‘very happy’. “He commen- rival and so I turned back. He dren on their own especially in quires individual commitment ded the young people”, Garozzo had left Casa Santa Marta on his this historic phase. With the edu- and the support of the entire said, “for their excellent work, for own and was headed to the Hall cational passion that characterizes team in order to achieve a victory, the results we are obtaining, for to greet the kids who were finish- her, the Church does not want to and when defeat comes, it is the children’s happiness, and, be- ing their breakfast. He passed fail in her proper and typical among the tables, first interacting faced together, not alone, every cause he heard that everyone is commitment in the growth and day, in order to live ‘the life of a speaking so positively about this with the youngest ones, then with formation of the new generations, the elementary and middle school champion’. The link between experience, he is thinking of of- especially in this moment where happiness and beatitudes arose fering it again in time. He urged kids. He was interested in what the care of children and adoles- they do, how they are spending when Jesus of Nazareth used them to always do better”. The cents cannot be left solely to the the day, and he asked them if eight phrases that each began youth welcomed the Pope with families. with ‘Blessed’. The message was music, dancing and singing of the they were happy. We can imagine the kids’ b ewilderment.... simple: be at peace, have no fear, verses chosen for Estate Ragazzi. How much of Saint John Bosco’s because I am at your side even Garozzo recounted that one girl They were so stunned that they teaching is found in the educational remained completely silent. Then, when all seems lost. Be happy be- was curious to know what the f ra m e w o rk ? cause I am at your side. Pope did during the day, and after he went around, we went down to the Paul VI Hall. We did Don Bosco was a dreamer and Pope Francis explained that “he How much influence did the Covid- what we do every morning. We therefore we are the children of a is a priest and he does what all 19 epidemic have on carrying out did not interrupt the schedule. dreamer. We gave ourselves a few priests do”. Another girl talked the programme? about her deceased grandfather The Pope himself wanted it that guidelines, fruit of the effort of a and asked the Pontiff if heaven is way. Three of the children asked team of dreamers and people who It certainly required attention as they had described it to her: a the questions that we had formu- are passionate about education to particular details. We worked and we are working to implement beautiful, happy and peaceful lated last week, because it was and who kept our founder’s pre- all those details that are currently place. The Bishop of Rome reas- our intention to write to him. He ventive system in mind. If the indicated by the guidelines of the sured her and blessed a necklace responded in a very simple fash- Pope urges us to dream big and State. The objective is to put into that reminded her of her beloved ion. At the end, he offered us a of great things, we did not pull place actions aimed at guarantee- grandpa. general farewell and then warmly back. Thus although it is the sea- ing the safety of the youngsters There could be no better end- thanked the 22 camp counselors. son of vacation, the youngsters and the staff. Safety devices, dis- ing to this summer camp that is We even took a group photo. were offered engaging and in- The Pontiff then walked back to tense activities. Great rhythm and tancing, taking temperatures, coming to a close. In addition to masks, hand sanitizer, sanitizing diving in the pool, soccer tourna- Santa Marta. The children were youthfulness, in order to be in shocked by the familiarity, the step with the spirit of the young- the environments and equipment, ments, tennis, basketball and along with training the camp simplicity and paternity of the est ones, who are always curious ping pong, and guided tours in counselors and raising the chil- Pope who wanted to experience and full of energy! In this way the Vatican Gardens, the children d re n ’s awareness. Despite every- this moment. Don Bosco’s ‘c o u r t y a rd ’ b ecame and youth also had opportunities thing and knowing the obstacles for learning and formation in the play, but in playing they experi- How many participated in the “Es- that we would inevitably have to spirit of Don Bosco. In fact, the enced new rules and new dynam- tate Ragazzi in Vaticano”? confront, attention to these de- initiative was brought to life by ics. They never lose the idea of tails has allowed us up to now the Salesians and the Tutto in una Several hundred boys and girls play and the desire to play. Lastly, and will allow us to manage the festa association. Promoted by the attended the initiative, involving there was attention to the struc- various phases of Estate Ragazzi Governorate of Vatican City about 140 families. Each week tures and environments. Even the in safety. State, the camp began on 6 July, there were 125 little ones. Some of environment teaches young involving several hundreds of them did only a week, most did people. Thus care was given to young people who were wel- two weeks, and a certain number making sure each area of use was comed inside the leonine walls to did three. Some will participate welcoming and colourful. number 30, Friday, 24 July 2020 L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO page 4/5

