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26-533: The Living Rosary Association was founded on 8 December 1826 by Pauline Marie Jaricot in Lyon, France . The Catholic Church formally approved the association through a canonical letter in February, 1827. The aims of the association were two; to bring the people of France to a prayerful way of life and distribute Catholic literature and devotional articles. The original Living Rosary Association slowly declined; however,

52-721: A cardinal on 18 February. He was created Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora di Coromoto . On 24 April 2012 Filoni was made a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , Congregation for the Oriental Churches , and the Congregation for Catholic Education . On 24 November 2012 he was appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts . Filoni took part in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis , and

78-434: A life of intense prayer, and on Christmas Day, 1816, took a vow of perpetual virginity . She established a union of prayer among pious servant girls, the members of which were known as the "Réparatrices du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus-Christ". Jaricot went on to become a pioneer of organized support for Catholic missionary work. Along with women employed in the silk factory run by her sister and brother-in-law, she resolved to help

104-628: A silk factory in Lyon. Her brother, Philéas, was a missionary in Quangnam . At fifteen years of age Pauline was introduced into the social life of the city. Subsequently, a sermon on vanity made a deep impression on her. At the age of seventeen, a serious fall left her with nerve damage which affected her movement and speech. Then her mother and older brother died. Jaricot isolated herself while her health continued to deteriorate. Her condition, now thought to be Sydenham's chorea , slowly improved. She began to lead

130-590: A summary of information provided by an ex-priest named Gregory Littleton who attested to sexual abuse of priests and seminarians by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick along with the information included in Richard Sipe 's recently published "Statement for Pope Benedict XVI" on McCarrick's sexual misconduct. He said that Filoni "knew in every detail the situation regarding Cardinal McCarrick". Filoni received checks totalling $ 3,500 from McCarrick between 2008 and 2013. On 10 May 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Filoni Prefect of

156-906: Is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre . He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. He is an expert in Chinese affairs and on the Middle East . Filoni was born in Manduria near Taranto , Italy. He entered the seminary and earned doctorates in Philosophy and in Canon Law from

182-681: The Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to Jaricot's intercession, the final requirement for beatification . Her beatification was celebrated with solemnity on 22 May 2022 in the Eurexpo stadium, Lyon, with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presiding on the Pope's behalf. In 1826 Jaricot had founded the Association of the Living Rosary. The fifteen decades of

208-524: The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , the Vatican department in charge of administering mission territories, in succession to Ivan Cardinal Dias , who had reached retirement age and had health problems. La Nazione remarked that to be reassigned after only four years as Substitute was unusual and speculated that Filoni had been moved because of a "stormy" relationship with Bertone. The Holy See announced on 6 January 2012 that he would be created

234-832: The Pontifical Lateran University . He was ordained a priest on 3 July 1970. He served in the Nunciatures of Sri Lanka from 1981 until 1983, Iran from 1983 to 1985, Brazil from 1989 to 1992 and the Philippines from 1992 until 2000. Although formally assigned to the Apostolic Nunciature to the Philippines , he was based in Hong Kong . During this time Archbishop Filoni was Pope John Paul II 's bridge to China's bishops, official and non-official Churches and bishops, in

260-532: The Church of Saint-Nizier in Lyon. In a homily on 9 January 2013, at the end of the celebrations commemorating the 150th anniversary of her death, Cardinal Fernando Filoni , prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , said that her "heroic virtues do not consist in a series of miraculous events, but in that fruitful fidelity to Christ, to whom she devoted herself both in good times and in … difficult … moments" On 26 May 2020, Pope Francis authorized

286-511: The Living Rosary nearly 16 million persons of all ages, with substantial numbers in Third World countries. The organization maintains an internet website at philomena.org , authored by Patti Dickinson, who is universal director of the Living Rosary. A Facebook page, Universal Living Rosary Association , is authored by apostolate promoter Brian J. Costello of New Roads, Louisiana . Fernando Filoni Fernando Filoni (born 15 April 1946)

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312-569: The hope of reconciling them to the Holy See . Pope John Paul II appointed Filoni as apostolic nuncio to Iraq and Jordan on 17 January 2001, naming him titular Archbishop of Volturnum . He received episcopal consecration from Pope John Paul II on 19 March 2001. He chose Lumen Gentium Christus as his episcopal motto. Archbishop Filoni defended the freedom of the Catholic Church in Iraq under

338-454: The mid-20th century, however, the number of members had markedly decreased, especially in the United States . The organization was revived through the efforts of Patti and Richard Melvin of Dickinson, Texas , and 28 other devotees who renewed the practice of organizing 15 persons to each pray one of the 15 Decades of the rosary. By the year 2014, the membership numbers of the Association of

