VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 156
DATE 16-09-2014

Summary:
- Presentation of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, 2015
- Appointments to the IOR Board of Superintendence finalised
- The Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir to sing in Macao, Hong Kong and Taipei

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 Presentation of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, 2015
 Vatican City, 16 September 2014 (VIS) - This morning in the Holy See Press
Office, Archbishops Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council
for the Family and Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., of Philadelphia,
U.S.A., presented the World Meeting of Families on the theme "Love is
our mission: the family fully alive", which will take place in the
North American city from 22 to 27 September 2015.
 In his presentation Archbishop Chaput commented on Philadelphia's deep
religious roots and expressed his hope that Pope Francis may be present at
next year's meeting, at which between ten and fifteen thousand people from
all over the world are expected to attend. He also explained that the theme
of the Meeting was based on St. Irenaeus' famous words, "the Glory of
God is man fully alive". "In like manner, the glory of men and
women is their capacity to love as God loves. Life in a family is a summons
to embody that love in everyday life".
 The event in Philadelphia will be accompanied by an official document, a
catechesis that "will help parish and diocesan leaders, catechists and
other interested persons prepare Catholics across the globe for next year's
meeting. ... It develops its teaching in ten simple steps. It starts with
the purpose of our creation and moves into the nature of our sexuality; the
covenant of marriage; the importance of children; the place of priesthood
and religious life in the ecology of the Christian community; the Christian
home as a refuge for the wounded heart; the role of the Church; and the
missionary witness of Christian families to the wider world".
 "The text gives us a foundation for all of the different programming
that will go into the World Meeting of Families", continued Archbishop
Chaput, "from major talks, to panels and breakout sessions, to family
entertainment throughout the event. The text is currently available in
English and Spanish. Portuguese, French and other language editions are
planned this fall through the efforts of the Pontifical Council for the
Family. The catechesis also includes the special prayer we commissioned to
prepare for the 2015 gathering".
 In addition, a specially-commissioned oil painting will be displayed in
Philadelphia's Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul throughout the
World Meeting. By the artist Neil Carlin, it represents the Holy Family -
Jesus, Mary and Joseph - along with Mary's parents, Sts. Anne and Joachim.
"They are a reminder that, today and throughout history, the Christian
family includes both the young and the elderly; it reaches beyond parents
and child to include grandparents and many other extended relations".
 Archbishop Paglia presented the events that will be organised by his
dicastery this year and the next, in relation to the theme of the family.
On 18 September, with the collaboration of Caritas International, a seminar
will be held on "Family and poverty", in which it 150 experts on
the theme are expected to participate. On 28 September, with the theme
"The blessing of longevity", the elderly and grandparents will
meet with Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square. From 22 to 24 January 2015,
an international congress of associations, movements and groups for the
family and for life will meet with the aim of "Reviewing together the
Extraordinary Synod on the Family", and on 24 March, anniversary of
the publication of St. John Paul II's encyclical "Evangelium
vitae", a prayer vigil will be held in the Roman basilica of St. Mary
Major.
 Finally, the president of the Pontifical Council for the Family reported
that every day until the opening of the Synod (5 October) on the site
www.familia.va, there will be a special edition of "Jar  - the
spectacle of life", which will present through words and images the
main themes of the Synod and explain how they figure in the Instrumentum
Laboris. During the assembly there will be a weekly note presenting and
summarising the work of the Synod fathers. All this will be supplemented
with exclusive interviews with bishops and experts.
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 Appointments to the IOR Board of Superintendence finalised
 Vatican City, 16 September 2014 (VIS) - The Commission of Cardinals for
the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) has appointed Mauricio
Larrain (Chile) and Carlo Salvatori (Italy) as members of the IOR Board of
Superintendence, according to a press release published by the Institute
today.
 On the occasion of the nomination Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello,
President of the IOR's Supervisory Commission of Cardinals, said: "The
IOR is looking forward to working with these two new board members who will
add significant financial experience and global perspective at a time when
the role of IOR is being reinforced and confirmed to meet the objectives of
the Holy Father." With these appointments, the IOR Board of
Superintendence is now complete. Besides Mauricio Larrain and Carlo
Salvatori, it is composed of Mr. Jean-Baptiste de Franssu (France),
President of the Board, Mr. Clemens Boersig (Germany), Prof. Mary Ann
Glendon (USA) and Sir Michael Hintze (UK), who assumed office on 9 July
2014. In addition to these six lay members of the Board, Monsignor Alfred
Xuereb, Secretary-General of the Secretariat for the Economy, serves as its
non-voting Secretary.
 As set out in the Institute's revised Statute from 1990, the IOR Board of
Superintendence defines strategy and ensures oversight of operations. The
members of the Board of Superintendence are nominated in accordance with
the new legal framework and for a period of five years. The nomination of a
non-voting Secretary and a sixth member to the IOR Board of Superintendence
as well as the nomination of a sixth member to the IOR Cardinals'
Commission will be formalised upon completion of the current review of the
Institute's Statute.
 Mauricio Larrain is external director of Santander Bank Group Chile and
general director of the ESE Business School from the Los Andes University
of Chile. He served as the Santander Bank Group Chile's Chairman and
General Director from 1992 until 2014 and was president of Santander Chile
Holding S.A. And Universita Chile S.A. from 2000 until 2014. During this
period, Santander Bank Group Chile was chosen as the Best Bank in Latin
America in six different years by the America Economia Magazine.
 Carlo Salvatori has served as president of the investment bank Lazard
Italy since June 2010 and of the insurance company Allianz SpA since May
2012. Furthermore, he is amember of the Board of Directors of the Sacred
Heart Catholic University, of the Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, of
Chiesi Pharmaceuticals and of the Riso Gallo Group and he also is President
of the Christian Union of Business Executives' Milanese section.
 The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) was founded on 27 June,
1942, by papal decree to serve the Holy See and its customers in the
Catholic Church all over the world. Its origins date back to the
"Commissione ad Pias Causas" established in 1887 by Pope Leo
XIII. The IOR's purpose is set by its Statute, amended by Pope John Paul II
in 1990, and related by-laws. It is "to provide for the custody and
administration of goods transferred or entrusted to the Institute by
physical or juridical persons, designated for religious works or charity.
The Institute can accept deposits of assets from entities or persons of the
Holy See and of the Vatican City State".
 The IOR strives to serve the global mission of the Catholic Church by
protecting and increasing the patrimony of and providing worldwide payment
services to the Holy See and related entities, religious orders, other
Catholic institutions, clergy, employees of the Holy See and the accredited
diplomatic corps. As of 31 December 2013, the IOR was entrusted with
customers' assets (including deposits, assets held in custody and assets
held under portfolio management agreements) totalling EUR 5.9bn, and
shareholders' equity of EUR 720m. The IOR is situated exclusively on the
sovereign territory of the Vatican City State, and is supervised and
regulated by the "Autorit  di Informazione Finanziaria" (AIF),
the financial supervisory body for the Vatican City State.

