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Remote Church Sain Jalan Christmas Party
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วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 28 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2562
Vatican Corruption.
Pope Francis: 'There is corruption in the Vatican'
Pope Francis admitted that there is financial corruption in the Vatican. He said an ongoing internal investigation into the corruption at the Vatican would "see if they are guilty or not."
Pope Francis admitted there is financial corruption in the Vatican, describing it as a "scandal" on Tuesday. The pope's statement marked the first time he has acknowledged corruption in Vatican finances.
"There is corruption, it's clear. With the interrogations we will see if they are guilty or not. It is an ugly thing, it's not nice for this to happen in the Vatican," Francis said during an in-flight press conference on the way back from Japan.
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The pope told reporters that there was a Vatican investigation underway into the allegedly fraudulent use of the Peter's Pence, the pope's charity fund, to buy a luxury property in central London. The pope has previously said that such a purchase is not necessarily a misuse of charity funds.
"What happened, happened: a scandal. They did things that do not seem clean," the pope said.
These were the first public comments made by Pope Francis on the issue of financial corruption. The pope stressed that the internal investigation was going well.
"For the first time, the dirt is being uncovered from within the Vatican, rather than from outside," Francis said.
credit: DW Made of minds
credit: DW Made of minds
วันพุธที่ 27 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2562
Thanksgiving day Thursday 28th November 2019
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, and around the same part of the year in other places. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well.
Pope with Japan's Emperpe Naruhito
Pope Francis meets with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito
Pope Francis meets with the Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on Monday.
By Devin Watkins – Tokyo, Japan
The private meeting at the Imperial Palace lasted around 30 minutes.
Pope Francis gave Emperor Naruhito a mosaic of the “View of the Arch
of Titus”, based on a watercolor painting by the Roman artist Filippo
Anivitti (1876-1955).
of Titus”, based on a watercolor painting by the Roman artist Filippo
Anivitti (1876-1955).
Japanese media made note of how the Emperor accompanied Pope
Francis to his car. Usually guests depart with their retinue, while
the Emperor remains inside.
Francis to his car. Usually guests depart with their retinue, while
the Emperor remains inside.
Analysts say this is a sign of the special regard in which he holds
Pope Francis.
Pope Francis.
After the brief meeting, the Pope traveled to Tokyo’s St Mary
Cathedral to meet with young people.
Cathedral to meet with young people.
Emperor Naruhito acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on
May 1, 2019. His reign is officially known as the Reiwa Era,
translated as “Beautiful Harmony”.
May 1, 2019. His reign is officially known as the Reiwa Era,
translated as “Beautiful Harmony”.
The Emperor has some family connection to Catholicism.
His mother, Empress Michiko, comes from a Catholic family,
and went to Catholic schools.
and went to Catholic schools.
She received her undergraduate degree from Tokyo’s University
of the Sacred Heart.
Credit to: Vatican News in English
of the Sacred Heart.
Credit to: Vatican News in English
วันอังคารที่ 26 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2562
Papal nuncio urges Filipinos....
Papal nuncio urges Filipinos to respect, protect life
Outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, celebrated the Solemnity of Christ the King on November 24 at the St. Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Bayombong.
By Robin Gomes
The Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines who is ending his term as the Holy See’s representative to the country urged Filipinos “not to get tired” of protecting and respecting life.
Celebrating the Solemnity of Christ the King on Sunday at the St. Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Bayombong, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia urged the faithful to the “guardians” of life, especially of the poor. "Don’t get tired of life even if it is very difficult… respect and promote life.” the Italian archbishop said in his homily.
“See each person as a child of God. We are called to share the same life, the fullness of life,” he told more than 3,000 faithful. Among them were Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan and dozens of other bishops, priests and religious.
As Christians, he said that they are called to be servants of Christ “by sharing the love we have received” to others. “We are called to give our life for others," he said, adding this is how "the disciple of Jesus is recognized".
This year’s celebration also marked another historical event with the blessing and grand opening of the St. Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Bayombong, some 300 km north of Manila. The park features a 50.23-meter statue of the saint, the world’s tallest bamboo sculpture.
Funded by Kasama Kita sa Barangay Foundation, the statue was built to mark the town’s 405th founding anniversary and the 400th year of the parish.
This year also marks the 600th death anniversary of the Spanish saint and preacher, St. Vincent Ferrer.
Pope Francis on Nov. 16 appointed Archbishop Caccia as the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York.
The Italian prelate succeeds Archbishop Bernardito Auza, who on Oct. 1, 2019, was named by the pontiff as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra.
