Council of Cardinals concludes meetings in Vatican
(Vatican Radio) The Council
of Cardinals concluded three days of meetings on Wednesday. All of the members
of the Council were present, with the exception of Cardinal Oswald Gracias, who
was impeded by health reasons.
Apart from the Wednesday
morning session, which took place during the customary General Audience, Pope
Francis himself participated in all of the meetings of the Council.
In a press briefing on the
meetings, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, the Director of the Holy See Press
Office, said Cardinals’ discussion focused largely on final considerations
concerning the various Dicasteries (departments) of the Roman Curia, in view of
a new Apostolic Constitution.
In particular, the Cardinals
re-read, and entrusted to the Holy Father, several texts relating to the
proposal to create to new Dicasteries, dedicated to “Laity, Family, and Life”
and to “Justice, Peace, and Migration.”
Father Lombardi said the
Cardinals also took up several other topics in their discussion. In particular,
the Council considered criteria for gathering information for the nomination of
new bishops, in light of their identity and pastoral mission. They also
discussed the significance and role of Nuncios.
Additionally, the Council
heard from two of their own members. Cardinal George Pell updated his
colleagues on the work of the Secretariat for the Economy, while Cardinal Sean
O’Malley discussed the activities of the Pontifical Council for the Protection
of Minors.
The final day of the
Council’s work, Father Lombardi said, was dedicated to organizing the results
of the foregoing discussion, in order to craft a comprehensive proposal from
the Council to the Pope, in view of a new Constitution for the Roman Curia.
The Council is expected to
meet three more times this year: 6-8 June; 12-14 September; and 12-14
December.
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