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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | JULY 25-AUGUST 7, 2015 Planning Your Will and Special Gifts LEARN HOW YOU CAN PROVIDE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THOSE IN NEED... Personally – Leave a legacy of what matters to you most. Financially – Wisely manage the assets that God has entrusted to you, in full compliance with the doctrine of the Catholic Church. Spiritually – Strengthen our parishes and our Catholic community through your charitable giving. The Catholic Foundation can help you plan your will to ensure careful handling of your assets according to your values and charitable giving intentions. Our staff provides planned giving expertise in accordance to faith-based priorities and the standards in its Morally Responsible Investment policy. For more information, visit TheCatholicFoundation.com. START YOUR CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNING FOR TOMORROW, TODAY. JEAN FINEGAN 303.867.0613 "To keep a lamp burning, we need to keep putting oil in it." -Mother Teresa TheCatholicFoundation.com Giving for the Kingdom of God ® giving@thecatholicfoundation.com DEACON STEVE STEMPER 303.468.9885 Slavery and climate conference set at Vatican The link between climate change and human slavery is the topic of an interna- tional conference set at the Vatican later this month, in which Pope Francis will join mayors of major cities worldwide. "These issues are intertwined: The objectification of people, and the objec- tification of the planet," said Michael Shank, media consultant for the con- ference. "Modern Slavery and Climate Change: the Commitment of the Cities" is part of a larger symposium sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences from July 21-22 titled "Prosperity, People and Planet: Achieving Sustain- able Development in Our Cities." The conference will draw leaders from sev- eral cities worldwide including from the United States. SOURCE: CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY.COM Pope to youth: Don't waste your lives Pope Francis tossed aside his pre- pared remarks in a talk to thousands of Paraguay's young people, urging them to go against the cultural current and to live for Jesus. "I wrote a speech for you, but prepared speeches are boring," the pope said during his visit to South America. The idea of a liberated heart was central to his message. "We don't need young people who waste their lives," he said. "We need young people with hope! Because they know Jesus and they have a free heart." He contin- ued, "Liberty is a gift that God gives us, but we must know how to receive it. … Hunger, drug addiction, sadness: all of these things take our freedom from us." SOURCE: CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY.COM Pope Francis waves to crowds during a trip to South America. PHOTO BY ALAN HOLDREN/CNA P ope Francis appointed a new position to oversee the Vatican's communications. In an apostolic letter published June 29, the pope established a secretariat for com- munications to oversee o©ces involved in a variety of media. "The current communication con- text, characterized by the presence and the development of digital media, by the factors of convergence and interactivity, requires a rethinking of the information system of the Holy See and dedication to a reorganization which, recognizing the history of internal development of the asset of communications of the Apostolic See, must proceed decisively towards integration and a unified management," the pope said. The o©ces that will converge include the Pontifical Council for Social Com- munications, the Holy See Press O©ce, Vatican Internet Service, Vatican Radio, the Vatican Television Center (CTV), the L'Osservatore Romano, Vatican Typogra- phy, Photograph Service and the Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana). The pope also wrote that the new sec- retariat will maintain the Holy See's website—www.vatican.va—and the pope's Twitter account, @pontifex. SOURCE: ZENIT.COM Pope appoints new secretariat NEWS IN BRIEF PHOTO BY DANIEL IBÁÑEZ/CNA PHOTO BY ALAN HOLDREN/CNA Pope talks to youth image Paraguay HOLDREN/CNA

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