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 The Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir to sing in Macao, Hong Kong and Taipei
 Vatican City, 16 September 2014 (VIS) - The Pontifical Sistine Chapel
Choir is to perform for the first time in Macao, Hong Kong and Taipei. The
concerts will be made possible through the Hong Kong Institute for
Promotion of Chinese Culture, in collaboration with the Coro Perosi of the
Diocese of Macao and the Taipei Philharmonic Foundation. By sharing the
rich musical traditions of East and West, these concerts aim to promote
cultural exchange through art and music, thereby creating new channels of
communication and communion.
 The concerts, entitled "Reverberating Heavenly Tunes in Greater
China", will include pieces from notable composers such as Giovanni
Pierluigi da Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso, Gregorio Allegri and Lorenzo
Perosi, whose works historically form part of the repertoire of papal
celebrations.
 The concerts will take place on 19 September 2014 at 6 p.m. in the
Cathedral of Macao; 21 September at 8 p.m. at the Hong Kong Cultural
Centre; and 23 September at 7:30 p.m. at the National Concert Hall in
Taipei.
 In addition, on 21 September at 11 a.m. in the Cathedral of Hong Kong the
Sistine Choir will assist, with the authorisation of the Cardinal Secretary
of State, at the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist, at which Cardinal
John Tong Hon will preside.
 The Pontifical Sistine Music Chapel Choir (Sistine Choir), which has its
origins in the former Roman Schola Cantorum, has for centuries preserved
the musical traditions of the Church and is composed of trained vocal
musicians who sing at Papal liturgies and at other celebrations convoked by
the Holy Father.

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