Periodical of the World Family of Radio Maria Association
Year II – Issue 9 – November-December 2014
The Year of Consecrated Life Inaugurated
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Many directors of the radio are religious: a value added for the mission of Radio Maria in the world
t is after 167years after the death of Gregoruis XVI a Camaldolian , a religious returns to the chair of Peter with the election of Card. Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Therefore it does not surprise that the first Jesuit Pope might have indicated a “long 2015” dedicated for the religious(from 30th November 2014, the first Sunday of Advent, till the 2nd February 2015, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord). The Year of the Consecrated Life in some way was pre announced in the special attention the pope has for the religious
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men and women, the novices, of course, in continuation with his predecessors coming from the non-religious clergy: it is noted that the young Karol Wojtyla had Carmelite aspirations and also vicinity of Joseph Ratzinger to the Benedictine world. Pope Francis hoping that “the consecrated may be the men and women who can awaken the world” affirms that “the consecrated life is prophesy”. And the importance of religious life is always present in the life and mission of Radio Maria from the very beginning: The Directors Advisor himself, Fr. Livio Fanzaga, comes from the order of Scolopi, founded by St. Joseph Calasanzio in 1597 with the educative
charism that finds a natural fulfillment in the mission the radio maria does in the whole world. The similarly can be seen also in the witness of the domenican Fr. Yuri, the director of RM Russia who in the school of St. Domenic receives the love for the study and diffusion of faith, and Fr. Roger, the national director of RM in the Republic of Congo coming from the “mediatic” world of Paolines. Among the new directors we have in Canada Fr. Augusto Menichelli of the Missionaries of the precious blood and of the “historical” orders two cofriars of the Jesuit Pope Fr. Stjepan, the director of Croatia and Fr. Mato, the director of RM Bosnia. From among the recent congregations instead we have Fr. Elias of RM Holland of the community of St.
“With the help of God, renew the courage of peace!”
here were two very important appointments for the pope, two most significant visits at the European Parliament (at Strasburg) and the most delicate one in Turchy. The invitation to visit the France came straight from the President of the European Union Martin Shulz. It was in 1988 in the past in the full regime of communism Pope John Paul ll visited the European Parliament, from which slowly came the sign of the fall of the wall of Berlin. It gave an important occation for Pope Francis to reiterate and encourage the members of
European Parliament not to negotiate the catholic values on which is founded the European Union. It was the 5th journey of the Pope outside Italy. The Journey to the Turchy , instead is more important and different because of the difficult situation we find there. They were three intense days in which the Pope pointed out the importance of the ecumenical and interreligious dialogue. Radio Maria has begun to create a base also in Turchy. The former secretary of Bishop Padovese (assassinated in 2010) has started studying the possi-
bilities. The idea is to begin in the diocese of Iskendrun for the millions of Christians present there of whom many comes from Syria and Iraq. We are sure, as it was always, with the help of the Virgin we will be able to arrive anywhere in the world. Daniele Trenca
John born in 1975. We have Lazzarists Fr. Marco, the director of RM Equador and Fr. Etienne in Central Africa and Franciscans Fr. Robert (USA) and Fr. Benedictus (Indonesia). In Costa Ricca we find Fr. Emilio of Sodalitum Christiane Vita and Fr. Juan Carlos of the Legionari of Christ in Brazil and the example can be continued further. The Radio Maria also with her Mission in the five continents wants to follow the invitation of the Pope Francis in his message on 30th Nov. “with the power of the Holy Spirit that accompanies you, go to the streets of the world and show the innovative power of the Gospel which put in practice, works even today wonders and can give response to all the questions of human beings” Stefano Chiappalone
WORLD FAMILY It is on line the new website of WFRM page 2
HOLY SEE The Synod on the Family concluded page 3
RADIO MARIA The development
and novelties of RM in the world page 4