- Cardinal Fernando Filoni, diaconate of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San
Giovanni di Dio.
- Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, diaconate of San Domenico di
Guzman.
- Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello, diaconate of San Ponziano.
- Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, diaconate of San Cesareo in Palatio.
- Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, diaconate of Santi Vito, Modesto e
Crescenzia.
- Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, diaconate of San Giuseppe dei
Falegnami.
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- Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, diaconate of Sant’Elena fuori Porta
Prenestina.
- Cardinal Edwin Frederick O'Brien, diaconate of San Sebastiano al
Palatino.
- Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, diaconate of Annunciazione della Beata
Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina.
- Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, diaconate of Sacro Cuore di Gesu a Castro
Pretorio.
- Cardinal George Alencherry, title of San Bernardo alle Terme.
- Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins, title of San Patrizio.
- Cardinal Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P., title of Santi Marcellino e
Pietro.
- Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, title of San Callisto.
- Cardinal Giuseppe Betori, title of San Marcello.
- Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, title of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a
Monte Mario.
- Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, title of San Giovanni Maria Vianney.
- Cardinal John Tong Hon, title of Regina Apostolorum.
Non electors:
- Cardinal Lucian Muresan, title of Sant’Atanasio.
- Cardinal Julien Ries, diaconate of Sant’Antonio di Padova a
Circonvallazione Appia.
- Cardinal Prosper Grech, O.S.A., diaconate of Santa Maria Goretti.
- Cardinal Karl Josef Becker, S.J., diaconate of San Giuliano Martire.
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COMPOSITION OF THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
Vatican City, 18 February 2012 (VIS) - With the creation of twenty-two new
cardinals in this morning's consistory, the College of Cardinals now has 213
members of whom 125, being under the age of eighty, are eligible to vote in an
eventual conclave
for the election of a new Pope. The non electors, that is cardinals over the
age of eighty and ineligible to vote in a conclave, now number 88.
Benedict XVI has created eighty-four cardinals in the four consistories of
his pontificate.
The current members of the College of Cardinals come from seventy-one
States, distributed as follows: Europe 119, North America (U.S.A. and Canada)
21, Latin America 32, Africa 17, Asia 20 and Oceania 4.
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EVANGELISTATION, YEAR OF FAITH, ECUMENISM: CENTRAL THEMES OF CARDINALS' DAY
OF REFLECTION AND PRAYER
Vatican City, 18 February 2012 (VIS) - Given below is the text of a
communique released yesterday evening by the Holy See Press Office at the end
of the day of reflection and prayer which brought together the members of the
College of Cardinals in
preparation for today's consistory.
"This afternoon, following the celebration of Vespers, the cardinals
present continued to make their contributions. Counting both the morning and
afternoon sessions, a total of twenty-seven talks were given, touching upon a
wide range of subjects
associated with new evangelisation and the Year of Faith.
"Attention was given to the problems of evangelisation in various parts of
the world and in different cultures: The increasing numbers of Christians in
China despite difficulties; inter-religious dialogue and the struggle against
poverty in India;
the trials faced by Christians in the countries of the Middle East; the
importance of popular religiosity for evangelisation in Latin America; the
challenge of secularism which tends to marginalise religion from social life
in the West; challenges and
difficulties as well as encouraging prospects and events that are signs of
hope, such as new and vivacious ecclesiastical experiences like World Youth
Days and International Eucharistic Congresses.
"Discussion also focused on the educational emergency, the renewal of
catechesis, the transmission of faith to young people, the formation of
evangelisers (lay people, religious and priests), and the importance of a
mature faith capable of witness
and discernment before the realities of today's world.
"Suggestions were made for the forthcoming Year of Faith. These included
in-depth analyses to accompany the various periods of the liturgical year,
encouraging pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to Rome, and favouring new forms
of popular mission.
"Emphasis was given to the ecumenical commitment of Christians in
announcing their shared faith in Christ, the validity of Vatican Council II as
a compass to guide the Church's journey today, the importance of bearing
witness to Christian joy and
sanctity, and the enduring fascination of the saints.
"Before praying the Angelus at around 7 p.m., the Holy Father concluded the
session with some words of his own. He thanked the relators", ca
dinal-designate Archbishop Timothy Dolan and Archbishop Fisichella, "and all
the participants. Their words
had represented a 'broad mosaic of ideas and proposals', he said. The Pope
also highlighted the importance Vatican Council II has for "rediscovering of
the contemporary importance of Jesus and the faith". He underlined the need
for an authentic renewal
of catechesis in order to highlight its precious content of truth, and to
react against what has been defined as 'religious illiteracy'. He reaffirmed
the need for profound conviction of the truth of God's revelation in His Son
Jesus Christ, because 'if
there is no truth, we have no compass and do not know where to go', and 'only
if there is truth can life be rich and beautiful". Without this conviction, 'we
cannot re-evangelise humankind today'.
"Since God is love, truth is expressed in charity, and charity in turn
"reveals the truth". The Pope concluded by saying that the motto of the Year
of Faith could be summarised in the words: 'Living truth in charity'".
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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 18 February 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr.
Christopher Glancy C.S.V., pastor of the parish of St. Francis Xavier in
Corozal, Belize, as auxiliary of the diocese of Belize City - Belmopan (area
22,965, population 307,899,
Catholics 152,718, priests 32, permanent deacons 4, religious 93), Belize. The
bishop-elect was born in Moline, U.S.A. in 1960 and ordained a priest in 1993.
He worked in pastoral care and vocational ministry in the U.S.A., before
moving to Belize in
1998.
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