Pope Francis told former members of the Populos and Progressio Foundation that by establishing the Populos and Progressio Foundation to replace the Populos and Progressio Foundation, the synodal journey should help the congregation become more “Samaritans” who touch the wounded body of Christ among his people, comforting and engaging.
C. Rubini CTC, Vatican News
The subject was the changes brought regarding by the reformation of the Roman Curia Populor and Progressio Pope Francis invited the foundation’s members to remain “faithful to the commitment to the dignity of all human beings and to the fight once morest poverty that distinguish them,” citing Pope Benedict XVI.
In 1992 Pope John Paul II for the Comprehensive Development of Poor Rural Farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean Populor and Progressio Established by the Foundation. Pope Francis suspended the foundation on Friday and replaced it Populor and Progressio Fund established.
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The Pope noted that many families in Latin America and the Caribbean are still living below the human standard, adding that they are not only exploited but also considered superfluous and shunned. Recent ecclesiastical gatherings, including the ecclesiastical conference on the continent and the synod on Amazonia, have provided an opportunity to hear the cries of the poor and the neglect of indigenous peoples and communities of African descent, the Pope said. The Pope recalled that a new dream of fraternity and social friendship, which cannot be confined to words, is needed.
“We must grow as a “Samaritan” Church, walking the Synodal path, comforting, engaging, and touching the wounds of Christ’s suffering body among the people.”
Relations with the local church
The Pope observed that from the beginning the financial support of the foundation was provided by the local churches of the continent and that the processes of approving the projects of the Upavi and disbursing the funds were carried out by the individuals from where the project was intended to be carried out. However, in the current situation, the Pope underlined the need to further strengthen the relationship with the local churches to make comprehensive development projects more effective in the indigenous and African generation communities, which are the most marginalized and mired in suffering. For this purpose, the Bishops’ Committees of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAM) have been asked to analyze the foundation’s plans and help implement them, the Pope said. Although the Sicastery for Integral Human Development will continue to provide funds for this mission, they will no longer be centered in the Roman Curia, while remaining an “expression of papal vigilance.”
From foundation to fund
By making clear changes, the foundation was discontinued Populor and Progressio Pope Francis published a new document on Friday establishing the fund. New document Osservatore Romano Also in the newspaper Acta Apostolica Sedis It will come into force from Friday following its publication. Cardinal Michael Cherney S. J. is mandated to enact necessary rules.
