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The Holy Father was interested in increasing Catholic University students and international expansion
On the occasion of the celebration in Rome of the XXI plenary of the Pontifical Council for the Family, who are members of the president of the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia, José Luis Mendoza, and his wife, Maria Dolores Garcia, both have conversed with the Francis Pope in the Vatican.
The Holy Father was interested in the evolution of the UCAM, treating the increase in students, international expansion or evangelical work and praised its staff and students, and the President's family.
Mendoza explained that the conversation, which took place on Friday morning, was "a very great gift for us," remembering "previous meetings with the Pontifical Council for the Family, and eating breakfast together every day in Santa Marta, and later in Mexico ".
"He asked for our children, remembering that 7 of the 14 are males gave us a rosary and, to tell the president of the Pontifical Council who were also my son Jose Luis and my daughter, Andrea, pregnant, has blessed his son ".
UCAM President explained that the Pope "has pleased a lot of the number of students we have, and evangelizing mission work we are doing and internationalization, being already in many countries in Latin America, Asia and the Middle Orient. "
In plenary, now chaired by Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, and commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Family, has defended the traditional family "core of humanity, made by man and woman, who are the only that can create a human life, created by God in his image and likeness ", and warned of major psychological problems suffered by children in single-parent procreated, unaware of who his father as well as those with the divorce of their parents .
He defended the dignity of human beings, to the needy and the transmission of faith from father to son.
Jose Luis Mendoza explained that "Congress has been a very intense and interesting, which involved members and experts of the Pontifical Council for the Family of the five continents."
The speakers highlighted the vital role of grandparents within families, care for the elderly, orphans and widows, needy children, and has taken into account the care of disabled children, "what I has drawn much attention because it is something so very special care in our institution. "
It also has defended human life from procreation, "which must be respected and protected from the moment of conception", thus rejecting the abortion "as a violation of the right to human life."
In his speech, José Luis Mendoza argued that humans, as a result of sin, is doomed to dissatisfaction and seek happiness in money, power ..., and "only the encounter with Christ can give birth to a new man capable of giving his life for others, so selfless and generous, able to accept the cross and the suffering that occurs in life, not running from it, but assuming it and accepting it. "
The meeting ends Sunday with the presence of its members in the Eucharist the Pope in St. Peter's Square, which will include a collection for Syrian families.
The next event will be the World Meeting of Families, 22 to September 27, 2015 in Philadelphia, "which we hope to attend an important group of the UCAM".
Source: UCAM
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