Vatican Radio REPORT Citing the Latin formula, Habemus Papam, the Proto Deacon, French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran appeared on the central balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica Wednesday evening to announce the election of the 265th Successor of Saint Peter:
Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., the first Jesuit pope in history, was elected to the papacy, taking the name of Pope Francis.
Cardinal Tauran appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s basilica at 8:12 p.m. to the cheers of tens of thousands of people gathered under umbrellas in the square. Billowing white smoke appeared from the chimney over the Sistine chapel at 7:06 p.m signalling that the new Pope had been elected in the fifth ballot of the two day conclave. SHARED FROM RADIOVATICANA
Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., the first Jesuit pope in history, was elected to the papacy, taking the name of Pope Francis.
Cardinal Tauran appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s basilica at 8:12 p.m. to the cheers of tens of thousands of people gathered under umbrellas in the square. Billowing white smoke appeared from the chimney over the Sistine chapel at 7:06 p.m signalling that the new Pope had been elected in the fifth ballot of the two day conclave. SHARED FROM RADIOVATICANA
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CONCLAVE DETAILS - HOW SMOKE IS MADE - OTHER NEWS
 Vatican City, 12 March 2013 (VIS) – The 115 cardinals who will elect the Pope entered the Pauline Chapel at 4:15pm. There Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the assembly, making the sign of the Cross, pronounced: “May the Lord, who guides our hearts in the love and patience of Christ, be with you all.” After this brief prayer, he invited those gathered to begin the procession towards the Sistine Chapel, where the Conclave will be held, saying: “Venerable Brothers, after having celebrated the divine mystery, we now enter into Conclave to elect the Roman Pontiff. The entire Church, joined with us in prayer, constantly calls upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, to elect from among us a worthy Pastor of all of Christ's flock. May the Lord direct our steps along the path of truth, so that, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, we may always do that which is pleasing to him.” Chanting the Litany of Saints, those gathered, preceded by the Cross, moved through the Sala Regia toward the Sistine Chapel. The procession included: non-elector Cardinal Prospero Grech, O.S.A., who will give the meditation; the General Auditor of the Apostolic Camera, Msgr. Giuseppe Sciacca; the Master of Ceremonies of Papal Liturgical Celebrations, Msgr. Guido Marini; two members each of the Colleges of Protonotaries Apostolic de Numero Participantium, of the Prelate Auditors of the Roman Rota, and of the Prelate Clerics of the Apostolic Camera; the secretary of the cardinal who will preside over the the Conclave; the pontifical masters of ceremonies; and members of the Pontifical Sistine Chapel choir. At the entrance of the Sistine Chapel they were welcomed by: Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, substitute of the Secretariat of State; Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States; Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household; religious who supervise the pontifical sacristy; religious charged with hearing confessions; Colonel Daniel Rudolf Anrig, commander of the Swiss Guard; and authorized auxiliary personnel. Members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard guarded the Chapel's doors. Each of the cardinals took their cherry-wood seats, which are arranged in the order of hierarchical precedence: first those of the Cardinal-bishops, then the Cardinal-priests, and finally the Cardinal-deacons. Together they chanted the “Veni Creator Spiritus”. On concluding, Cardinal Re invited them to take the oath of secrecy, pronouncing in Latin the following common form in front of all present, the others reading along with him: “We, the Cardinal electors present in this election of the Supreme Pontiff promise, pledge and swear, as individuals and as a group, to observe faithfully and scrupulously the prescriptions contained in the Apostolic Constitution of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II, 'Universi Dominici Gregis', published on 22 February 1996. We likewise promise, pledge and swear that whichever of us by divine disposition is elected Roman Pontiff will commit himself faithfully to carrying out the 'munus Petrinum' of Pastor of the Universal Church and will not fail to affirm and defend strenuously the spiritual and temporal rights and the liberty of the Holy See. In a particular way, we promise and swear to observe with the greatest fidelity and with all persons, clerical or lay, secrecy regarding everything that in any way relates to the election of the Roman Pontiff and regarding what occurs in the place of the election, directly or indirectly related to the results of the voting; we promise and swear not to break this secret in any way, either during or after the election of the new Pontiff, unless explicit authorization is granted by the same Pontiff; and never to lend support or favour to any interference, opposition or any other form of intervention, whereby secular authorities of whatever order and degree or any group of people or individuals might wish to intervene in the election of the Roman Pontiff.” Each Cardinal elector then, still following the hierarchical order of precedence, individually swore this shorter form of the oath, again in Latin, placing their right hand on the Book of Gospels opened in the centre of the Sistine Chapel: “And I, [first name] Cardinal [last name], do so promise, pledge and swear. So help me God and these Holy Gospels which I touch with my hand.” When Cardinal James Michael Harvey, the last of the Cardinal electors to take the oath, finished, the Master of Ceremonies, Msgr. Guido Marini spoke the phrase “Extra omnes” and all those not directly participating in the Conclave left the Sistine Chapel. The doors of the Chapel were shut at 5:35pm. Along with the Cardinal electors within the Sistine Chapel remain the Master of Ceremonies and Cardinal Prosper Grech, O.S.A., who will give the meditation concerning the grave duty incumbent on them and thus on the need to act with right intention for the good of the Universal Church prescribed in No. 52 of the Apostolic Constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis”. After that exhortation, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will propose to the electors to begin with, if they so desire, the first ballot of the Conclave, which is optional in the first session. | ||||||||
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EUROPE : ARDIRAN IV - ONLY ENGLISH POPE IN HISTORY
IND. CATH. NEWS REPORT
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Nearly 1,000 years ago, in 1154, a man named Nicholas Breakspear was elected the first - and thus far only - English pope. Adrian IV was born Nicholas Breakspear around 1100 AD, close to St Albans in Hertfordshire, England.
