The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

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(202) 1. TAURAN, Jean-Louis
(1943-2018)

Birth. April 5, 1943, Bordeaux, France. Son of Pierre Tauran and Yvonne Eymas. His baptismal name was Louis-Pierre. He received sacrament of confirmation on June 5, 1955, from Paul-Marie-André Richaud, archbishop of Bordeaux, future cardinal.

Education. He was a conscientious objector to military service and before entering the seminary he complied with the requirement of the recruiting as cooperating French cultural, teaching in a Catholic boarding school in Lebanon. Studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (licentiates in philosophy and theology; and doctorate in canon law, 1973); at the Catholic Institute, Toulouse; and at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome (diplomacy). Besides his native French, he spoke Spanish, English and Italian.

Priesthood. Ordained, September 20, 1969, Bordeaux, by Marius Maziers, archbishop of Bordeaux. Assistant pastor in the archdiocese of Bourdeaux while attending courses in Canon Law at the Catholic Institute of Toulouse. Moved to Rome in 1973 and attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and the Pontifical Gregorian University, obtaining a degree in Canon Law. Entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1975. Secretary in the nunciature in the Dominican Republic, 1975-1978. Secretary in the nunciature in Lebanon, 1979-1983. Staff member in the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church from July 1983. Participated in special missions in Haiti, 1984; Beirut and Damascus, 1986. Member of the Holy See delegation to the meetings of the Conference on European Security and Cooperation; Conference on Disarmament, Stockholm, Sweden; Cultural Forum, Budapest, Hungary, and its successive meetings in Vienna.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Telepte and appointed secretary of the Secretariat of State for the Relations with the States, December 1, 1990. Consecrated, January 6, 1991, patriarchal Vatican basilica, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Giovanni Battista Re, titular archbishop of Vescovio, substitute of the Secretariat of State, and by Justin Francis Rigali, titular archbishop of Bolsena, secretary of the Congregation for Bishops. His episcopal motto was Veritate et Caritate. In the same ceremony were consecrated future Cardinals Vinko Puljić, Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, of the Fathers of Schönstatt, and Julián Herranz Casado.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine, October 21, 2003. Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church, November 24, 2003. Took part, as representative of the pope, in the inauguration of the new Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem Mausoleum, Jerusalem, on March 15, 2005. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Special papal envoy to the central celebrations of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of the diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay, France, that took place on May 29, 2005 in the cathedral basilica of Notre Dame du Puy. Attended the Tenth General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005; by papal appointment. Named president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialog on June 25, 2007; assumed the post on September 1, 2007. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church". Special papal envoy to the conclusive ceremonies of the Pauline Year observed on June 29, 2009, in Turkey. Participated in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City, on the theme "The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: You Are the Salt of the Earth; You Are the Light of the World". Special papal envoy to celebration of the millennium of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, France, which took place on October 12, 2010. Participated in the Second Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, October 10 to 24, 2010, Vatican City; elected member of the Special Council for the Middle East of the Secretariat General of the Synod of Bishops, October 23, 2010. On November 23, 2010, he received a doctorate honoris causa from the Institut Catholique de Paris. Confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI in the office of cardinal proto deacon in the consistory of February 21, 2011. Several years ago, he began to suffer from what was diagnosed as Parkinson's disease in April 2012. On June 19, 2012, he was confirmed for five years as president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. As cardinal protodeacon, he announced the election of the new pope and his papal name. He imposed the pallium on the new pope at the inauguration of the Petrine ministry of the pontiff on March 19, 2013. On April 15, 2013, he was named special papal envoy to the celebrations of the fourth centennial of the arrival of the icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Budslau, Belarus, which took place July 5 and 6, 2013, in the National Shrine that is in the territory of the archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev. On June 26, 2013, the pope appointed him member of the Pontifical Commission concerning the Institute for the Works of Religion (Vatican Bank). On August 24, 2013, he was named special papal envoy to the celebrations of the first centennial of the archdiocese of Lille, France, which took place on October 26 and 27, 2013. Confirmed as member of the Congregation for Bishops on December 16, 2013. On January 15, 2014, he was named member, for the next quiquennium, of the Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR). Confirmed as member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches for another quinquennium on February 19, 2014. On March 15, 2014, he was named special papal envoy to the consecration of the Shrine of Saint Augustine of Hippo in Annaba (once known as Hippo Regius), Algeria, recently restored, programmed for May 2, 2014, in the centennial of its elevation to the rank of basilica. On March 29, 2014, he was confirmed as president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialog and as member of the Pontifical Council for Culture. Opted for the order of cardinal priests on June 12, 2014; his deaconry, S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine, was elevated pro hac vice to title, and he ceased as cardinal protodeacon. Participated in Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Evangelization". On December 20, 2014, he was named camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church; took possession of the post on March 7, 2015.

Death. July 5, 2018, in the evening, from Parkinson’s disease, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, where he was for medical treatment. After learning the news of the death of the Cardinal, Pope Francis sent the late Cardinal's sister, Madame Geneviève Dubert, a telegram of condolence (1). His funeral took place on Thursday July 12, 2018, at 10:45 a.m., at the Altar of the Cathedra of the Papal Vatican Basilica, celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, who delivered the homily, together with the other cardinals, archbishops and bishops. At the end of the Eucharistic Celebration, the Pope presided over the rite of the Ultima Commendatio and the Valedictio. Buried temporarily at Campo Verano Cemetery, Rome (2); on October 23, 2020 his remains were transferred to the Basilica of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine, his title, and reburied there in accordance with his wishes (3).

Bibliography. Jore, Alexander. Épiscopologe Français de 1592 à 1973. Mis à jour et continué jusqu'en 2004. Complément de l'article "France" du Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie Ecclésiastiques t. XVIII, colonnes 161 à 532. Pro-Manuscripto, 25 - III- 2004, no. 3319.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms and photograph, Araldica Vaticana; Aver visto il Papa che prega, Appunti e riflessioni del cardinale Jean-Louis Tauran, presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo interreligioso, in Italian, (Testo raccolto da Giovanni Cubeddu) 30 Giorni, tratto dal n. 05 - 2012; Le cardinal Tauran prend la défense de la jeune Pakistanaise accusée de blasphème, La Croix, 25/8/12 - 14 H 32; Cardenal anunció el "­Habemus Papam!" luchando contra el Parkinson, ACI, 21 Mar. 13 / 12:21 pm; Algérie : le cardinal Tauran au 100ème anniversaire de la basilique Saint-Augustin by Gaëlle Bertrand, Radio Vatican, Aleteia, 06 mai 2014; Parigi, Tauran: «Condannati al dialogo, altrimenti c'è la guerra», Vatican Insider, 17/11/2015; Cardinal Tauran : avec l’islam, «nous sommes condamnés au dialogue» by Mathilde Rambaud, Aleteia, 07 janvier 2015; El cardenal Taurán apuesta en Qatar por el diálogo interreligioso by Iván de Vargas, Zenit, 23 febrero 2016; Card. Tauran: cristiani e musulmani contro estremismo religioso, audio, Radio Vaticana, 2017-02-24; El cardenal Tauran hace un balance del encuentro en la Universidad sunita de Al-Azhar, Zenit, Roma, 27 febrero 2017; Il dialogo antidoto agli estremismi violenti. Messaggio del cardinale Tauran ai vescovi dell’Africa centrale, L'Osservatore Romano, 08 luglio 2017; Verso una giornata asiatica di preghiera per la pace. Messaggio del cardinale Tauran ai vescovi del continente, L'Osservatore Romano, 17 ottobre 2017; C’è bisogno di una nuova solidarietà. Messaggio del cardinale Tauran a cristiani e confuciani, L'Osservatore Romano, 27 ottubre 2017; L’incontro è sempre possibile. Intervista al cardinale Jean-Louis Tauran, by Gianluca Biccini, L'Osservatore Romano, 28 dicembre 2017; Card. Tauran: o amor, única força capaz de tornar o mundo um lugar melhor, vaticannews.va, Cidade do Vaticano, 29 dezembro 2017, 08:50; Jerusalén: El encuentro es siempre posible, dice el Cardenal Tauran by María Fernanda Bernasconi, vaticannews.va, Ciudad del Vaticano, 29 diciembre 2017, 09:45; Card. Tauran: superare stereotipi e pregiudizi tra cristiani e musulmani by Adriana Masotti, vaticannews.va, Città del Vaticano, 07 febbraio 2018, 18:54; What Had Never Been Said In Saudi Arabia. A First For Tauran by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 17 apr 2018; Conoscersi per riconoscersi. Visita del cardinale Tauran in Arabia Saudita, L'Osservatore Romano, 16 aprile 2018; Messa del card. Tauran a Riad per la piccola comunità cattolica, vaticannews.va, 18 aprile 2018, 10:02; Significativa apertura al dialogo. Il cardinale Tauran ha incontrato il sovrano saudita nel palazzo reale di Riad, L'Osservatore Romano, 19 aprile 2018; Conclusa la visita del cardinale Tauran in Arabia Saudita, L'Osservatore Romano, 20 aprile 2018; Cardeal Tauran: estima e colaboração inter-religiosa, vaticannews.va, Cidade do Vaticano, 16 maio 2018, 14:51; Falleció el Cardenal Tauran, que anunció la elección del Papa Francisco, ACI Prensa, 6 de julio de 2018 7:24 am; E' morto il cardinale Tauran, presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per il dialogo interreligioso, vaticannews.va, 06 luglio 2018, 07:48; Décès du cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, artisan du dialogue interreligieux by Delphine Allaire, vaticannews.va, Cité du Vatican, 06 juillet 2018, 09:09; Mgr Ayuso rend hommage au cardinal Tauran, interview by Marie Duhamel, vaticannew.va, Cité du Vatican, 06 juillet 2018, 13:45, with audio; Le cardinal Tauran, un fidèle serviteur de l'Église, vaticannews.va, 06 juillet 2018, 18:26, with video and audio; Cardinal Tauran, Leader in Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, Dies at 75 by Elise Harris, National Catholic Register, CNA/EWTN News, Vatican City, Jul. 6, 2018; L’héritage spirituel du cardinal Tauran by Agnès Pinard Legry, Aleteia, 06 juillet 2018; C’est lui qui a annoncé l’élection du pape François by Vianney de Villaret, Aleteia, 06 juillet 2018; French cardinal leading Vatican's interreligious efforts dies in U.S. by Carol Glatz, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Vatican City, 7/6/2018; Le cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, artisan d’un dialogue franc avec l’islam by Xavier Le Normand, Aleteia, 07 juillet 2018; Card. Tauran: mons. Pezzi (Mosca), “uomo di profonda fede e coraggio personale”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 10 luglio 2018 @ 17:36; Le pape François présent aux obsèques de Mgr Tauran, Aleteia, 11 juillet 2018; Indian Church, Indonesian Muslims, Iran mourn Cardinal Tauran by Robin Gomes, vaticannews.va, 11 July 2018, 14:21; Cardinal Sodano: «Le cardinal Tauran avait un grand esprit apostolique», vaticannews.va, 12 juillet 2018, 12:46; St Peter's Basilica - Funeral of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, Vatican News, published on Jul 12, 2018, YouTube; Jean-Louis Tauran, Vatican’s Interfaith Point Man, Is Dead at 75 by Gaia Pianigiani, The New York Times, July 20, 2018; Muslim clerics in Pakistan honor late Cardinal Tauran by Kamran Chaudhry, ucanews.com, Lahore, August 17, 2018; Une exposition pour le dialogue culturel dédiée au cardinal Tauran, entretien réalisé par Xavier Sartre, vaticannews.va, Cité du Vatican, 31 octobre 2019, 10:56, with audio; Papa Francisco rinde homenaje al Cardenal que anunció su elección by Mercedes de la Torre, ACI Prensa, 31 de octubre de 2019 6:15 pm; Messa per il cardinale Tauran. Parolin: uomo di pace del nostro tempo by Amedeo Lomonaco, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 24 ottobre 2020, 13:48; Jean-Louis Tauran sepolto a Sant’Apollinare suo titolo cardinalizio, L'Osservatore Romano, 26 ottobre 2020.

(1) This is the text of the telegam sent by Pope Francis to the sister of the late Cardinal, Madame Geneviève Dubert:
Apprenant avec tristesse le décès de votre frère, Son Eminence le Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, je tiens à vous exprimer mes condoléances et mon union dans la prière avec les membres de votre famille et toutes les personnes touchées par ce deuil. Le Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran que je confie à la miséricorde de Dieu a profondément marqué la vie de l’Église universelle. Entré au Service diplomatique du Saint Siège, il a exercé avec compétence, entre autres, la fonction de Secrétaire pour les Relations avec les Etats. Nommé par le Pape Benoît XVI à la tête du Conseil Pontifical pour le Dialogue Interreligieux, il fut un conseiller écouté et apprécié en particulier grâce aux relations de confiance et d’estime qu’il a su nouer avec le monde musulman. En raison de son sens du service et de son amour pour l’Eglise, je l’avais nommé Camerlingue de la Sainte Eglise Romaine. Je garde un souvenir ému de cet homme à la foi profonde qui a servi courageusement jusqu’au bout l’Eglise du Christ malgré le poids de la maladie. Que le Seigneur accueille son Serviteur dans sa paix et dans la joie qui ne finit pas! En gage de réconfort, je vous envoie, Madame, la Bénédiction apostolique, ainsi qu’à toute votre famille, au Collège des Cardinaux, et à tous les proches du Cardinal défunt, aux pasteurs et aux fidèles de l’Archidiocèse de Bordeaux, ainsi qu’à toutes les personnes qui prendront part à la célébration des obsèques.

FRANCISCUS PP.

(2) The late cardinal was buried in Area XV (Nuovo Reparto), Sector 56, Section T, Row A, Grave 4, Campo Verano Cemetery. This is the text of the inscription on his tomb kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:

S.E.R. CARD. JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN
5 · 4 · 1943 ✠ 5 · 7 · 2018

(3) This is the text of the inscription on his present tomb, also kindly provided by Mr. Bonnici:
HIC IN PACE QVIESCIT
IOANNES LVDOVICVS S.R.E. CARDINALIS TAVRAN
TITVLI PRO HAC VICE PRESBYTERALIS
S. APOLLINARIS AD THERMAS NERONIANAS-ALEXANDRINAS
SANCTAE ROMANAE ECCLESIAE CAMERARIVS
PONTIFICII CONSILII PRO DIALOGO INTER RELIGIONES PRAESES
FIDELIS AC DEVOTVS ECCLESIAE CHRISTI SERVVS
SANCTAE SEDIS QVONDAM LEGATVS
CONCORDIAE INTER POPVLOS FOVENDAE
INDEFESSAM OPERAM DEDIT
ACCIPIAT EVM DOMINVS IN PACIS AC LVCIS REGIONE
ET SANCTORVM SVORVM CONCEDAT ESSE CONSORTEM
NATVS BVRDIGALAE IN GALLIA
DIE V APRILIS MCMXLIII
MORTVVS IN CIV. MERIDEN IN ST. FOED. AMERICAE SEPT.
DIE V IVLII MMXVIII


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(203) 2. MARTINO, Renato Raffaele
(1932-

Birth. November 23, 1932, Salerno, Italy.

Education. Studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (philosophy and theology); at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (civil and canon law); at the Pontifical Institute at the Lateran University, Rome, where he earned a doctorate in canon law; at the Studio of the Sacred Roman Rota (postgraduate studies); and at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome (diplomacy). Besides his native Italian, he speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Priesthood. Ordained, June 27, 1957, Salerno, by Demetrio Moscato, archbishop of Salerno. Entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See, July 1, 1962. Attaché in the nunciature in Nicaragua. Privy chamberlain supernumerary, title later changed to chaplain of His Holiness, July 8, 1963. Secretary in the nunciature in the Philippines. Secretary, and later auditor, in the nunciature in Lebanon. In the secretariat of State, auditor of nunciature, second class, 1970-1975. Counselor in the nunciature in Brazil from 1975 until 1980.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Segerme and appointed pro-nuncio to Thailand and apostolic delegate ton Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, September 14, 1980. Consecrated, December 14, 1980, basilica of Ss. XII Apostoli, Rome, by Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, secretary of State, assisted by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, archbishop emeritus of Bangalore, secretary of the S.C. for the Evangelization of Peoples, and by Gaetano Pollio, archbishop of Salerno and bishop of Campagna. His episcopal motto is Virtus ex alto. Permanent observer of the Holy See before the United Nations Organization in New York. President of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax, October 1, 2002.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti, October 21, 2003. Member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See; and of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Reappointed as president of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax, April 21, 2005. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Named president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants, post united to his other presidency, March 11, 2006. Special papal envoy to the celebrations that took place in Ariano Irpino, Italy, on May 20, 2006, for the 17th centennial of the martyrdom of S. Liberatore. Special papal envoy to the celebrations that took place in Singapore from June 21 to 23, 2006 for the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Holy See. Received the prize "Pilgrim of Peace" of the International Center of Assisi for Peace among Peoples, in the church of the Immaculate Conception, Salerno, November 23, 2006. Received the special prize "Life" of the Aging society - Osservatorio della terza età, on January 12, 2007, in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Rome. Special papal envoy to the solemn celebrations of the 5th centennial of the death of St. Francis of Paola that took place in Paola, Italy, from May 1 to 4, 2007. Participated in the 5th General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate that took place from May 13 to 31, 2007, in Aparecida, Brazil. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church". On February 28, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation for reason of age from the presidency of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral of Migrants and Itinerants; the pope named as new president Antonio Maria Vegliò, titular archbishop of Eclano, until then secretary of the Congregations for the Oriental Churches. Special papal envoy to the conclusive ceremonies of the Pauline Year observed on June 29, 2009, in Cyprus. Participated in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City, on the theme "The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: You Are the Salt of the Earth; You Are the Light of the World". Resigned the post of president of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax for reasons of age, October 24, 2009. On July 2, 2011, he was named special papal envoy to the celebration of the millennium of the Abbey of Santissima Trinità, in Cava, Italy, programmed for September 4, 2011. On October 8, 2011, he was named special papal envoy to the celebration of the centenary of the cathedral of Yangon, Myanmar, programmed for December 8, 2011. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on November 23, 2012. He did not opt for the order of cardinal priests in the consistory of June 12, 2014 and was confirmed by the pope as cardinal protodeacon of the Holy Roman Church on that date.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Cardenal Renato Martino es el nuevo Protodiácono, encargado de anunciar al Papa, ACI, 13 Jun. 14 / 12:45 pm.


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(204) 3. MARCHISANO, Francesco
(1929-2014)

Birth. June 25, 1929, Racconigi, archdiocese of Turin, Italy. Son of Giovanni Battista Marchisano, a nurse at a neurological clinic, and Giuseppina Sandri, a housewife.