Conversation with the parish priest of the Paju Shrine on the border of North and South Korea We never need to lose hope

PAOLO AF FATAT O ation; with the weaving of ties and the be, one day, a missionary in North building of bridges that are, both Korea in order to bring God’s love and Pure white Manchurian cranes, the ideally and physically, projected bey- be able to perform pastoral work”, he majestic birds that symbolize peace and ond the border. From the shrine’s ter- works “to educate in peace and recon- prosperity, soar elegantly over the De- race one can see North Korea, that na- ciliation in order to foster the proper militarized Zone, the 248 km long and tion both near and forbidden, beyond attitude of welcome and brotherhood 4 km wide strip of land along the 38th the “buffer zone” which, paradoxically, toward the people of the North”, he parallel which traces the border has become a thriving and flourishing explains. “Today we can pray and keep between North and South Korea, two land. In fact the forced abandonment the desire alive”, he adds, recalling that countries technically still at war. At the involuntarily transformed it into a pre- many priests of the Diocese of Shrine of Penance and Atonement in cious natural reserve. The strip of land Uijeongbu, where his church is located, Paju, a village on the border between provides a habitat for thousands of have visited North Korea in the last the two Koreas, which overlooks the plant species and for over 300 species years, weaving relationships and culti- Demilitarized Zone, that flight is al- of birds, many at risk of extinction, vating projects of a humanitarian ways considered a good omen and a that have found the ideal conditions to n a t u re . sign of hope, even in the darkest peri- repro duce. At the Paju Shrine, as in many Cath- ods. Fr Giovani Battista Chan kil “Precisely that lush region, with its olic churches in the various South Kwon, parish priest in that Catholic blossoming, tells a simple truth: that Korean dioceses, initiatives, liturgies Church, the closest to the territory of God can draw good from bad and that and meetings have been organized — in North Korea, is realistic but confident: we need never lose hope”, Fr Chan kil complete respect of the Covid-19 con- For him, commemorating the 70th an- Kwon angelically explains to L’Osser- tainment measures — to commemorate niversary of the start of the Korean war vatore Romano. The priest almost feels the anniversary of the outbreak of the (which began on 25 June 1950) means in his flesh the wounds of war and di- war as “an occasion for a sincere pro- to orient and enliven the pastoral, litur- vision of a people who for over 5,000 posal of forgiveness and peace”. In that gical, social and cultural work of the years was united by the same history, special place along the border, where in community of faithful with a message origin, language and culture. And 2016 a special cultural centre for peace imbued with peace, hope, reconcili- while he states his desire “to be able to and unity was created, Bishop Peter Lee Ki-Heon, leader of the Diocese of Uijeongbu and head of the Episcopal C o n f e re n c e ’s Committee for the Recon- ciliation of the Korean People, invited the two Koreas to “break the chains of Korean artists. The church was con- diately after the liberation of the treaty would be “a fundamental contri- the diffidence and prejudice that have ceived and established precisely as a Korean people after 36 years of Japan- bution to the reduction of tensions and imprisoned us for 70 years”. He also special place to pray for peace. Today ese domination. The border along the hostility and to the restoration of an Nothing more shameful asked the government of Seoul to seek at the adjoining cultural centre, there is 38th parallel between North and South environment favourable for the resump- ways to “expedite inter-Korean ex- a calligraphy exhibition, centred on the took root during the Cold War, which tion of the process of rapprochement, The horrors of war in the message from Japanese Bishops 75 years after the battle of Okinawa changes without violating international theme of “national reconciliation”, provided the context and impulses for now at an impasse once again”. sanctions”. along with the display of precious the war that began on 25 June 1950. This requires the suspension of mili- hand-written letters. It is also meant to After three years of frighteningly de- tary exercises in the region and the for peace”, they affirm, recalling the great significance start of the war. The bishops emphasize in their mes- In a spiritual atmosphere dense with GI O VA N N I ZAVAT TA commemorate the 20th anniversary of structive conflict, on 27 July 1953 the contextual resumption of dialogue that Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Tokyo, Naga- sage: the ongoing tension in the area “remains a emotion and heartfelt supplication to the Joint Declaration of 15 June 2000, armistice was signed, which established between North Korea and the USA, n Okinawa, among the many monuments that saki and Hiroshima from 23 to 26 November 2019 source of trouble, and East Asia, including Japan, was God, the Bishop, a native of Pyong- yang, celebrated a special Mass for when the foundations with the hope of fulfilling, “to the let- commemorate the terrible battle fought from 1 held for all Japanese. “In a world where millions of dragged into the Cold War and its conflicts between were laid for a re- ter and in spirit, all those bilateral ac- April to 22 