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format approved The thousands who turned up at the Supreme
Court Gardens last Sunday night showed obvious approval for the new venue and format of the Christ the King annual festival. Dean Foley reports that all religious songs by the but a few of 60001eaflets were Hamersley distributed and there were Crossroads, led to Hroth:r many latecomers who did Gerry Crookes. not receive copies. In a second segment, Many mad e thorou gh plans because it was International and brought their folding Year of the Child, young chairs, rugs and cushions; people were asked to take early birds brought their their part. refreshments as early as 5 Youths delivered the two p.m. scripture readings. Over 300 young schoolchildren were packed into the Orchestral Shell and, The early summer evening directed by Brother Daniel coolness is likely to convince McMahon, led the singing even larger crowds that a late for the evening. November Eucharistic Schoolchildren, on stage Festival is preferable to an and distributed in the
group.
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Banners loudly proclaiming Christ the King and Lord were prominent at the Eucharistic Festival at Supreme Court Gardens.
Vatican's income not enough: $20m VATICAN CITY (NC): The Holy See's operating deficit for 1979 will be over $20 million, an historic communique announced earlier this month. given to the cardinals during breakdowns of income The deficit figure had been including Peter's Pence climbing every year recently the annual collection for the and was expected to increase Pope - had been enough so far to make up the deficit. in 1980, it added. Investment income was "If the revenue remains at "absolutely insufficient" to the present level, wit hin a few stem the tide, said the years the Holy See will find itself hard pressed" to Vatican announcement. The historic announce- continue its central ment, following a five day government and its work of
special meeting of the evangelisation and charity, world's cardinals, was the the Vatican added. first public revelation by the The communique set the Vatican of an actual deficit projected 1979 deficit at $2 0,2 4 0,0 0 0, "with a figure. It admitted three years ago probable increase in 1980." that it was running at an The Vatican's Press annual deficit but did not communique did not give any details on income or release the sum. distribution of funds, nor 1 he announcement said comparative figures on contributions from deficits in recent years. Catholics around the world, It said such figures were
their meeting. through investments, other The communique disting- institutional resources and uished the Holy See income Catholic contributions were and expenses from those of not made public. the government of the The Vatican communique Vatican City state. did not mention the The latter entity is generally recommendations or
believed to he self- conclusions of the cardinals supporting.
THE STATE It earns money from tourist income, such as admissions to the Vatican Museums, and from Vatican stamps and coins. It pays salaries to people providing public services and pays construction and maintenance costs of the area.
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during their meeting.
THE CURIA The cardinals also studied
the organisation of the Roman Curia and said "there was general agreement on the substantial
validity of the present
structures and their
harmony with the desires of the Second Vatican Council. The cardinals said that they
income source from agreed substantially with the
investments comes from the direction and effectiveness of "patrimony of the Holy See" the reforms introduced by the invested reparations Pope Paul VI, the most by the Italian government in extensive in four centuries. 1929 for Vatican properties U.S., West German and expropriated from the Pope French cardinals, according a half century earlier, when to some sources, were among the modern Italian nation those pressing hardest for was formed. public revelation of the Vatican's financial situation.
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Irish bishops peace call
The cardinals were given The Holy Sec's main more details. One cardinal expenses include: operating said afterwards he was costs for the Curia bodies surprised to learn that $6 that service the Church at million out of $10 million for large, meetings of such one year's Peter's Pence bodies, papal charities and collection came from the United States. He said that worldwide evangelisation. Details on total Holy See most of the rest came from expenditures, however, or West Germany and France.
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The Irish Catholic Bishops Conference has asked influential sections of society to apply the call for peace in Northern Ireland made by Pope John Paul 11 during his visit in September.
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"May the paramilitary leaders, the politicians, the governments, those responsible for law and order, the people of the Catholic community, the people of the Protestant community, may they seize this opportunity which the Pope's visit has gives us to work for peace
with consent, with honour, and with justice," said the bishops. The call was issued in a pastoral letter read in all Catholic churches in Ireland and Northern Ireland on November II. The letter referred to the call for peace in Northern Ireland made by the Pope during his trip.
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October afternoon. walkways. performed To set the mood, the first liturgical movements which half hour was given over to they had learnt under the
TO ALL "It is above all a solemn call to everyone to refuse any voluntary support or co-operation to those
from which he drew his
words."
"We shall not be responding adequately to the Pope's visit unless we now bring new vigour to the task of tackling the injustices in our society," they said. "May the whole church in Ireland be united in that prayer from the heart that God may send his peace to Ireland," said the letter.
Smith. For the third segment, a flurry of flags and banners held by youth groups heralded the approach of the Blessed Sacrament. Following the homily of
Father John Jegorow, Archbishop Goody led the congregation in an act of commitment to Christ the King. In hisintroductory remarks the archbishop asked three things of the congregation: A careful preparation in attitude and conscience for
each reception of holy communion. A showing of reverence by always genuflecting when passing in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Regular visists to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament in tabernacles of one's local church. Co ill
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planning or committing deeds of violence. We must not become guilty ourselves by sharing the guilt of another's sin of
violence," said the bishops.
"Pope John Pauldid not set out to flatter us during his visit. It was no fantasy picture of an idealized and
romantic
Ireland
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