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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - N° 49
DATE 06-03-2013
Summary:
- CONGREGATIONS ARE PATH OF REFLECTION
- CARDINALS PRAY FOR CHURCH AT ST. PETER'S
___________________________________________________________
CONGREGATIONS ARE PATH OF REFLECTION
Vatican City, 6 March 2013 (VIS) - “At the fourth General Congregation,
which began this morning at 9:00am with the prayer of the Liturgy of Hours,
153 cardinals were present. This number includes four additional cardinals who
arrived and were
sworn in today, three Cardinal electors: Cardinal Antonios Naguib, patriarch
emeritus of Alexandria, Egypt; Cardinal Karl Lehmann, bishop of Mainz,
Germany; Cardinal John Tong Hon, bishop of Hong Kong, China; as well as
Cardinal Friedrich Wetter,
archbishop emeritus of Munich, Germany who is not an elector,” said Fr.
Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy See Press Office during his
daily news conference with journalists.
To date, there are 113 Cardinal electors present. Tomorrow the two remaining
Cardinal electors are expected—Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, archbishop of
Warsaw, Poland, will arrive this afternoon and Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham
Minh Man, archbishop of
Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam tomorrow morning.
“In the fraternal spirit that characterizes the Congregations,”
Fr. Lombardi reported, “Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano wished a happy
birthday to Cardinal Walter Kasper (who turned 80 yesterday), Cardinal
Francesco Coccopalmerio (who
turns 75 today), and Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R., (who turns 77
tomorrow). Cardinal Kasper continues to be a Cardinal elector—he will be
the oldest to cast his vote in this Conclave—because the Apostolic
Constitution regulating
the procedure for electing the pontiff establishes the age limit for cardinals
entering the Conclave to be determined from the beginning of the period of the
Sede Vacante.
This morning 18 cardinals addressed the gathering. Without going into details,
the director of the Holy See Press office gave a general overview of their
nature. “The major theme,” Fr. Lombardi said, “was the
Church in the world, the
New Evangelization. Other topics included the Holy See, its Dicasteries and
relations with bishops. A third theme was a profile of expectations for the
next pope in view of the good government of the Church.”
“There have been 51 speeches since the beginning of the Co
gregations,” he added. Given the large number of cardinals wishing to
address the gathering, a five minute time limit was established but is not
strictly enforced. It was decided
that tomorrow they will meet in a morning as well as an afternoon session.
Regarding the cancelling of the press conferences that some of the American
cardinals were giving in these days, Fr. Lombardi observed that “the
Congregations are not a synod or a congress in which we try to report the most
information possible,
but a path toward arriving at the decision of electing the Roman Pontiff. In
this sense, the tradition of this path is one of reservation in order to
safeguard the freedom of reflection on the part of each of the members of the
College of Cardinals who
has to make such an important decision. It does not surprise me, therefore,
that along this path there were, at the beginning, moments of openness and
communication and that afterwards, in harmony with the rest of the College, it
has been established
whether and how to communicate.”
Also brought up in the press conference was the date of the opening of the
Conclave. “The College has a great spirit of preparation that is
serious, profound, and unhurried,” Fr. Lombardi clarified.
“Perhaps that is why it still did
not seem opportune to take a vote on the date of the Conclave, which a large
part of the College could sense as something forced in the dynamic of
reflection. It also needs to be kept in mind that some cardinals are still
arriving and it would be a sign
of respect for them to wait until the College is complete.”
In conclusion, the director of the Holy See Press Office confirmed that
“the Fisherman's Ring has been scratched over,” that is, rendered
unusable.
___________________________________________________________
CARDINALS PRAY FOR CHURCH AT ST. PETER'S
Vatican City, 6 March 2013 (VIS) – This afternoon in St. Peter's
Basilica, on the occasion of the General Congregations proceeding the
Conclave, the College of Cardinals will pray for the Church.
The celebration, which will be held at 5:00pm at the Altar of the Cathedra,
will begin with the recitation of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary in
Italian and Latin. Following the Rosary will be the Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament and a brief
time for Adoration. Then simple recitation of Vespers (the Church's evening
prayer) will be presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St.
Peter's Basilica. The rite will conclude with Eucharistic Benediction offered
by Cardinal Comastri.
The prayer booklet for the celebration can be found online at the website of
the Office for Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff:
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/index.it.htm.
