Card Parolin reopens Carpi Cathedral ahead of Pope’s
visit
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican
Secretary of State, has reopened the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of Carpi in
Italy.
Pope Francis is scheduled to make a pastoral visit to the
northern Italian town on 2 April, where he will meet with communities struck by
the 2012 earthquake and visit the reopened Cathedral.
Cardinal Parolin concelebrated Mass on Saturday at the
Cathedral along with Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genova and
President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference.
In his homily, Cardinal Parolin said, “An earthquake can
strike and wound, but it cannot defeat and annihilate. It can damage and make
the ground shake, but it cannot break up and disperse a community that is
committed to rebirth.”
The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the Emilia Romagna
region in 2012 killed 20 people and heavily damaged dozens of farms, castles,
and churches.
“An earthquake like other dramas in society, with their
mourning and devastation,” Cardinal Parolin went on, “do not have the last
word. Through the help of the Lord along with perseverance in hard work and
courage, life is reborn, wounds heal, and people return to journey together, to
hope, and to design and build.”
In conclusion, Cardinal Parolin said, “The reopening of a temple of stone will be that much more important if we open our hearts and minds to Christ and to his message of peace, salvation, joy, and true liberation.”
In conclusion, Cardinal Parolin said, “The reopening of a temple of stone will be that much more important if we open our hearts and minds to Christ and to his message of peace, salvation, joy, and true liberation.”
While visiting the town of some 70,000 inhabitants on 2
April, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass, pray the Angelus, give his blessing to
three new diocesan buildings, and speak with priests and consecrated persons.
(Devin Sean Watkins)
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