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 21 (2.648) Vatican City Friday, 22 May 2020 Karol Wojtyła one hundred years 18 May 2020 D ear brothers and sisters, as we remember the centenary of the birth of Saint John Paul II let us turn to him to ask for his intercession: Intercede so that we may al- ways remain faithful to the Gosp el. Intercede so that we may know how to open wide the doors to Christ. Intercede so that in these difficult times we may be wit- nesses of joy and mercy. Intercede so that we may know how to respond to the needs of our brothers and sis- ters who suffer, recognizing in their faces, the Face of the L o rd . Help us with your interces- sion not to allow ourselves to be robbed of hope, and to be men and women who journey in the certainty of faith. Fr a n c i s page 2 L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO Friday, 22 May 2020, number 21 The Holy Father appointed Fr An- thony Weradet Chaiseri as Metro- politan Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng. Until now he has served as vicar general of Thare and Non- VAT I C A N seng. Thailand (13 May). Archbishop-elect Chaiseri, 56, was Bishop-elect Muhich, 59, was born in Thare, Thailand. He holds a BULLETIN born in Eveleth, USA . He holds a degree in philosophy and theology. degree in history, and a licence in He was ordained a priest on 21 technology. He was ordained a priest March 1992. He is a member of the AUDIENCES CHANGES IN EP I S C O PAT E on 29 September 1989. Focolare Movement. Saturday, 16 May The Holy Father appointed Fr Peter The Holy Father accepted the resig- The Holy Father appointed Bishop Michael Muhich as Bishop of Rapid nation of Archbishop Louis Chamni- Emmanuel Dassi Youfang as Bishop Cardinal Marc Ouellet, PSS, Prefect of Bafia, Cameroon. Until now he of the Congregation for Bishops City, USA . Until now he has served ern Santisukniran from his office as as rector of the Cathedral of Our Metropolitan Archbishop of Thare has served as titular Bishop of Oes- Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Fer- lady of the Rosary (11 May). and Nonseng, Thailand (13 May). cus and Auxiliary of Bafoussam, rer, S J, Prefect of the Congregation Cameroon (13 May). for the Doctrine of the Faith Bishop Dassi Youfang, 52, was Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, born in Baham, Cameroon. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints ordained a priest on 16 June 2001. Evangelization of Peoples He was ordained a bishop on 7 January 2017, subsequent to his ap- Promulgation of Decrees pointment as titular Bishop of Oes- NEW DIO CESE cus and Auxiliary of Bafoussam. On Tuesday, 5 May, the Holy Father received in audience Cardinal Angelo The Holy Father approved the mer- Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. During the The Holy Father appointed Bishop ging of the Archdiocese of Anchor- audience, the Supreme Pontiff authorized the Congregation to promulgate Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa as Bishop age and the Diocese of Juneau, USA, of Mpanda, Tanzania. Until now he into a single circumscription named the Decrees regarding: has served as titular Bishop of Mo- Anchorage-Juneau, USA . At the same — the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Francesco Caruso, priest zotcori and Auxiliary of the Arch- time he appointed as its first Metro- of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy; born on 7 December diocese of Dar-es-Salaam (13 May). politan Archbishop Bishop Andrew 1879, in Gasperina, Italy, and died there on 18 October 1951; Eugene Bellisario, CM. Until now he — the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Carmelo De Palma, Bishop Nzigilwa, 53, was born in has served as Bishop of Juneau and priest of the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto, Italy; born on 27 January Mwanza, Tanzania. He was or- Apostolic Administrator of Anchor- 1876 in Bari, Italy, and died there on 24 August 1961; dained a priest on 23 June 1995. He age (19 May). — the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Francisco Barrecheguren was ordained a bishop on 19 March Archbishop Bellisario, 63, was Montagut, professed priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Re- 2010, subsequent to his appointment born in Alhambra, USA . He was or- deemer; born in Lérida, Spain, on 21 August 1881 and died in as titular Bishop of Mozotcori and dained a priest on 16 June 1984. He Granada, Spain, on 7 October 1957; Auxiliary of Dar-es-Salaam. was ordained a bishop on 10 