Archbishop Caccia, 61, was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines on September 12, 2017.
Upon his appointment as Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN, he expressed his nostalgia for the Southeast Asian nation. “I have really loved my time in the Philippines and will miss this beautiful country and its faithful people, to whom I express my deepest gratitude,” he said.
After finishing his duties in Manila, Archbishop Caccia is expected to assume his new post in New York on Jan. 16, 2020. (Source: CBCP News)
US BISHOPS STAND WITH THE POPE.....
US Bishops stand with the Pope calling for a world without nuclear arms
A statement issued by the Chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops calls for action on the path to nuclear disarmament.
By Linda Bordoni
In the wake of Pope Francis’s powerful appeal for a world that is free from atomic warfare, and his affirmation that not only the deployment, but also the possession of nuclear weapons is immoral, the Catholic Bishops of the United States issued a statement calling on their nation “to exercise global leadership for mutual, verifiable nuclear disarmament”.
The statement, signed by Bishop David Malloy, Chairman of USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace, notes that the theme of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Japan this past weekend was “Protect All Life”.
“In Nagasaki and Hiroshima”, Malloy writes, “the Holy Father gave a powerful witness to the grave threat poised to human life by nuclear weapons. Following in the footsteps of Saint John Paul II, and reiterating the teaching of his predecessors, Pope Francis called for a world without nuclear weapons”.
Commitment to global nuclear disarmament
The Catholic bishops of the United States, the statement continues, remain firmly committed to global nuclear disarmament.
“We declared in 1993: ‘The eventual elimination of nuclear weapons is more than a moral ideal; it should be a policy goal,” they recall.
The statement notes that “The United States and Russia have over 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons.”
START treaty with Russia
“This fact alone,” the statement concludes, “calls for our nation to exercise global leadership for mutual, verifiable nuclear disarmament. The extension of New START Treaty with Russia would be a prudent next step.”
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was signed April 8, 2010 in Prague by Russia and the United States and entered into force on 5 February 2011. It replaced the 1991 START I treaty, which expired December 2009, and superseded the 2002 Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT).
New START continues the bipartisan process of verifiably reducing U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals begun by former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Both Russia and the United States announced that they met New START limitations by 5 February 2018.
Pope Francis Tokyo
Pope bids farewell to Japan, leaves hearts overflowing with gratitude
Pope Francis concludes his Apostolic Journey to Japan, fulfilling his dream to be a missionary to the country and spurring the Japanese Church to protect all life.
By Devin Watkins – Tokyo, Japan
It was a bittersweet farewell that Pope Francis bade to the people of Japan on Tuesday, as he boarded the papal plane at Tokyo-Haneda airport.
His visit fulfilled a life-long desire to come to this East Asian nation as a missionary, a dream that was truncated by illness as a young Jesuit.
Yet Divine Providence has a special way of turning patient hope into reality.
Grateful hospitality
Pope Francis arrived in the Land of the Rising Sun smiling despite driving rain and wind. His joy was evident as he met with the most varied aspects of Japanese society.
And the people of Japan could feel his enthusiasm and returned it in spades.
From Emperor Naruhito – who stretched protocol to personally accompany the Pope to his car – to an elderly missionary priest – who had tears in his eyes as he watched his brother Jesuit depart Sophia University – gratitude was written all over the face of every person Pope Francis met.
Fruit of war
Deep bows abounded during his 4 days here. They represented the respect, politeness, and hospitality with which Japan received the Pope. But it wasn’t all mere formalities.
Pope Francis launched forceful appeals to “Protect All Life”, at its every stage, level, and state.
He called on the world to renounce atomic energy used for purposes of war, and said the possession of nuclear weapons – even for deterrence – is immoral.
A 1945 photo of a Japanese boy carrying his dead baby brother on his back lent a heart-wrenching image to “the fruit of war”.
The determination set in that boy’s face – along with his bottom lip that seems to tremble with sadness – perhaps demonstrates Pope Francis’ own emotional resolve to rid the world of the horrors wrought by nuclear arms.
Encounter over isolation
The Pope also urged the local Catholic Church to confront the problems of bullying, loneliness, and suicide, problems that grow out of the competitive nature and frenetic pace of Japanese society.
Selfless love, he countered, can help everyone turn isolation into encounter, after the model of Jesus Christ.
As the Pope prepared to leave the Land of the Rising Sun, he gave voice to the impact his long-awaited missionary expedition to Japan left on him.