June 1945, there is one that has a spe- children and families live in inhumane conditions, the the interests of the great powers, and so progress on peace on the Korean peninsula, refer- I ring to the need for a definitive end to newed process of rap- cords that have given renewed hopes Pontiff stated among other things, “the money that is peace remains uncertain. How we contribute to peace- cial meaning for the island’s people: the Konpaku no prochement, reconcili- To heal the wounds of the past, “the most for peace on the Korean peninsula: in squandered and the fortunes made through the man- building in East Asia will reveal whether we, the the war. For too long, division and To (“Tower of Souls”) was originally a burial mound ation and reunifica- powerful weapon Christians possess is prayer. particular the Panmunjom Declaration formed from the collection of remains of many vic- ufacture, upgrading, maintenance and sale of ever Church in Japan, can follow the words of Pope Fran- trauma have damaged the life of the tion. of April 2018 and the Pyongyang Joint tims, but was then transformed into a memorial and more destructive weapons, are an affront crying out cis. To do so”, it concludes, “we renew our determina- people, politics, even thoughts, he said, It is at the heart of the effort for the edification “The history of the Declaration of September 2018”. place of prayer, a symbol of the desire to put an end to heaven”. tion to face the past unflinchingly and continue to recalling with disappointment the ex- Korean War has of peace ... to become men and women of “Let us pray”, concludes the appeal, to the war, to all wars, and of a renewed commitment The Japanese episcopate’s message also quotes the take responsibility for the future”. plosion by North Korean authorities of taught us that the re- “that the Korean peninsula may be to peace. This is the origin of the message “P ro t e c t Encyclical Laudato Si’, underscoring that nothing is the joint office of the two Koreas in forgiveness, reconciliation, peace, in the example unification of Korea configured as a nuclear-free zone. Let all life. Peace is the path of hope”, which has been more precious than human life and the gift of cre- Kaesong, where in the past there was economic cooperation between North cannot be sought with of Christ, our peace and our reconciliation” us pray that, through dialogue and co- circulated in recent days by the Japanese Episcopal ation, and emphasizing the importance of the Holy weapons and coercive Conference to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Fa t h e r ’s discourse on nuclear weapons, delivered that and South Korea. Now is the time to operation, the long-divided Koreas may end misunderstandings, because “p eace means. Rather, it can heal the wounds of division, find their the end of World War II which, for the entire world day in Nagasaki; his appeal to political leaders for “a be obtained only by world of peace, free from nuclear weapons, is the as- is built today, in the here and now of common identity and a shared future, but in particular for the Japanese Empire, is dated 2 peaceful means, through dialogue and a ceasefire and created the Demilitar- piration of millions of men and women everywhere. our history”. Seventy years since the becoming a guide and inspiration for September 1945. At the exit of the Okinawa Peace cooperation. And thanks to forgiveness ized Zone that still separates North and Memorial Museum is inscribed “Musubi no Kotoba” To make this ideal a reality calls for involvement on outbreak of the Korean War, he noted, peace in the region of Northeast Asia”. and prayer”. The baptized in Korea — South Korea today. (“The Final Word”) and, right beneath it: “It is cer- the part of all”, including individuals, religious com- today should mark the first year to These are the contents of the special the National Council of Churches in Christian organizations say that this tainly human beings who cause war, but are we not munities, civil society, countries, military and private start over again from the beginning, 70-day prayer campaign which began Korea and the Ecumenical Forum for anniversary today represents a precious also the ones who can put a stop to it? .… This is sectors, international organizations. “Our response to with a spirit of forgiveness, reconcili- on 1 March and will finish on 15 Au- Korea, which brings together the faith- kairòs, a fruitful time to relaunch an au- our unshakable conviction, learned at great price.” the threat of nuclear weapons must be joint and con- ation and peace. To begin the first gust, supported and shared by Christi- The cry of the people of Okinawa against war, mil- certed”, Francis explained. thing necessary is to do away with the ful of different confessions recalled — thentic reconciliation, given that no an Churches in Korea and throughout are in agreement in expressing the deep peace treaty has ever been signed and itary bases, and military build-up, the Bishops state, If, after the celebrated discourse of John Paul II in traces of the Korean War and replace the world. comes from the experience of that battle — it will Hiroshima on 25 February 1981 (“War is the work of the armistice still in force with a real desire for peace and reconciliation on therefore the parties remain, by interna- We will commemorate 15 August never be possible to determine the exact number of man. War is destruction of human life. War is death. peace treaty. This, he emphasized, re- the occasion of the 70th