C9 Cardinals updated on the ongoing Curial reform
(Vatican Radio) The Director of the Press Office of
the Holy See, Greg Burke, briefed reporters at the Sala Stampa on
Wednesday, regarding the work of the “C9” small council of Cardinals
studying the reform of the Roman Curia. The members met for three
days this week, starting Monday, to discuss specific issues related to the
ongoing process of Curial reform.
Vatican Media reform
At the center of the meetings were topics including the
imminent launch of the new VaticanNews multimedia portal, which the Prefect of
the Secretariat for Communication of the Holy See, Msgr. Dario Edoardo Viganò,
presented to the council members during the course of the three days of working
sessions.
Following the briefing, Press Office Director Greg Burke
told Vatican Media this latest round of meetings was essentially a look at the
progress of the work accomplished, and a chance to make any adjustments needed.
“The C9 meeting these three days has been, in a way, a kind of ‘check up’ – the
kind of thing you do with a car: you check up after 10 thousand miles, or 20
thousand miles,” Burke explained.
Curia: instrument of evangelization and service
This week’s meetings were also in part dedicated to a
reflection on the Curia as an instrument of evangelization and service for the
Pope and for local churches. The Cardinal-members participating examined in
great detail four dicasteries: the Congregations for Clergy, for the
Evangelization of Peoples, and for Catholic Education; the Pontifical Council
for Culture.
New Dicasteries
A significant portion of the work was devoted to the
examination of a report from the head of the new Dicastery for Laity, Family
and Life, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, and another from the two priests responsible
for day-to-day operations at the Section for Migrants and Refugees of the
Dicastery for Integral Human Development, Fr. Michael Czerny and Fr. Fabio
Baggio.
The over-arching concern, according to Burke, is to
inculcate a spirit of service in the various departments of the Roman Curia.
Reforming mentality
“For the Pope, the reform is not only a reform of
structures, and changing documents,” he said. “It is above all, creating a
mentality – and that is a mentality of service: that the Holy See is at the
service of the local Churches.” Burke went on to say this mentality must be, “a
spirit of service and of evangelization.”
The meetings this week, which took place with the participation
of Pope Francis, were the 22nd of the C9 working sessions, and the last of
2017. The next round of meetings will be held February 26-28, 2018.
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