Education. Attended the Seminaries of Turin: ginnasio, Giaveno (1940-1945); philosophy, Chieri (1945-1948); theology, Turin (1948-1949) and Rivoli Torinese (1949-1952); Pontifical Lombard Seminary, Rome (1952-1956); Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (licentiate in Sacred Scripture, 1954); Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (doctorate in theology; thesis: L'interpretazione di "kekaritomene" Lc. 1,28 fino alla met` del secolo XII, 1957).

Priesthood. Ordained, June 29, 1952, at the metropolitan cathedral of Turin, by Cardinal Maurilio Fossati, archbishop of Turin. Sent to Rome temporarily to pursue studies in order to become a professor at the Seminary of Rivoli, 1956. The Roman temporarility became permanent when Cardinal Giuseppe Pizzardo called him to the S.C. of Seminaries and Universities of Studies appointing him aiutante di studio for the sections of "Seminaries" in 1956. He was charged first with the European countries and later with the Latin American ones; later with the nations of German and English language, the ones behind the Iron Curtain and the ecclesiastical colleges of Rome. For thirty two years, four times a week, beginning in 1957, he taught catechism to deaf and mute children in the Institute in via Nomentan; he also celebrated Sunday mass for them. Privy chamberlain supernumerary, May 4, 1961. Named head of the Office of Seminaries, May 7, 1968. Undersecretary of the S.C. of Seminaries and Universities, June 3, 1969 until October 6, 1988. Prelate of honor of His Holiness, February 28, 1971. In 1971 he visited numerous nations fomenting the formation of the candidates to the priesthood and Catholic instruction. Taught catechism to deaf and mute children in Rome for thirty years.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Populonia and appointed secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Preservation of the Artistic and Cultural Patrimony of the Church, October 6, 1988. Consecrated, January 6, 1989, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Edward Idris Cassidy, titular archbishop of Amanzia, substitute of the secretariat of State for General Affairs, and by José Tomás Sánchez, archbishop emeritus of Nueva Segovia, secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. His episcopal motto was In Caritate Radicati et Fundati. President of the Foundation John XXIII, October 20, 1988. President of the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archeology, September 4, 1991. Appointed president of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church, May 3, 1993; the commission had been established on March 25, 1993. Promoted to archbishop, July 9, 1994. President of the Artistic-Cultural Commission of the Grand Jubilee of the Year 2000, March 17, 1995. Attended the Special Assembly for Asia of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 29 to May 14, 1998; by papal appointment. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999; by papal appointment. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001; by papal appointment. Named archpriest of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, vicar general for the State of Vatican City, and president of the Fabric of St. Peter's basilica, April 24, 2002. President of the Permanent Commission for the Care of the Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See, March 8, 2003. Resigned the presidency of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church, October 13, 2003.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Lucia del Gonfalone, October 21, 2003. Named member of the Congregation for Catholic Education; and of the Pontifical Council for Culture. Resigned the presidency of the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archeology, August 28, 2004. President of the Office of Labor of the Apostolic See, February 5, 2005. Relieved from the posts of vicar general of the State of Vatican City and of president of the Fabric of St. Peter's, February 5, 2005. In a funeral mass for Pope John Paul II celebrated the day after his exequies, the cardinal revealed that he had been cured of a grave illness of the throat after the late pope had prayed and touched him. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Reappointed as president of the Office of Labor of the Apostolic See, April 21, 2005. Attended the XI General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005; by papal appointment. Resigned the post of archpriest of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, October 31, 2006. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when he turned eighty years old on June 25, 2009. On July 3, 2009, he resigned, by reason of age, from the charges of president of the Permanent Commission for the Custody of the Historic and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See, and of president of the Office of Labor of the Apostolic See. Opted for the order of cardinal priests on June 12, 2014 and his deaconry, S. Lucia del Gonfalone, was elevated pro hac vice to title. He resided at Piazza of San Calisto 16 - 00153 Roma. He had been granted the honorary citizenship of Racconigi.

Death. July 27, 2014, around 10 a.m., in Rome. The funeral, presided by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, took place on Wednesday July 30, 2014, at 8 a.m., in the Papal Vatican Basilica. Upon learning the news of the death, Pope Francis sent Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia of Turin a telegram of condolence (1). The pope presided the rite of ultima commendatio and of the valedictio. The burial took place in the tomb of the Clergy in Racconigi on July 31, 2014.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photographas and biography, in Italian, Santi e Beati; photograph and biography, in Italian; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Card. Marchisano: Una ferita la vendita delle chiese. Iniervista al Cardinale Francesco Marchisano, 'Il Consulente Re Online', December 2009, Rossoporpora; «Così abbiamo eletto Ratzinger»Tutti i segreti della Cappella Sistina by Giovanni Panettiere, Quotidiano Nazionale, 28 febbraio 2013; Addio al cardinale "miracolato" da Wojtyla by Giacomo Galeazzi, in Italian, Vatican Insider, 28/07/2014.

(1) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Press Office of the Holy See:

A Sua Eccelenza Reverendissima
Mons. Cesare Nosiglia
Arcivescovo di Torino
Via Val della Torre 3 10149 Torino
Appresa la notizia della morte del Cardinale Francesco Marchisano, illustre figlio di codesta terra, desidero esprimere a Vostra Eccellenza, al presbiterio e all'intera comunità diocesana, come pure ai parenti e agli amici del compianto Porporato, sentimenti di profondo cordoglio. Penso con affetto a questo caro pastore che per tanti anni ha prestato la sua solerte collaborazione alla Sede Apostolica, specialmente nella Congregazione per l'Educazione cattolica e poi quale Arciprete della Basilica Vaticana, infine come Presidente dell'Ufficio del Lavoro della Sede Apostolica. Egli lascia la testimonianza di una vita spesa nell'adesione generosa alla propria vocazione, quale sacerdote e Vescovo sollecito per le necessità dei fedeli e sensibile al mondo dell'arte e della cultura. Innalzo preghiere di suffragio perchè il Signore lo accolga nel gaudio e nella pace eterna, ed invio a quanti condividono il dolore per la sua scomparsa la confortatrice Benedizione Apostolica.

FRANCISCUS PP.

An analogous telegram was sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of State.


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(205) 4. HERRANZ CASADO, Julián
(1930-

Birth. March 31, 1930, Baena, diocese of Córdoba, Spain. Eldest child of Virgilio Herranz Castillo (+1986), physician of the Invalids Reeducation Institute, and Francisca Casado.

Education. Joined the Sacerdotal Society of the Holy Cross and the Opus Dei (1), 1949, while he studied medicine in Madrid; Pontifical University of S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Rome (doctorate in canon law); University of Barcelona, Barcelona (doctorate in medicine); University of Navarra, Pamplona (doctorate in medicine).

Priesthood. Ordained, August 7, 1955, church of la Concepción, Madrid, by Juan Ricote Alonso, titular bishop of Miletopoli, auxiliary of Madrid. Professor of canon law, University of Navarra. Worked in the S.C. of the Council in catechetical and disciplinary matters concerning Latin America. In the Second Vatican Council, 1962-1965, was assistant of study of the commissions for the discipline of the clergy and the Christian people. Undersecretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law. Member of the Institute of Juridical Studies Martín de Azpilcueta and of the editorial board of the journal Studi Cattolici, Milan, and Ius Canonicum, Pamplona. Collaborator to the Dictionarium morale et canonicum, Rome, and to the Gran Enciclopedia Rialp, Madrid. Collaborator also to numerous publications on canon law. In the prelature of the Opus Dei has performed pastoral ministry in Italy, Spain, Hispanic America, England, Ireland, France and Kenya. Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, later Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of the Legislative Texts, 1984. Consultor of the Congregation for Bishops and member of several special commissions of the Roman Curia.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Vertara, December 15, 1990. Consecrated, January 6, 1991, patriarchal Vatican basilica, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Giovanni Battista Re, titular archbishop of Vescovio, substitute of the Secretariat of State, and by Justin Francis Rigali, titular archbishop of Bolsena, secretary of the Congregation for Bishops. In the same ceremony were consecrated future Cardinals Jean-Louis Tauran, Vinko Puljić, and Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, of the Fathers of Schönstatt. His episcopal motto is Domine ut videam. Promoted to archbishop, and named president of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of the Legislative Texts, December 19, 1994; confirmed for another quinquennium, November 16, 1999. Attended the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 16 to December 12, 1997. Attended the Special Assembly for Asia of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 29 to May 14, 1998. President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, December 3, 1999. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Eugenio, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Reappointed president of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of the Legislative Texts and president of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, April 21, 2005. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Elected honorary academician of Real Academia de Jurisprudencia y Legislación de España, January 15, 2007. On February 15, 2007, the pope accepted the resignation from the post of president of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of the Legislative Texts that he had presented according to canon 354 of the Code of Canon Law. Special papal envoy to the celebrations of the 1750º anniversary of the martyrdom of Bishop Saint Fructuoso and Deacons Saints Augurio and Eulogio, known as the protomartyrs of Tarragona, Spain, which took place in that city on January 25, 2009. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years of age on March 31, 2010. Resigned the presidency of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia, May 11, 2010. President of the Commission of Cardinals to investigate the leak of reserved and confidential documents on television, in newspapers and in other communications media, April 24, 2012. Opted for the order of cardinal priests on June 12, 2014 and his deaconry, S.Eugenio, was elevated pro hac vice to title. Named supplementary member of the College for the review of appeals to the Ordinary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on January 21, 2015.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; Interview, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Code of Canon Law, Vatican Radio, January 25, 2003, in Spanish; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Spanish Cardinal Julián Herranz; Cardenal Herranz asegura que hay más mértires ahora que en cualquier momento de la historia, ACI Prensa, Roma, 10 Jun. 12 / 06:31 pm; Presentaron a Benedicto XVI los resultados de la investigación sobre las cartas robadas by H. Sergio Mora, in Spanish, Zenit, 18-06-2012; Lombardi: Commission is carrying out full scale investigation into Vatican document leaks by Alessandro Speciale, Vatican Insider, 06/18/2012; «Martirizan al Papa por querer unir las dos corrientes de la Iglesia» by Javier Martínez Brocal, ABC, 5 Mar 2023.

(1) On August 23, 1982, Pope John Paul II erected the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei by the apostolic constitution Ut Sit.


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(206) 5. LOZANO BARRAGÁN, Javier
(1933-2022)

Birth. January 26, 1933, Toluca, México. Son of Vicente Lozano Villanueva and Lolita Barragán. He was the second of four boys: René, Javier, Raúl and Alfonso. He received his first communion in the basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, México City.

Education. Studied at the Seminario of Zamora; and, from 1954 until 1958, at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, where he earned a licentiate in philosophy and a doctorate in dogmatic theology. Besides his native Spanish, he also spoke English and Italian.

Priesthood. Ordained, October 30, 1955, chapel of Collegio Pio-Latinoamericano, Rome, by Carlo Confalonieri, titular archbishop of Nicopoli al Nesto, secretary of the S.C. of Seminaries and Universities. In the diocese of Zamora, professor and prefect of studies of its seminary; charged with the permanent formation of the diocesan clergy. President of the Mexican Theological Society. Director of the Institute of Pastoral Theology of the Episcopal Conference of Latin America (CELAM), Medellín, Colombia. Member of the team of theological reflexion of CELAM. Attended the Third General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Puebla, México, January 27 to February 13, 1979, as an expert.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Tinisia di Numidia and appointed auxiliary of México, June 5, 1979. Consecrated, August 15, 1979, basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, México City, by Cardinal Ernesto Corripio Ahumada, archbishop of México, assisted by Cardinal Miguel Darío Miranda Gómez, archbishop emeritus of México, and by José Esaúl Robles Jiménez, bishop of Zamora. His episcopal motto was Testi resurrectionis. Transferred to see of Zacatecas, October 28, 1984. Attended the Fourth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 12 to 28, 1992. Attended the Ninth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 1994. President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral of the Health Care Workers, October 31, 1996. Resigned the pastoral government of the diocese Zacatecas and was given the title of archbishop ad personam, January 7, 1997. Attended the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 16 to December 12, 1997. Attended the Special Assembly for Asia of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 29 to May 14, 1998. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001. Special papal envoy to the Tenth World Day of the Sick, February 11, 2002, Vailankanni, India.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Michele Arcangelo, October 21, 2003. Member of the Congregations for Bishops, for the Evangelization of Peoples, and for the Causes of the Saints, of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and of the Pontifical Commission for International Eucharistic Congresses. Special papal envoy to the celebration of the Twelfth World Day of the Sick, Lourdes, France, February 11, 2004. Special papal envoy to the celebrations of the Thirteenth World Day of the Sick that took place in Yaoundé, Cameroun, on February 9 to 11, 2005. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Reappointed as president of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral of the Health Care Workers, April 21, 2005. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Special papal envoy to the celebrations of the Fourteenth World Day of the Sick, Adelaide, Australia, February 11, 2006. Special papal envoy to the Fifteenth World Day of the Sick, Seoul, South Korea, February 11, 2007. Participated in the Fifth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate that took place from May 13 to 31, 2007, in Aparecida, Brazil. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church". On April 18, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation presented for reasons of age from the post of president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral of the Health Care Workers. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on January 26, 2013. Opted for the order of cardinal priests and the new title of S. Dorotea on June 12, 2014. Took possession of his title on Saturday November 1, 2014. After a fall in his room last Wednesday April 13, 2022, he was hospitalized at Pope Pius XI clinic but after a day he returned home because the doctors reported that nothing could be done, due to his delicate state of health, sources close to the cardinal reported.

Death. April 20, 2022, of severe kidney failure following a series of health problems, in Rome. By his own will, the late cardinal was buried in the Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Zamora, where his house and the headquarters of the foundation dedicated to his mother, Lolita, are located. Pope Francis visited him on Good Friday April 15, 2022, before heading to the Colosseum to participate in the Via Crucis and used to call him "Lazarus", joking because the Mexican cardinal always managed to recover from his health problems. After learning the news of the death of Cardinal Lozano Barragán, the pope sent Javier Navarro Rodríguez, bishop of Zamora, a telegram of condolence. On Monday April 25, 2022, at 2 p.m., at the Altar of the Cathedra of Saint Peter's Basilica, took place the exequies of the late cardinal. The exequial liturgy was celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, together with the other cardinals, archbishops and bishops. At the end of the eucharistic celebration, Holy Father Francis presided over the rite of the Ultima Commendatio and the Valedictio. Due to a delay in the transfer, the body of the late cardinal did not arrive until Friday, April 29, at the Basilica of Guadalupe in México City, where it was received by Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, archbishop of México, and some bishops of the country. The Mass on Friday at the Basilica of Guadalupe in the capital of the country was a previous stop before the remains were buried in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of the diocese of Zamora, according to the will of the late cardinal. Also present at the Tepeyac shrine was Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, archbishop emeritus of Mexico, the auxiliary bishops of the primatial archdiocese, as well as several bishops from the country who were very close to the deceased cardinal. The homily was given by Father Álvaro Lozano Platonoff, of the archdiocese of México, who serves as pastoral vicar of that see. After the celebration at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the body was transferred to the city of Zamora to be buried in the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Mass there was presided over by Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara. In Zamora a tour of the coffin was planned through the streets of the city but because to the delay in the transfer from México City, only the Eucharist was celebrated, in which several bishops from the country were also present, among them the bishop of the diocese of Zacatecas, the see occupied by Cardinal Lozano Barragán from 1984 to 1997. The remains of the late cardinal rest in that Marian shrine.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photgraphs and biography, in English, Wikipedia; photographs and biography, in Spanish, Wikipedia; his photograph and arms, Araldica Vaticana; Muere el cardenal mexicano Lozano Barragán, ex ministro de sanidad vaticano, swissinfo.ch, 20 abril 2022 - 06:48; È deceduto il cardinale messicano Javier Lozano Barragán. Aveva 89 anni, Il Sismografo, mercoledì 20 aprile 2022; È morto il cardinale messicano Javier Lozano Barragán, L'Osservatore Romano, 20 aprile 2022; Morto il Cardinale Lozano Barragan. Guidò il dicastero per gli Operatori Sanitari by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 20 aprile, 2022 / 10:00 AM; Cardenal Javier Lozano Barragán, Facebook; Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán has died at the age of 89 by Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, Rome, Italy, Apr 20, 2022 / 07:00 am; Il lutto. Addio al cardinale Lozano Barragan, «servitore e amico di tre Papi» by Gianni Cardinale, Avvenire, mercoledì 20 aprile 2022; Pope sends condolences for death of Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, Vatican News, 20 April 2022, 19:30; Avviso dell’Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche Pontificie, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 22.04.2022; Celebradas las Exequias del Cardenal Lozano Barragán en el Vaticano, Vatican News, 25 abril 2022, 14:44; Il cardinale Re: Barragan, erede della fede del popolo messicano by Anna Poce, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 25 aprile 2022, 16:00; Papal Chapel for the Funeral of His Eminence Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, of the Title of Santa Dorotea, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers (for Health Pastoral Care), 2022 April 25, with photos; Church loses a cardinal on two successive Wednesdays, La Croix International, April 28, 2022; Los restos del cardenal mexicano Javier Lozano Barragán ya descansan en su querida Zamora by Miroslava López, Vida Nueva Digital, 30/04/2022.


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(207) 6. HAMAO, Stephen Fumio
(1930-2007)

Birth. March 9, 1930, Tōkyō, Japan. He was baptized when he was sixteen years old. His elder brother, Minoru, was a chamberlain to the emperor of Japan. His name in Japanese is ステファノ濱尾文郎.