anniversary of tional law, in a “state of war”. For this 1945, a date that was both a blessing casualties among soldiers (both Allied and Japanese) To remember the past is to commit oneself to the fu- quires South and North to work to- the start of the Korean War, which tore reason the Korean Churches ask for and a curse for the Koreans. On that and civilians, but the total far exceeds 150,000 victims ture.... Let us promise our fellow human beings that gether. To build a peaceful era on the through the peninsula from 1950 to “rapid steps toward the adoption of a day the Korean peninsula was finally — and underlies their affirmation that “War is so bru- we will work untiringly for disarmament and the ban- Korean peninsula the Korean people 1953. That conflict caused the destruc- peace treaty to replace the armistice liberated from Japanese occupation tal there can be nothing more shameful.” ishing of all nuclear weapons” [ORE, 9 March 1981 themselves, not the great powers, must tion of all the principle cities on the a g re e m e n t ”, a shared text that consti- but, at the same time, that nation, one Seventy-five years after the Battle of Okinawa, the page 14]), Japanese bishops instituted the annual Ten be artisans of their own destiny. The Korean peninsula, separated many fam- tutes a point of departure for the defin- and indivisible until then, was painfully atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the end Days for Peace from 6 to 15 August, the steps under- two Koreas, he said, are called to re- ilies and left a harsh legacy of bitter- itive pacification of the peninsula. “It is split in two. To heal the wounds of the of the Second World War and the founding of the taken in recent years by Pope Francis and the Holy concile and cooperate to reach that im- ness, fear and division among the time to recognize that the war ended a past, “the most powerful weapon United Nations, “the world is now in an uncertain See — remembering, for example the signing of the portant result. Korean people. long time ago. In the meantime new Christians possess is prayer. It is at the situation where we face a new Cold War, an unstable Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the The Shrine of Penance and Atone- The roots of the war lie in the divi- challenges to peace and stability in the heart of the effort for the edification of situation in East Asia, the nuclear threat, and the United Nations Building in New York on 20 Septem- ment, completed in 2013, is itself a sion of Korea that occurred after region have emerged. Conditions for p eace”and invites the faithful “to be- global environmental crisis”, observe the prelates, this ber 2017 — represent for the Japanese episcopate the symbol of reconciliation and coopera- World War II, between an area under dialogue and negotiations on the cur- come men and women of forgiveness, year constrained to forego the traditional pilgrimage path to be taken today. A path which, for Japan, is in- tion: the paintings and mosaics that the influence of the USSR (North) and rent conditions could be notably im- reconciliation, peace, in the example of on the island due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Let evitably linked to what happens on the Korean Penin- adorn it were designed by South another under that of the United States proved by officially recognizing the end Christ, our peace and our reconcili- us renew our determination to seek and take action sula, where this year marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean artists and completed by North (South), which followed almost imme- of the war”. Thus, a genuine peace ation”. page 6 L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO Friday, 24 July 2020, number 30

Re-reading the interview of Martin Scorsese with ‘La Civiltà Cattolica’ “Breathing. Here. Now” The sickness and the blessing The director, the Pope and the Jesuit

ANDREA MONDA like my prison. I found myself alone, in my room, living from one breath to have never been anywhere but sick. the next”. In a sense sickness is a place, more Reading these words leads one to instructive than a long trip to think, almost automatically, of Pope Europe, and it’s always a place Francis who — as we know — at the where there’s no company, where age of 21 underwent the surgical re- nobody“I can follow. Sickness before death is a moval of part of his right lung due to very appropriate thing and I think those who a serious form of pneumonia, and who don’t have it miss one of God’s mercies. Success has often used the metaphor of the is almost as isolating and nothing points out van- lungs, of breathing, of the pulse. For ity as well”. example, in the recent publication La The words used by writer Flannery O’C o n n o r, preghiera. Il respiro di vita nuova with her usual surgical precision, very effectively (“Prayer: the breath of new life”, pub- embrace the sense of the intense interview of dir- lished by the Libreria Editrice Vatic- ector Martin Scorsese with the Editor-in-Chief of ana) he said: “In the human body “La Civiltà Cattolica”, Fr Antonio Spadaro, S J. there are certain essential functions Between the two of them a true and deep friend- such as the beating of the heart and ship has developed, which even permeates the breathing. I like to imagine that the lines of this recent conversation that appeared in individual and community prayer of the 18 July issue of the Jesuit magazine, entitled Christians is the Church’s breathing, “Asthma and Grace”. her heartbeat, which instils