The regularly scheduled mass at the Altar of the Cathedra will be moved to
another altar in St. Peter's Basilica.
___________________________________________________________
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va
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VISnews130306
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - N° 49DATE 06-03-2013
Summary: - CONGREGATIONS ARE PATH OF
REFLECTION - CARDINALS PRAY
FOR CHURCH AT ST. PETER'S
Vatican City, 6 March 2013 (VIS) - “At the fourth General
Congregation, which began this morning at 9:00am with the prayer of the
Liturgy of Hours, 153 cardinals were present. This number includes four
additional cardinals who arrived and were
sworn in today, three Cardinal electors: Cardinal Antonios Naguib, patriarch
emeritus of Alexandria, Egypt; Cardinal Karl Lehmann, bishop of Mainz,
Germany; Cardinal John Tong Hon, bishop of Hong Kong, China; as well as
Cardinal Friedrich Wetter,
archbishop emeritus of Munich, Germany who is not an elector,” said Fr.
Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy See Press Office during his
daily news conference with journalists.
To date, there are 113 Cardinal electors present. Tomorrow the two
remaining Cardinal electors are expected—Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz,
archbishop of Warsaw, Poland, will arrive this afternoon and Cardinal
Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, archbishop
of Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam tomorrow morning.
“In the fraternal spirit that characterizes the Congregations,”
Fr. Lombardi reported, “Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano wished a happy
birthday to Cardinal Walter Kasper (who turned 80 yesterday), Cardinal
Francesco Coccopalmerio (who
turns 75 today), and Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R., (who turns 77
tomorrow). Cardinal Kasper continues to be a Cardinal elector—he will be
the oldest to cast his vote in this Conclave—because the Apostolic
Constitution regulating
the procedure for electing the pontiff establishes the age limit for cardinals
entering the Conclave to be determined from the beginning of the period of the
Sede Vacante.
This morning 18 cardinals addressed the gathering. Without going into
details, the director of the Holy See Press office gave a general overview of
their nature. “The major theme,” Fr. Lombardi said, “was the
Church in the world,
the New Evangelization. Other topics included the Holy See, its Dicasteries
and relations with bishops. A third theme was a profile of expectations for
the next pope in view of the good government of the Church.”
“There have been 51 speeches since the beginning of the
Congregations,” he added. Given the large number of cardinals wishing to
address the gathering, a five minute time limit was established but is not
strictly enforced. It was decided
that tomorrow they will meet in a morning as well as an afternoon session.
Regarding the cancelling of the press conferences that some of the American
cardinals were giving in these days, Fr. Lombardi observed that “the
Congregations are not a synod or a congress in which we try to report the most
information
possible, but a path toward arriving at the decision of electing the Roman
Pontiff. In this sense, the tradition of this path is one of reservation in
order to safeguard the freedom of reflection on the part of each of the
members of the College of
Cardinals who has to make such an important decision. It does not surprise me,
therefore, that along this path there were, at the beginning, moments of
openness and communication and that afterwards, in harmony with the rest of
the College, it has been
established whether and how to communicate.”
Also brought up in the press conference was the date of the opening of the
Conclave. “The College has a great spirit of preparation that is
serious, profound, and unhurried,” Fr. Lombardi clarified.
“Perhaps that is why it still did
not seem opportune to take a vote on the date of the Conclave, which a large
part of the College could sense as something forced in the dynamic of
reflection. It also needs to be kept in mind that some cardinals are still
arriving and it would be a sign
of respect for them to wait until the College is complete.”
In conclusion, the director of the Holy See Press Office confirmed that
“the Fisherman's Ring has been scratched over,” that is, rendered
unusable.
Vatican City, 6 March 2013 (VIS) – This afternoon in St. Peter's
Basilica, on the occasion of the General Congregations proceeding the
Conclave, the College of Cardinals will pray for the Church.
The celebration, which will be held at 5:00pm at the Altar of the Cathedra,
will begin with the recitation of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary in
Italian and Latin. Following the Rosary will be the Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament and a brief
time for Adoration. Then simple recitation of Vespers (the Church's evening
prayer) will be presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St.
Peter's Basilica. The rite will conclude with Eucharistic Benediction offered
by Cardinal
Comastri.
The prayer booklet for the celebration can be found online at the website
of the Office for Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff:
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
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