Education. Tōkyō State University, Tōkyō; Major Interdiocesan Seminary, Tōkyō, from 1949; Pontifical Collegio Urbaniano, Rome, from 1951 (philosophy and theology); Pontifical Gregorian University (canon law). He spoke English, French, Italian and Spanish, besides Japanese, and was learning Korean when he died. He taught Latin to Crown Prince Akihito, who later became emperor of Japan, but firmly opposed the new push for Latin in the Catholic Church.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 21, 1957, Rome, chapel of the Pontifical Collegio Urbaniano, Rome, by Pietro Sigismondi, titular archbishop of Neapoli di Pisidia, secretary of the S.C. of Propaganda Fide. In the same ceremony was also ordained Emmanuel Wamala, future cardinal. Returned to Tōkyō and worked in the chancery; was secretary to the cardinal archbishop; vice-chancellor of the archdiocese; notary and vice-official of the ecclesiastical tribunal; responsible for ministry to students in the archdiocese; pastor of the cathedral; secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Liturgy; member of the presbyteral council; and member of the preparatory commission of the archdiocesan synod.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Oreto and appointed auxiliary of Tōkyō, February 5, 1970. Consecrated, April 29, 1970, cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Tōkyō, by Bruno Wustenberg, titular archbishop of Tiro, pro-nuncio in Japan, assisted by Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi, archbishop of Tōkyō, and by Luke Katsusaburo Arai, bishop of Yokohama. In 1970, he was a passenger on Japan Airlines flight 351, which was hijacked. Transferred to see of Yokohama, October 30, 1979. Attended the Sixth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 29 to October 28, 1983. President of the Episcopal Conference of Japan, 1995-1998. In 1996, he initiated the annual meeting of Japanese and Korean bishops that has continued. Attended the Special Assembly for Asia of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 29 to May 14, 1998. Promoted to archbishop and named president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care for Migrants and Itinerants, June 15, 1998; resigned the pastoral government of the diocese of Yokohama, June 15, 1998. Attended the Special Assembly for Oceania of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 22 to December 12, 1998. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001. His sense of humor and his willingness to travel anywhere to spend time with refugees, seafarers, circus workers and Roman gypsies became distinctive marks of his ministry.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Resigned the presidency of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants for having reached the age limit, March 11, 2006. After returning from Japan on August 24, 2006, he underwent medical tests at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The doctors there diagnosed lung cancer, and he decided to return to his homeland. Two days before departing for Tōkyō on October 9, he had a private audience with the pope. His work as consultor in the Congregation for the Causes of Saints helped advance the cause of 188 Japanese martyrs who would be beatified in 2008.

Death. November 8, 2007, in the evening, of lung cancer, Tōkyō. After learning the news of the death of the cardinal Pope Benedict XVI sent telegrams of condolence to Rafael Masahiro Umemura, bishop of Yokohama, and to the sister of the late cardinal, Mrs. Teresa Teruko Uematsu. The funeral took place on Monday November 12, 2007, at noon, at the metropolitan cathedral of St. Mary, Tōkyō, with Cardinal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi, archbishop emeritus of Tōkyō, as principal celebrant and representative of Pope Benedict XVI. Some 1,800 people, including about 200 bishops and priests, took part in the concelebrated mass. Following cremation, the late cardinal's ashes were buried at the Catholic Cemetery of the Yokohama diocese, in a tomb at the center of the cemetery reserved for members of the clergy of the diocese.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Press Office of the Holy See; brief biographical data, in English (at the end of the page), diocese of Yokohama; some of his documents, in English, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.


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(208) 7. NICORA, Attilio
(1937-2017)

Birth. March 16, 1937, Varese, archdiocese of Milan, Italy. His brother Carlo still lives in Varese.

Education. Studied at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, where he obtained a licentiate in law in 1959; at the Theological Seminary of Venegono, Milan; at the Theological Faculty, Milan, where he obtained a licentiate in theology in the fall of 1964; sent to Rome after his priestly ordination, he stayed at the Pontifical Lombard Seminary and studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, earning a doctorate in canon law.

Priesthood. Ordained, June 27, 1964, Milan, by Giovanni Colombo, archbishop of Milan. Further studies in Rome. Professor of canon law and public ecclesiastical law at the Major Seminary of Milan, Venegono; became its rector in October 1970. Counselor of the secular institute Milites Christi.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Fornos minore and appointed auxiliary of Milan, April 16, 1977. Consecrated, May 28, 1977, metropolitan cathedral of Milan, by Cardinal Giovanni Colombo, archbishop of Milan, assisted by Bernardo Citterio, titular bishop of Floriana, auxiliary of Milan, and by Giulio Oggioni, bishop of Bergamo. His episcopal motto was Ubi caritas libera servitus. Oversaw the 1984 revision of the concordat between Italy and the Holy See. Exonerated from the function of auxiliary bishop of Milan and placed at the disposition of the presidency of the Italian Episcopal Conference, February 11, 1987. President of the committee for the problems of the organisms and ecclesiastical goods, 1987. President of the episcopal commission for charity services and Italian Caritas, 1990. Transferred to the diocese of Verona, June 30, 1992. Delegate of the presidency of the Italian Episcopal Conference for juridical affairs, September 18, 1997. Exonerated from the pastoral government of the diocese of Verona, September 18, 1997. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999; member of the commission for the message. President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and promoted to the rank of archbishop, September 2002. General ecclesiastical counselor of the Union of Italian Catholic Jurists.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Reappointed president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, April 21, 2005. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Named pontifical legate for the basilicas of San Francesco and of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi, February 21, 2006. Participated, in the name of the pope, in the funeral of Pasquale Macchi, prelate emeritus of Loreto, former secretary of Pope Paul VI, that took place in the metropolitan cathedral of Milan, Italy, on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 10.30 a.m. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church". Participated in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City, on the theme "The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: You Are the Salt of the Earth; You Are the Light of the World". Named president of the newly established Financial Information Authority on January 19, 2011. The pope relieved him from the charge of president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See on July 7, 2011, in order that he could dedicate himself full-time to the presidency of the Financial Information Authority. On November 10, 2011, he was named member of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On January 30, 2014, the pope accepted his request to be relieved from the post of president of the Financial Information Authority. Opted for the order of cardinal priests on June 12, 2014 and his deaconry, S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, was elevated pro hace vice to title. Named member of the College for the review of appeals to the Ordinary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on January 21, 2015. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on March 16, 2017. He was Chaplain of Grand Cross Conventual ad honorem of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Death. April 22, 2017, at 8 p.m., at Clinica Pio XI where he had been convalescing for several weeks. Upon learning the news of the death of the cardinal, Pope Francis sent his brother Carlo and the family a telegram of condolence (1). The Requiem Mass took place at 2:45 p.m. on Monday April 24, 2017 in the Papal Vatican Basilica, presided by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals. Later, the body was taken to Verona for the funeral and burial on Tuesday April 25 in the crypt of the bishops in the cathedral of Verona according to his expressed will.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Press Office of the Holy See; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Interview with Cardinal Attilio Nicora, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See by John L. Allen, Jr, National Catholic Reporter, Rome, February 6, 2004; Nicora lascia l'Autorità di informazione finanziaria by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, 30/01/2014; Vaticano: è morto il cardinale Attilio Nicora, 'inventore' dell'8 per mille, Il Giorno, Varese, 22 aprile 2017; Lutto. Morto il cardinale Attilio Nicora, pastore e insigne giurista, Avvenire.it, sabato 22 aprile 2017; 23:58 Morto il cardinale Attilio Nicora Legato pontificio delle Basiliche di Assisi, perugiaonline.com, Domenica 23 Aprile 2017; Addio a Nicora. Si spegne una luce del cattolicesimo by Simona Carnaghi, La Provincia di Varese.it, Domenica 23 aprile 2017; Monaco: «Un padre severo, sensibile ed esigente verso noi laici cristiani», by Franco Monaco, Chiesa di Milano, 23.04.2017; Agnesi: «Viveva per la Chiesa con grande libertà di cuore» by Franco Agnesi, auxiliary bishop of Milan, Chiesa di Milano, 24.04.2017; Misa y ceremonia por el fallecido cardenal Nicora, Zenit, Ciudad del Vaticano, 24 Abr. 2017; Il Cardinale Attilio Nicora Fior di galantuomo, uomo di Dio, servo fedele della Chiesa, Cattedrale di Verona, 25 aprile 2017; Sovvenire: Bongiovanni, con il card. Attilio Nicora iniziò “l’avventura del percorso nuovo”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 7 maggio 2018 @ 20:00; Il ricordo. Il cardinale Nicora, pastore e giurista per servire la Chiesa by Mimmo Muolo, Avvenire, venerdì 26 ottobre 2018; Parolin: Dom Nicora valorizou a cooperação entre Igreja e comunidade política, vaticannews.va, Cidade do Vaticano, 26 outubro 2018, 12:15, with audio; Una visione alta del rapporto tra Chiesa e Stato. Nell’opera del cardinale Attilio Nicora by Pietro Parolin, L'Osservatore Romano, 26 ottobre 2018; Un servizio competente e appassionato. A due anni dalla morte del cardinale Attilio Nicora by Pietro Parolin, L'Osservatore Romano, 30 aprile 2019.

(1) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Press Office of the Holy See:

Preg.mo Dott. Carlo Nicora
Via Fabio Filzi, 2 – 21100 Varese
HO APPRESO LA TRISTE NOTIZIA DELLA DIPARTITA DEL CARO CARDINALE ATTILIO NICORA E DESIDERO ESPRIMERE A LEI E AGLI ALTRI FAMILIARI, COME PURE ALL’ARCIVESCOVO E AI CONFRATELLI DELLA SUA AMATA CHIESA AMBROSIANA, IL MIO SENTITO CORDOGLIO. EGLI LASCIA UN RICORDO CARICO DI STIMA E DI RICONOSCENZA PER IL PREZIOSO SERVIZIO OFFERTO CON SINGOLARE COMPETENZA SIA ALLA CHIESA E ALLA SOCIETÀ CIVILE IN ITALIA, SPECIALMENTE NEL CAMPO GIURIDICO IN ORDINE ALLA REVISIONE DEL CONCORDATO LATERANENSE E ALL’ATTUAZIONE DEL SISTEMA DI SOSTEGNO ECONOMICO ALLA CHIESA CATTOLICA E DI SOSTENTAMENTO DEL CLERO, SIA ALLA SANTA SEDE, QUALE PRESIDENTE RIGOROSO E LUNGIMIRANTE PRIMA DELL’APSA E POI DELL’AIF. ALLA CELESTE INTERCESSIONE DI MARIA SANTISSIMA E DI SAN GIOVANNI PAOLO II, CHE LO INVIÒ A GUIDARE LA DIOCESI DI VERONA E QUINDI LO CREÒ CARDINALE, AFFIDO LE MIE PREGHIERE DI SUFFRAGIO PER LA SUA ANIMA SACERDOTALE, MENTRE INVIO A LEI E A QUANTI PIANGONO LA SUA SCOMPARSA LA BENEDIZIONE APOSTOLICA

FRANCESCO

Analogous telegram was sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of State.


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(209) 8. SCOLA, Angelo
(1941-

Birth. November 7, 1941, via Sant'Antonino, Malgrate, archdiocese of Milan, Italy. From a very poor family. Youngest of the two sons of Carlo Scola, a truck driver and a Socialist, and Regina Colombo, a housewife. The other child was Pietro, an elementary school teacher, who died in 1983. Besides his native Italian, he also speaks English, French, Spanish.

Education. Elementary and middle school in Malgrate, then, he attended the classical lyceum Manzoni of Lecco from 1955 to 1959; in 1958, in Lecco, he met Father Luigi Giussani, founder of the movement Communione e Liberazione, who exercised a great influence in Angelo's life. After the maturità, he registered himself in engineering at Politecnico di Milano. Before entering the seminary, between 1965 and 1967, he taught in high school. Abandoning the engineering career, he studied at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, where he obtained a doctorate in philosophy; thesis on Christian philosophy, 1967; while studying at the Catholic University, in 1965, he became a member of the presidency of the Italian Catholic Universitary Federation (FUCI), a federation of Catholic Italian University student groups, called by Cardinal Giovanni Colombo; in Milan, he did various odd jobs, among them, working as a proofreader at Mondadori publishing house; but he was also was involved with Communione e Liberazione and met Don Luigi Giussani, its founder, and with him he decided to become a priest; he studied at the Seminary of Saronno, Milan (theology); then, at the Seminary of Venegono, Milan (theology); and finally, at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, where he obtained a doctorate in theology, with a thesis on St. Thomas Aquinas.

Priesthood. Ordained, July 18, 1970, Teramo, by Abele Conigli, bishop of Teramo-Atri. Further studies, Fribourg, Switzerland; Monaco; and Paris, France. Successively, until 1991, active collaborator of Communione e Liberazione; director of the Institute of Studies for the Transition (ISTRA), Milan; collaborator in the establishment and member of the executive committee of the Italian edition of Rivista Internazionale Communio; pastoral ministry in Italy and abroad; from 1979, research assistant to the chair of Political Philosophy, and later, assistant to the chair of Fundamental Moral Theology at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland; in 1982; later, professor of theological anthropology at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome; and later, professor of Contemporary Christology at the Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. Attended the Seventh Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 30,1987, as an assistant to the special secretary.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Grosseto, July 20, 1991. Consecrated, September 21, 1991, patriarchal Liberian basilica, Rome, by Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, bishop of the title of the suburbicarian see of Palestrina, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, assisted by Adelmo Tacconi, bishop emeritus of Grosseto, and by Abele Congli, bishop emeritus of Teramo-Atri. His episcopal motto is Sufficit Gratia Tua. Took possession of the diocese on the following September 28. Named rector magnifico of the Pontifical Lateran University and president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, July 1995. Resigned pastoral government of the diocese, September 14, 1995. Promoted to the patriarchate of Venice on January 5, 2002; took possession of the patriarchate on the following Sunday March 3. Received the pallium from Pope John Paul II on June 29, 2002, at the patriarchal Vatican basilica.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of Ss. XII Apostoli, October 21, 2003. In September 2004, he founded the Oasis International Studies and Research Centre, to promote better relations between Christians and Muslims. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Relator general of the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church". Transferred to the metropolitan see of Milan on June 28, 2011. Cardinal Scola was apostolic administrator of Venice until September 7, 2011; then, he was succeeded as such by Beniamino Pizziol, bishop of Vicenza, former auxiliary of Venice, until the new patriarch was appointed. Cardinal Scola took possession of the metropolitan see of Milan by procurator (Monsignor Carlo Redaelli, vicar general) on September 9, 2011. He received the pallium from Pope Benedict XVI on September 21, 2011 in the Hall of the Consistory of the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo. Named member of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See on October 22, 2011. Named member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches on March 7, 2012. He is a prolific author who has published numerous works (1). Named member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, April 21, 2012. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On July 20, 2013, he was named special papal envoy to the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, which took place in Niš, Serbia, on September 20 and 21, 2013. He was named member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity on February 6, 2014. Confirmed as member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, until the expiration of his term, on February 19, 2014. On March 29, 2014, he was confirmed as member of the Pontifical Council for Culture until the expiration of his mandate. He was confirmed as member of the Congregation for the Clergy on June 9, 2014. On July 26, 2014, he was named special papal envoy to the celebration of the 850th anniversary of the translation of the relics of the Wise Men from Milan to Cologne, Germany, programmed for September 28, 2014. Participated in Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Evangelization". On July 25, 2015, he was named special papal envoy to the eucharistic celebration that took place in Bobbio, Italy, on August 30, 2015, on the occasion of the 18th international meeting of the Colombanian Community, on the 1400th anniversary of the death of Saint Colomban. On July 7, 2017, the Pope accepted his resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Milan. He was succeeded by Mario Enrico Delpini, titular bishop of Stefaniaco, until then auxiliary bishop and vicar general of Milan. He was apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until the installation of the new archbishop on September 9, 2017. He now lives in the rectory of Imberido, not far from his hometown Malgrate. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on November 7, 2021.

Bibliography. Tornielli, Andrea. Il futuro e la speranza. Vita e magistero del cardinale Angelo Scola. Milano : Piemme, 2011. (Incontri).

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, archdiocese of Milan; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his bibliography, AngeloScola.it; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Serie cronologica dei vescovi di Milano (III-XXI secolo), in Italian, archdiocese of Milan; Cardinal Scola Is Going Back Home. To Milan by Sandro Magister, Chiesa; Ecco chi è il nuovo arcivescovo, Giugno 27, 2011, Vatican Insider, La Stampa, Milan; "I miei dieci anni con Venezia", un'intervista di 'bilancio", video, in Italian, patriarchate of Venice; Scola, the theologian liked by Pope Ratzinger by Andrea Tornielli, in English, Vatican Insider, 06/22/2011; «Benedetto colui che viene nel nome del Signore» Il cardinale Angelo Scola è il nuovo Arcivescovo di Milano, archdiocese of Milan, 20 luglio 2011; Imposizione del Pallio all'Em.mo Card. Angelo Sscola Arcivescovo Metropolita di Milano, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 21.09.2011; Scola: è un dono del mondo a Milano by Luciano Moia, Avvenire, 28 maggio 2012; Cardinal Scola: Family 2012 was an extraordinary event that has left us with a huge responsibility, Vatican Insider, 06/4/2012; Scola betrayed by the Italians from the very first vote, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 14/03/2013, ultima modifica il 14/03/2013 alle ore 14:49; Il cardinale Scola e il ricordo di Costantino, Vatican Insider, 19/09/2013; Scola: non lasciamoci dominare dalla tecnologia. Dopo lo scambio degli embrioni, Avvenire, 24 aprile 2014; Il Papa al card. Scola: grazie per quanto fai per la Chiesa, Radio Vaticana, 2016-09-08; Scola: Papa a Milano, occasione d'incontro per credenti e non credenti, audio, Radio Vaticana, 2017-02-27; Scola: Papa a Milano, città pronta ad accogliere il suo messaggio, Radio Vaticana, 2017-03-23; Milán: Renuncia el cardenal Scola. El Papa nombra al Mons. Delpini, Zenit, Ciudad del Vaticano, 8 julio 2017; L'addio di Scola: "Milano modello di accoglienza, ma non basta" by Zita Dazzi, la Repubblica, 09 Settembre 2017; E Scola disse ai suoi: “Votate Bergoglio”. I segreti del Conclave che cambiò la Chiesa by Domenico Agasso jr, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 13/04/2019 alle ore 11:10; Cardeal Scola: ocasião para se perguntar sobre o sentido de nossa vida by Fabio Colagrande, vaticannews.va, Cidade do Vaticano, 09 março 2020, 13:02, with audio; Il cardinale Scola: “Contro il Papa attacchi insolenti da uomini di Chiesa. Ora basta, sono sbagliati” by Domenico Agasso jr, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 13 Giugno 2020 11:06; Cardinal Scola calls out Pope Francis’ critics: ‘The pope is the pope’ by Gerard O'Connor, America, The Jesuit Review, July 21, 2020; Giancarlo Brasca, uomo del dialogo secondo Angelo Scola, discepolo di Giussani by P. Pietro Messa, ofm, Il Cattolico, 17 Agosto 2020; Dialogo interreligioso e interculturale, meticciato, immigrazione. In una conversazione con lo scrittore Luca Doninelli, il Cardinal Scola illustra i temi e il metodo della Fondazione Oasis, da lui lanciata nel 2004, intervista di Luca Doninelli al Cardinal Scola, rivista per Oasis da Martino Diez, Oasis Center, 21/05/2021 10:14:49; L'eredità del teologo gesuita. Scola: De Lubac, erede e padre del Vaticano II by Filippo Rizzi, Avvenire, sabato 4 settembre 2021; Il Cardinal Scola e il dialogo interreligioso, Oasis, 05/11/2021; 7 novembre: il cardinale Angelo Scola, arcivescovo emerito di Milano, che celebra il 30.mo della sua ordinazione episcopale compie 80 anni, Il Sismografo, venerdì 5 novembre 2021; Card. Scola: a “Gente Veneta”, “la morte mi angustia ma non ho dubbi sulla risurrezione della carne”. “Sono colpito dagli Angelus del Papa”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 5 Novembre 2021 @ 19:17; Angelo Scola, il cardinale ciellino compie 80 anni e perde l’accesso al Conclave. Pupillo di Ratzinger, “entrò Papa” nel 2013. Lui e Comunione e Liberazione sconfitti da Bergoglio by Francesco Antonio Grana, il Fatto Quotidiano, 7 Novembre 2021; Il cardinale Angelo Scola compie 80 anni: messa a Lecco "disobbedendo ai medici" e foto ricordo su Twitter, La Repubblica, 07 Novembre 2021; Interview: Cardinal Scola condemns ‘harsh and insolent attacks’ against Pope Francis by Gerard O’Connell, America, The Jesuit Review, November 23, 2021; Cardinale Angelo Scola: la vittoria sulla notte, Il Fatto Qutidiano, 16 aprile 2022; Il dono di Benedetto XVI: la grazia che è Gesù Cristo, vissuta nella compagnia della Chiesa by Angelo Scola, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 5 Gennaio 2023; Migranti, il cardinale Scola (Fondazione Oasis): «Basta chiusure egoistiche. Cristiani e musulmani aiutino», Il Messaggero, Venerdì 3 Marzo 2023, 12:47; Padre Georg Gänswein: «Molti cardinali oggi sarebbero in sintonia con Angelo Scola come Papa» by Giampiero Rossi, Corriere della sera, 29 marzo 2023 | 15:17.