It is thought that his exact birthplace was Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire, and that his father was Robert Breakspear - “a man of humble means, though of a decent stock”.
As a boy, Nicholas asked to be admitted to a local monastery but was turned away because he wasn’t thought to be highly educated enough. Around 1125 he attended Merton Priory a few miles south of the City of London.
Nicholas was later to visit the monastery of St Rufus near Avignon, in south eastern France, and was asked to stay - eventually becoming its Abbot. When Nicholas subsequently visited Rome on monastic business, Pope Eugenius III recognised his gifts and refused to let him leave - making him a Cardinal.
One of Nicholas’ tasks was to help establish the Church’s structure in Norway - establishing the archbishopric. When he returned to Rome, such was the success of his mission, he was hailed as the ‘Apostle of the North’. The following day, on 4 December 1154, Nicholas was elected Pope.
His time as Pope was challenging because of the activities of Italian barons. Arnold of Brescia actually took Rome, which was eventually returned to Pope Adrian.
William of Newburgh, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, an Austin canon and a historian of high repute (1136-98) wrote that Pope Adrian told a contemporary, John of Salisbury: "The office of Pope, he assured me, was a thorny one, beset on all sides with sharp pricks. He wished indeed that he had never left England, his native land, or at least had lived his life quietly in the cloister of Sts Rufus rather than have entered on such difficult paths, but he dared not refuse, since it was the Lord's bidding" (Polycraticus, Bk. IV, xxviii).
A controversial act of Pope Adrian was a bull that allowed Henry II of England to annex Ireland to his kingdom.
Adrian was Supreme Pontiff for five years until his death in 1159. Witnesses claim that he died when he choked on a fly while enjoying a goblet of wine, but historian believe he may have died from a complication of tonsillitis called quinsy. He died on 1 September 1159.
It is thought that his exact birthplace was Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire, and that his father was Robert Breakspear - “a man of humble means, though of a decent stock”.
As a boy, Nicholas asked to be admitted to a local monastery but was turned away because he wasn’t thought to be highly educated enough. Around 1125 he attended Merton Priory a few miles south of the City of London.
Nicholas was later to visit the monastery of St Rufus near Avignon, in south eastern France, and was asked to stay - eventually becoming its Abbot. When Nicholas subsequently visited Rome on monastic business, Pope Eugenius III recognised his gifts and refused to let him leave - making him a Cardinal.
One of Nicholas’ tasks was to help establish the Church’s structure in Norway - establishing the archbishopric. When he returned to Rome, such was the success of his mission, he was hailed as the ‘Apostle of the North’. The following day, on 4 December 1154, Nicholas was elected Pope.
His time as Pope was challenging because of the activities of Italian barons. Arnold of Brescia actually took Rome, which was eventually returned to Pope Adrian.
William of Newburgh, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, an Austin canon and a historian of high repute (1136-98) wrote that Pope Adrian told a contemporary, John of Salisbury: "The office of Pope, he assured me, was a thorny one, beset on all sides with sharp pricks. He wished indeed that he had never left England, his native land, or at least had lived his life quietly in the cloister of Sts Rufus rather than have entered on such difficult paths, but he dared not refuse, since it was the Lord's bidding" (Polycraticus, Bk. IV, xxviii).
A controversial act of Pope Adrian was a bull that allowed Henry II of England to annex Ireland to his kingdom.