her Between these two poles, emphasized by strength in the service of those who O’Connor’s words that spoke of sickness and work, who study, who teach (…). We are not al- the people I love, the people I need to take care blessing, an occasionally touching, dizzying re- ways conscious of breathing, but we cannot stop of. On the blessings I’ve had ... my children, and flection has emerged, which arises from a medita- b re a t h i n g ”. every moment with them, every hug and kiss and tion on the period the world is going through, as- Scorsese and Bergoglio, linked not only by the every goodbye … on my wife, and how lucky I sailed by the Covid-19 ‘typho on’, a period in common issue of having respiratory problems, but feel to have found someone I was able to grow which, Scorsese notes, “a new form of anxiety” also by a relationship of deep esteem and great with and raise a child with … being able to do has appeared. “The anxiety of not knowing any- affection, feelings that were tangible even in their the work I love”. Scorsese’s words possess that t h i n g. At all. Everything was up simple power that prevents one from at- in the air, indefinitely delayed, taching even the most discrete form of and it was like a dream where comment. you’re running and running Many of us think that everything will just go on the way it Arising from this discussion, so bare, es- and you never get where you’re sential, is the realization of having received going. To a certain extent, it always has, and of course that’s never really the case ... a gift: “And then, something was revealed, still is. When would it be over? everything is always changing, bestowed upon us. The old habitual ques- ... And then a specific ques- tions — ‘How are you doing?’ ‘Are you tion: If I couldn’t make my as this moment reminds us with such force. okay?’ — became immediate and crucial. movie, then who was I?”. And it can inspire us to recognize our own ability They became lifelines. We found that we The inner journey to the really were all in this together — not just in negative pole (the sickness, the to effect change for the better. the pandemic, but in existence, in life. We asthma) is very profound: “The truly became one”. anxiety deepened, and with it The elderly director addresses a thought the realization that I might not to young people, and here another meet- get out of this alive. I’ve had asthma throughout last quick meeting in October, during the Synod ing between Scorsese and the Pope comes to my life, and this is a virus that seems to attack for the Amazon, when the Pope and the director mind: when, during the Synod on Young People the lungs more commonly than any other part of discussed the latter’s film The Irishman and, then in 2018, the book La saggezza del tempo (“The the body. I came to realize that I could very well Dostoyevsky, a shared literary passion. Wisdom of Time”), edited by Fr Spadaro, was be taking my last breath in this room in my Sparked by Fr Spadaro’s questions, the Italian- presented, in a moment of inter-generational en- home, which had been a refuge and which now American film director linked that moment of counter; there was a beautiful dialogue between became a kind of fortress, and was starting to feel crisis he lived during the pandemic to a previous the Pope and the artist who today, through the crisis that he had experienced some 40 years ago, microphones of “La Civiltà Cattolica”, tells young during the time of the great success of Raging people “how fortunate they are to be alive at such Bull, a dramatic moment in which Scorsese had a clarifying moment. Many of us think that practically embodied the thought of Pascal for everything will just go on the way it always has, whom “all of human unhappiness comes from and of course that’s never really the case ... one single thing: not knowing how to remain at everything is always changing, as this moment re- rest in a room”, and he began to think: “Can I minds us with such force. And it can inspire us to actually be alone in a room, with nothing but my- recognize our own ability to effect change for the self? Can I just be?” And then, so many years better. That’s what’s happening right now with later, all at once, here I was, alone in my room, the mass protests all around the world ... young just living the moment, every precious moment of being alive. Of course I couldn’t sustain it, but it people are fighting to make things better”. was there”. The final part of the interview touches on art, The critical moment is experienced deep with- cinema, literature. Thus Dostoyevsky re-emerges in, discounting nothing, but then something hap- with his Brothers Karamazov, and then Steinbeck pens: “And then, something … arrived. Some- and Kipling and lastly a Ken Burns film dedicat- thing settled over me, and within me. That’s the ed to William Segal. Scorsese uses touching only way I can describe it. And I suddenly saw words to comment on this film, concluding his everything from a different vantage point. I still interview, and also in this case words so true and didn’t know what was going to happen, but poetic that it is pointless to try to comment on neither did anyone else. I could very well become them: “T h e re ’s a scene where Segal is speaking sick and never leave the room, but if that was through his own stillness and meditation, of hon- what was going to happen then there was nothing ing your focus down to the essential, what’s hap- I could do about it. Everything was simplified, pening right now, from one breath to the next. and I felt a sense of relief. And it focused me on Being. Breathing. Here. Now. Isn’t all of this Ken Burns and William Segal in 1992 the essentials of my life. On my friends, and on Grace?”. number 30, Friday, 24 July 2020 L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO page 7