(1) This is his bibliography taken from Tornielli:
-Il futuro e la speranza. Vita e magistero del cardinale Angelo Scola, p. 1885-188;
-La fondazione teologica della legge naturale nello Scriptum super Sententias di San Tommaso d'Aquino, Universitätsverlag, Freiburg Schweiz 1982;
-L'alba della dignità umana. La fondazione dei diritti umani nella dottrina di Jacques Maritain, Jaca Book, Milano 1982;
-Avvenimento e Tradizione. Questioni di ecclesiologia, Jaca Book, Milano 1987;
-"Vivid las preguntas" (Ejercicios 87), Comunión y Liberación, Madrid 1987;
-Identidad y diferencia. La relación hombre-mujer, Ediciones Encuentro, Madrid 1989;
-"La Centesimus Annus. Note per la lettura, Conversazione tenuta a Lecco, 12 maggio 1991", Quaderni di Lavoro Politico;
-Hans Urs von Balthasar: Uno stile teologico, Jaca Book, Milano 1991;
-"Sarete liberi davvero". Lettera Pastorale, in Toscana oggi/Rinnovamento 10 (29-11-1992) 42 (Supplemento);
-"E tutti saranno ammaestrati da Dio". Nota Pastorale, in Toscana oggi/Rinnovamento 11 (5-12-1993) 44 (Supplemento);
-"Ed io che sono?" Un Vescovo parla ai suoi giovani, Nuova Compagnia Editrice, Forlì 1994;
-Crisi della libertà e vita familiare, Centro Studi S. Lorenzo-1 Portici Editore, Grosseto 1995;
-Libertà e realtà. Il realismo cristiano, Associazione Amici della Nuova Scuola, Lecco 1996;
-Questioni di antropologia teologica, Pontificia Università Lateranense-Istituto Giovanni Paolo II-Edizioni Ares, Milano 1996;
-Questioni di antropologia teologica. Seconda edizione ampliata, Pontificia Università Lateranense-Mursia, Roma 1997;
-Il mistero nuziale. 1. Uomo-Donna, Pontificia Università Lateranense-Mursia, Roma 1998;
-Ospitare il reale. Per un "idea" di Università, Pontificia Università Lateranense-Mursia, Roma 1999;
-Il mistero nuziale. 2. Matrimonio-Famiglia, Pontificia Università Lateranense-Mursia, Roma 2000;
-La persona umana. Antropologia Teologica, in collaborazione con G. Marengo e J. Prades López, Amateca v. 15, Jaca Book, Milano 2000;
-Uomo-donna. Il "caso serio" dell'amore, Marietti 1812, Genova 2002;
-Vagliate ogni cosa, trattenete ciò che è buono. Intervista con Hans Urs von Balthasar, Lateran University Press, Roma 2002;
-Il mistero nuziale: una prospettiva di teologia sistematica?, Lateran University Press, Roma 2003;
-Un anno dopo..., CID, Venezia 2003;
-Liberi davvero, Collana Fontana Vivace 1, CantagalliCID, Siena-Venezia 2003;
-Il volto missionario della parrocchia, Collana Fontana Vivace 2, Cantagalli-CID, Siena-Venezia 2003;
-L'esperienza elementare. La vena profonda del magistero di Giovanni Paolo II, Marietti 1820, Genova 2003;
-Ecclesiologia en perspectiva ecuménica, Subsidia 5, Facultad de Teologia San Dámaso, Madrid 2003;
-La gioia e la fretta, Collana Fontana Vivace 3, Cantagalli-CID, Siena-Venezia 2004;
-Contro la noia, Collana Fontana Vivace 4, CantagalliCID, Siena-Venezia 2004;
-Morte e libertà, Cantagalli, Siena 2004;
-Un pensiero sorgivo. Sugli scritti di Luigi Giussani, Marietti 1820, Genova 2004;
-Chi è la Chiesa? Una chiave antropologica e sacramentale per l'ecclesiologia, BTC 130, Queriniana, Brescia 2005;
-Voglia di vita, Collana Fontana Vivace 5, Cantagalli-CID, Siena-Venezia 2005;
-Eucaristia, incontro di libertà, Cantagalli, Siena 2005;
-Stupore eucaristico. Conversazioni dal Sinodo, San Paolo, Cinisello Balsamo 2006;
-Vagabondi o pellegrini, Collana Fontana Vivace 6, Cantagalli-CID, Siena-Venezia 2006;
-Tutto è vostro, Collana Fontana Vivace 7, Cantagalli-CID, Siena-Venezia 2006;
-Introduzione e Commento all'enciclica "Deus caritas est", Cantagalli, Siena 2006;
-Aspetti innovativi della riabilitazione neurologica: fondamenti antropologici delle implicazioni bioetiche, I.R.C.C.S. San Camillo, Venezia Lido 14 settembre 2006;
-Una nuova laicità. Temi per una società plurale, Marsilio, Venezia 2007;
-Il valore dell'uomo, Bompiani, Milano 2007 in collaborazione con G. Reale; La dottrina sociale della Chiesa: risorsa per una società plurale, Centro di Ateneo per la Dottrina Sociale della Chiesa. Contributi 1, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2007;
-Come nasce e come vive una comunità cristiana, Marcianum Press, Venezia 2007;
-Vogliamo vedere Gesù, Marcianum Press, Venezia 2007;
-La dottrina sociale della Chiesa: risorsa per una società plurale, Edizioni Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2007;
-Dio? Ateismo della ragione e ragioni della fede, Marsilio, Venezia 2008. In collaborazione con P. Flores D'Arcais;
-Uno sguardo su Albino Luciani, Marcianum Press, Venezia 2009;
-Il Padre Nostro, Cantagalli, Siena 2009;
-Religioni, verità, libertà, Lectio magistralis di S.E. il Cardinale Angelo Scola, Patriarca di Venezia, Fondazione Magna Carta, Roma 2009;
-Maria, la donna. I misteri della sua vita, Cantagalli, Siena 2009;
-La vita buona. Dialoghi su laicità, scienza e fede, vita e morte alla vigilia del Redentore, Messaggero, Padova 2009, in collaborazione con A. Cazzullo;
-Buone ragioni per la vita in comune. Religioni, politica, economia, Mondadori, Milano 2010;
-Non uccidere, Il Mulino, Bologna 2011, in collaborazione con A. Cavarero;
-Famiglia risorsa decisiva. Padova : Edizioni Messaggero, 2012.


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(210) 9. OKOGIE, Anthony Olubunmi
(1936-

Birth. Tuesday June 16, 1936, Lagos, Nigeria. From a royal family of Uromi in Edo State. First child of Prince Michael Ohigbom Okogie, from Ishan, and Lucy Adunni Okogie (née Afolabi), a Yoruba princess. His father belonged to the Esan ethnic group and his mother to the Yoruba.

Education. He began his education at the Holy Cross School; and later at Saint Patrick's Primary School, Sapele in present day Delta State; he had his secondary school education at Saint Gregory's College in Lagos, during which period he showed interest in the priestly vocation; he eventually transferred to Saint Theresa's Minor Seminary in Ibadan; after his training at the Minor Seminary, he went to Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Ibadan (philosophy and theology); then, he was sent to the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, in 1963, where he obtained a licentiate in theology in 1966.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 11, 1966, Lagos, by Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey of Lagos. Incardinated in the archdiocese of Lagos; coadjutor of the cathedral parish; vicar economous of St. Patrick's parish, Idumagbo; diocesan director of Catholic schools and of the Work of Vocations; in charge of the radio programs of National Radio-Television; he was also at the war front during the Nigeria Civil War counselling soldiers and broadcasting religious programs; professor of religion, King's College; member of the episcopal senate; member of the pastoral commission.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Mascula and appointed auxiliary of Oyo, June 5, 1971. Consecrated, August 29, 1971, cathedral of Saint Benedict, Oshogbo, by Owen McCoy, bishop of Oyo, assisted by Anthony Saliu Sanusi, bishop of Ijebu-Ode, and by Alexius Obabu Makozi, titular bishop of Fallaba, auxiliary of Lokoja. His episcopal motto is Fides caritas fortitudo. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Lagos, April 13, 1973. He was enthroned as archbishop of Lagos on June 17, 1973. Attended the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994. President of the Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), 1994-2000. President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), at a time when the then military juntas were confronted with controversial policies over separation of state and religion.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of Beata Vergine Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano, October 21, 2003. Took possession of his title on May 22, 2004. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Special papal envoy to the National Eucharistic Congress of Ghana, November 19 to 20, 2005. Named member of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, February 3, 2007. Participated in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City, on the theme "The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: You Are the Salt of the Earth; You Are the Light of the World". Some of the outstanding socio-political crusades of the cardinal that most Nigerians will remember him for include his offer to give life up in place of a Muslim woman who was condemned to death by stoning by an Islamic court for the crime of adultery. Cardinal Okogie offered to pay the sentence imposed on the woman, Safiya Hussainii Tungar-Tudu, in the northern state of Sokoto in a case which created an international outcry. The woman was allowed to go free. Honorary member of The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. His resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Lagos was accepted in conformity to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law on May 25, 2012. The pope named as new archbishop of Lagos Alfred Adewale Martins, until then bishop of Abeokuta, Nigeria. Cardinal Okogie was apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until the installation of his successor on Saturday August 4, 2012. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on June 16, 2016.

Bibliography. Ayeni, Victor Olanrewaju. Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie : a voice crying in the wilderness. Lagos, Nigeria : Potter's House, 2006; Ngene, Albert IAnthony Cardinal Okogie : "A man for all seasons". Lagos Island [Nigeria] : Silver Jose United Publications, 2005; Ogbeide, Omoluyi. Reluctant politician : most Reverend Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria. Ede, Osun State, Nigeria : Provincial Pastoral Institute Publications, 1996; Omojafor, Steve. Archbishop Olubunmi Okogie : ... devil or saint?. Lagos, Nigeria : STB & Associates, 1992; Tomori, Pascal. Anthony Olubunmi Okogie: the People's Bishop. Nigeria : Jeromelaiho & Associates, 1991?.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in English, Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photograph and biography, in English, edowrold.net; biography, in English, Wikipedia; photograph and arms, Araldica Vaticana; The Achebe Foundation Interviews #16: Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, in English, Nigerian Village Square; Nigerian cardinal blasts laxity of American culture, priesthood, Catholic World News (CWN), July 27, 2009, CatholicCulture; Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie: Jonathan's govt confused, Nigeria News; Nigerian archbishop urges president to take action to fight insecurity by Peter Ajayi Dada, Catholic News Service, January 5, 2011; Anthony Cardinal Okogie at 75, June 10, 2011, Catholic News Service of Nigeria; Cardinal Okogie vows Christians will not flee from North, National Accord, Thursday, 12 January 2012 04:12; Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie ill, flown to India, Surpirise blog, Monday, 30 January 2012; Sycophants Around Our Leaders are Ruining Nigeria - Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie by Etop Ekanem, Nigerian Vanguard, Africa Undisguised; Okogie condemns Islamic banking, wants licence revoked by Joseph Onyekwere, Thursday, June 30, 2011, The Guardian, Nigeria; Nigerian cardinal urges president to unmask sponsors of Boko Haram, The Catholic Review, Baltimore; Archbishop Proposes to Die in Place of Woman Sentenced to Stoning by Obed Minchakpu, Christianity Today, posted 2/01/2002 12:00AM; Lagos names road after Anthony Cardinal Okogie, The Guardian, Nigeria, Wednesday, February 22, 2012; Hommage du pape à un cardinal nigérian courageux, News.va/BL, InfoCatho.be, vendredi, 17 août 2012; Benedicto XVI saluda a Cardenal nigeriano por 46 aniversario de ordenación sacerdotal, ACI/EWTN Noticias, 20 Ago. 12 / 04:19am; Il Cardinale Okogie compie 80 anni, gli elettori scendono a 112 by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Lagos, 16 giugno, 2016 / 10:00 AM; Nigeria a sinking ship navigated by pirates, says Okogie by Sam Eyoboka, Vanguard, July 27, 2020 5:29 pm; Criminals, sponsors must face justice to stop killings – Cardinal Okogie by Leke Baiyewu, Punch, Abuja, March 5, 2021.


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(211) 10. PANAFIEU, Bernard
(1931-2017)

Birth. January 26, 1931, Châtellerault, department of Vienne, diocese of Poitiers, France. Son of André Panafieu, director of a bank, and Madeleine Doussière. His baptismal name is Bernard-Louis-Auguste-Paul.

Education. Studied at the Seminary of Albi; and later at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Issy-les-Moulineaux; and at the Institut d'Études Sociales.

Priesthood. Ordained, April 22, 1956, in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, by Cardinal Maurice Feltin, archbishop of Paris. Incardinated in the archdiocese of Albi. Vicar of Saint-Sauveur-de-Mazamet and chaplain of the lyceum La Pérouse, Albi, 1962; chaplain of the university parish and responsible of the chaplaincy of public education; chaplain of students in Toulouse, 1967-1970; curé-doyen of Brassac, 1971-1974; secretary general of the presbyteral council of 1973-1974.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Tibili and appointed auxiliary of Annecy, April 18, 1974. Consecrated, June 9, 1974, metropolitan cathedral of Saint-Cécile, Albi, by Claude Marie Josep Dupuy, archbishop of Albi, assisted by Jean Baptiste Étienne Sauvage, bishop of Annecy, and by Henri Clément Victor Donze, bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes. His episcopal motto was Parare viam Domini. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Aix, November 30, 1978. Named coadjutor with right of succession of Marseille, August 24, 1994. Succeeded to the archbishopric of Marseille, see immediatamente soggeta to the Holy See, April 22, 1995. Member of the Académie des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Marseille, April 1996. Metropolitan archbishop when Marseille was elevated to that rank, December 16, 2002.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. His resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese was accepted on May 12, 2006, in conformity to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. He was apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until the installation of his successor, Archbishop Georges Pontier, on June 11 2006. He retired to the Institut Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Venasque, Vaucluse. Commandeur of the Lé;gion d'Honneur, August 28, 2009. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on January 26, 2011.

Death. November 12, 2017, during the night, from pneumonia, at the hospital of Carpentras, Vaucluse, France. He had been ill for several years. Upon learning the news of the death of the cardinal, Pope Francis sent Georges Pontier, archbishop of Marseille, a telegram of condolence. A funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday November 16 in Notre-Dame-de-Vie. The exequies took place in the cathedral of Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille on Friday November 17 at 3 p.m, presided by Archbishop Pontier. The body of the late cardinal was buried in the crypt of the bishops in that cathedral (1).

Bibliography. Jore, Alexander. Épiscopologe Français de 1592 à 1973. Mis à jour et continué jusqu'en 2004. Complément de l'article "France" du Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie Ecclésiastiques t. XVIII, colonnes 161 à 532. Pro-Manuscripto, 25 - III- 2004, no. 3210.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photograph, arms and biography, in French, Wikipedia; photographs and biography, in Italian, Santi e Beati; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; L'au revoir au Pape du Cardinal Panafieu, YouTube, uploaded by KTOTV, published on Feb 28, 2013; La cardinal Bernard Panafieu, ancien archevêque d'Aix et de Marseille est décédé hier soir by Ludovic Moreau, France 3, publié le 13/11/2017 à 12:40; Cordoglio del Papa per la morte del cardinale Panafieu, L'Osservatore Romano, 13 novembre 2017; El Papa lamenta la muerte del Card. Bernard Panafieu, arzobispo emérito de Marsella, Zenit, 13 noviembre 2017; Les obsèques du cardinal Panafieu, in French, docèse of Marseille, 15 novembre 2017.

(1) This is the inscription on his crypt, taken from the site of the archdiocese of Marseille:

BERNARDUS S.R.E. CARDINAL PANAFIEU
N. 1931 ARCHIEP. MASSILIEN 1995-2006
DECESSIT 12 NOV. 2017

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(212) 11. ZUBEIR WAKO, Gabriel
(1941-

Birth. February 27, 1941, Mboro, diocese of Wau, Sudan (now South Sudan). From the tribe Belanda Bviri from the south of the country. Son of Placido Wako Tagia, who died in 1990, and Felicita Juno.

Education. Initial studies at the primary schools in Mboro in 1947); and at Nyamlel, diocese of Wau from 1948 to 1950; attended intermediate school from 1951 to 1955 at St. Anthony's Minor Seminary, in Bussere, Wau; studied philosophy from 1956 to 1959 at St. Paul's National Major Seminary, Tore River, Yei; studied theology from 1960 to 1963 at the same seminary; later, studied theology at the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, from 1968 to 1969; and at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, from 1969 to 1971, where he obtained a licentiate in pastoral theology in 1971. He speaks English, Italian and German.

