Pope Francis has received over the last year 200 newly ordained bishops, who have participated in a training course at the Post-Apostolic University of Rome, jointly organized by the Episcopal Ministry and the Ministry of the Oriental Churches.
(Vatican news network) On the morning of September 19, 200 new bishops ordained last year went to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, led by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, minister of the Holy See. The meeting, held in the Aula Clemente, was private and allowed the bishops, who participated in the second batch of training at the University after the Pontifical Apostles from 12 to 19 September, to speak freely with the Pope.
The first group of bishops was formed from 1 to 8 September, on the theme “The preaching of the Gospel in changing times and after the epidemic: the service of bishops”. Not long ago, the Pope also received them in the Aula Clemente. Angelo Ademir Mezzari, Auxiliary Bishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil, told this news network that the Pope warned the bishops not to forget to get closer to the poor. He also listened personally to the sharing, needs and requests of the bishops.
The bishops of the second batch of formation spoke with the Pope in an atmosphere of “walking together”. Msgr. Maurício da Silva Jardim, who is about to lead the diocese of Rondopolis-Giraatinga, Brazil, explained that “walking together” was also the atmosphere of the formation session, in which the speakers followed the instructions of Pope Francis . a central theme, students can also express themselves, thus raising specific issues such as hunger, violence, social inequality, migration, political and health crises, and moral and social issues around the world.
The tradition of holding formation sessions for newly ordained bishops began in 2000, when the Pope was John Paul II. Regarding this year’s course, Mons. Jardim added that he had studied the 3 documents of Pope Francis, “The joy of love”, “Brothers” and “Ave a te”, discussing the central points, for example the promotion of the family and universal fraternity through the overall improvement of human nature.
Archbishop Jardim said that the seminary “is an opportunity to help walk together in different ways, to encourage us to be ‘pastors of the people’ and to provide elements, according to a missionary, congregational, The principles of communion and a participatory Church they act in our diocese ”.
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