New Instruction presented by the Congregation for the Clergy The pastoral conversion of the Parish community in the service of the evangelising mission of the Church

On Monday, 20 July, the Congregation for the of God, respecting the vocation of each one. The the People of God, in order to contribute to Clergy issued the Instruction entitled “The pas- Congregation for the Clergy, encouraged by their evaluation and to conform particular law toral conversion of the parish community at the various bishops, felt the need to develop a ca- with universal law. From this perspective, the service of the Church’s evangelising mission”, nonical-pastoral instrument relating to the role of the parish priest as the “proper pastor” promulgated on 29 June. The document deals various projects of reform of parish communities of the community is emphasised, but also the with the theme of the pastoral care of parish and to diocesan restructuring already underway pastoral service connected with the presence in communities, the various clerical and lay minis- or in the planning phase, and in connection communities of deacons, consecrated and lay tries, with a view to greater co-responsibility of with “pastoral units” and “pastoral regions”. people called to participate. The following is the all the baptised. Fundamentally, the text recalls The document intends, therefore, to be of service English text of the Undersecretary of the Con- that “in the Church there is room for all and to various pastoral choices already initiated gregation for the Clergy’s presentation of the In- everyone can find their place” in the one family some time ago by pastors and “experienced” by struction.

Msgr ANDREA RI PA monising particular law with universal law, while copal Vicariates, also referred to as “pastoral re- at the same time laying the foundations for a fu- gions” (Ibid., art. 219) — is aimed at improving, “The new Israel which while living in this present age ture path for pastoral care. especially in larger Dioceses, the connection goes in search of a future and abiding city (Hebrews Given that the Church is mandated by Christ between the “c e n t re ” and the “p eripheries”. In the 13:14), is called the Church of Christ”(Lumen Gen- to be missionary, evangelising and outward look- larger pastoral regions, the Bishop would appoint tium, 9). She is the People that God has estab- ing, a reform of her structures is continuously re- Episcopal Vicars who would have oversight for lished “which acknowledges Him in truth and serves quired in order to respond to the challenges of each area. They would act under the authority of Him in holiness”(ibid.). the day. Naturally, this involves a certain reor- the Bishop and in communion with him. This people lives in history and in time, in the ganisation in the way the pastoral care of the Taking the above-mentioned possibilities for midst of which it participates in the unique salvif- diocesan restructuring into consideration, namely, ic mission received from Christ. The members of the various ways of assigning and sharing in the this People respond to God’s call in various ways exercise of pastoral care, the establishment of pas- and, as a result, assume in the Church ministries, toral regions or units, together with the con- assignments or simple tasks for the good of all. It sequent union or suppression of Parishes, this In- is the People of God, therefore, who evangelise, struction is intended to offer Bishops and their each member according to his or her proper voca- collaborators, clerics and laity, the pastoral and tion, state in life, and concrete circumstances. canonical tools to work together for the greater A theological reflection of this truth is found in good of the ecclesial community. the definition of a “Pa r i s h ”according to the Code In order for such restructuring to succeed, it is of Canon Law (can. 515, §1), wherein it speaks of necessary to take some time to respect the history, “a certain community of Christ’s faithful”, made traditions and the life of different communities. up of people with a diversity of vocations, such as “To be part of the people is to be part of a common priests, deacons, consecrated persons, lay people, identity made up of social and cultural ties”, as Pope associations and families, all of whom participate Francis recalled (cf. Interview with Fr. Antonio in various ways in the exercise of pastoral care, Spadaro, S.J., published in 2016 in Nei tuoi occhi è which is entrusted to a Parish Priest as its proper la mia parola). Thus, dropping plans upon the p a s t o r. People of God from above, without their involve- On 15 August 1997, an Interdicasterial Instruc- ment, should be avoided. Instead, such proposals tion, Ecclesia de Mysterio,“On certain questions re- should proceed gradually, with patience and garding the collaboration of the non-ordained faithful prudence; moreover, a preliminary consultation in the ministry of priests”, was promulgated, while should be carried out, including a detailed and in 2002, the Congregation for the Clergy pub- “The Good Shepherd” (Catacomb of Sts Peter and Marcellinus) competent study of the situation, where different lished an Instruction entitled “The Priest, Pastor