"This is why it is important to have so much hope! It is a grace that
you must ask of the Lord, always: the hope that never disappoints. It never
disappoints? A hope that goes ahead. I would advise you to read very
frequently Chapter 11 of the Letter to the Hebrews, the chapter of hope.
And learn that many of our forefathers have taken that road and have not
seen the results, but they perceived them from afar. Hope ... this is what
I wish upon you. Many thanks for what you have done for the Church; many
thanks for your prayer and your action. Thank you for your hope. And do not
forget: be revolutionaries!"
 The Pope then handed the participants a copy of his official discourse,
extensive extracts from which are published below:
 The vocation of the Secular Institutes is "one of the most recent
forms of consecrated life recognised and approved by the Church and which
is therefore perhaps not fully understood. Do not be discouraged: you form
part of that poor and outgoing Church that I dream of!".
 "By vocation you are laypeople and priests others and in the midst of
others, you lead a normal life, without any outward signs, without the
support of community life, without the visibility of an organised
apostolate or specific works. You are rich only in the totalising
experience of God's love and are therefore capable of knowing and sharing
the burden of life in its many expressions, fermenting them with the light
and strength of the Gospel. You are a sign of that Church in dialogue that
Paul VI spoke of. ... Your vocation makes you interesting to every person
and to their deepest yearnings, which often remain unexpressed or masked.
Through the strength of God's love, that you have encountered and known,
you are capable of proximity and tenderness. ... Like the Samaritan who
passed by, saw and had compassion. This is the moment to which your
vocation commits you: to place yourself next to each man and to make
yourselves close to every person you meet; because your stay in the world
is not simply a sociological condition, but rather a theological reality
that calls you to a conscious, careful presence, in which you are able to
perceive, see and touch your brother's flesh".
 "If this does not happen, if you became distracted, or worse still,
you do not know this contemporary world but instead know and frequent only
the world that is most comfortable to you, or that most entices you, then
conversion is urgent! Yours is a vocation that is by nature outgoing, not
only because it brings you to others, but also and above all because it
requires to you dwell where all men reside".
 "Never lose the impulse to walk the streets of the world, with the
knowledge that walking, even with an faltering steps or limping, is always
better than standing still, closed up in our own questions or our own
certainties. Missionary passion, the joy of the encounter with Christ that
leads us to share the beauty of faith with others, is a bulwark against the
risk of being paralysed by individualism".
 "You are like antennae, ready to gather the seeds of newness inspired
by the Holy Spirit, and can help the ecclesial community to take on this
benevolent gaze and find brave new paths to reach everyone. Poor among the
poor, but with a burning heart. Never still, always on the way. Together,
and sent, even when you are alone, since consecration makes you a living
spark of the Church. Always in motion, with that pilgrim virtue:
joy!".

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 THE POPE RECEIVES THE CENTESIMUS ANNUS: THE CRISIS HAS WORSENED THE
"ALLERGY" TO SOLIDARITY
 Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - Today Pope Francis received in audience
the participants in the international conference organised by the
Centesimus Annus-Pro- Pontifice Foundation, "The good society and the
future of jobs: can solidarity and fraternity be part of business
decisions?", which was held in Rome from 8 to 10 May.
 In the current economic system, and in the mentality that it generates,
the word 'solidarity' has become uncomfortable, even troublesome. The
crisis during these years, that has profound ethical causes, has worsened
this 'allergy' to words such as solidarity, just distribution of goods,
work priorities .... and the reason is that there is an inability or
unwillingness to truly study how these ethical values can become real
economic values, that is, trigger virtuous dynamics in production, work,
trade and finance. This, however, is what you must endeavour to do, uniting
theoretical and practical aspects, thought, and experience in the
field".
 "The conscience of the manager is the existential place in which this
search takes place. In particular, the Christian entrepreneur must always
measure the reality in which he works with the Gospel; and the Gospel
requires him to make the human person and the common good his first
priority, and to do his part to ensure there are opportunities for work,
for dignified work. Naturally this 'enterprise' cannot be implemented in
isolation, but rather in collaboration with others who share the same
ethical foundation, and seeking to widen the network as far as
possible".
 The Christian community - parishes, dioceses and associations - is
"the place in which the entrepreneur, and also the politician,
professional and unionist - draw the lymph that nourishes their commitment
and where they are able to interact with their brethren. This is essential,
as the work environment can at times become arid, hostile and inhuman. The
crisis sorely tests the hope of managers; we must not leave alone those who
in the greatest difficulty".
 Francis emphasised the members of the Foundation that this is the field in
which their witness is needed, and that Vatican Council II insisted that
the lay faithful were called to fulfil their mission in the fields of
social, economic and political life. "With the help of God and of the
Church, you can give effective witness in your field, as you bring not only
words and speeches but also the experience of people and businesses that
endeavour to implement Christian ethical principles in the current
situation of the world of work. This witness is extremely important and I
encourage you to carry it out with faith, also dedicating the right time to
prayer, as also the layperson and the manager need to pray, and to pray
most of all when the challenges are tough".
 The Bishop of Rome concluded by referring to his recent catechesis on the
gift of counsel, one of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and remarked
that businesspeople too must ask God for this gift in order to be able to
"act and to make decisions according to the greater good".