“I promise you,” he said off-script with a smile, “that you will all be in my prayers and in my heart.”
วันจันทร์ที่ 25 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2562
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 24 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2562
Pope Francis meets Emperor Naruhito
Pope Francis meets with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito
Pope Francis meets with the Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on Monday.
By Devin Watkins – Tokyo, Japan
The private meeting at the Imperial Palace lasted around 30 minutes.
Pope Francis gave Emperor Naruhito a mosaic of the “View of the Arch of Titus”, based on a watercolor painting by the Roman artist Filippo Anivitti (1876-1955).
After the brief meeting, the Pope traveled to Tokyo’s St Mary Cathedral to meet with young people.
New emperor
Emperor Naruhito acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1, 2019. His reign is officially known as the Reiwa Era, translated as “Beautiful Harmony”.
The Emperor has some family connection to Catholicism.
His mother, Empress Michiko, comes from a Catholic family, and went to Catholic schools.
She received her undergraduate degree from Tokyo’s University of the Sacred Heart.
Pope to young people in Tokyo. 25/11/2019
Pope to young people in Tokyo: ‘Japan needs you, the world needs you!'
One rendezvous Pope Francis never misses during an Apostolic Visit abroad is meeting with young people, “the builders of tomorrow’s society”. That meeting took place on the penultimate day of his visit to Japan, when he took time to meet with the youth in Tokyo.
By Linda Bordoni
According to a well-rehearsed formula, the meeting between Pope Francis and young people in Tokyo’s St Mary Cathedral began with some first-hand testimonies. Representing the cultural and religious diversity of young people living in Japan today, a young Catholic, a young Buddhist, and a young migrant were able to voice their deepest fears and aspirations and ask the Pope some important questions.
Miki highlighted a reality in which lack of time and fraught competitiveness often cause young people to “fail to see the uncountable stars and lose the joy-filled chance to experience the greatness of God and their own weakness and realize that God is with them”.
Masako shone the spotlight on the scourge of bullying and suicide, particularly amongst scholars and students in Japan, and on the fact that a wrong use of technology leads many young people to experience loneliness, isolation, and a lack of true friends.
Her concerns were echoed by Leonardo, the son of Filipino immigrants, who said to the Pope: “Please tell me, Holy Father, how should we confront the problems of discrimination and bullying that are spreading throughout the world?
Thank you, Leonardo, Pope Francis said, “For sharing the experience of bullying and discrimination,” and he noted that more and more young people are finding the courage to speak up about such experiences.
Bullying
Bullying, he said, “attacks our self-confidence at the very time when we most need the ability to accept ourselves and to confront new challenges in life”.
The Pope described the phenomenon as an epidemic and said the best way to treat it is to unite and learn to say “Enough!”. And he urged all young people never to be afraid of “standing up in the midst of classmates and friends and saying: “What you are doing is wrong”.
Fear
Fear, the Pope explained, is always the enemy of goodness, because it is the enemy of love and peace.
He said that all great religions teach tolerance, harmony and mercy, not fear, division and conflict. He reminded those present that Jesus constantly told his followers not to be afraid. Love for God and for our brothers and sisters, the Pope said, casts away fear. “Jesus himself,” he said, “knew what it was to be despised and rejected – even to the point of being crucified”.
“He knew too what it was to be a stranger, a migrant, someone who was “different”. In a sense, Jesus was the ultimate “outsider”, an outsider who was full of life to give,” he said.
“The world needs you, never forget that!” Pope Francis said to all the ‘Leonardo’s of the world’: we can always look at all the things we don’t have, but we must see all the life that we can give and share with others: “The Lord needs you, so that you can encourage all those people around us who are looking for a helping hand to lift them up.”
This, he said, involves “developing a very important but underestimated quality: the ability to learn to make time for others, to listen to them, to share with them, to understand them”.
Love changes the world
Only then, the Pope explained, can we open our experiences and our problems to a love that can change us and start to change the world around us.
That, the Pope continued is exactly what Miki talked about during his presentation when he asked how young people can make space for God in a society that is frenetic and focused on being competitive and productive.
Increasingly, he said, we see that “a person, a community or even a whole society can be highly developed on the outside, but have an interior life that is impoverished and under-developed, lacking real life and vitality”.
“Everything bores them; they no longer dream, laugh or play. They have no sense of wonder or surprise. They are like zombies; their hearts have stopped beating because of their inability to celebrate life with others,” he said.
Spiritual poverty
Remarking on how many people throughout our world are materially rich, but live as slaves to unparalleled loneliness, the Pope quoted Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta who worked among the poorest of the poor and said: “Loneliness and the feeling of being unloved is the most terrible form of poverty”.