Octo- — the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Maria de la Concepción ber 2017, subsequent to his appoint- Barrecheguren y García, layperson; born on 27 November 1905 in The Holy Father appointed Fr Luis ment as Bishop of Juneau. On 7 Granada, Spain, and died there on 13 May 1927; Miranda Rivera, O. Carm, as Bishop June 2019 he was appointed — the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Matteo Farina, layper- of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico. Apostolic Administrator of Anchor- son; born in Avellino, Italy, on 19 September 1990 and died in Brind- Until now he has served as parish age. isi, Italy, on 24 April 2009. priest of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico and episcopal vicar of the pastoral zone of San Juan-Santurce (16 May). Bishop-elect Miranda Rivera, 66, Congregation for Catholic Education communiqué was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He holds a degree in philosophy The Congregation for Catholic which is uniting as never before the of life and hope. Our gaze fixed on and theology. He was ordained a Education wishes to emphasize that peoples of the Earth, makes this the one and only Lord gives us the priest on 14 September 1984. it is close to our Catholic schools’ call even more meaningful. There- courage to develop — including via and universities’ educating com- fore, we have no choice: we are all education — that dynamic of unity The Holy Father appointed Fr Vi- munities, and expresses its great es- called “to unite our efforts in a and solidarity among people, reli- cente Horacio Saeteros Sierra as teem for what they are doing in this broad educational alliance, to form gions and cultures, which can give Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, time of medical emergency, to guar- mature individuals who can over- birth to a renewed humanity. Ecuador, assigning him the titular antee — with the great effort it re- come division and antagonism, and Let us walk together on the paths episcopal See of Rusuccuru. Until quires, and notwithstanding the dif- instead re-create the interweave of of dialogue and mutual understand- now he has served as vicar general ficulties due to social and human relationships to form a more ing, firm in our commitment to and parish priest of the Cathedral distancing — the continuation of fraternal humanity” (Pope Francis, place ourselves at the service of our (16 May). their activities, to ensure that the Message for the Launch of the Global communities. Through sharing, re- Bishop-elect Saeteros Sierra, 52, current academic year can proceed Compact on Education, 12 Septem- spect and reciprocal welcoming, a was born in Santa Ana, Ecuador. He and draw to a close. ber 2019). new humanity will care not only for holds a degree in philosophy and On 14 May, there should have The Higher Committee for Hu- its children but also for the sur- theology and was awarded a licence been the world event of the Global man Fraternity dedicated 14 May to rounding nature, from whose mar- in Church history by the Pontifical Compact on Education, so desired by prayer, fasting and works of charity vels it draws nourishment. Gregorian University in Rome. He Pope Francis, to increase our to help humanity overcome the While echoing this appeal, so was ordained a priest 25 March 2000. awareness of the responsibility we coronavirus pandemic; and Pope rich in hope, it gives us joy to re- all have vis-à-vis education, so as to Francis endorsed this proposal. We call that we shall continue to keep foster a spirit of encounter among hope that educational institutions in touch, by means of a teleconfer- NECROLO GY the different generations, religions fully welcomed this invitation, com- ence, on 15 October 2020, with par- and cultures, as well as between hu- ing together to make this an occa- ticipants on-line from all over the Bishop Gérard Dionne, Bishop manity and the environment. The sion for entrusting ourselves to world, to study in greater depth the emeritus of Edmundston, Canada, at shared tragedy of the pandemic, God, the Father of all, the Source Global Compact on Education. age 100 (13 May) ANDREA MONDA TIPO GRAFIA VAT I C A N A EDITRICE Subscription rates: Italy - Vatican: € 58.00; Europe: € 100.00 - US$ 148.00 £ 80.00; Latin America, Africa, L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO L’OS S E R VAT O R E ROMANO Asia: € 110.00 - US$ 160.00 - £ 88.00; Oceania, North America: € 162.00 - £ 130.00. 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