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 VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 43
DATE 04-03-2014

Summary:
 - CARDINAL ABRIL Y CASTILLO APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF THE CARDINALS' COMMISSION
FOR THE IOR
 - THE POPE OPENS THE GARDENS OF CASTEL GANDOLFO
 - IN MEMORIAM
 - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

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CARDINAL ABRIL Y CASTILLO APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF THE CARDINALS' COMMISSION FOR
THE IOR
Vatican City, 4 March 2014 (VIS) -; The members of the Cardinals'
Commission of the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR) have nominated
Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello as their President.
According to the Institute's Statutes, the members of the
Cardinals' Commission are appointed by the Holy Father for a period of
five years. The Cardinals' Commission is called to meet by its President
at least twice a year. It reviews reports on major business processes and
strategy presented by the President of the Board of Superintendence. The
Commission further oversees the Institute's adherence to statutory norms
and appoints the members of the Board of Superintendence.
The Institute's current Cardinals' Commission was appointed in
January 2014 by the Holy Father and is composed of Cardinal Santos Abril y
Castello (Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major), Cardinal Thomas
Christopher Collins (Archbishop of Toronto), Cardinal Pietro Parolin (Titular
Archbishop of Acquapendente and Secretary of State), Cardinal Christoph
Schonborn (Archbishop of Vienna) and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (President of
the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue).

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THE POPE OPENS THE GARDENS OF CASTEL GANDOLFO
Vatican City, 4 March 2014 (VIS) -; Following a decision by Pope Francis,
the gardens of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo will be open to the
public starting from this month. Since last Saturday it has been possible to
visit the Barberini Garden, with its beautiful natural landscapes and
archaeological remains: the Paths of Roses, aromatic Herbs, and Lilies, the
Square of holly oaks, and the Belvedere Garden, from where there is a
panoramic view over Latium, out to the coastline. In the area of Villa
Barberini there is the Villa of the Emperor Domitian, which faces Lake Albano,
and the visitor may explore the remains of the imperial theatre and the
crypto-portico or covered passageway of the imperial villa.
The Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo cover an area of 55 hectares in the
area of the "Castelli Romani" in the province of Rome, and are
part of the extraterritorial possessions of the Holy See in Italy. They were
conceded to the Holy See by the Lateran Pacts of 1929, as they constitute the
preferred suburban papal residence since the pontificate of Urban VIII in the
17th century.
The Castel Gandolfo gardens are open to the public in the morning from Monday
to Saturday; bookings can be made on the website of the Vatican Museums.

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IN MEMORIAM
Vatican City, 4 March 2014 (VIS) -; The following prelates died in recent
weeks:
- Archbishop Benedict John Osta, S.J., emeritus of Patna, India, on 30 January
at the age of 82.
- Bishop Cornelius John Pasichny, O.S.B.M, emeritus of Toronto of the
Ukrainians, Canada, on 30 January at the age of 86.
- Bishop Prospero Nale Arellano, prelate emeritus of Libmanan, Philippines, on
1 February at the age of 77.
- Bishop Rosendo Alvarez Gaston, emeritus of Almeria, Spain, on 3 February at
the age of 87.
- Bishop Hubert Luthe, emeritus of Essen, Germany, on 4 February at the age of
86.
- Bishop Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire, of Hoima, Uganda, on 8 February at the
age of 72.
- Fr. John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C., Superior of the Missio sui iuris of
Funafuti, Tuvalu, on 8 February at the age of 70.
- Bishop Pius Suh Awa, emeritus of Buea, Cameroon, on 9 February at the age of
83.
- Bishop Pere Tena Garriga, auxiliary emeritus of Barcelona, Spain, on 10
February, at the age of 85.
- Bishop Leon Hegele, auxiliary emeritus of Strasbourg, France, on 11
February, at the age of 89.
- Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E., emeritus of Yoro, Honduras, on 12
February at the age of 74.
- Bishop Louis Nganga a Ndzando, emeritus of Lisala, Democratic Republic of
Congo, on 13 February at the age of 91.
- Bishop Francisco Jose Arnaiz Zarandona, S.J., auxiliary emeritus of Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, on 14 February at the age of 88.
- Bishop Raymond James Boland, emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, U.S.A.,
on 27 February at the age of 82.

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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 4 March 2014 (VIS) -; The Holy Father has appointed Msgr.
Peter Leslie Smith as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Portland (area 85,541,
population 1,379,000, Catholics 207,300, priests 168, permanent deacons 42,
religious 347), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Pietermaritzburg, South
Africa in 1958 and was ordained a priest in 2001. He holds a degree in law
from the University of Natal Law School, a master's degree in theology from
the Mount Angel Seminary in Saint Benedict, Oregon, a bachelor's degree in
theology from the St. Anselm Pontifical Athenaeum, Rome, and a licentiate in
canon law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, U.S.A. He has
served in a number of pastoral roles, including: priest of the "St. Rose
of Lima" parish in Portland, archdiocesan delegate for the charismatic
movement, adjunct judicial vicar, local superior of the Brotherhood of the
People of Praise and vice chair of the presbyteral council. He is curre
 ntly
vicar general and moderator of the Curia.

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