Vatican City, 14 February 2013 (VIS) – Archbishop Georg
Gänswein, Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household and secretary
to Benedict XVI, will continue to carry out both roles and will thus accompany
the Pope during his stay at
Castel Gandolfo and at the monastery that he will retire to after his
resignation from the papacy. The papal household, or "memores", which has
served the Holy Father during these past eight years will also move to the
same monastery. This was among the
information given by Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy See
Press Office in today's press briefing.
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Fr. Lombardi also clarified that the cardinals arriving in Rome before 1
March, the official start of the Sede vacante, will not reside in the Casa
Santa Marta residence until that date. At the same time he commented that the
pontiff's fall during
the trip to Mexico last year was not a determining factor in his decision to
renounce the Petrine ministry, nor was the report of the commission of three
cardinals (Julian Herranz, Jozef Tomko, and Salvatore De Giorgi), which the
Pope instituted last
April to carry out an internal investigation on the leak of documents.
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOLY SEE AND STATE OF ITALY ON USAGE OF 'PASSETTO'
Vatican City, 14 February 2013 (VIS) – The Governorate of Vatican
City State and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Italy have signed,
at the ministry's offices, a memorandum of understanding regarding use of the
"Passetto di Borgo",
that is, the covered corridor atop the walls joining the Vatican to Castel
Sant'Angleo, and the Watchtower of that monument.
Signing for the Holy See was Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of the
Governorate of Vatican City State, and, on behalf of the Italian Republic,
Lorenzo Ornaghi, Italy's Minister of Culture.
The memorandum?following in line with the Exchange of (Diplomatic) Notes
between Italy and the Holy See in 1991 regarding the ownership and use of the
"Passetto di Borgo" and taking into account the common interest in cooperating
for the care and
appreciation of the historic and artistic patrimony?defines the usage of the
Watchtower for the purpose of authorizing the movement of the public within
and outside of the monument and of preparing the adequate infrastructures to
allow access for
persons with disabilities.
This agreement is part of the overall project for the restoration and
appreciation of the "Passetto di Borgo" on behalf of the Italian Ministry of
Culture, with the purpose of opening this historic corridor leading to the
Castel Sant'Angelo National
Museum to the public. The memorandum of understanding, which consists of a
preamble and eight articles, entered into effect upon its signing.
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NUMBER OF ELECTORS DOES NOT DEPEND ON DATE OF CONCLAVE
Vatican City, 14 February 2013 (VIS) – In a previous story about the
future conclave to elect Benedict XVI's successor it was erroneously stated
that the number of cardinal electors could vary according to the date that the
conclave
commences.
In fact, this number is independent of the date that the conclave begins
because John Paul II's Apostolic Constitution "Universi Dominici Gregis",
which will regulate the conclave, establishes in no. 33 that cardinals who
have reached their eightieth
birthday before the day when the Apostolic See becomes vacant will not be
cardinal electors.
For that reason, for example, Cardinal Walter Kasper, who turns 80 on 5
March will be an elector, as is also the case for Cardinal Severino Poletto,
who turns 80 on 18 March.
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 14 February 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father appointed
Msgr. Laurent Percerou as Bishop of Moulins, (area 7,381, population 347,900,
Catholics 346,000, priests 102, permanent deacons 17, religious 273), France.
The bishop-elect was
born in Dreux, France in 1961 and was ordained a priest in 1992. He has served
in several pastoral and administrative roles for the diocese of Chartres,
France, most recently as assistant for the Scouts et Guides de France,
director of diocesan
catechetical services, and vicar general of that diocese.
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