Priesthood. Ordained, July 21, 1963, Wau, by Ireneus Wien Dud, titular bishop of Barcuso, apostolic vicar of Wau, Sudan (1). In 1963, he became vice-pastor in Kwajok; and at the same time, named inspector for the Christian Religious Education in the schools of the Gogrial District. Nine months after his priestly ordination, all the missionaries were expelled from Sudan and he became rector of the Minor Seminary of Wau. Further studies in Rome from 1968 until 1971. From 1972 to 1974, in the apostolic vicariate of Wau, he was procurator economous; vicar-delegate of Bishop Dud; and provincial commissary of the Scouts.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Wau, December 12, 1974. Consecrated, April 6, 1975, metropolitan cathedral of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus, Juba, by Cardinal Agnelo Rossi, prefect of the S.C. for the Evangelization of Peoples, assisted by Ubaldo Calabresi, titular archbishop of Fondi, pro-nuncio in Sudan, and by Ireneus Wien Dud, archbishop of Juba. His episcopal motto is The truth will set you free. Attended the Fourth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 29, 1977. President of the Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference from 1978 to 1990; from 1992 to 1999; and again, from 2012. Promoted to archbishop coadjutor of Khartoum, October 30, 1979. Attended the Fifth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 26 to October 25, 1980. Succeeded to the metropolitan see of Khartoum, October 10, 1981. Attended the Sixth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 29 to October 28, 1983. Member of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialog from 1985 to 1995; and consultor of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1993 to 1998. Attended the Second Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 24 to December 8, 1985. Attended the Seventh Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October to 30, 1987. Attended the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994. Attended the Ninth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 1994.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina, October 21, 2003. He is the first Sudanese cardinal. Member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; and of the Pontifical Councils Cor Unum; and for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Participated in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City, on the theme "The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: You Are the Salt of the Earth; You Are the Light of the World". He narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during a Mass celebrating the feast day of Saint Daniel Comboni, on October 10, 2010, when a man identified as Hamdan Mohamed Abdurrahman rose during the Glory and rushed toward the prelate with a knife, but was stopped by the cardinal's master of ceremonies. The cardinal has frequently complained about the growth of Islamic fundamentalism in the country and criticized Arab groups for their anti-Black violence. Throughout more than two decades of conflict, the cardinal has been a constant voice of reason, calling for peace, mercy, and forgiveness in a land scarred by war. Nearly three million lost their lives as Sudan bounced from one war to another. Yet the cardinal's consistent message has been one of reconciliation. He is passionate about music, especially for liturgical celebrations. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. Participated in Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Evangelization". His resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Khartoum was accepted on December 9, 2016. He was succeeded by Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, archbishop coadjutor of Khartoum. On February 27, 2021, he turned eighty years old and lost the right to participate in the conclave.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photograph and biography, in English, archdiocese of Khartoum; photograph and brief biographical data, in English, archdiocese of Khartoum; photographs and biography, in Italian, Santi e Beati; his photograph and episcopal motto, Araldica Vaticana; Cardinal Zubeir: Learn from Lukudu’s selfless service by Emmanuel J Akile, Eye Radio, 13th April 2021.

(1) The apostolic vicariate of Wau was elevated to diocese on November 18, 1974 and Father Zubeir Wako would be named its first bishop.


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(213) 12. AMIGO VALLEJO, O.F.M., Carlos
(1934-2022)

Birth. August 23, 1934, Medina de Rioseco, archdiocese of Valladolid, Spain. Son of José Amigo Torres (+ after 1974), physician and mayor of Medina de Rioseco from 1940 to 1949, and Consuelo Vallejo-Nájera (1900-after 1960).

Education. Studied at the Medical Faculty of Valladolid (medicine); soon after, he left and joined the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans). Studied philosophy in Rome; and at the Central University of Madrid he studied psychology. Received the diaconate from Cardinal Fernando Quiroga Palacios, archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.

Priesthood. Ordained, August 17, 1960, Rome, by Miguel Nóvoa Fuente, titular bishop of Chitri, auxiliary of Santiago de Compostela. Further studies, Rome. In Madrid, pastoral ministry; further studies; professor of philosophy of science and anthropology in different educational centers. Provincial of the Franciscan province of Santiago, 1970.

Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Tanger, Morocco, December 17, 1973. Consecrated, April 28, 1974, church of San Francisco el Grande, Madrid, by Cardinal Marcelo González Martín, archbishop of Toledo, assisted by Félix Romero Menjíbar, archbishop of Valladolid, and by Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M., former archbishop of Tanger. His episcopal motto was Gratia et pax. Attended the Fourth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 29, 1977. In several occasions acted as mediator to solve conflicts between the countries of Magreb (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia) and Spain. Transferred to metropolitan see of Seville, May 22, 1982; received the pallium from Antonio Innocenti, titular archbishop of Eclano, nuncio to Spain, on June 29, 1982 during the installation Mass at the metropolitan cathedral of Sevilla. Attended the Sixth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 29 to October 28, 1983; by papal appointment. President of the Episcopal Commission for the Fifth Centennial of the Evangelization of America (1984-1993). In the Spanish Episcopal Conference he was a member of the Executive Committee (1984-1987 and 2005-2009); having also held the positions of president of the Episcopal Commissions of Bishops-Major Religious Superiors (1993-1999) and Missions and Cooperation with the Churches (1999-2005). Attended the Fourth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 12 to 28, 1992, as an invited guest. Attended the Ninth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 1994. Member of the Academies of Buenas Letras, Medicina and Bellas Artes of Sevilla. Decorated with the Orden al Mérito de los Padres de la Patria Dominicana, the highest decoration granted by the Dominican Republic, February 1995. Granted a doctorate honoris causa by the Technological University of Cibao, Dominican Republic, February 1995. Granted the silver medal of the Republic of Panamá, September 2000.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Maria in Montserrato degli Spagnoli, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. On November 5, 2009, he resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Sevilla in conformity to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. On June 4, 2011, the pope named him special papal envoy to the conclusive celebrations of the Jubilar Year of the 500th anniversary of the canonical erection of the first ecclesiastical circumscriptions in America: Santo Domingo and La Vega, Dominican Republic; and San Juan de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, programmed for August 7 and 8, 2011. On September 22, 2012, the pope named him special papal envoy to the conclusive celebrations of the fifth centennial of the arrival in Puerto Rico of the first bishop, Don Alonso Manso, which took place in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 19, 2012. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on August 23, 2014. He resided in Madrid.

Death. April 27, 2022, early in the morning, of cardiac insufficiency following surgeries for the removal of fluid from his left lung and a fractured hip, at the University Hospital of Guadalajara. He had been operated due to a fall on February 25. The archbishop of Sevilla, José Ángel Saiz Meneses, who was with the cardinal from early in the morning, lamented the sad news while asking the faithful of the archdiocese for prayers for the eternal rest of Cardinal Amigo Vallejo. After learning the news of the death of the cardinal, the Holy Father sent Archbishop Saiz Meneses a telegram of condolence. The exequies were celebrated on Saturday April 30 in the cathedral of Sevilla. The late cardinal was buried in the chapel of San Pablo, situated next to the Virgen de los Reyes, a place he selected himself (1).

Bibliography. Echeverría, Lamberto de. Episcopologio español contemporáneo, 1868-1985 : datos biográficos y genealogía espiritual de los 585 obispos nacidos o consagrados en España entre el 1 de enero de 1868 y el 31 de diciembre de 1985 . Salamanca : Universidad de Salamanca, 1986. (Acta Salmanticensia; Derecho; 45), p. 139.

Webgraphy. His photograph, arms and biography, in Spanish, archdiocese of Sevilla; biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; El cardenal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, arzobispo emérito de Sevilla, pregonero de la Semana Santa de Albacete 2018, Ecclesia digital, 27 de septiembre de 2017; La Semana Santa de Albacete celebra el pregón del cardenal Amigo, Ecclesia Digital, 20 de marzo de 2018; El cardenal Amigo presenta en Roma el libro «Luces y sombras de la religiosidad popular», Ecclesia Digital, 22 enero, 2021; El cardenal Amigo es operado de urgencia de una fractura de cadera, Diario de Sevilla, 23 Febrero, 2022 - 09:37h; Ha fallecido el cardenal Amigo Vallejo, Archidiócesis de Sevilla, 27 abril 2022 Fallece el cardenal Carlos Amigo, arzobispo emérito de Sevilla, Conferencia Episcopal Española, 27/04/2022; Monseñor S aiz: “Don Carlos ha completado su peregrinación en la Tierra con entrega, con generosidad y dando un fruto abundante”, Archidiócesis de Sevilla, 27 abril 2022, with video; Spagna: morto il Cardinale francescano Carlos Amigo Vallejo by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Siviglia, 27 aprile, 2022 / 1:30 AM; Spanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo dies at age 87 after lung surgery by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Apr 27, 2022 / 09:20 am; Muere el cardenal Carlos Amigo Vallejo by Javier Macías, ABC, Sevilla, 27/04/2022 14:04h; È deceduto il cardinale spagnolo Carlos Amigo Vallejo. Aveva 87 anni, Il Sismografo, mercoledì 27 aprile 2022; Morto il cardinale Amigo Vallejo, vescovo emerito di Siviglia by Tiziana Campisi, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 27 aprile 2022, 14:03; Iglesia española despide con congoja al Cardenal Amigo Vallejo, Vatican News, 27 abril 2022, 15:23; La Catedral de Sevilla acogerá el funeral por el cardenal Amigo Vallejo el sábado 30 de abril, Europa Press, Sevilla, 27 Abr 2022; Church loses a cardinal on two successive Wednesdays, La Croix International, April 28, 2022; La capilla ardiente del cardenal Carlos Amigo se instalará en el Salón del Trono del Palacio Arzobispal, Archidiócesis de Sevilla, 28 abril 2022; Los sevillanos rinden homenaje al pastor que gobernó la diócesis hispalense durante tres décadas, Archidiócesis de Sevilla, 28 abril 2022; Sevilla entera despide a 'su' cardenal: "Amigo fue un hombre que buscaba la unidad, la concordia, que tendía puentes" by Jesús Bastante, Religión Digital, 30.04.2022, with photographs and video; El cardenal Amigo, enterrado en la catedral de Sevilla tras una misa funeral, Vivir Ediciones, 30 abril, 2022.

(1) This is the text of the inscription on his vault, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:


FRAY CARLOS
AMIGO VALLEJO, OFM
CARDENAL ARZOBISPO
DE
SEVILLA
1934   ﹣   2022
PAX ET BONVM


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(214) 13. RIGALI, Justin Francis
(1935-

Birth. April 19, 1935, Los Angeles, United States of America. He is the youngest of the seven children of Henry Alphonsus Rigali and Frances Irene White. His sister Charlotte was a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet; and his brother Norbert was a Jesuit priest. Baptized in the parish of the Holy Cross, Los Angeles.

Education. He attended Catholic schools in Los Angeles; then, he studied philosophy and theology at the archdiocesan seminaries of Los Angeles: Los Angeles College, Los Angeles; Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary, San Fernando; St. John's College and St. John's Seminary, Camarillo; Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1961-1964 (doctorate in canon law, June 1964); Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome, 1964-1966 (obtained a diploma, 1966). Besides his native English, speaks correctly French, Italian and Spanish.

Priesthood. Ordained, April 25, 1961, metropolitan cathedral of St. Vibiana, Los Angeles, by Cardinal James Francis McIntyre, archbishop of Los Angeles. Associate pastor, Ascension parish, Los Angeles; associate pastor, Saint Raymond parish, Downey. Further studies, Rome, 1961-1964. Assistant priest at the patriarchal Vatican basilica during the first two sessions of the Second Vatican Council, 1962 and 1963. Associate pastor, St. Madeleine's parish, Pomona, archdiocese of Los Angeles, summer of 1964. Started service at the English language section of the Vatican secretariat of State, November 25, 1964. Secretary of nunciature in Madagascar and apostolic delegation for the Islands of the Indian Ocean, La Reunion and Mauritius, September 1966 to February 1970. Chaplain of His Holiness, July 11, 1967. Returned to Rome, February 11, 1970, and was appointed director of the English-language Section of the Secretariat of State. He also became the English-language translator for Pope Paul VI, whom he accompanied on his trip to Iran, Dhaka (then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh), the Philippines, Australia, Samoa, American Samoa, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Chaplain to the cloistered Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of Saint Joseph in Rome for several years. Faculty member, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, 1972-1973. Counselor of nunciature, July 1, 1979. He accompanied Pope John Paul II on several of his international trips, including the ones to the United States of America in 1979 and 1987. Prelate of honor of His Holiness, April 19, 1980. Member of the Order of the Knights of Malta, October 25, 1984.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Bolsena and appointed president of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, June 8, 1985. Consecrated, September 14, 1985, cathedral of Albano, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Eduardo Martínez Somalo, titular archbishop of Tagora, substitute of the Secretariat of State, and by Achille Silvestrini, titular archbishop of Novaliciana, secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church. His episcopal motto is Verbum caro factum est. Member of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, October 13, 1986. Secretary of Congregation for Bishops, December 21, 1989. Secretary of College of Cardinals, January 2, 1990. Pastoral ministry in several Roman parishes and seminaries. Transferred to metropolitan see of St. Louis, United States of America, January 25, 1994. Attended the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 16 to December 12, 1997. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Philadelphia, July 15, 2003.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Prisca, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Special papal envoy to the celebrations of the bicentennial of the birth of Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, which took place in Prachatice, Czech Republic, on June 18, 2011. His resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Philadelphia was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on July 19, 2011, in conformity to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. The pope named Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M.Cap., until then archbishop of Denver, his successor. Cardinal Rigali was apostolic administrator of Philadelphia until the installation of his successor on September 8, 2011. He then went to reside in Knoxville, Tennessee. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On July 26, 2014, he was named special papal envoy to the solemn eucharistic celebration planned in the new cathedral of Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America, on August 24, 2014, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the homonymous city. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on April 19, 2015.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Cardinal Rigali recalls memorable moments in 60 years of priesthood by Dan McWilliams, Catholic Philly, Catholic News Service, Knowville, Tenn., June 4, 2021; Cardinal’s 60 years of priesthood cover volumes of memorable moments by Dan McWilliams, Crux, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jun 6, 2021.


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(215) 14. O'BRIEN, Keith Michael Patrick
(1938-2018)

Birth. March 17, 1938, Ballycastle, diocese of Down and Connor, Northern Ireland. Eldest of the two sons of Mark Joseph O'Brien and his wife, Alice Tummie O'Brien. The other son was Terry.

Education. Started his primary education in Ballycastle; then, in 1949, he moved with his family to Scotland and attended Saint Stephen's Primary School, Dalmuir; secondary school at Saint Patrick's High School, Dumbarton; then, the family moved to Edinburgh, where he completed his secondary education at Holy Cross Academy; after his second request to become a priest, Archbishop Gordon Joseph Gray of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh told him to first study at the University of Edinburgh (1), where he earned a bachelor of science in chemistry and mathematics in 1959; and later, he obtained a diploma of education at Moray House College of Education in 1966. He studied for the priesthood at Saint Andrew's College, Drygrange, Roxburghshire.

Priesthood. Ordained, April 3, 1965, Edinburgh, by Gordon Joseph Gray, archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. He was vicar cooperator in Holy Cross, Edinburgh from 1965 to 1966. Between 1966 and 1971, he was employed by Fife County Council as a teacher of mathematics and science, while, at the same time, he was chaplain to Saint Columba's Secondary School, initially in Cowdenbeath and later in Dunfermline, teaching mathematics; and assisting in Saint Bride's parish, Cowdenbeath. Full time ministry at Saint Patrick's parish, Kilsyth, from 1972 until 1975; and at Saint Mary's parish, Bathgate, from 1975 until 1978. Spiritual director of Saint Andrew's College, Drygrange, from 1978 until 1980; and rector, Saint Mary's College, the junior seminary at Blairs, Aberdeen from 1980 until 1985.

Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, May 30, 1985. Consecrated, August 5, 1985, metropolitan cathedral of Saint Mary, Edinburgh, by Cardinal Gordon Joseph Gray, archbishop emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, assisted by Bruno Bernard Heim, titular archbishop of Xanto, apostolic delegate in Great Britain, and by Thomas Joseph Winning, archbishop of Glasgow. His episcopal motto was Serve the Lord with gladness. President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland. Grand cross and conventual chaplain of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 1985. Knight commander with star of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Apostolic administrator of the diocese of Argyll and the Isles from 1996 to 1999. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999. In 2001, he was named grand prior of the Scottish Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; and in 2003, appointed knight grand cross. In June 2001, after the unexpected death of Cardinal Thomas Joseph Winning, archbishop of Glasgow, he was appointed acting president of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland; and in March 2002, he was elected its president.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano, October 21, 2003. Member of the Pontifical Councils for Social Communications; for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People; and for the Family. In 2004, he was granted an honorary degree of doctor of laws from Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; an honorary degree of doctor of divinity from the University of Saint Andrews; and an honorary degree of doctor of divinity from the University of Edinburgh. Named bailiff grand cross of honor and devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 2005. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Special papal envoy to the centennial celebrations of the foundation of the church of Long Tower, in the city of Derry, Ireland, which took place on June 9, 2009. Director of the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF). Resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese on February 18, 2013, according to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law (2). Did not participate in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis, for personal reasons. On March 20, 2015, his resignation from the rights and privileges of a Cardinal, expressed in canons 349, 353 and 356 of the Code of Canon Law, was accepted by Pope Francis; accordingly, at that time he lost the right to participate in a conclave although he had not yet reached eighty. He reached that age on March 17, 2018.

Death. March 19, 2018, at 1 a.m., in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. He had been in the care of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Newcastle, but was hospitalized after a fall in February. The funeral took place in the Church of St. Michael in Newcastle on Thursday April 5 before the burial the following day at 1 p.m. at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Edinburgh. As requested by the Holy See, the main celebrant and homilist was Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols, archbishop of Westminster. According to the late Cardinal's wishes, he was placed to rest beside his mother and father (3).

