Press briefing at the conclusion of the meeting of the
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(Vatican Radio) The Director of the Holy See Press Office,
Greg Burke, held a briefing for the press on the XIX Meeting of the Cardinal
Councillors with Pope Francis.
The Council of Cardinals, he said, met with the Holy Father
for three days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 24-26 April. All of the members
of the Council were present. Pope Francis was absent from the morning meeting
on Wednesday on account of the General Audience.
The working sessions took place in the mornings from 9-12:30
and in the afternoons from 16:30-19:00. The sessions were dedicated to further
considerations on the various dicasteries of the Curia; in particular, there
were continued discussions concerning the Congregation for the Evangelization
of Peoples (Propaganda Fide), and the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of
the New Evangelization. The Cardinals also considered texts to propose to the
Holy Father regarding the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue; the
Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts; and three tribunals: the Apostolic
Penitentiary, the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, and the Tribunal
of the Roman Rota.
During the meetings, the Council also studied the selection
and formation of the personnel in the service of the Holy See, both clerics and
members of the lay faithful. Officials and superiors from the Secretariat of
State, from the Council for the Economy, and from the Labour Office of the Holy
See took part in the discussions. Archbishop Angelo Becciu, Archbishop Paul
Richard Gallagher, and Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski were present on behalf of
the Secretariat of State. For the Council for the Economy, in addition to
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Prof. Franco Vermiglio, a member of the Council, spoke
at the meeting. Bishop Giorgio Corbellini and Avv. Salvatore Vecchio addressed
the Cardinals for the Labour Office.
Another important theme treated by the Council was the
relationship between the Episcopal Conferences and the Roman Curia. Cardinal
George Pell gave an update on the work of the Secretariat for the Economy, of
which he is the President, with special attention to the review of the budget
for the current year. Cardinal Seán O’Malley updated the Council on the work of
the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of minors, focussing especially on
the programme of global education, the last plenary assembly, and the visits to
various dicasteries.
The next meeting of the Council of Cardinals will take place
12-14 June.
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