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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | FEBRUARY 7-13, 2015 Archbishops Chaput, Gomez in Synod Vatican City (CNA) – The Vatican has confi rmed the participation of 48 del- egates chosen by bishops' conferences to take part in this year's Synod on the Family. Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, and Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia, where the upcoming World Meeting of Families will be held, will be among those taking part in Octo- ber's gathering. Delegates listed included seven from Africa; three from Asia; three from Oceana; 17 from Europe; and 10 from Central and South America. Pope to visit Bosnian capital Vatican City (CNA) - Pope Francis announced he will visit the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in June, where WWI broke out in 1914. As part of his trip, Pope Francis will be visiting the local Catho- lic community, but will also be entering a nation marked with vast ethnic and religious diversity, which served as a key factor in the country's recent war. Pope Francis' visit to Sarajevo falls 20 years after the conclusion of the Bosnian War, which lasted from April 1992 until December 1995. Fix gaze on Jesus, not soap operas Vatican City (Zenit) – Taking a few moments in contemplative prayer and keeping one's gazed fi xed on Christ will "make hope grow," Pope Francis said during his homily Feb. 2 at Casa Santa Marta. "Make this prayer of contemplation," he said. "In your home, 15 minutes, take the Gospel, a small passage, imagine what happened and speak with Jesus about it. Thus your gaze will be fi xed on Jesus and not on soap operas, for example. Your ears will be fi xed on the words of Jesus and not so much on the gossip of the neighbors." Vatican Notes J O I N U S F O R T H E F O U R T H A N N U A L February 17, 2015 Inverness Hotel & Conference Center 200 Inverness Drive West • Englewood, CO P R O G R A M S C H E D U L E : 6:30 am: Rosary followed by Mass 7:30 am: Breakfast and Keynote Speaker- Patrick Lencioni Tickets and sponsorships at: http://www.augustineinstitute.org/prayerbreakfast Augustine Institute TM MARDI GRAS PRAYER BREAKFAST Patrick Lencioni Patrick is the founder of The Table Group and co-founder of The Amazing Parish movement. He is the author of 10 books which have sold over 4 million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages. The Wall Street Journal called Pat one of the most sought after business speakers in America; he has addressed millions of people at conferences and events around the world over the past 15 years. Questions? Call Denise at: 303 • 937 • 4420 TM NEWS IN BRIEF A mong the many events planned for Year of Consecrated Life, one par- ticular initiative draws attention to a community that often su ers in silence— victims of sex tra§ cking. The fi rst International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Tra§ cking will be recognized Feb. 8, the feast of St. Jose- phine Bakhita, a Sudanese-born former slave who became a Canossian sister. At a press conference to promote aware- ness of the event, Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifi cal Council for Jus- tice and Peace, noted that St. Bakhita is "an exemplary witness of hope." "We—victims and advocates alike— could do no better than be inspired by her life and entrust our e orts to her interces- sion," he added. The cardinal called the day a "mobiliza- tion of awareness and prayer on a global scale." Sister Carmen Sammut, of the Mission- ary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, noted that "thousands of children, women and men are sold into slavery, forced labor, prosti- tution, tra§ cking of organs." "Religious congregations all over the world have been engaged for many years in providing support to victims," she con- tinued, "in working for their psychological and educational rehabilitation and in rein- tegrating them in society." Pope Francis noted this as well in mes- sage for the World Day of Peace (Jan. 1), in which he mentioned "the enormous and often silent e orts which have been made for many years by¨religious congregations …. These institutes work in very di§ cult situations, dominated at times by vio- lence, as they work to break the invisible chains binding victims to tra§ ckers and exploiters."¨ Vatican launches prayer day for tra• cking victims Photo by Joseph Morris

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