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 DAY OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN COPTS AND CATHOLICS
 Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - Today a message was published, sent by
the Holy Father to His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and
Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, to commemorate the first anniversary of
their meeting in Rome on 10 May 2013 which, writes Pope Francis,
"strengthened those spiritual bonds between the See of Peter and the
See of Mark, and which had been renewed by the historic encounter between
Pope Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III in 1973".
 "It is with thanksgiving to the Lord that we reflect on the journey
of reconciliation and friendship which we have undertaken together. With
God's help, we have learned better to understand one another and to build
solid foundations for overcoming long-standing differences. Conscious that
what unites us is far greater than what separates us, we already experience
a real communion, while recognising that it is neither full nor perfect.
With trust in the Lord's grace, we continue to strive through dialogue in
charity and truth to overcome the remaining obstacles to full communion.
Building upon our shared moment of prayer in the course of Your Holiness's
visit to Rome, let us continue to pray to God that all his children, born
to new life through the waters of baptism and enlightened by faith, may
also become one in love. For my part, I assure Your Holiness of my
unceasing prayer for all Christians in Egypt and throughout the Middle
East. May the Lord inspire in those who are responsible for the destiny of
peoples in these lands, a firm resolve to seek just and peaceful solutions
respectful of the rights of all".
 "On this joyful occasion, which has rightly become known as the day
of friendship between Copts and Catholics, I exchange with Your Holiness a
fraternal embrace of peace in Christ our Lord".

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 DECREES OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS
 Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in
audience Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the
Causes of Saints. During the audience he authorised the promulgation of
decrees concerning the following causes:
 MIRACLES
 - Venerable Servant of God Paul VI, ne Giovanni Battista Montini, Supreme
Pontiff (1897-1978).
 - Venerable Servant of God Luigi Caburlotto, Italian diocesan priest,
founder of the Institute of the Daughters of St. Joseph of Venice
(1817-1897)
 HEROIC VIRTUES
 - Servant of God Giacomo Abbondo, Italian diocesan priest (1720-1788).
 - Servant of God Jacint Alegre Pujals, Spanish professed priest of the
Society of Jesus (1874-1930).
 - Venerable Servant of God Carole-Barbe Colchen Carre de Malberg, French
laywoman and foundress of the Society of the Association of Saint Francis
de Sales (1829-1891).
 The Holy Father also authorised the dicastery to communicate that the rite
of beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Paul VI will take place in
the Vatican on 19 October 2014.

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 AUDIENCES
 Vatican City, 12 May 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in audience:
 - Thirteen prelates of the Mexican Episcopal Conference, on their "ad
limina" visit:
 Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara, with his
auxiliaries, Bishop Miguel Romano Gomez, Bishop Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez
Gonzalez, and Bishop Juan Humberto Gutierrez Valencia;
 Bishop Jose Maria de la Torre Martin of Aguascalientes;
 Bishop Gonzalo Galvan Castillo of Autlan;
 Bishop Braulio Rafael Leon Villegas of Ciudad Guzman;
 Bishop Marcelino Hernandez Rodriguez of Colima;
 Bishop Felipe Salazar Villagrana of San Juan de los Lagos;
 Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada of Tepic;
 Bishop Jose de Jesus Gonzalez Herrandez, O.F.M., prelate of Jesus Maria (del Nayar);
 Bishop Ramon Castro Castro of Cuernavaca;
 Bishop Raul Gomez Gonzalez of Tenancingo.
 On Saturday, 10 May the Holy Father received in audience:
 - Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.
 - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
 - Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy, president of the
Italian Episcopal Conference.
 In the afternoon of Friday, 9 May, the Holy Father received in audience
Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of
Saints.

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 OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
 Vatican City, 12 May 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
 - elevated the eparchy of Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba of the Ukrainians
to the rank of archieparchy, conserving the same title. He appointed Bishop
Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M., previously bishop of the same eparchy, as
first metropolitan archbishop.
 - erected the eparchy of the Imaculada Conceicao in Prudentopolis of the
Ukrainians, Brazil, with territory from the newly established archieparchy
of Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba, making it a suffragan of the same
archieparchy. He appointed Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M., auxiliary of
Curitiba, as first eparchial bishop of the new circumscription.
 On Saturday, 10 May the Holy Father:
 - appointed Bishop Jacek Jezierski as bishop of Elblag (area 9,495,
population 471,200, Catholics 451,000, priests 329, religious 178), Poland.
Bishop Jezierski was formerly auxiliary of the archdiocese of Warmia,
Poland. He succeeds Bishop Jan Styrna, whose resignation from the pastoral
care of the same diocese was accepted by the Holy Father in accordance with
canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.

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