Implementation of the directive

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Pope Francis had tightened guidelines in cracking down on sexual abuse. In Latin America, corresponding departments are now to be created in all dioceses within a maximum of one year.

Before June 2020, all Latin American dioceses should have a department to take leads on possible acts of abuse committed by church employees. Implementing a directive ied by Pope Francis, the new president of the Latin American bishops' council CELAM, Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos, announced.

Support of the Pope

The archbishop of Trujillo and president of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference announced, according to the daily newspaper "El Comercio" (Tuesday online edition), that he would do everything in his power to support Francis in his project. This pope needs great support for everything he does at the head of the church, Cabrejos said.

Tightening the norms

The paper recently published by the head of the Church provides for tightened norms in the fight against clergy sexual abuse. The law includes new procedures for criminal reporting and introduces a worldwide reporting requirement.

Presumably candles triggered a fire © Jean-Matthieu Gautier (KNA)

There was a fire in the sanctuary of a church in Essen-Bochold, Germany. A two-meter-high mountain made of papier mache was used in place of the Advent wreath during the Advent season. A candle started the fire, but it was quickly extinguished.

Presumably, an overturned candle in St. John Bosco lit a structure made of papier-mache on Thursday morning, Salesian Father Joachim Rathgeber told the Catholic News Agency (KNA). The sexton, who was preparing the morning service in the church, was able to extinguish the fire immediately together with another volunteer from the congregation.

Bishop Overbeck celebrates last mass in June

"It was a stroke of luck," said Fr. With the help of a fan, the alarmed fire department then drove the smoke out of the place of worship. No one was hurt. In the course of the so-called parish development process in the diocese of Essen, the church of Saint John Bosco is closed down. On 21. Ruhr bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck celebrates last mass in the church in June.

On Friday, the church is to be cleaned of soot particles. After that, it could be reopened, said Rathgeber. "Nothing has happened to the church," he stressed. There was no property damage. The parish had used a mountain of papier mache about two meters high in place of an Advent wreath during the Advent season. The theme had been mountain hiking, the chaplain explained. "One sets out on the road to Christmas."

The taste of latin america in wolfsburg-nordsteimke

Stimulating. Black. A cup Coffee, The women served coffee prepared in the same way as in Germany at the stands at Roberto Espinoza's house in Halle on Saturday Nordsteimke.

The choice is difficult: In the Coffee and chocolate exhibition, which is also open on Sunday, serves coffee from Colombia, Brazil, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico. In addition, there are delicious cakes unknown in this country. Optionally, a hot, hand-prepared could be Chocolate to be drunk.

In the garage, a small exhibition shows how these products are of Latin America produced and in what variety they are offered. There are the ready-made products: black men's chocolate, white chocolate, variations with nougat, berries, nuts. A short tour leads through the different stages of extraction: from the plants on plantations, the Harvest by farmers in traditional costumes about the roasting and grinding of coffee.

At Steinbeker Strasse 68, everything revolves around coffee and chocolate

The meaning of Cocoa and chocolate are another chapter. Plus the ingredients: vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, sweet pepper, cloves. And special features: Clothing with jewelry made of chocolate, sex and chocolate. A German sign says: "Kaffee geht immer" (coffee always goes).

Alone Brazil exports 1.5 million annually Tons. So coffee is vital for Latin America. And more than stimulating: healthy. Antioxidants protect the cells, other ingredients the liver. In the morning, people in Latin America prefer to drink coffee – even from porcelain. Mexican service has exhibited Espinoza.

Wolfsburger would like to found a Latin America museum

He hopes that "this will be my last exhibition," because after many presentations Roberto Espinoza would finally like to have a permanent museum. A "Casa de las Americas", a house of the Americas, if possible in Wolfsburg. "But I also give my collection to Gifhorn, Peine or Helmstedt."

Wolfsburg's mayor Dennis Weilmann had ared him of help, VW boss Herbert Diess praised his initiative. "He speaks Spanish," Espinoza says, showing a selfie of him with VW CEO.

Latin American corn pockets and potato balls in Nordsteimke

This weekend's event will not only be about coffee and chocolate, but about the rich Latin American culture. bags filled with corn served by the women, alternatively potato balls with rice, vegetables or meat. These are also products of America. In Santa Ana, located in Espinoza's homeland Ecuador, chocolate was drunk already 3300 before Christ.

The Coffee and chocolate exhibition in the Steinbeker Strabe 68 in Nordsteimke is on Sunday, 24. October, open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturday, 30. October, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Sunday, 31. October, again from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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