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Gulf Pine Catholic • December 24, 2021 2 D iocesan E vents Donations to the Association of Priests The Association of Priests of the Dioceses of Biloxi and Jackson provide a small pension to our retired priests. As you consider your estate plans, please remember these faithful servants by making a donation or leaving a bequest to the Association of Priests. Our parish priests dedicated their lives to car- ing for us, their flocks. Let us now care for them in their retirement. Donations can be made payable to the Association of Priests and can be mailed to the Diocese of Biloxi, Attn: Tammy DiLorenzo, 1790 Popps Ferry Rd., Biloxi, MS 39532. Pro-Life Crosses KILN -- Annunciation Parish in Kiln has 1,000 well-maintained Pro-Life crosses. If anybody wants any crosses, please contact Annunciation Parish at (228) 255- 1800 Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-12 p.m.. The crosses are free. December 28-31 Follow the Star LONG BEACH -- Journey with the three Wise Men and get to know the three wise Camels! Learn the story of Heli, the Great Star! Celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord with crafts, skits, music and snacks. Winter Catholic Kids Camp for chil- dren Kindergarten through fifth grade. Tues.-Fri., Dec 28-31, 8 a.m.-noon, at St Thomas Parish in Long Beach. Fee is $10 per child. For more information contact Dave Gauthier at (228) 596-8835 or reli- giouseducation@saintthomaslb. January 11 Irish Priests Reunion PASS CHRISTIAN -- This year, the Mass for deceased priests will be cele- brated at Most Holy Trinity in Pass Christian, 9062 Kiln Delisle Rd., on Jan. 11, 2022, at 6 p.m. Bishop Paul Dempsey of Achonry, Ireland, will be the main celebrant at the Mass honoring all deceased Irish priests. All priests, reli- gious, deacons, and laity are invited to attend. A reception will follow. Pope establishes ‘Fratelli Tutti’ Foundation BY JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis established a new Vatican foundation that will promote initiatives based on the principles set out in his encyclical “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship.” In a decree published by the Vatican Dec. 15, the pope said he would “gladly accede” to the request of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, the Vatican office charged with the maintenance and upkeep of St. Peter’s Basilica, “to establish a foundation of religion and worship intended to collaborate in spreading the principles set forth” in his encyclical. The “Fratelli Tutti” Foundation, he said, will “encourage initiatives linked to spirituality, art, education and dialogue with the world, around St. Peter’s Basilica and in the embrace of its colonnade.” The decree, also known as a chirograph, was signed by the pope Dec. 8. According to its statutes, the foundation, which will be headed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, will “support and plan” the promotion of art and faith. It will also “invest in cultural and spiritual formation through events, experiences, paths and spiritual exercises” and “promote dialogue with cultures and other religions on the themes of the pope’s recent encyclical to build a ‘social alliance.’” Among the goals of the “Fratelli Tutti” Foundation will be to promote a “culture of peace” as well as “new encoun- ters” that are “nourished by social dialogue, the sense of social forgiveness.” It will also sponsor initiatives that foster “the development of fraternal humanism” aimed at promoting “the principles of freedom, equality and fraternity, conditions for building a ‘universal love’ that recognizes and protects the dignity of Claudio Lotito, president of the Lazio professional soccer club, and Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, hold shirts for their respective teams before a friendly match between the Vatican’s “Fratelli Tutti” squad and a team from the World Roma Organization at the Lazio Training Center in Formello near Rome Nov. 21. The Vatican’s new “Fratelli Tutti” Foundation has been established to promote initiatives based on the principles in Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship.” CNS photo/Paul Haring persons” and the environment. Lastly, inspired by the social teaching of the Catholic Church, the new foundation will promote “social alliance, responsible entrepreneurship, social investment, human and sustainable forms of work,” as well as “integral ecology, sus- tainable development, ecological transition, health and scien- tific and technological research.” We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name. With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our hearts; Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it. We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder. Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions. Let us find in You our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right. All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time, in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever. Amen. Prayer for the Synod: Adsumus Sancte Spiritus