Adrian was Supreme Pontiff for five years until his death in 1159. Witnesses claim that he died when he choked on a fly while enjoying a goblet of wine, but historian believe he may have died from a complication of tonsillitis called quinsy. He died on 1 September 1159.
AFRICA : SWAZILAND : PRAYER MEETING STOPPED BY POLICE
CISA NEWS REPORT
MANZINI, March 12, (CISA) -A ‘battalion of police officers’ stopped a prayer meeting in Swaziland’s main city Manzini, claiming it was illegal.
The police, carrying batons, took control of the Caritas Centre and stopped a commemoration prayer called by the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA).
Riot police later arrived to ensure that no prayers took place.
The Swazi Government had, without a court order, decided that the prayers, organized by the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) were illegal because the workers’ group was not officially registered with the state. TUCOSWA had been refused permission to register by the Industrial Court which said there was no law in the kingdom that allowed such registration to take place.
TUCOSWA had organized the prayers to mark the first anniversary of its inception.
The Times Sunday, an independent newspaper in Swaziland, where most media is state-controlled, reported a ‘battalion’ of police carrying batons were later joined by the riot squad, the Operation and Support Service Unit (OSSU).
They stopped the prayers despite protests from leaders of TUCOSWA.
Barnes Dlamini, President of TUCOSWA, said police did not have a court order to ban the prayers.
The Times Sunday reported him saying that the police misinterpreted the Industrial Court order. Although TUCOSWA could not register as a labour federation that did not mean that it was illegal.
In Swaziland many organisations are banned under the Suppression of Terrorism Act, including the people’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), the best known of the opposition parties in Swaziland.
The participants decided to abandon the prayer meeting.
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AUSTRALIA : CARDINAL REJECTS SMEAR
ARCHDIOCESE OF MELBOURNE RELEASE
Cardinal rejects smear
Tuesday 12 March 2013
THE following statement was released on Monday by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney in response to the publication of false and defamartory statements about Cardinal George Pell published by Fairfax media and repeated by other media oulets across Australia and overseas.
FAIRFAX media today carried a story, repeated by other media outlets, alleging that Cardinal George Pell is “tainted by sex abuse scandals” and “long dogged” by allegations of sexual abuse against him.
These statements are utterly false and seriously defamatory. They have no basis in fact and deliberately misrepresent the outcome of a 2002 inquiry by a retired Victorian Supreme Court judge which completely exonerated Cardinal Pell of allegations made against him.
At all times, including in sworn evidence before the Southwell Inquiry, Cardinal Pell denied the allegations.
In the conclusion to his report after an exhaustive investigation, former Victorian Judge the Honourable A.J. Southwell QC wrote:“I find I am not ‘satisfied that the complaint has been established’, to quote the words of the principal term of reference”.
As Judge Southwell explained in his report, he could not be satisfied that the complaint was established “unless I were satisfied that the version of the complainant is truthful and substantially accurate”. Judge Southwell did not accept the complainant’s version of events. Cardinal Pell is innocent of the allegations.
Indeed Mr Zwartz correctly reported in an article published by the Age on 14 June 2010 that “Cardinal Pell stood down as Archbishop of Sydney in 2002 after he was accused of abusing a teenager at a church camp in the 1960s, but an independent investigation by a retired non-Catholic judge cleared him.” Inexplicably, this has been omitted from Mr Zwartz’s latest article.
As Archbishop in two cities Cardinal Pell has worked hard to eradicate the evil of sexual abuse from the Church and to show his deep compassion for victims and survivors of sexual abuse not just by words but also by actions. Instead of presenting these facts and the outcome of the Southwell Inquiry fairly as it should, the Fairfax press has opted to publish a smear of the most vindictive kind.
Fairfax and other media which are repeating this story are being contacted by Cardinal Pell’s lawyers.
THE following statement was released on Monday by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney in response to the publication of false and defamartory statements about Cardinal George Pell published by Fairfax media and repeated by other media oulets across Australia and overseas.
FAIRFAX media today carried a story, repeated by other media outlets, alleging that Cardinal George Pell is “tainted by sex abuse scandals” and “long dogged” by allegations of sexual abuse against him.These statements are utterly false and seriously defamatory. They have no basis in fact and deliberately misrepresent the outcome of a 2002 inquiry by a retired Victorian Supreme Court judge which completely exonerated Cardinal Pell of allegations made against him.
At all times, including in sworn evidence before the Southwell Inquiry, Cardinal Pell denied the allegations.
In the conclusion to his report after an exhaustive investigation, former Victorian Judge the Honourable A.J. Southwell QC wrote:“I find I am not ‘satisfied that the complaint has been established’, to quote the words of the principal term of reference”.
