Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem

The Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem, PAPS is also abbreviated as a papal institution to support the pilgrims who come to Rome and to certain other religious sites and events.

History

Pius XI. 1933-1934 she founded at the end of the Extraordinary Holy Year of the Redemption, when the Central Committee was set up for all pilgrims to Rome as a permanent office. Pope Paul VI. 1972 gave her a canonical form; the reorganization in 1977 confirmed the spiritual initiatives that were born during the Holy Year 1975.

On January 16, 1997 John Paul II issued a new constitution, the hervorgehob their pastoral properties and their purpose and nature specified:

  • Help of the particular Churches, to promote the spiritual and material support for the pilgrims to the Chair of Peter, whether groups or individuals who come for a pious visit, especially for church events of the Holy See.
  • Implementation of the provisions of the Central Committee during the Holy Years, to ensure the appropriate reception of pilgrims from the Dioceses around the world in Rome in response to the appeals of the national and diocesan committees to promote pilgrimages to Rome.
  • And coordination for the pilgrims stream directed to the various world - shrines to involve him in the religious celebrations of the Holy Father.
  • Encourage the participation of those most in need to the pilgrimages above.

Organization and functioning of

The Board approves annual programs and budgets and expresses its opinion on important issues. The Pastoral Council, whose members are multinational and multilingual pastoral worker who is responsible for matters of intellectual activities of the pilgrims, to meet the goals of the religious peregrination. The Pope appoints the President of the peregrination, usually an archbishop, in several cases, even a cardinal. It is located in Piazza Pio XII 4 ° in the Vatican City. The Peregrinatio appoint its delegates for different parts of the world, in consultation with the ecclesiastical authorities of the local churches.

PAPS organized tours for groups of pilgrims at the Vatican and Christian Rome, especially in the Vatican Museum, Vatican Gardens, catacombs in Rome and papal basilicas, liturgical celebrations and audiences with the Holy Father and conferences ( on request), Holy Mass, prayer meetings and services with full support for the Causes of Saints. She works mainly with religious institutions and homes, the pilgrims received, as well as commercial hotels, restaurants and various other logistics companies together provides flight tickets services for all employees of the Vatican, for the departments and offices of the Holy See and for all religious families.

President

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  • Emanuele Clarizio (November 17, 1982-1991 )
  • Camillo Ruini ( December 29, 1992 - May 2, 1996)
  • Sergio Sebastiani (1996 - 3rd November 1997)
  • Crescenzio Sepe (November 8, 1997 - July 25, 2001 )
  • Francesco Gioia (July 25, 2001 - January 4, 2008 )
  • Attilio Nicora (January 4, 2008 - July 7, 2011 )
  • Domenico Calcagno (7 July 2011-23. January 2013)
  • Francesco Gioia ( since 23 January 2013)
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