We are all called to combat spiritual poverty, Pope Francis said, but young people have a special role to play “because it demands a major change in priorities and options”.
“It means recognizing that the most important thing is not what I have or can acquire, but with whom I can share it. It is not so important to focus on what I live for, but whom I live for. Things are important, but people are essential,” he said.
Without people, the Pope continued, we grow dehumanized, we lose our faces and names, and we become just another object.
Friendship
Friendship, the Pope said is something beautiful that you can offer to our world, and he invited young people to place their hope in a future “based on the culture of encounter, acceptance, fraternity and respect for the dignity of each person, especially those most in need of love and understanding.”
“In order to stay alive physically, we have to keep breathing; it is something we do without realizing it, automatically. To stay alive in the fullest sense of the word, we also need to learn how to breathe spiritually, through prayer and meditation,” he said.
He urged those present to do that and learn to hear God speak to them in the depths of their hearts, and at the same time reach out to others in acts of love and service.
Never set aside your dreams
Finally Pope Francis referred to Masako’s experience as a student and a teacher noting that the key to growing in wisdom is not so much finding the right answers but discovering the right questions to ask.
“Keep asking, and help others to ask, the right questions about the meaning of our life and about how we can shape a better future for those who are coming after us,” he said.
Dear young people, the Pope concluded, “Never lose heart or set aside your dreams. Give them plenty of room, dare to glimpse vast horizons and see what awaits you if you aspire to achieve them together”.
Pope in Japan- Vatican News
The following news are from Vatican News in English.
Special Credit to Vaticannews.com/Eng
Pope in Japan: Overview of 1st Day
Our correspondent in Tokyo gives us a glimpse of the start of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Japan.
By Devin Watkins – Tokyo, Japan
Rain and wind.
Those two meteorological elements were out in abundance to greet Pope Francis as he arrived in Tokyo on Saturday evening.
He has harbored a personal dream to come as a missionary to the Land of the Rising Sun ever since he was a young Jesuit.
Now that dream has come true, but maybe not as he imagined it at first.
The Pope gingerly descended the stairs of the papal plane, measuring each slippery step with care. A smile lit up his face when he reached the ground.
A missionary’s dream
Perhaps Pope Francis’ wet welcome to Japan was the last hurdle he had to overcome in order to fulfil his long-time desire. It was certainly a symbol of the winding path that brought him here.
The reason Fr. Jorge Bergoglio’s request to become a missionary to Japan was rejected had to do with his health.
He caught a severe case of pneumonia at the age of 21, and had to have surgery to remove a portion of his right lung.
He won his battle after 3 days in critical condition. But the future Pope had to abandon his dream of following in Saint Francis Xavier’s footsteps.
That illustrious Jesuit saint was the first to bring the Christian faith to the Land of the Rising Sun, way back in 1549.
From law to teaching
Pope Francis is already making an impression in Japan.
On the same week as his arrival, Japan’s government made a historic decision related to the Japanese-language characters they use to write the word “Pope”.
For a long time the official characters – transliterated as Hōō – meant “Emperor of the Law”. A similar term is used to designate the highest-ranking official in Buddhism.
But the Catholic Church in Japan uses a different term.
Theirs – Kyō-kō – is more like “Emperor of Teaching”. Japanese Catholics have been asking the government to recognize that term for over 40 years.
The move could be called a sign of goodwill to prepare the Pope’s path in the East Asian nation.
For the relatively few Catholics here, it also represents a recognition of their presence and their role in society.
So, despite his first ginger steps on Japanese soil, Pope Francis is sure to find the bedrock of the Catholic faith firm under the well-worn soles of his black shoes.
วันเสาร์ที่ 23 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2562
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Foreigners get no seat quota for pope's Bangkok Mass
Foreigners get no seat quota for pope's Bangkok Mass
Seats are minimal as all dioceses in Thailand have been allocated seats proportionate to their Catholic populationUCAN Reporter
International
October 23, 2019
Catholic dioceses and archdioceses outside Thailand will have no reservation of seats for the public Mass of Pope Francis at the National Stadium in Bangkok, Church authorities said.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 21 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2562
Vatican Photo Gallery Pope in Bangkok 2019
Advance credit to :: Vatican News
The following photos are from Vatican News pictures.
The following photos are from Vatican News pictures.
Mareeruk Chiangrai Primary School with Pope 2019
Mareeruk Chiangrai Primary School
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