VATICAN CITY, JUN 19, 2007 (VIS) - In the Holy See Press Office this morning, the official presentation took place of the document "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road," published by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. Participating in the press conference were Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino and Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, respectively president and secretary of that pontifical council.

Some time after we have been bereaved, they tell us, we need "closure": that is, we need to leave the painful event in the past, and though we will never cease to love our departed relative or friend, we have to get on with our life. This process begins with the funeral; "we bring the body of our brother or sister to its place of rest," as the funeral liturgy says. In a strange way, that place of rest is a place of rest for us too. It is painful and yet it is a comfort to visit the grave: our sorrow is able to focus itself there.

We wish to extend to each and everyone a Joyous Easter celebration.
The Daditama Catholics invites everyone to tune in to the atmosphere of the Holy Week. There is on other way to do this, than to celebrate the Holy Week with our respective parishes. Kumpisalang Bayan are celebrated in the different parishes and GKK's.

VATICAN CITY, MAR 9, 2007 (VIS) - Today in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, which is presided by Archbishop John P. Foley. Addressing them in English, the Pope expressed his thanks "for your commitment to the apostolate of social communications, the importance of which cannot be underestimated in our increasingly technological world.

There will be a DaDiTaMa meeting on March 6-7, 2007 at Cursillo House, Davao City. The delegates are expected to arrive at noontime for a lunch and the usual schedule follows. The main agenda for this quarter's meeting will be focused on the incoming Election 2007. Archdiocese of Davao will host the gathering to be presided by this year's chairman Most Rev. Guillermo Afable, Bishop of Digos.

Dear Brothers and Sisters!

Last February 1,2007, at 6:15am Bishop Emeritus Generoso Camiña, DD died after a long bout with liver cancer and diabetes in San Pedro Hospital at the age of 75.

He took his retirement from the Diocese of Digos last February 11, 2003 due to health reasons. He was ordained to the priesthood under the congregation of the Canadian Foreign Missionaries or PME on June 30, 1962. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Pauzera and Auxiliary Bishop of Davao on March 9, 1978. He was appointed as the first Bishop of Digos on December 20, 1979 and installed on February 11, 1980.

VATICAN CITY, JAN 24, 2007 (VIS) - Made public today, Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists, was Benedict XVI's Message for the World Day of Social Communications, which this year is due to be celebrated on May 20, on the theme: "Children and the Media: A Challenge for Education."

The Holy Father's Message has been published in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese. Extracts from the English language version are given below:

VATICAN CITY, JAN 16, 2007 (VIS) - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, traditionally celebrated every year from January 18 to 25, is due to begin on Thursday. The theme for the 2007 initiative is: "He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."
The texts for reflection and prayer this year have been prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and by the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.

One who dances cha-cha does not intend to step upon the other's foot