Council of Cardinals concludes meeting about ongoing
reforms
(Vatican Radio) The Council
of Cardinals concluded three days of meetings in the Vatican on Wednesday,
continuing their discussions on the ongoing reform of the different Vatican
offices and institutions. The head of the Holy See Press Office, Fr Federico
Lombardi briefed journalists on the contents of the meetings, noting that Pope
Francis was present for most of the time with the nine cardinals in the group.
Fr Lombardi said a large part
of the consultations was dedicated to discussing the reforms regarding the
Secretariat of State, the Congregations for Catholic Education, for Oriental
Churches, for the Clergy and for Bishops, as well as the Pontifical Councils
for Culture, for Christian Unity and for Interreligious Dialogue.
He also noted that the
results of previous consultations regarding the Congregations for the Doctrine
of the Faith, for Worship and the Sacraments, for the Causes of Saints and for
Consecrated Life, as well as the new Charity, Justice and Peace office, have
been handed over to Pope Francis for his deliberations.
Fr Lombardi said that the
reforms were focused on the criteria of simplifying and harmonizing the work of
the different offices, as well as exploring ways of decentralizing tasks to the
different bishops conferences.
Finally he noted that
Cardinal Reinhard Marx and Cardinal George Pell discussed questions relating to
the Council and the Secretariat for the Economy, while Mgr Dario Viganò
reported on the continuing reform of the Vatican media offices, especially the
process of integrating Vatican Radio and the Vatican Television Centre which is
taking place this year.
The next meetings of the C9
group of cardinals are scheduled to take place on September 12th, 13th and 14th
and December 12th, 13th and 14th.
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