There are a growing number of Christian associations that organise
responsible tourism to less developed destinations as well as those that
promote the so-called 'solidarity or volunteer tourism' which enable people
to put their vacation time to good use on a project in developing
countries.
 Also worth mentioning are programs for sustainable and equitable tourism
in disadvantaged areas promoted by Episcopal Conferences, dioceses or
religious congregations, which accompany local communities, helping them to
create opportunities for reflection, promoting education and training,
giving advice and collaborating on project design and encouraging dialogue
with the authorities and other groups. This type of experience has led to
the creation of a tourism managed by local communities, through
partnerships and specialised micro tourism (accommodation, restaurants,
guides, craft production, etc.).
 Beyond this, there are many parishes in tourist destinations that host
visitors, offering liturgical, educational and cultural events, with the
hope that the holidays 'are of benefit to their human and spiritual growth,
in the firm conviction that even in this time we cannot forget God who
never forgets us'. To do this, parishes seek to develop a 'friendly
pastoral care' which allows them to welcome people with a spirit of
openness and fraternity, and project the image of a lively and welcoming
community. And for this hospitality to be more effective, we need to create
a more effective collaboration with other relevant sectors.
 These pastoral proposals are becoming more important, especially as a type
of 'experiential' tourism grows. This type of tourism seeks to establish
links with local people and enable visitors to feel like another member of
the community, participating in their daily lives, placing value on contact
and dialogue.
 The Church's involvement in the field of tourism has resulted in numerous
projects, emerging from a multitude of experiences thanks to the effort,
enthusiasm and creativity of so many priests, religious and lay people who
work for the socio-economic, cultural and spiritual development of the
local community, and help them to look with hope to the future.
 In recognition that its primary mission is evangelisation, the Church
offers its often humble collaboration to respond to the specific
circumstances of people, especially the most needy. And this, from the
conviction that 'we also evangelise when we attempt to confront the various
challenges which can arise'."

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 OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
 Vatican City, July 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
 - appointed Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari, apostolic nuncio in
Bulgaria, as apostolic nuncio in Macedonia.
 - appointed Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki as metropolitan archbishop of
Koln (area 6,181, population 5,417,865, Catholics 2,069,152, priests 1,033,
permanent deacons 309, religious 1,835), Germany. Cardinal Woelki is
currently metropolitan archbishop of Berlin.
 - appointed Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacon, bishop of Margarita,
Venezuela, as bishop of Barcelona (area 43,300, population 2,132,000,
Catholics 1,996,000, priests 69, religious 61), Venezuela.
 - appointed Fr. Ignatius D'Souza as bishop of the diocese of Bareilly
(area 32,860, population 10,352,001, Catholics 6,744, priests 83, religious
331), India. The bishop elect was born in Basrikatte, India in 1964 and was
ordained a priest in 1991. He holds a licentiate in biblical theology from
the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and a doctorate in biblical
theology from the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome. He has served in a
number of pastoral roles, including vice rector of the St. Paul's Minor
Seminary of Lucknow and director of the diocesan pastoral centre of
Lucknow, and is currently vicar general and priest of the Cathedral of
Lucknow. He succeeds Bishop Anthony Fernandes, whose resignation from the
pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted
by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Fr. Cajetan Francis Osta as bishop of the diocese of
Muzaffarpur (area 27,120, population 30,310,000, Catholics 5,250, priests
49, religious 120), India. The bishop-elect was born in Kathara-Bokaro,
India in 1961 and was ordained a priest in 1992. He studied canon law at
the St. Peter's Pontifical Institute in Bangalore and missiology at the
Sacred Heart of Shillong, and has served in a number of pastoral roles in
the diocese of Muzaffarpur, including co-priest of Bettiah and rector of
the minor seminary; secretary of the bishop of Bettiah and priest in the
parishes of Tinkomma and Barauni. He is currently judicial vicar of
Muzaffarpur, president of the Bijhan Diocesan Priests, and priest of the
Cathedral of Muzaffarpur. He succeeds Bishop John Baptist Thakur, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the
age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Fr. Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, Fr. Stephen Lee Bun Sang, and
Fr. Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M., as auxiliaries of the diocese of Hong Kong
(area 1,104, population 7,071,600, Catholics 547,000, priests 311,
permanent deacons 18, religious 815), China.
 Bishop-elect Yeung Ming-cheung was born in Shanghai, China in 1946 and was
ordained a priest in 1978. He holds masters degrees in social
communications from the Syracus University, U.S.A., and philosophy of
education from Harvard University, U.S.A., and has served in a number of
pastoral and administrative roles, including parish vicar of Ha Kwai Chung
district, New Territories; director of the diocesan office of social
communications; director of the diocesan office for education and schools;
director of Caritas Hong Kong, and vicar general of Hong Kong. He is
currently a member of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum".
 Bishop-elect Lee Bun Sang was born in Hong Kong, China in 1956 and was
ordained a priest in 1988. He holds a degree in architecture from the
London School of Architecture and a doctorate in canon law from the
University of Navarre, Spain. He has served in a number of pastoral and
administrative roles, including director of the Tak Sun school in Tsim Sha
Tsui, and is currently defender of the bond at the diocesan tribunal of
Hong Kong and vicar of Opus Dei for East Asia.
 Bishop-elect Fr. Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M., was born in Hong Kong, China
in 1959 and was ordained a priest in 1990. He holds a licentiate in
spiritual theology and Franciscan culture from the Pontifical University
Antonianum, Rome, and has held a number of pastoral and administrative
roles, including priest of the "St. Bonaventure" and "Our
Lady of the Angels" parishes in Kowloon; lecturer in spiritual
theology in the seminary of Hong Kong; consultor of the Commission for the
Church in China; and regional superior of the Order of Friars Minor for
Hong Kong. He is currently parish vicar of the Church of St. Bonaventure in
Hong Kong.
 - elevated the apostolic prefecture of Makokou (area 46,000, population
54,000, Catholics 26,000, priests 7, religious 3), Gabon, to the rank of
apostolic vicariate, and appointed Fr. Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp., as the
first apostolic vicar of the new apostolic vicariate. Born in Sierentz,
France in 1943, he gave his perpetual vows in 1970 and was ordained a
priest in 1972. He specialised in pastoral theology at the Institut
Catholique de Paris, France and has served in a number of pastoral roles in
Gabon, including regional bursar of the Spiritan Fathers in Gabon and
parish priest in Makokou. He is currently apostolic prefect of the same
circumscription.

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