Webgraphy. 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Burns, The New York Times, February 25, 2013; Pope accepts O'Brien's resignation, he won't participate in Conclave, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 25/02/2013, ultima modifica il 26/02/2013 alle ore 14:03; Cardinal O’Brien to leave Scotland for period of prayer and penance by Gerard O'connell, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 15/05/2013, ultima modifica il 15/05/2013 alle ore 17:16; Disgraced Keith O'Brien faces Vatican 'trial', The Scotsman, Monday 24th February 2014; Scotland: Vatican launches investigation into Cardinal O'Brien, Vatican Insider, 04/04/2014; Disgraced cardinal's archdiocese subject of Vatican investigation by Joshua J. McElwee, The National Catholic Reporter, Apr. 4, 2014; Francesco ha deciso, O'Brien non ha più i diritti del cardinale by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 20/03/2015, ultima modifica il 20/03/2015 alle ore 15:02; The Pope has decided: O’Brien is divested of his cardinalatial rights, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 20/03/2015, ultima modifica il 20/03/2015 alle ore 14:46; Pope accepts cardinal's decision to renounce duties, rights of office by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service, Mar-20-2015; El escocés O'Brien renuncia a su condición de cardenal, Ecclesia, 20 marzo, 2015; Edinburgh Archbishop who quit given last rites after fall by Diane Kinf, Edinburgh News, Sunday 18 March 2018, 11:20; Cardinal Keith O'Brien dies at 80, Vatican News, 19 March 2018, 09:35; Cardinal Keith O’Brien obituary by Peter Stanford, The Guardian, Mon 19 Mar 2018 08.44 EDT; Obituary - Keith O’Brien, Scottish cardinal whose tenure ended in disgrace, The Herald, 19th March 2018; Cardinal Keith O'Brien, disgraced Scottish prelate, dies at 80 by Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Mar 19, 2018 / 07:49 am; Muere Cardenal que admitió haber cometido inconductas sexuales, ACI Prensa, 19 de marzo de 2018 10:37 am; Pope to determine final resting place of disgraced Cardinal by Stephen Naysmith, The Herald, 20th March 2018; Disgraced former cardinal O'Brien may be buried in his Ballycastle by Donna Deeney, Belfast Telegraph, March 20 2018; El Papa asegura sus oraciones por el fallecido Card. Keith O'Brien by Rosa Die Alcoela, Zenit, 20 marzo 2018; Vatican yet to decide on funeral details for Cardinal Keith O’Brien by Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times, Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 20:44; El Papa Francisco encomienda a la misericordia de Dios al fallecido Cardenal O’Brien, ACI Prensa, 20 de marzo de 2018 8:10 am | última actualización 20 de marzo de 2018 10:19 am; Cardinal O’Brien’s funeral arrangements revealed as mourners face long wait by Peter Diamond, Scottish Catholic Observer, March 22, 2018; Catholics invited to Cardinal O’Brien’s funeral, Scottish Catholic Observer, April 3, 2018; Cardinal Nichols focuses on mercy at Keith O'Brien funeral Mass" by Ruth Gledhill, The Tablet, 05 April 2018; Cardinal Nichols delivers homily at funeral Mass of Cardinal Keith O’Brien by Daniel Harkins, Scottish Catholic Observer, April 5, 2018; Fallecido Cardenal que incurrió en inconductas sexuales pidió perdón en testamento, ACI Prensa, 8 de abril de 2018 3:32 pm; Former priest speaks out over Cardinal Keith O'Brien abuse by Martyn McLaughlin, The Scotsman, Sunday, 1st August 2021, 4:55 am; Tested in the fire – the whistleblower in the case of disgraced Cardinal O'Brien tells his story by Brian Devlin, The Tablet, 25 August 2021; Scots ex-priest who claims he was sexually abused by Archbishop demands Vatican release secret report by Gordon Blackstock, Daily Record, 4:32, 5 SEP 2021.

(1) He had a murmur in his heart and the archbishop told him, "if you are able to survive the university, there is a chance that you could survive in the seminary".
(2) The cardinal's biography in the site of the archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, linked above, said that: "On approaching his 75th birthday and with health concerns, the cardinal's resignation was tendered and subsequently accepted by Pope Benedict XVI nunc pro tunc. He relinquished pastoral governance of the archdiocese on 25th February 2013." The pope had accepted his resignation on November 13, 2012, to take effect later - nunc pro tunc.
(3) This is the text of the inscription on his family plot, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR WIFE
ALICE (TUMMIE) O’BRIEN
DIED 13TH MARCH 1955
AND HER DEAR HUSBAND
MARK JOSEPH O’BRIEN
D. S. M.
DIED 24TH JAN. 1988
THEIR SON, HIS EMINENCE
KEITH PATRICK
CARDINAL O’BRIEN
ARCHBISHOP OF
ST ANDREWS & EDINBURGH
17 MARCH 1938 · 19 MARCH 2018
R · I · P


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(216) 15. SCHEID, S.C.I., Eusébio Oscar
(1932-2021)

Birth. December 8, 1932, Luzerna, diocese of Joaçaba, Brazil. Son of Alberto Reinaldo Scheid and Rosália Joana Scheid. He was baptized on December 16, 1932.

Education. Joined the Congregation of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians). Studied at the Seminary of the Priests of the Heart of Jesus, Corupá; and at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (doctorate in theology; specialty : Christology).

Priesthood. Ordained, July 3, 1960, Rome, by Inácio João Dal Monte, bishop of Guaxupé. Professor of theology, Christ the King Seminary and Northeast Regional Seminary, Recife, 1964-1965; of Dogma and Liturgy, Theological Institute of Taubaté, 1965-1981; of Religious Culture, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, 1966-1968. Coordinator of Catechesis, Taubaté, 1970-1974. Director of the Faculty of Theology in Taubaté.

Episcopate. Elected first bishop of São José dos Campos, February 11, 1981. Consecrated, May 1, 1981, São José dos Campos, by Carmine Rocco, titular archbishop of Giustinianopoli di Galazia, nuncio to Brazil, assisted by Geraldo de Morais Penido, archbishop coadjutor of Aparecida, and by Honorato Piazaera, bishop of Lages. His episcopal motto was Deus é bom. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Florianópolis, January 23, 1991. Attended the Fourth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 12 to 28, 1992. Attended the Ninth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 1994; by papal appointment. Transferred to the metropolitan see of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 2001. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Special papal envoy to the 15th Brazilian National Eucharistic Congress celebrated in Florianópolis, May 18 to 21, 2006. Named member of of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, February 3, 2007. Participated in the 5th General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate that took place from May 13 to 31, 2007, in Aparecida, Brazil. On February 27, 2009, the pope accepted his resignation from the pastoral government of the metropolitan archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. The pope named Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., until then archbishop of Belém do Pará, as successor. Cardinal Scheid was apostolic administrator of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro until the installation of the new archbishop on April 19, 2009. Ceased as ordinary for Catholic faithful of Oriental rite resident in Brazil who do not have their own ordinary, July 28, 2010. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on December 8, 2012.

Death. January 13, 2021, in São José dos Campos, in the early afternoon, his health was very poor and his condition worsened after contracting Covid-19 about a week earlier, complicated with pneumonia. The late cardinal was buried in the cathedral of São Dimas, in São José dos Campos, his first diocese, according to his express request (1). Because of the pandemic, there was no funeral. On Saturday January 16, 2021, Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., celebrated a Mass in suffrage of the soul of the late cardinal in the metropolitan cathedral of Rio.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Morre Dom Eusébio Scheid, arcebispo emérito do Rio de Janeiro O Reporter, 13 de janeiro de 2021 às 15:21; Morre cardeal Eusébio Oscar Scheid, arcebispo emérito do RJ, Istoé, 13/01/21 - 16h16; Muere el cardenal Scheid, arzobispo emérito de Rio de Janeiro by Luis Miguel Modino, Religión Digital, 13.01.2021; Cordoglio del Pontefice per la morte del cardinale Scheid, L'Osservatore Romano, 14 gennaio 2021; E' morto il Cardinale brasiliano Eusebio Oscar Scheid by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Rio de Janiero, 14 gennaio, 2021 / 7:30 AM; Dom Eusébio Oscar Scheid: um amigo de Deus by Dom Murilo Krieger - arcebispo emérito de São Salvador da Bahia, Vatican News, 14 janeiro 2021, 08:23; Cardeal Eusébio Scheid testemunhou com a vida e ministério que Deus é bom by Cardeal Orani João Tempesta, arcebispo metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro, Vatican News, 14 janeiro 2021, 14:49; Rio de Janeiro: a oração dos fiéis em missa pela alma de dom Eusébio by Andressa Collet, Vatican News, 15 janeiro 2021, 16:08, with audio.


(1) This is the text of the inscription on his vault, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:>

CARDEAL EUSÉBIO OSCAR SCHEID, SCJ
* 08.12.1932      † 13.01.2021
__________
Bispo de São José dos Campos (1981-1991)
Arcebispo de Florianópolis (1991-2001)
Arcebispo do Rio de Janeiro (2001-2009)


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(217) 16. ANTONELLI, Ennio
(1936-

Birth. November 18, 1936, Todi, Italy.

Education. After completing his middle and ginnasiali studies at the Episcopal Seminary of Todi, he attende the Lyceum of the Regional Seminary of Assisi; then, his bishop sent him to Rome as student at the Pontifical Roman Seminary; and completed his philosophical and theological formation at the Pontifical Lateran University; later, he studied at the State University of Perugia, where he earned a doctorate in classical letters.

Priesthood. Ordained, April 2, 1960, cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Todi, by Ilario Alcini, titular archbishop of Nicea, visitor of the Italian seminaries; incardinated in the diocese of Todi. Professor, vice-rector and rector of the Seminary of Perugia. Professor of dogmatic theology in the Regional Seminary of Assisi from 1968 to 1983; professor of art history in the Superior Institutes of Assisi and Deruta; ecclesiastical assistant of the Catholic "Laureati" and pastor.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Gubbio, May 25, 1982. Consecrated, August 29, 1982, cathedral of the Assumption, Todi, by Decio Lucio Grandoni, bishop of Orvieto and of Todi, assisted by Santo Bartolomeo Quadri, bishop of Terni e Narni, and by Antonio Fustella, bishop of Saluzzo. His episcopal motto is Voluntas Dei pax nostra. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Perugia-Città della Pieve, October 6, 1988. Secretary general of the Italian Episcopal Conference, May 25, 1995. Resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve, May 26, 1995. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Florence, March 21, 2001; occupied the see until June 7, 2008.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Andrea delle Fratte October 21, 2003. Member of the Pontifical Councils for the Laity, for the Pastoral for Migrants and Intinerants and for Social Communications. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. On June 7, 2008, he was appointed president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. Apostolic administrator of the archdiocese of Florence from June 7, 2008 until the installation of his successor. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church". Special papal envoy to the conclusive ceremonies of the Pauline Year observed on June 29, 2009, in Malta. Participated in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City, on the theme "The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: You Are the Salt of the Earth; You Are the Light of the World". Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the post of president of the Pontifical Council for the Family on June 26, 2012. Named member of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints on September 15, 2012. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. Confirmed as member of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints on December 19, 2013. On March 19, 2014, he was named special papal envoy to the commemorative celebration of the 70th anniversary of the destruction-reconstruction of the Abbey of Montecassino, programmed for March 21, 2014. On July 19, 2014, he was named special papal envoy to the consecration of the new Shrine of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata, Teramo, Italy, programmed for September 21, 2014. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on November 18, 2016.

Webgraphy. Photograph, arms and biography, in Italian, archdiocese of Florence; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa dell Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Cardinal Antonelli praises those few conscious families that go against the tide by Domenico Agasso jr, Vatican Insider, 05/24/2012; "Normal" families are happier, says Cardinal Antonelli by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, 05/29/2012.


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(218) 17. BERTONE, S.D.B., Tarcisio
(1934-

Birth. December 2, 1934, parish of Ss. Pietro e Solutore, Romano Canavese, diocese of Ivrea, Italy. The fifth of the eight children of Pietro Bertone and Pierina Borio. His father was a farmer. He was baptized in that parish on December 9, 1934. His baptismal name is Tarcisio Pietro Evasio.

Education. Entered the Society of St. Francis de Sales of St. John Bosco (Salesians); studied at the Oratorio di Valdocco, Turin (middle studies); at the Salesian novitiate of Monte Oliveto, Pinerolo; did his religious profession, December 3, 1950; studied at the Salesian Theological Faculty, Turin (licentiate in theology with a dissertation on tolerance and religious freedom); at the Pontifical Salesian Athenaeum, Rome (licentiate in theology; doctorate in canon law; dissertation: Il governo della Chiesa nel pensiero di Benedetto XIV - Papa Lambertini, 1740-1758); the relator of his dissertation was Canonist Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B, future cardinal. Besides his native Italian, he also speaks French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.

Priesthood. Ordained, July 1, 1960, Ivrea, by Albino Mensa, bishop of Ivrea. Further studies in Turin and Rome. Professor of special moral theology, Pontifical Salesian Athenaeum (became the Pontifical Salesian University in 1973), Rome, 1967; professor of canon law, 1976-1991. In the community of Pontifical Salesian University of Rome, director of theologians, 1974-1976; dean of the Faculty of Canon Law, 1976-1985; vice-rector, 1987-1989. Guest professor of public ecclesiastical law at the Institute Utriusque Iuris of the Pontifical Lateran University, 1978. Pastoral ministry in several Roman parishes and in the promotion of the laity in the Centers of Theological and Apostolic Formation, especially with intervention on subjects of social morality and the relation between faith and politics. Collaborated in the final phase of the revision of the Code of Canon Law and promoted its reception in the local churches. Directed the work group that translated the Code into Italian for the Italian Episcopal Conference and visited a hundred of Italian and foreign dioceses to present the "grand discipline of the Church". Since the 1980s, consultor in several dicasteries of the Roman Curia, especially in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in matters theologico-juridical. In 1988, he was appointed to a group of experts that assisted Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, future Pope Benedict XVI, in the negotiations with schismatic Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Rettore Magnifico of the Pontifical Salesian University, Rome, June 1, 1989 until his promotion to the episcopate.

Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Vercelli, June 4, 1991. Consecrated, August 1, 1991, metropolitan cathedral of Vercelli, by Albino Mensa, archbishop emeritus of Vercelli, assisted by Luigi Bettazzi, bishop of Ivrea, and by Carlo Cavalla, bishop of Casale Monferrato. His episcopal motto is Fides custodiare Concordiam servare. Received the pallium from Pope John Paul II in the patriarchal Vatican basilica on June 29, 1992. Resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Vercelli, June 13, 1995. Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, June 13, 1995. Charged by Pope John Paul II with the care of the publication of the third part of the "secret" of Fatima. Also, commissioned by Pope John Paul II to assist Emmanuel Milingo, archbishop emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia, in August 2001, when he decided to return to the Roman Catholic Church after his civil marriage within the Moon sect. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Genoa, December 10, 2002. United to the see of Genoa are the posts of abbot perpetuo of S. Siro, of S. Maria Immacolata, and of S. Gerolamo di Quarto, and the title of "Legato Transmarino della Sede Apostolica."

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in via Tuscolana, deaconry elevated pro hac vice to title, October 21, 2003. Special papal envoy to the funeral of Suor Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, the last survivor of the three shepherds to whom the Blessed Virgin of Fatima appeared for the first time on May 13, 1917. The funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at 4:00 p.m., in the cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Awarded an honorary degree by the Catholic University of Salta, Argentina, July 19, 2005. Ceased as metropolitan archbishop of Genoa, August 29, 2006. Became secretary of State on September 15, 2006. Named member of the Cardinalitial Commission for the Vigilance of the Institute for Works of Religion (I.O.R.), October 14, 2006. Named camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church on April 4, 2007; took the oath of office on July 7, 2007, in the Chapel of Urban VIII in the Apostolic Palace. Given the award "Gaudium et Spes" by the Order of the Knights of Columbus on August 6, 2007, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, during the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the order (1). Papal legate to the solemn closing celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal, which took place on October 12 and 13, 2007. Promoted to the order of cardinal bishops and the title of the suburbicarian see of Frascati, May 10, 2008. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church". Pontifical legate to the celebrations of the 5th World Encounter of Families, which took place in Ciudad Méjico, Méjico, between January 13 and 18, 2009. On April 15, 2009, he was named knight of collar of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (2). Participated in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City, on the theme "The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: You Are the Salt of the Earth; You Are the Light of the World". Confirmed as secretary of State, January 15, 2010. Pontifical legate to the celebration of the Eucharistic Congress of Slovenia, which took place in Celje on June 13, 2010. Received a doctorate honoris causa in jurisprudence from the University "Magna Grecia" of Catanzaro on April 21, 2012. Awarded the International Award Conde de Barcelona, established by the foundation Conde de Barcelona of the Spanish newspaper "La Vanguardia", on September 25, 2012. On February 28, 2013, upon the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from the pontificate, he ceased as secretary of State according to the Code of Canon Law. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On March 16, 2013, the new pope confirmed him as secretary of State donec aliter provideatur. On August 11, 2013, the commune of Introd, in Valle d'Aosta, Italy, granted him the honorary citizenship. On August 31, 2013, Pope Francis, in accordance to canon 354 of the Code of Canon Law, accepted his resignation from the office of secretary of State, asking him to remain in office until October 15, 2013, with all the faculties proper to the office. Confirmed as member of the Congregation for Bishops on December 16, 2013. Confirmed as member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, until the expiration of his term, on February 19, 2014. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on December 2, 2014. On December 20, 2014, he ceased as camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.

Bibliography. Bertone, Tarcisio. La diplomazia pontificia in un mondo globalizzato. Prefazione di Papa Francesco. Città del Vaticano : Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013.