approaches are put to a trial period to test their and Leader of the Parish Community” (4 August effectiveness, before arriving at a definitive de- 2002). faithful is exercised, so as to foster a greater co-re- cision that is balanced and already proven in the Both documents, together with this Instruction, sponsibility and collaboration among all the bap- field, in a way that does not create a rupture in attempt to give an overview of the ecclesial con- tised. the life of the community. text in which we currently find ourselves; con- At the same time, the vision of the Parish com- For this reason, this , as requested by sequently, particular attention will be given to the munity and the pastoral care proposed by the not a few Bishops, has felt the need to furnish an many forms of ministry that exist within the Par- Magisterium of the Church — from the Second instrument with which to support and accompany ish community, in order to highlight the spe- Vatican Council to the teaching of Pope Francis, the various projects of Parish reform and diocesan contained in canonical norms — frequently comes cificity of each in service of the singular mission restructuring, some of which are already under- to be considered as a mere opinion, at the discre- of evangelisation. way, whilst others are at the planning stage. The tion of an individual Bishop or group, often with One could say that the essence of the present intention herein is not to stifle genuine reform interpretations that are improper for the life of a Instruction is to recall that in the Church ‘there is through a “one size fits all” uniform approach, a place for all and all can find their place,’ with community and the ministry of Pastors. One may easily think of two commonplace ex- but rather to ensure that as a Church we go for- respect to each one’s vocation, preserving the tremes: on the one hand, there is the Parish ward together, Pastors and the People of God, faithful from certain possible extremes, such as wherein the Parish Priest and other priests take under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. the clericalisation of the laity and the secularisa- care of everything and decide on everything Over the past number of years, this Congrega- tion of the clergy, or from regarding permanent themselves, relegating the other members of the tion has been working on drafting this present In- deacons as “half-priests” or a “super laymen”. community to a marginal role, at most as execu- struction in order to have available a theological, As was the case in 1997 and 2002, this Instruc- tors, carrying out the directives of the clergy. On pastoral and canonical resource, albeit far from tion does not contain “new legislation”; this is the other hand, there is a sort of “demo cratic”vis- exhaustive, that would offer indications and gen- outside the remit and possibilities of an Instruc- ion, in which the Parish no longer has a Pastor, eral norms to be actualised in the ‘diversity’ of tion, the aim of which is to “set out the provisions but simply functionaries — clerical and lay — who each ecclesial context. The goal of this Instruc- of a law and develop the manner in which it is to be manage its different aspects in a way often de- tion is to unite, not uniformalise, as is well ex- put into effect” (can. 34 §1, CIC). Instead, this doc- scribed as “corp orate”. pressed in the words of an author dear to the ument proposes means to apply the law already In addition to the Parish community being de- heart of Pope Francis: “The mystery of a unity that in force in a better way, drawing on the experi- termined solely on a territorial basis and clearly does not confuse but preserves clear distinctions, espe- ence of the Congregation for the Clergy in its ser- distinct from neighbouring communities, the cially that between creature and God par excellence, vice to the particular Churches. present Instruction has also sought to foster and and yet what is distinct is gathered together in a su- The current Instruction, therefore, is intended promote, in accordance with essential canonical preme inexpressible unity” (cf. Romano Guardini, for the benefit of certain pastoral choices, some of norms, a pastoral closeness and cooperation Dostojevsky: Il mondo religioso, p. 78). which pastors have already introduced and have between different Parish communities. already been “exp erienced”by the People of God To this end, the topic of grouping Parishes to- for some time. This text aims to contribute to the gether — whether in “pastoral units” or Vicariates evaluation of such choices, to correct and rethink Forane, the purpose of which is “to promote forms The entire document may be found them where necessary, with a view to improving of integral collaboration between adjoining parishes”, on: www.vatican.va upon the journey undertaken thus far, by har- (Apostolorum Successores, arts. 215b; 217), or Epis- page 8 L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO Friday, 24 July 2020, number 30

ANGELUS

After reciting the Angelus with the faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, 19 July, the Holy Father expressed his concern over the renewed intensification of armed clashes in the Caucasus region between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and “his hope that a lasting peaceful solution” may be found. Earlier, he had reflected on the day’s Gospel Reading on the parable of the weeds. The following is a translation of the Holy Father’s reflection, which he shared in Italian.

