Price € 1,00. Back issues € 2,00 L’O S S E RVATOR E ROMANO WEEKLY EDITION IN ENGLISH Unicuique suum Non praevalebunt Fifty-third year, number 31 (2.658) Vatican City Friday, 31 July 2020 At the Angelus the Pope expresses hope that the ceasefire may result in effective disarmament and mine clearance in the region Bringing peace to Donbass After praying the Angelus with the many faithful gathered in Saint Pe t e r ’s Square on Sunday, 26 July, Pope Francis expressed his appreci- ation for the new ceasefire concern- ing the Donbass area, recently de- cided in Minsk by members of the Trilateral Contact Group. He thanked them “for this sign of goodwill aimed at bringing much-desired peace” and hoped it would “be put into practice, also through effective processes of dis- armament and mine clearance. This is the only way to rebuild confi- dence and lay the foundations for the reconciliation that is so neces- sary and so awaited by the people”. Earlier, Pope Francis had focused on the parables of the hidden trea- sure and the pearl of great value, explaining that those treasured items represent Jesus himself. Before concluding, Francis prayed to the Blessed Virgin Mary to “help us to search every day for the treas- ure of the Kingdom of Heaven, so that the love God has given us through Jesus may be manifested in our words and gestures”. PAGE 8 A local woman inspects her damaged house in Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Ukraine. (E PA -EFE) Completed pilgrimage despite disability On the 7th anniversary of WYD in Rio de Janeiro Pope writes to youth Young people, the elderly and the prophesy of Joel PAGE 3 “How important it is to have in- the elderly build the future of wisdom of their lives” citing the tergenerational exchanges and dia- peoples: children because they lead Aparecida Document. logue, especially within the context history forward, the elderly because of the family.” they transmit the experience and GISOTTI ON PA G E 4/5 Dicastery for Laity, It was 26 July 2013, and Pope Francis spoke these words looking Family and Life out from the balcony of the Archbishopric of Rio de Janeiro. There to listen to him were thou- A conversation with Fr Awi Mello sands of young people from around the world who had come to Infect the world with a renewed Christian hope Brazil for World Youth Day and the first Apostolic Journey of the Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life since 2017; director Pope who had been elected the of the national Schöenstatt Movement in his country, Fr Alexandre Awi preceding March. On that date, Mello was able to closely follow Pope Francis on his first International the Church celebrates Saints Journey, for the occasion of World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro in Joachim and Anne, the parents of 2013. In an interview with L’Osservatore Romano, the Brazilian priest re- the Virgin Mary, the grandparents calls his experience during those days and speaks of the prospects of of Jesus. youth ministry in this time marked by the pandemic. Pope Francis took that opportun- ity to emphasize that “children and BICCINI ON PA G E 4/5 The Academy launches a campaign Interview with Swiss Guards chaplain Book published by Liturgical Press Pontifical Academy for Life inviting young people to perform acts of kindness and affection for A professional and A Pope Francis On the Academy’s latest older people who may feel lonely. spiritual path Lexicon do cument PAGE 7 GORI ON PA G E 3 O’MALLEY & BARTHOLOMEW ON PAGE 6 PAGE 7 page 2 L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO Friday, 31 July 2020, number 31 now he has served as vice direc- tor of the said directorate. This appointment will take effect on VAT I C A N 1 August 2020 (27 July). NECROLO GY Until now he has served as lecturer BULLETIN and President of the San Giovanni Archbishop Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, Evangelista Pontifical Theological Archbishop emeritus of Mobile, USA, Faculty of Sicily, Italy (24 July). at age 88 (15 July) CHANGES IN EP I S C O PAT E ordained a priest on 12 August 2001. He studied philosophy and theology Archbishop-elect Lomanto, 58, Bishop Pierre Marie Coty, Bishop was born in Mussomeli, Italy. He The Holy Father appointed as Bish- and holds a state diploma in biology emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire, at was ordained a priest on 29 June op of the Diocese of Kabinda, and chemistry, and a Master’s degree age 92 (17 July) 1986. He holds a doctorate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, in civil law and human rights. Church history. Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa of Fr Félicien Ntambue Kasembe, Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil, at CICM. Until now he has served as The Holy Father accepted the resig- age 57 (18 July) General Counsellor of the Cong re - nation of Archbishop Salvatore Pap- GO V E R N O R AT E OF gation of the Immaculate Heart of palardo from his office as Metropol- Bishop Manuel Cruz Sobreviñas, AT I C A N ITY TAT E Mary, CICM — Scheut Missionaries itan Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy V C S Bishop emeritus of Imus, Philip- (23 July). (24 July). pines, at age 96 (18 July) The Holy Father appointed as Bishop-elect Ntambue Kasembe, The Holy Father appointed as Met- director of the Directorate of Bishop Louis Dicaire, titular Bishop 49, was born in Kabinda, Democrat- ropolitan Archbishop of Siracusa Fr Health and Hygiene of the Go- of Thizica and Auxiliary of Saint- ic Republic of the Congo. A mem- Francesco Lomanto from the clergy vernorate of Vatican City State Jean-Longueuil, Canada, at age 73 ber of the Scheut Fathers, he was of the Diocese of Caltanisetta, Italy. Prof. Andrea Arcangeli. Until (19 July) Now also available on the website of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life Communiqué WYD Magazine dedicated to the celebrations in Panama of the Holy See Press Office The “World Youth Day the Pope and young peo- As always, the “WYD Magazine”, dedicated to ple on the occasion of the Magazine” documents the the 34th World Youth global scale gatherings in- event through images and With regard to the statements made Day celebrated in Panama augurated by Pope John brief texts, offering a tool by the Prime Minister of Spain, Mr in January 2019, has been Paul II and carried on by to enable the millions of Pedro Sánchez, in his interview pub- printed on certified re- WYD Benedict XVI and Francis. participants, past lished on 8 July in the “Corriere della cycled paper, and is now The magazine contains and present, to relive the S e ra ” newspaper, it should be noted also available for free experience and salient over 100 colour pages that the Holy See, on the question download on the website moments of the event. published by the John of the Dicastery for Laity, In particular, this 25th of Francisco Franco’s exhumation, Family and Life. Paul II Foundation for edition of the magazine has on several occasions reaffirmed For nearly 30 years the Youth, as a single multi- also inaugurates its pres- its respect for the legality and the magazine has been the of- lingual edition with con- ence on the web, in line decisions of the competent govern- ficial testimony to the tent in English, Spanish, with the customary print- mental and judicial authorities, has fruitful dialogue between French and Italian. ed form: myriad photo- Common Home. Ecologi- called for dialogue between the fam- graphs and, of course, the cal Conversion in Action” ily and the government, and has key words of the ad- never made pronouncements on the dresses given by Pope meeting, also held in advisability of exhumation or burial and by the witnesses of Panama, to expand on Joaquín Navarro-Valls boys and girls who were and give life to the En- place, as these matters do not fall able to experience the cyclical Laudato Si’. within its competence. meeting with the Latin memorial scholarship American Pope at the A scholarship has been established to honour Joa- first WYD ever held in quín Navarro-Valls, Director of the Holy See Press Central America. Grand organ destroyed, man arrested for arson Office from 1984 to 2006, three years after his death. The editorial by Car- Dedicated to man and the environment, the scholar- dinal Kevin Joseph Far- ship was instituted by the Biomedical University rell, Prefect of the organ- Fire in Nantes Cathedral izing Dicastery, is fol- Foundation of the Campus Bio-Medico University lowed by the reflections of Rome and Telecom Italia Foundation. It will fund On Saturday, 25 July, following an investigation into suspected of Archbishop José Do- a PhD in Science and Engineering focusing on man arson, a Rwandan refugee confessed to starting the 18 July fire in mingo Ulloa Mendieta, and the environment and the impact of the fight the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Cathedral of Nantes, France. The who hosted the event, 39-year-old accused, a church volunteer, may be subject to up to against Covid-19. The objective is to study and de- Carmen Aparicio Valls, 10 years in prison and fines of up to 150,000 euros for the crime, velop a new model of health assistance 4.0 aimed at the foundation’s new for which the motive has not been established. improving the process of prevention and care for pa- p re s ident, and Marcello Among the damage done, fire destroyed the grand organ, one tients with complex chronic conditions, through in- Bedeschi, who has led it of the cathedral’s main attractions.