Webgraphy. Arms, photograph, biography and bibliography, in Italian, archdiocese of Genoa; biography, in Italian, diocese of Frascati; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his photograph and arms, Araldica Vaticana; his arms, archdiocese of Genoa; Interventi del Segretario di Stato S. Em. Card. Tarcisio Bertone, Segretaria di Stato, Città del Vaticano; Mgr. Bettazzi: "Bertone is trustworthy" by Giacomo Galeazzo, Vatican Insider, 05/29/2012; Esclusivo: parla il cardinale Bertone, Famiglia Cristiana, 18/06/2012; Bertone: si cerca di destabilizzare la Chiesa. Ma è una roccia che resiste alle burrasche. Avvenire, Chiesa, 18 giugno 2012; Vatileaks: The Popes action irritated some; they are trying to destabilise the Church by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, 06/18/2012; Vatileaks: Too many questions have been left unanswered dear Bertone by Marco Tossati, Vatican Insider, 06/21/2012; Cardinal Bertone calls for free and universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS, Vatican City, 22 June 2012 (VIS), news.va. Full text of the address in Italian, Press Office of the Holy See; Bertone in Calabria: “Combattete la criminalità con la Parola di Dio” by Giacomo Galeazzi, Vatican Insider, 23/04/2012 alle ore 16:09; L'ipotesi: Bertone lascia a ottobre Pronto un diplomatico straniero by Gian Guido Vecchi, in Italian, Corriere della Sera, 24 giugno 2012 | 14:49; Pope renews confidence in Cardinal Bertone by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, 07/ 4/2012; Benoît XVI renouvelle sa confiance au cardinal Bertone by Isabelle de Gaulmyn, La Croix, 4/7/12 - 14 H 03; Papa rinnova fiducia a Bertone: «Ingiuste critiche verso di Lei», Chiesa, Avvenire, 4 luglio 2012; Pope voices confidence in embattled Bertone, The Tablet, 4 July 2012; He who eats Secretary of State dies by Marco Tosatti, Vatican Insider, 07/ 4/2012; Pope (re)confirms trust in Bertone by Giacomo Galeazzi, Vatican Insider, 04-07-2012; Benedict XVI renews his trust in Cardinal Bertone, L'Osservatore Romano, 2012-07-04, news.va; El papa expresa públicamente su aprecio al cardenal Bertone, Zenit, el mundo visto desde Roma, 04-07-2012; Il cardinale Bertone blinda lo Ior ma deciderà il nuovo Pontefice by Giacomo Galeazzi, Vatican Insider, 17/02/2013 alle ore 08:31; Visita del Cardenal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretario de Estado del Vaticano a Cuba, Febrero 20 al 26 de 2013, Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Cuba; I sette anni del cardinale Bertone by Mimmo Muolo, Avvenire, 31 agosto 2013; Parolin takes over from Bertone as Vatican Secretary of State, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 14/10/2013, ultima modifica il 15/10/2013 alle ore 15:11; Vaticano, la fine dell'era Bertone by Giacomo Galeazzi, Vatican Insider, 15/01/2014; Benedicto XVI le anticipó al cardenal Bertone su intención de renunciar by Rocío Lancho García, Zenit, el mundo visto desde Roma, 11 de febrero de 2014; L'ira di Francesco per il mega-attico del cardinal Bertone, La Repubblica, 2014-0420; Unease over Cardinal Bertone's luxury apartment, ucanews, April 21, 2014; El cardenal Bertone: 'no me dentengo a recoger las piedras que me lanzan', Zenit, 27 de abril de 2014; Bertone: «Non ho un maxi-appartamento» by Domenico Agasso jr., Vatican Insider, 28/04/2014; Bertone replica alle accuse: gogna mediatica, Avvenire, 28 aprile 2014; Ex-No. 2 at Vatican defends spacious apartment, Miami Herald, Wednesday, 04.30.14; Bertone e i 15 milioni alla casa cinematografica Lux Vide by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, 21/05/2014; Embattled Cardinal Bertone faces new scandal, ucanews, May 21, 2014; While Pope Francis rages over inequality, a cardinal builds a Vatican penthouse by Terrence McCoy, The Washington Post, June 17, 2014; Il cardinale Bertone scrive le sue memorie. Con qualche falla by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, Chiesa, 13 feb. 2015; Vatican's Ex-No. 2 Seeks to Make Amends for Hospital Scandal by Frances d'Emilio, Associated Press, Rome - Dec 19, 2015, 1:28 PM ET; Vatican confirms investigation into financing of Cardinal Bertone's apartment by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, Vatican City, Mar. 31, 2016; Vatican launches internal investigation into Bertone, Bild says, Vatican Insider, 20/05/2014 alle ore 16:05; Bertone e i 15 milioni alla casa cinematografica Lux Vide by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, 21/05/2014 alle ore 10:30; Al Salone l’ultimo libro del cardinal Bertone, Vatican Insider, 15/05/2015 alle ore 11:31; Vatican confirms investigation into financing of cardinal's apartment by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City, April 1, 2016; 100 anni di Fatima: un colloquio con il Cardinale Tarcisio Bertone by Angela Ambrogetti, Andrea Gagliarducci, Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 12 maggio, 2017 / 9:00 AM; Cardinal Bertone talks about the third secret of Fatima by Andrea Gagliarducci, Boston Pilot, CNA/EWTN News, Fatima, Portugal, Friday, May 12, 2017; Kardinal Bertone: Papst Benedikt XVI. wollte Bergoglio an die Kurie holen, Vatican News, 16 März 2018, 14:17; Sindaco Rocca di Papa: card. Bertone, “l’ultimo gesto ha sigillato una collana di buone azioni”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 27 giugno 2019 @ 18:53; Il cardinale Bertone nel 2007 tentò il blitz per commissariare i Gesuiti: si opposero sia Bergoglio che l'allora Papa Ratzinger, Il Messaggero, Mercoledì 22 Gennaio 2020; Cossiga, cardinal Bertone: "Grande pensatore amico di Papi e teologi", adnkronos, 16/08/2020 10:45; A cardinal in the dock would mark real reform in Vatican justice by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Feb 18, 2021; L’uomo. Il Pontefice by Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinale, segretario di Stato emerito, L'Osservatore Romano, 02 gennaio 2023; Card. Bertone: “Ratzinger voleva ritirarsi nel 2012″/ “Provai a farlo desistere” by Lorenzo Drigo, Il Sussidiario, 11.02.2023 Ultimo aggiornamento: 17:01.

(1) Named after the constitution "Gaudium et Spes", issued by the Second Vatican Council, the award is the highest honor bestowed by the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic Fraternal Organization with nearly 1.7 million members. The Gaudium et Spes Award is awarded only in special circumstances and only to individuals of exceptional merit.The award was first given in 1992, when the late Mother Theresa of Calcutta was named as the first recipient. Since then, four more individuals have been honored with this award: the late Cardinal John O'Connor, former archbishop of New York; the late Cardinal James Hickey, former archbishop of Washington; Cardinal William Baum, former archbishop of Washington and major penitentiary emeritus; and Latin Patriarch Michael Sabbah of Jerusalem. The award recognizes individuals for their exemplary contributions to the realization of the message of faith and service in the spirit of Christ as articulated in the document for which it is named. The award comes with an honorarium of $100,000.
(2) This is the highest rank of honor of the order; currently, only fourteen of the 24,000 members of the order have received that distinction.


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(219) 18. TURKSON, Peter Kodwo Appiah
(1948-

Birth. October 11, 1948, Wassaw Nsuta, diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. His father was a Catholic and his mother a Methodist; she became a Catholic after marriage. He is the fourth of ten children; he now has 30 nephews and nieces, the children of eight of his brothers and sisters (one brother died in a plane crash some years ago). His African name, Kodwo, means "Monday" in his native language; the local tradition is to name each child by the day of the week he or she is born on; since there were ten children in the family and seven days in a week, two of the children are named Friday and three are named Sunday; the cardinal is the only Monday. A paternal uncle was a Muslim; his uncle took care of Peter when he was a boy, and when he grew old Peter took care of him until he died. They lived together and there are no trace of fear of Islam in the family.

Education. Studied at St. Teresa's Minor Seminary, Amisano; at St. Peter's Regional Seminary, Pedu (philosophy); at the Seminary of St. Anthony-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York (bachelor in theology); at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, 1976 to 1980 (licentiate in Sacred Scripture); 1987 to 1992 (doctorate in Sacred Scripture). Besides English and his native Fante, he also speaks French, Italian, German and Hebrew fluently, and has written knowledge of Latin and Greek.

Priesthood. Ordained, July 20, 1975, by John Kodwo Amissah, archbishop of Cape Coast. Professor in St. Teresa's Minor Seminary, 1975-1976. Further studies in Rome 1976-1980. Professor in St. Teresa's Minor Seminary again; professor of Sacred Scripture and vice-rector in St. Peter's Major Seminary, Pedu; pastoral ministry in a parish annexed to the seminary. Further studies in Rome, 1987-1992. While studying in Rome, he could not defend his doctoral dissertation because, when the archbishop of Cape Coast died suddenly, Pope John Paul II named Father Turkson to succeed him.

Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Cape Coast, October 6, 1992. Consecrated, March 27, 1993, cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales, Cape Coast, by Dominic Kodwo Andoh, archbishop of Accra, assisted by Peter Poreku Dery, archbishop of Tamale, and by Peter Kwasi Sarpong, bishop of Kumasi. His episcopal motto is Vivere Christus est. Attended the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994. Attended the Ninth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 1994. Treasurer of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Chancellor of the Catholic University College of Ghana. Member of the University Council of the University of Ghana, Legon; the National Sustainable Development Council of the Ministry of Environment; the board of directors of the Central Regional Development Committee; and the board of trustees of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Educational Fund.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Liborio, October 21, 2003. He is the first cardinal from Ghana. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church"; elected member of the council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, October 22, 2008. He played a decisive role promoting the peace during the presidential election of December 7, 2008, when no candidate received more than 50% of the votes; and the run-off election on the following December 28. Participated in the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City, on the theme "The Church in Africa, at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace: You Are the Salt of the Earth; You Are the Light of the World"; its relator general. Named president of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax on October 24, 2009. Named member of the Congregation for Catholic Education on June 12, 2012. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On September 24, 2013, he was confirmed by the pope as president of the Pontifical Council Iustitita et Pax until the end of the current quiquennium (October 24, 2014). He was confirmed as member of the Congregation for Catholic Education on November 30, 2013. On December 8, 2013, he was named special papal envoy to the official ceremony in memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, former president of South Africa, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday December 10, 2013. Participated in Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Evangelization". On October 22, 2015, he was elected member of the 14th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. On January 1, 2017, he ceased as president of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax, which was suppressed on that date, and became prefect of the new Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. From June 8 to 11, 2017, he visited Astana, Kazakhstan, as the “Commissioner for participation of the Holy See” at the inauguration of the EXPO 2017 Exposition, “Future Energy”. He went to Astana, Kazakhstan, from August 30 to September 4, 2017, for events connected to the Internation Exposition EXPO 2017. On March 8, 2018, the pope named him member of the pre-synodal Council which will collaborate with the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops in the preparation of that Assembly. On February 22, 2021, the pope named him member of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. Ceased as prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development on December 23, 2021. On April 4, 2022, the pope named him chancellor of the pontifical Academy of Science and of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences; he took possession on June 6, Monday after the Solemnity of Pentecost. On January 12, 2023, he presided over the funeral Mass for the late Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M.Afr., bishop of Wa, Ghana, celebrated in the sports stadium of Wa.

Bibliography. Turkson, Peter Kodwo Appiah. Corrozine. With Vittorio V. Alberti. Prefazione di Papa Francesco. Milano : Rizzoli, 2017. (Saggi).

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photograph, arms and biography, in English, Wikipedia; photograph and arms, Araldica Vaticana;