As Judge Southwell explained in his report, he could not be satisfied that the complaint was established “unless I were satisfied that the version of the complainant is truthful and substantially accurate”. Judge Southwell did not accept the complainant’s version of events. Cardinal Pell is innocent of the allegations.
Indeed Mr Zwartz correctly reported in an article published by the Age on 14 June 2010 that “Cardinal Pell stood down as Archbishop of Sydney in 2002 after he was accused of abusing a teenager at a church camp in the 1960s, but an independent investigation by a retired non-Catholic judge cleared him.” Inexplicably, this has been omitted from Mr Zwartz’s latest article.
As Archbishop in two cities Cardinal Pell has worked hard to eradicate the evil of sexual abuse from the Church and to show his deep compassion for victims and survivors of sexual abuse not just by words but also by actions. Instead of presenting these facts and the outcome of the Southwell Inquiry fairly as it should, the Fairfax press has opted to publish a smear of the most vindictive kind.
Fairfax and other media which are repeating this story are being contacted by Cardinal Pell’s lawyers.
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ASIA : PAKISTAN : 160 CHRISTIAN HOUSES BURNT
ASIA NEWS REPORT
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has opened an investigation accusing the police of complicity within the attack. Photos of the arson attack.
Lahore (AsiaNews) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan accused the Punjab police of sheltering the criminals involved in the arson attack on the Christian Joseph Colony of Lahore, on last 9th march. At least 160 houses, 18 shops and two churches, one catholic and one Seventh day Adventist, were burnt. Below photos of the arson, received today by AsiaNews. SHARED FROM ASIA NEWS IT
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has opened an investigation accusing the police of complicity within the attack. Photos of the arson attack.
Lahore (AsiaNews) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan accused the Punjab police of sheltering the criminals involved in the arson attack on the Christian Joseph Colony of Lahore, on last 9th march. At least 160 houses, 18 shops and two churches, one catholic and one Seventh day Adventist, were burnt. Below photos of the arson, received today by AsiaNews. SHARED FROM ASIA NEWS IT
TODAY'S MASS ONLINE : WED. MARCH 13, 2013
| John 5: 17 - 30 | |
| 17 | But Jesus answered them, "My Father is working still, and I am working." |
| 18 | This was why the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but also called God his Father, making himself equal with God. |
| 19 | Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that the Son does likewise. |
| 20 | For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all that he himself is doing; and greater works than these will he show him, that you may marvel. |
| 21 | For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. |
| 22 | The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, |
| 23 | that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. |
| 24 | Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. |
| 25 | "Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. |
| 26 | For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself, |
| 27 | and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man. |
| 28 | Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice |
| 29 | and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment. |
| 30 | "I can do nothing on my own authority; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. |
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TODAY'S SAINT : MARCH 13 : ST. EUPHRASIA
St. Euphrasia
VIRGIN
Feast: March 13
Information:
| Virgin, b. in 380; d. after 410. She was the daughter of Antigonus, a senator of Constantinople, and a relation of Emperor Theodosius. Her father died shortly after her birth, and her mother, also Euphrasia, devoted her life thenceforth exclusively to the service of God. To carry out this ideal she abandoned the capital, and, with her seven-year-old daughter, repaired to Egypt, where she dwelt on one of her estates, near a convent, and adopted the nuns' austere mode of life. This example aroused in her daughter the desire to enter the convent, and her mother gave her into the care of the superior, that she might be trained in the ascetic life. After her mother's death she declined an offer of marriage made, by the Emperor Theodosius, on behalf of a senator's son, transferred to the emperor her entire fortune, to be used for charitable purposes, and took up, with a holy ardour, the rigorous practices of Christian perfection. She was about thirty when she died. Her feast is celebrated in the Greek Church on 25 July, and in the Latin Church on 13 March. She is mentioned by St. John Damascene, in his third "Oratio de imaginibus". |
SOURCE: http://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/E/steuphrasia.asp#ixzz1pBYypyaN
TODAY'S SAINT : MARCH 13 : ST. RODERIC AND ST. SALOMON
Sts. Roderic and Salomon
MARTYRS OF SPAIN
Feast: March 13
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Roderic, also called Rudericus and Rodrigo, was a priest at Cabra who was assaulted by his two brothers, one a Muslim and the other a lapsed Catholic. He was denounced by the Muslim brother and imprisoned for falling away from the Islamic faith. Roderic proclaimed that he had always been a Christian but was charged with apostasy. In prison, he met Salomon, a man under the same charge. They were beheaded at Cordoba after a long period of imprisonment.
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