Agostino Vallini

thumb|Agostino Vallini (2014) Agostino Vallini (17 April 1940 –) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Naples, as the bishop of the Diocese of Albano, as the prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, and as the vicar of the Diocese of Rome. Quotes We should work towards an "education of hope," so that the Church in Rome may continue to proclaim the Gospel of the Risen Lord with renewed energy, as it is the ‘first fruit’ of new life that has no end. We should work towards a perseverant prayer that purifies the heart, opens itself to God and to others and sparks a testimony of love, especially towards the poor, and to a positive cooperation that knows how to find the good wherever it is. Cardinal Agostino Vallini’s greeting to the Diocese of Rome: “We should work towards an ‘education of hope,’ so that the Church in Rome may continue to proclaim the Gospel of the Risen Lord with renewed energy.” (1 July 2008) Fides News Agency We will be humble and trusting pilgrims in a place that is of highest importance in the faith, bringing our hopes and anxieties, and in the celebration of the Eucharist, in our encounter with the Risen Lord, we will pray for ourselves and our Church, that we may receive the gift of a joyful and courageous faith, so as to produce hope and dialogue with those who will ask us about the meaning of life. We owe it to Rome, to offer this city a renewed proclamation of the Gospel, capable of transforming the daily lives of families, youth, the sick, and the poor. Sunday, October 26, Diocese of Rome will take a pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Paul, led by Vicar Cardinal Agostino Vallini: “we will pray for ourselves and our Church, that we may receive the gift of a joyful and courageous faith.” (26 September 2008) Fides News Agency While moral rectitude cannot be substituted by professional competencies, it does promote and cultivate them. Pope’s vicar calls on teachers to educate in hope and be witnesses of Christ (23 January 2009) External links Category:Catholics from Italy Category:Cardinals Category:1940 births Category:Living people Category:People from Lazio Category:Clergy from Italy Category:Roman Catholic bishops