Pope expresses concern over intensification of clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan A lasting peace for the Caucasus Renewed appeal for global ceasefire to enable humanitarian aid to Covid-19 victims

Dear Brothers and Sisters, to has a name: it is the devil, tient. This does not mean that May the Virgin Mary help us to Good morning, Go d’s quintessential opponent. type of hypocritical tolerance that understand and imitate the pa- His intention is to hinder the hides ambiguity; but rather, In today’s Gospel (cf. Mt 13:24- tience of God, who does not work of salvation, to stonewall justice tempered by mercy. If 43) we once again encounter want the loss of any of his chil- the Kingdom of God through Jesus came to seek sinners more Jesus who is intent on speaking dren, whom he loves with a Fath- wicked workers, sowers of scan- than the righteous, to cure the to the crowd in parables about er’s love. dal. Indeed, the good seed and sick first before the healthy (cf. the Kingdom of Heaven. I will the weeds do not represent good Mt 9:12-13), then our actions too reflect only on the first one, that After praying the Angelus, the Holy and bad in the abstract, but we as his disciples should be focused Father continued: of the weeds, through which human beings, who can follow not on suppressing the wicked, Jesus helps us understand God’s God or the devil. Many times we but on saving them. Patience lies Dear brothers and sisters, at this patience, opening our hearts to have heard of a peaceful family, h e re . time when the pandemic shows hope. and then war or envy begins ... a To day’s Gospel presents two no signs of coming to an end, I Jesus narrates that, in the field neighbourhood that was peaceful, ways of acting and of experien- want to assure my closeness to all where the good seed was sown, then nasty things begin to hap- cing history: on the one hand, the those suffering from the illness weeds also sprouted. This term pen.... And we are used to saying: vision of the master who sees far; and its economic and social re- sums up all the toxic vegetation “someone went and sowed weeds on the other, the perspective of percussions. My thoughts go out that infests the soil. Among us, t h e re ”, or “that person in the the servants who see the problem. especially to the populations we can say that even today the family sows weeds by gossiping”. The servants care about a field whose sufferings are heightened soil has been devastated by so Destruction always happens by without weeds; the master cares due to situations of conflict. many herbicides and pesticides sowing evil. It is always the devil about good wheat. The Lord in- Drawing from a recent United that, in the end, harm the grass, who does this or our own tempta- vites us to adopt his vision, one Nations resolution, I renew the the soil and our health. But this tions: when we fall into the that is focused on good wheat, appeal for a global and immedi- is parenthetical. The servants temptation to gossip to destroy that knows how to protect it even ate ceasefire that would allow the then go to the master to under- others. amid the weeds. It is not those peace and safety that are indis- stand where the weeds come The servants’ intention is to who are always searching for oth- pensable in order to provide the from. He responds: “An enemy eliminate evil immediately, that is, ers’ limitations and flaws who co- necessary humanitarian assistance. has done this!” (v. 28). Because evil people. But the master is operate well with God but, In particular, I am following we sowed good seed! An enemy, wiser, he sees farther. They must rather, those who know how to someone who is in competition, learn to wait because enduring recognize the good that silently with concern the past few days’ came to do this. The servants persecution and hostility is part grows in the field of the Church renewed intensification of armed want to go right away to pull the of the Christian vocation. Cer- and history, cultivating it until it clashes in the Caucasus region weeds that are growing. However, tainly, evil must be rejected, but becomes mature. And then, God, between Armenia and Azerbaijan. the master says no, because there those who do evil are people with and he alone, will reward the While ensuring my prayers for could be a risk of pulling the whom it is necessary to be pa- good and punish the wicked. the families of those who lost wheat along with it — the weeds. their lives during the clashes, I It is necessary to wait for harvest hope that, with the dedication of time: only then will the weeds be the international community, and separated and burned. This is through dialogue and the good also a common-sense narrative. will of the parties, a lasting We can read in this parable a peaceful solution for the good of way of looking at history. Along- those beloved peoples may be side God — the master of the re a c h e d . field — who only and always sows I offer my heartfelt greeting to good seed, there is an adversary, you, the faithful from Rome and who sows weeds to impede the pilgrims who have come from wheat’s growth. The master acts Italy and other countries. I wish in the open, in broad daylight, all of you a happy Sunday. and his goal is a good harvest. Please, do not forget to pray for Instead, the other, the adversary, me. Enjoy your lunch. Ar r i v e d e rc i . takes advantage of the darkness of night and works out of envy and hostility to ruin everything. The adversary whom Jesus refers