364-560: The missions with prayers and a small weekly contribution of one penny a week from each participant. The seed grew and other groups joined to help all missions. This eventually led to the founding in 1822 of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, dedicated to supporting missionary efforts worldwide. On May 3, 1922 Pope Pius XI declared the Society for the Propagation of the Faith "Pontifical". Jaricot's spiritual director for many years,

390-485: The peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims. He came close to being killed in Baghdad on 1 February 2006, when a car bomb exploded next to the nunciature. He served in Iraq and Jordan until 25 February 2006 when he was named Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Filoni Substitute for General Affairs on 9 June 2007, effective 1 July. During his four years as Substitute, it

416-506: The regime of Saddam Hussein and – in line with the Pope's position – opposed the US invasion of the country in 2003 . He remained in Baghdad as American bombs fell, which he called "nothing exceptional". When Mario Vargas Llosa visited him in Baghdad in 2003, he described Filoni as "small, astute, tough as nails, talkative and an expert on emergencies", who described sadly how, just as predicted, it

442-481: The rosary were divided among fifteen associates, each of whom had to recite daily only one determined decade. She expanded the organization's work to include the distribution of prayer leaflets, holy pictures, medals and rosaries. The Association of the Living Rosary grew rapidly in France and spread to other countries during her lifetime and for years thereafter. In 1832, Pope Gregory XVI granted it canonical approval. By

468-517: The tradition has been revived in various forms. Pauline Marie Jaricot was born to a very pious Catholic family in Lyon, France, on July 22, 1799. Through her brother, she developed a real concern for the Asian missions. In May 1822, Pauline founded the Society for the Propagation of the Faith . She united the poor factory workers in prayer and collected from each one monthly, a modest sum of one sous to support

494-499: The work of Catholic missionaries. She founded the Living Rosary Association in 1826, which grew rapidly in France and spread to other countries during her lifetime and for years thereafter. In 1832, Pope Gregory XVI gave canonical status to the Living Rosary Association. Pauline Jaricot Jaricot was born in Lyon, France, on 22 July 1799, the youngest of seven children of Antoine and Jeanne Jaricot. Her father owned

520-414: Was "incredibly difficult to administer the peace". After the fall of Saddam he recognized the new-found freedom enjoyed by the people, but he warned against the lack of security and the slow development of the economy . He expressed mixed feelings towards the new constitution , which he described as both a "positive step towards normalization in the country" and "contradictory in some areas", and supported

546-567: Was Filoni's job to organise the activities of the Curia and the care of official translations of papal documents and correspondence; encryption dispatches messengers to be sent to the Registry of the papal letters, the resolution of legal issues, personnel management in the Curia and nunciatures, protocol and etiquette for visiting heads of state, information and media management, and Vatican archive management. He

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572-691: Was also responsible for organizing the activities of nuncios around the world in their activities concerning the local churches. Observers noted that during his time as substitute, Filoni never established a strong rapport with his immediate superior, Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone . In 2008, Archbishop Filoni was awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic . In his August 2018 "Testimony" , Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò reported that on 25 May 2008 he had sent Filoni

598-459: Was considered to be a papabile , or possible candidate to be elected pope. Based on his work with the people of Iraq , Filoni wrote The Church in Iraq . Pope Francis raised him to the rank of Cardinal Bishop effective 28 June 2018. Pope Francis named Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to succeed Filoni as Prefect of the Congregation on 8 December 2019. Pope Francis named him Grand Master of

624-491: Was forced to declare bankruptcy. Having exhausted all her money, she spent the rest of her life destitute. She died on January 9, 1862, in Lyon. Jaricot's spiritual writings were examined in Rome and approved by a commission of theologians on 27 May 1925. This led to the cause for her beatification to be formally opened on 18 January 1930, when she was granted the title of Servant of God . Since 1935 Jaricot's mortal remains lie in

650-409: Was healed, and was convinced that she owed this recovery to the intercession of Saint Philomena . Around 1845 Jaricot purchased a blast furnace plant which she intended to be run as a model of Christian social reform. A building adjacent to the plant accommodated the families, and close by was a school and a chapel. However, she left the management to people who proved to be dishonest, and in 1862 she

676-567: Was the priest John Vianney . In 1822, she arranged for the printing and distribution of religious literature, convinced that information about the missions should be publicized. Later, the future Society would publish the Annals which contained reports from various mission territories aimed at increasing interest in the Society and the missions. Afflicted by a serious illness, Jaricot travelled on pilgrimage to Mungano , in Italy. There, on 10 August 1835 she

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