“Cardinal Lacunza was found safe and sound on February 1, two days after he went missing. He was discovered sitting at the wheel of his parked car, as videos posted on social media later showed. The authorities described him as being "disoriented" but "in good health".”
“As of June 2, the cardinal-electors appointed by Pope Francis have the necessary two-thirds majority for choosing his successor. But are they really a like-minded group?”
“Cardinal Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, who temporarily stepped aside from his duties as archbishop of Quebec last month after being accused of sexual assault, is in Rome this week for a two-day meeting with Pope Francis and his Council of Cardinals (C9).”
“Rather, they respond to the pope's expectation that men from the peripheries of the Catholic Church should participate in the next conclave. This is true, for example, of the cardinals from the new cardinals Mongolia, Mali and East Timor.”
“Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic official in the Holy Land, has announced that he and other Christian leaders in Jerusalem have called for an October 17 day of prayer and fasting to end the war between Hamas and Israel.”
“The Catholic bishops of France to open beatification cause of Henri de Lubac (1896-1991), the Jesuit cardinal who was one of the most influential theologians of the 21st century”
“But the pope's arrival practically went unnoticed. As one of his butlers pushed him in a wheelchair from a side entrance, Francis passed through almost incognito. The waiting cardinals and crowd of faithful continued quietly conversing to one another or fiddling with their booklets...”
“Europe - 107 cardinals, of whom 54 are electors; Americas - 60 cardinals, of whom 38 are electors; Asia - 30 cardinals, of whom 20 are electors; Africa - 27 cardinals, of whom 17 are electors; Oceania - 5 cardinals, of whom 3 are electors.”
“the profile of those who will be officially created cardinals on August 27 in Rome. In fact, the pope has chosen men who are, for the most part, particularly close to his pastoral approach.”
“Card. Angelo Becciu, the Holy See's former deputy-Sec. of State, this week became the first cardinal ever to appear before a civil court in the Vatican. The 73-yr old Italian addressed the tribunal on Thursday, 7 months after his trial on charges of embezzlement and corruption got underway.”
“Archbishop Michel Aupetit turned to the pope last week after being accused of badly administrating the local Church and of having an inappropriate relationship with an adult woman over a decade ago. ”
“In his new role as CCEE president, he will be assisted by two newly elected vice-presidents. The first is Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, who also serves as president of COMECE (Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union). The other is Bishop László Német, ”
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