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PRESS RELEASE

VISIT OF HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL PAUL JOSEF CORDES

TO THE AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

 (23 November 2009)
 

At the invitation of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, the Dicastery of the Holy See responsible for orienting tbe Church's charitable agencies, will be in Australia from 22-29 November 2009 for a meeting with the Bishops, gathered at their Plenary Assembly in Sydney.

The aim of the visit is to strengthen the Catholic Church's witness in the field of charity. Pope Benedict XVI has made the mission of diakonia a focal point of his teaching, which together with tbe proclamation of the word of God and the celebration of the sacraments, expresses the Church' s deepest nature. Cardinal Cordes will reflect together with the Pastors on the teaching of Deus Caritas Est in the light of the local churches' experiences.

In the course of his trip, Cardinal Cordes will discuss the different facets of charity with priests, seminarians, charity workers and various lay groups. He will also deliver a lecture at the Australian Catholic University on the Encyclical Caritas in Veritate.

 

Bollettino della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede 735/2009, 23.11.2009  

 

 

 

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