2009
The rising star of justice and peace by Robert Mickens, The Tablet, London, 31 October 2009;
2014
Cardinal Turkson defends gays against unfavourable Ugandan law , Vatican Insider, 03/ 4/2014;
2016
Cardinal Turkson attends conference in Qom, Iran, Vatican Radio, 2016-02-06; Cardinal Turkson: Racism divides the human family, Vatican Radio, 2016-03-03; Cardinal Turkson: speech to GR 2030, Vatican Radio, 2016-03-06; Cardinal Turkson: addresses seminar on health and sexuality, Vatican Radio, 2016-03-08; Card. Turkson lectures on Laudato Si' in business at Catholic University of America, Vatican Radio, 2016-03-18; Card. Turkson: visita del Papa a Lesbo per interpellare le coscienze, Radio Vaticana, 2016-04-11; Cardinal Turkson addresses peacebuilding conference, Vatican Radio, 2016-04-11; Vatican official backs Obama on climate change by Ines San Martin, Crux, April 12, 2016; Cardinal Turkson: Sustainable Finance and Care in the light of Laudato si', Vatican Radio, 2016-04-15; Turkson a Lusaka: contro la fame, serve economia sostenibile, Radio Vaticana, 2016-04-26; Il cardinale Turkson parla di occupazione e sviluppo sostenibile - Quale futuro per il lavoro, L'Osservatore Romano, 2016-05-03; Turkson in Sud Sudan con un messaggio del Papa: basta guerra!, Radio Vaticana, 2016-07-20; 71.mo Hiroshima. Turkson: vicini a vittime di guerre e terrorismo, Radio Vaticana, 2016-08-06; Turkson: fare male alla terra è fare male ai poveri, Radio Vaticana, 2016-09-01; Francis creates new Vatican office for charity, justice, peace, migration by Joshua J. McElwee, Batican City, National Catholic Reporter, Aug. 31, 2016; Cardinal Turkson: 'We do not stop war by starting another war' by Joshua J. McElwee, Vatican City, National Catholic Reporter, Sep. 20, 2016; Cardinal Turkson Discusses His New Role by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Dec. 23, 2016;
2017
Ecumenismo sotto il tendone. Messaggio del cardinale Turkson al forum sulla pastorale dei circensi e dei lunaparchisti, L'Osservatore Romano, 26 gennaio 2017; Top Vatican official voices concern about Trump’s policies on the environment, Catholic Herald, Catholic News Service, Friday, 31 Mar 2017; Cinquant’anni dopo. Intervista al cardinale Turkson, L'Osservatore Romano, 01 aprile 2017; Autoridad vaticana espera que Trump “reconsidere” algunas decisiones políticas, ACI, Vatican, 01 Abr. 17 / 11:47 am; Card. Turkson: urgente accordo su protezione oceani, audio, Radio Vaticana, 2017-06-08; Publican un libro-entrevista al cardenal Turkson, con un prólogo del papa Francisco, Zenit, Roma, 15 junio 2017; La paz en Sudán del Sur, una prioridad para el Papa Francisco by Miguel Pérez Pichel, ACI, Vaticano, 21 Jun. 17 / 06:47 am; Il Pontefice per il Sud Sudan. Presentato dal cardinale Turkson un progetto di aiuto, L'Osservatore Romano, 21 giugno 2017; Santa Sede, appello alle istituzioni: "Più progettualità contro le dipendenze" by Andrea Gagliarducci, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 26 giugno, 2017; Cardenal Turkson pide que se garanticen los derechos de los marineros, ACI, Vaticano, 09 Jul. 17 / 07:56 am; Turismo sostenibile contro la povertà. Il cardinale Turkson per la giornata mondiale di settembre, L'Osservatore Romano, 01 agosto 2017; Card. Turkson per Giornata mondiale turismo: tempo di vacanza non sia irresponsabile by Roberta Gisotti, Radio Vaticana, 2017-08-01; Il card. Turkson ad Astana per l'Expo 2017, Radio Vaticana, 2017-08-29; Energia per il futuro.Il cardinale Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson ad Astana per Expo 2017, L'Osservatore Romano, 29 agosto 2017; Santa Sede anuncia eventos en Expo 2017 Astana sobre la energía del futuro by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI, Vaticano, 29 Ago. 17 / 07:17 am; Responsabilità condivisa per la casa comune. Il cardinale Turkson alla conferenza interreligiosa di Astana, L'Osservatore Romano, 31 agosto 2017; Desarme nuclear: Simposio Internacional de paz y uso de los bienes by Rosa Die Alcolea, Zenit, 7 noviembre 2017;
2018
Il card. Peter Turkson insieme al Papa contro la corruzione, Vatican News, 01 gennaio 2018, 20:00; First year of the Vatican Dicastery for Human Development by Robin Gomes, Vatican News, 04 January 2018, 16:02, with audio; Costruire la pace in Sud Sudan e in Congo in un convegno all’Urbaniana by Michele Raviart, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 18 gennaio 2018, 21:18; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale per la 65.ma Giornata Mondiale di Lotta alla Lebbra, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 28.01.2018; Card. Turkson: “Si se aborda con el enfoque correcto, la lepra se podrá erradicar” by Rosa Die Alcolea, Zenit, 29 enero 2018; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Consapevolezza sull’Autismo, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 02.04.2018; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Giornata Internazionale contro l’abuso e il traffico illecito di droghe, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 26.06.2018; El Cardenal Turkson denuncia la lacra de la droga alimentada por hombres sin escrúpulos, ACI Prensa, 26 de junio de 2018 5:08 am; Il cardinale Turkson: in casa e nel mondo le famiglie siano custodi della dignità umana by Amedeo Lomonaco, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 21 luglio 2018, 11:55; Cardeal Peter Turkson: “Separar o Estado e a Igreja é esquizofrénico” by João Francisco Gomes, Observador, 23 Julho 2018; Card. Turkson: turismo, nuove tecnologie accompagnino attenzione a persona by Giada Aquilino, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 04 agosto 2018, 12:00; Turkson: sui migranti si rispetti la Dichiarazione dei diritti umani by Roberto Piemarini, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano,18 settembre 2018, 12:27; Card. Turkson: ‘How do we welcome the least?’ by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp, Vatican News, 19 September 2018, 10:36, with audio; L’appel du cardinal Turkson à une meilleure diffusion de Laudato Sì by Benedetta Capelli, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 09 novembre 2018, 17:44; Turkson: hay obispos y sacerdotes que obstaculizan la difusión de la “Laudato si’”, Vatican Insider, 09/11/2018, 16:25; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Settimana Mondiale per l’uso consapevole degli antibiotici, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 17.11.2018; Card. Turkson urges limiting emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance by Robin Gomes, Vatican News, 17 November 2018, 16:22; Comunicato Stampa del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale sulla Missione in Ucraina del medesimo Dicastero per il Progetto “Papa per l’Ucraina”, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 21.11.2018; Intervento del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Conferenza Internazionale sui diritti umani presso la Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 10.12.2018; El Cardenal Turkson pide que se garantice el derecho a la paz by Mercedes de la Torre, ACI Prensa, 11 de diciembre de 2018 9:03 am; Intervento del Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, in English, Conferenza Stampa per la presentazione del Messaggio per la 52ma Giornata Mondiale della Pace, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 18.12.2018; Card. Turkson: senza pace non c’è nessuno sviluppo by Michele Raviart, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 18 dicembre 2018, 15:00;
2019
Cardinal Turkson stresses refugees' God-given dignity in Rockhurst talk by Brian Roewe, National Catholic Reporter, Jan 24, 2019; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale per la 66.ma Giornata Mondiale di Lotta alla Lebbra, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 31.01.2019; Cardenal Turkson pide acabar con la discriminación con los enfermos de lepra by Mercedes de la Torre, ACI Prensa, 31 de enero de 2019 11:52 am; Turkson: Estamos llamados a vivir la realidad de la Redención de Cristo by Mireia Bonilla, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 26 febrero 2019, 14:14; Conferenza Stampa di presentazione della Conferenza Internazionale “Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Listening to the cry of the earth and of the poor”, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 05.03.2019; Vatican official challenges ethics of markets at University of Chicago event by Heidi Schlumpf, National Catholic Reporter, Chicago, Apr 1, 2019; Turkson: l’Elemosiniere illegale? Bisognava aiutare la gente, nessuno voleva violare la legge by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 14/05/2019 alle ore 15:23; Kardinal verrät: Mission wird alle Vatikanbehörden prägen, Vatican News, 15 Mai 2019, 13:06; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale alla Comunità Scientifica in occasione del 4° Anniversario dell’Enciclica Laudato Si’ di Papa Francesco, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 24.05.2019; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Giornata Mondiale del Turismo 2019, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 24.07.2019; Mensaje para el “Domingo del Mar”, por el card Turkson, Zenit, julio 14, 2019 14:19; El Cardenal Turkson pide un turismo responsable y sin explotación laboral by Miguel Pérez Pichel, ACI Prensa, 24 de julio de 2019 6:50 am; La “dimensión de encuentro” en el sector turístico – Mensaje del cardenal Turkson by Larissa E. López, Zenit, julio 24, 2019 19:00; Le Cardinal Peter Turkson visite l’est de la Rd Congo frappé par l’Ebola by Jean-Pierre Bodjoko, SJ, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 09 août 2019, 20:27; Vatican cardinal stirs controversy by saying it’s time to ‘exit’ abuse scandals by Elise Harris, Crux, Rome, Oct 11, 2019; Opción de ordenar hombres casados podría estudiarse en el futuro, dice Cardenal Turkson, ACI Prensa, 22 de octubre de 2019 8:00 pm; Cardenal Turkson: «capellanes de cárceles defiendan la dignidad de los detenidos» by Sofía Lobos, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 29 octubre 2019, 13:18, with audio; Cardinal Turkson: We must reverse degradation of our oceans and seas, Vatican News, 28 November 2019, 10:37; Intervento del cardinale Turkson sull’emergenza ambientale. Oceani e mari, una risorsa per la vita del pianeta, L'Osservatore Romano, Il Sismografo, 28-29 novembre 2019; Cardinal Turkson: the impact of “Caritas in veritate” after ten years, Vatican News, 03 December 2019, 09:32;
2020
Crisi Usa-Iran, il cardinale Turkson: si superi la spirale della vendetta by Amedeo Lomonaco, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 03 gennaio 2020, 16:08, with audio; Forum economico mondiale: card. Turkson (Santa Sede), “la terra e i poveri stanno piangendo. Suscitare una consapevolezza globale per il cambiamento”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 22 gennaio 2020 @ 18:25; Turkson al Forum economico di Davos: “Ascoltare il pianto della Terra e dei poveri" by Alessandro Di Bussolo, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 23 gennaio 2020, 09:05; Davos: Card. Turkson, we must change, because the earth and the poor are crying out, AsiaNews.it, Vatican City, 01/23/2020, 16.53; Card Turkson conveys Pope's closeness to the Venezuelans by Robin Gomes, Vatican News, 01 February 2020, 17:22; Il messaggio del cardinale Turkson a un seminario organizzato dalla Georgetown University. Un disarmo integrale basato sul rispetto della persona, Il Sismografo, L'Osservatore Romano, 1-2 febbraio 2020; Feature : ‘An Economy Which Excludes No One’ — Cardinal Turkson Explains to Zenit Importance of Pope’s Assisi Encounter by Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit, February 25, 2020 17:29; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della XIII Giornata delle Malattie Rare (29 febbraio 2020), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 29.02.2020; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale nel tempo del Coronavirus (COVID-19), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 11.03.2020; Desarrollo Humano Integral: “Fortalecer la solidaridad” en el “tiempo del coronavirus” by Larissa I. López, Zenit, marzo 11, 2020 16:19; El cardenal Turkson visita el Hospital Gemelli por la emergencia de coronavirus by Larissa I. López, Zenit, abril 03, 2020 18:04; Cardinal Turkson visits Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Vatican News, 03 April 2020, 19:47, with audio; Comunicato del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale (DSSUI), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 15.04.2020; Pensare al dopo covid-19 per non essere impreparati, intervista al cardinale Turkson, L'Osservatore Romano, 15 apprile 2020; Cardenal Turkson: Pensar en el post COVID-19 “para no estar desprevenidos”, Zenit, abril 15, 2020 17:43; Intervento del Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Conferenza Stampa dal titolo “COVID-19, crisi alimentare ed ecologia integrale: l’azione della Chiesa”, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 16.05.2020; Cardinal calls for sense of urgency as Laudato Si’ turns five by Nick Mayrand, Crux, Jun 2, 2020; Cardinal Turkson calls for justice and forgiveness amid US anti-racism protests, Vatican News, 03 June 2020, 10:44, with audio; Cardinal suggests U.S. cities hold prayer events to promote healing by Carol Glatz, Vatican City, Catholic News Service, 6.3.2020 9:10 AM ET; Cardinal Turkson: Racism driving some Catholics from Church by Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency, Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2020 / 03:08 pm MT; Hope in post-pandemic world can only be achieved together, cardinal says by Junno Arocho Esteves, Uca News, Catholic News Service, June 10, 2020 06:50 AM GMT; COVID-19: Cardenal Turkson insta a los pastores a una “atención a las necesidades pastorales” by Hélène Ginabat, Zenit, junio 12, 2020 10:10; Turkson al campo nomadi di Castel Romano: per testimoniare una vicinanza by Alessandro Guarasci, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 13 giugno 2020, 19:40; Coronavirus: El cardenal Turkson visitó los barrios de Castillo Romano, Zenit, junio 15, 2020 17:17; Vatican official visits Roma community, delivers supplies to volunteers by Juno Arocha, UCA News, Catholic News Service, June 15, 2020 07:44 PM GMT; Intervento del Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Conferenza Stampa dal titolo “Preparare il futuro, costruire la pace al tempo del Covid-19”, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 07.07.2020; Cardenal Turkson reconoce retos inherentes al considerar las “secuelas” de COVID-19 by Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit, julio 10, 2020 11:24; Messaggio del Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Messaggio e preghiera del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Domenica del Mare, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 12.07.2020; Messaggio del Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Messaggio del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Giornata Mondiale del Turismo 2020, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 07.08.2020; Cardinal Turkson invites humanity to “recraft and relaunch” economy, society post-COVID-19 by Cameron Doody, Novena, August 29, 2020 9:00 am; Mensaje del cardenal Turkson por los 100 años de Stella Maris by Debora Donnini, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 28 septiembre 2020, 18:43; Carta del cardenal Turkson por los 100 años de ‘Stella Maris’ by Larissa I. López, Zenit, octubre 01, 2020 11:34; Cardinal Turkson: «On a un besoin urgent d'une conversion écologique!», cath.ch/be, 06.10.2020; El cardenal Turkson reclama una economía con «alma» que genere trabajo digno, Ecclesia Digital, 19 noviembre, 2020; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Pesca (21 novembre 2020), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 20.11.2020; Cardenal Turkson: Mensaje por el Día Mundial de la Pesca by Gabriel Sales Triguero, Zenit, noviembre 20, 2020 13:59; Cittadini ecologici per contrastare il cambiamento climatico. Il cardinale Turkson a una videoconferenza su tematiche ambientali, L'Osservatore Romano, 10 dicembre 2020; Natale 2020: Acli Roma, domani il card. Turkson presiede la messa al Centro agroalimentare, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 14 dicembre 2020 @ 18:48; Turkson: bisogna fare di più per i poveri e per la nostra terra by Adriana Masotti, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 2 dicembre 2020, 16:40; Intervento dell’Em.mo Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Conferenza Stampa per la presentazione del Messaggio per la 54.ma Giornata Mondiale della Pace, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 17.12.2020;
2021
Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della 68.ma Giornata Mondiale per i Malati di Lebbra, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 31.01.2021; Cardenal Turkson: patentes de medicinas dificultan la difusión de las vacunas by Eugenio Bonanata, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 10 febrero 2021, 12:50; Cardinal Turkson Discusses Vatican Involvement in Global Economic Projects by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, February 10, 2021; Intervento dell’Em.mo Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Conferenza Stampa di presentazione del Messaggio del Santo Padre Francesco per la Quaresima, 2021, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 12.02.2021; Card. Turkson on Vatican Council and Council on Global Capitalism cooperation by Jordan Hansen, RandR Magazine, Feb 14, 2021; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della XIV Giornata delle Malattie Rare (28 febbraio 2021)", Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 28.02.2021; Vatikan: Recht auf Gesundheit gilt für alle, Vatican News, 28 Februar 2021, 14:00; Cardinals O’Malley, Turkson defend Vatican same-sex blessing ban by John Lavenburg, Crux, New York, Mar 20, 2021; Vatican cardinals defend gay union blessing ban amid dissent by Nicole Winfield, AP News, March 18, 2021; Cardinale Turkson, “Vi spiego il lavoro della Santa Sede sul tema dell'acqua” by Andrea Gagliarducci, ACI Stampa. Città del Vaticano, 24 marzo, 2021 / 9:00 AM; Building a fairer, healthier world for all, Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Salute 2021, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 07.04.2021; Portare gioia tra bimbi e anziani colpiti dalla pandemia. Il cardinale Turkson per l’XI Giornata mondiale del circo, L'Osservatore Romano, 17 aprile 2021; Cardinal Turkson urges graduates to impact troubled world by Don Clemmer, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Fort Wayne, Ind., 5/3/2021; Lettera del Santo Padre Francesco al Prefetto del Dicastero per lo Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Conferenza online “Costruire la fraternità, difendere la giustizia. Sfide e opportunità per i popoli insulari”, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 21.05.2021; Il Papa al cardinale Turkson: dopo la pandemia necessaria un’ecologia integrale by Elvira Ragosta, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 21 maggio 2021, 15:10; Spiritan Generalate: Pentecost with Cardinal Peter Turkson by Tony Neves, Spiritan Missionary and Paul Samasumo, Vatican News, 25 May 2021, 00:20; Intervento dell’Em.mo Card. Peter K. A. Turkson, Conferenza Stampa sulla chiusura dell'Anno speciale nel quinto anniversario della Laudato si' e sulla presentazione della Piattaforma di azione Laudato si', Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 25.05.2021; Cardinal Turkson launches Laudato si' Action Platform, Vatican News, 25 May 2021, 13:10; Tra le difficoltà ma con entusiasmo crescente by Peter K. A. Turkson, L'Osservatore Romano, 25 maggio 2021; Pope Francis orders inquiry of Vatican's social justice office by Loup Besmond de Senneville, La Croix International, June 22, 2021; Protagonisti del cambiamento. Intervento del cardinale Turkson alla prima parte del IV Incontro mondiale dei movimenti popolari by Benedetta Capelli, L'Osservatore Romano, 11 luglio 2021; Turkson: nei sistemi alimentari indigeni, il futuro del cibo per tutti by Alessandro Di Bussolo, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 27 luglio 2021, 19:53; Turkson: Beato Zeferino e Pe. Riboldi, exemplos para a evangelização dos nômades, Vatican News, 03 agosto 2021, 16:33, with audio; Cardenal Turkson premiado por su compromiso con la justicia, paz y solidaridad by Isabella Piro, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 04 septiembre 2021, 12:00; Top Vatican cardinal says Biden should not be denied Communion by Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter, Rome, Oct 4, 2021; Cardinal Turkson talks Biden, Holy Communion on HBO, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Oct 4, 2021 / 18:26 pm; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Salute Mentale (10 ottobre 2021), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 10.10.2021; Giornata mondiale della salute mentale, Turkson: “Il COVID ha inciso sui numeri”by Andrea Gagliarducci, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 10 ottobre, 2021 / 2:00 PM; Messaggio del Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale in occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Pesca (21 novembre 2021), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 19.11.2021; Le cardinal Turkson s’indigne des dérives de la pêche industrielle by Cyprien Viet, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 19 novembre 2021, 12:18; Cardinal Peter Turkson, the pope's "Minister of Charity", reportedly resigns by Loup Besmond de Senneville, La Croix International, Vatican City, Dicembre 17, 2021; Vatican insiders: Reports of Cardinal Peter Turkson's resignation 'credible' by Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Dec 17, 2021 / 15:44 pm; Nuovo scossone in Vaticano. Lascia Turkson, uomo chiave della riforma by Maria Antonietta Calabrò, HuffPost, 17/12/2021 19:45 CET[ Top African cardinal in Vatican abruptly offers resignation - sources by Philip Pullella, Reuters, December 18, 2021 4:48 AM EST; Tweet del Cardinal Peter K. Turkson, 7:13 AM · Dec 19, 2021; Is Cardinal Turkson out? by Ed. Condon and JD Flynn, The Pillar, December 18, 2021; News reports say Cardinal Turkson resigning; no confirmation from Vatican, The Florida Catholic, Dec 18, 2021; Bufera in Vaticano: il cardinale "papabile" esce di scena by Francesco Boezi, il Giornale.it, 19 Dicembre 2021 - 09:41; Cardenal Turkson responde a informes sobre su posible renuncia como prefecto by Diego López Marina, ACI Prensa, 19 de diciembre de 2021 - 10:49 AM; Ruminations on possible Turkson exit and the Vatican’s ‘Africa gap’ by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Rome, Dec 19, 2021; Turkson pone su cargo a disposición del Papa al finalizar sus cinco años de mandato by Yago González, Alfa & Omega, 19 de Diciembre de 2021; Vatican’s Cardinal Turkson says he offered to resign at end of his term by Cindy Wooden, National Catholic Reporer, Vatican City, Dec 20, 2021; Turkson on resignation: It’s up to the pope to decide by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Dec 21, 2021; El cardenal Turkson aclara que está a la espera de que el Papa decida si lo mantiene como prefecto by Darío Menor, Vida Nueva Digital, Roma, 21/12/2021; Abstract dell’Em.mo Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Conferenza Stampa di presentazione del Messaggio per la 55.ma Giornata Mondiale della Pace, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 21.12.2021; Pope Francis accepts resignation of Cardinal Turkson as head of Vatican's peace and justice office by Christpher White, National Catholic Reporter, Rome, Dec 22, 2021; Comunicato della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 23.12.2021; Pope shakes up Vatican development office, accepts African cardinal's resignation by Philip Pullella, Reuters, December 23, 20217:49 AM EST; Sviluppo Umano, il Cardinale Turkson lascia la guida del Dicastero by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 23 dicembre, 2021 / 12:10 AM; Pope Francis Accepts Cardinal Turkson’s Resignation as Head of Vatican’s Social Development Office, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, December 23, 2021; Pope accepts Turkson resignation amid rumors of department tensions by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Dec 23, 2021.
2022
Ghana Must Use The Rwandan Model To Regulate Churches, Prophets – Cardinal Turkson, Peacefmonline.com, 14-Jan-2022; Card. Turkson: Those who care for the sick lend their hands to God's mercy by Adriana Masotti, Vatican News, Vatican City, 11 February 2022 12.55; Cardinal Appiah Turkson speaks on Russia–Ukraine conflict, GhanaWeb, Friday, 4 March 2022; Nomina del Cancelliere della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze e della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze Sociali, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 04.04.2022; Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze e Scienze sociali, il Papa nomina il Cancelliere, ACI Stampa. Città del Vaticano, 04 aprile, 2022 / 1:00 AM; Pope Francis gives new Vatican role to Cardinal Turkson, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Apr 4, 2022 / 04:23 am' Pope Francis picks popular Ghanian cardinal Peter Turkson to head Vatican academiesof sciences and social sciences by Gerard O'Connell, America, The Jesuit Review, April 04, 2022; Inizio incarico, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 05.05.2022; Nomine, completato organigramma ASIF. Turkson comincia in Accademia il 6 giugno by Andrea Gagliarducci, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 05 maggio, 2022 / 3:00 PM; An African Pope – Cardinals Sarah and Turkson could beat Tagle, The Catholic Herald, August 18, 2022 at 10:17 am; Cardinal: Business must ensure products, services contribute to common good, The Florida Catholic, New Orleans, Oct 6, 2022; We either elect or do not elect – Cardinal Turkson on calls for Ofori-Atta’s removal, myjoyonline.com, 11 November 2022 1:27am, with audio; Verso un nuovo presidente della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze by Andrea Gagliarducci, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 15 dicembre, 2022 / 10:00 AM.


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(220) 19. TOPPO, Telesphore Placidus
(1939-

Birth. October 15, 1939, Chainpur, diocese of Gumla, India. He was the eighth of the ten children of Ambrose Toppo and Sofia Xalxo.

Education. Studied at St. Xavier's College, Ranchi (English honours, 1965); at the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome (licentiate in theology); and at the University of Ranchi (master's in history). Besides his native tongue, Oraon, he knows he speaks: English, German, Hindi, Italian, Kurukh, Latin, Sadri, and Santhali.

Priesthood. Ordained, May 3, 1969, by Franciskus Von Streng, former bishop of Basel, Switzerland. Professor and assistant to the director of St. Joseph's High School, Torpa. Rector of the Minor Seminary of Ranchi from 1976. Founder of an apostolic school for the candidates to the priesthood from the Munda Tribe.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Dumka, June 8, 1978. Consecrated, October 7, 1978, Dudhani, by Pius Kerketta, S.J., archbishop of Ranchi, assisted by Leo Tigga, S.J., bishop of Raiganj, and by Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J., bishop of Jamshedpur. Promoted to archbishop coadjutor of Ranchi, November 8, 1984. Succeeded to the metropolitan see of Ranchi, August 7, 1985. Attended the Eighth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 28, 1990. Attended the Special Assembly for Asia of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 29 to May 14, 1998. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999; by papal appointment. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia, October 21, 2003. As an Oraon, of the Kurukh tribe, he is the first adivasi, or tribal cardinal of India. President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (1), January 12, 2004 unitl February 19, 2008. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. President-delegate of the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 2005. Named member of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economical Problems of the Holy See, June 23, 2012. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On March 29, 2014, he was confirmed as member of the Pontifical Council for Culture until the expiration of his mandate. On September 23, 2016, he was named special papal envoy to the Eleventh Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Episcopal Conferences of Asia (FABC), which took place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from November 28 to December 4, 2016. On June 24, 2018, the Pope accepted his resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Ranchi for reason of age. To succeed him, the Pope named Felix Toppo, S.J., until then bishop of Jampshedpur. On October 15, 2019, he turned eighty years old and, therefore, lost the right to participate in the conclave.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his photograph, arms and biography, in English, Wikipedia; biographical data, in English, UCA News; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; The Church's scandals are having serious repercusions on Christians in India by Fabio Marchese Ragona, in English, Vatican Insider, 02/20/2012; Indian authorities probe death threat against cardinal, UCA News, June 11, 2015; Indian police arrest suspect in death threat against cardinal, UCA News, June 16, 2015; Indian police arrest suspect in death threat against cardinal, CathNewsUSA, June 16, 2015; Christians in India Warn of 'Spiraling Hatred' in Letter to PM Modi With Photo of Hindus Burning Cross by Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor | Sep 17, 2017 10:59 AM; Indian cardinal opposes move to marginalize tribal people by Bijay Kumar Minj, UCA News, New Delhi, India November 3, 2017; India: Mons. Félix Toppo S.J, sucede al card. Toppo como arzobispo de Ranchi by Anita Bourdin, Zenit, junio 24, 2018 13:45; Due cardinali e altri quattro vescovi chiedono il nuovo dogma mariano by Robert Fastiggi, Vatican Insider, 11 Ottobre 2019 20:10; Gli 80 anni del Cardinale Toppo, gli elettori sono 124 by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Ranchi, 15 ottobre, 2019 / 9:00 AM.

(1) The bishops' conference is the organization that represents the three ritual traditions of the Catholic Church in India. It has 205 members of the Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankaran and Latin rites.


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(221) 20. PELL, George
(1941-2023)

Birth. Trinity Sunday June 8, 1941, Ballarat, Australia. Son of George Arthur Pell, manager of the Gordon Gold Mine, a heavyweight boxing champion and a nominal member of the Church of England, and Margaret Lillian Burke, a devout Catholic. They had twins, a boy and a girl, who both died in 1940. He had a younger sister, Margaret, who died in 2021; and a younger brother, David, who survived him.

Education. Initial studies at Loreto Convent, Ballarat, where he received his first communion in 1948; later, he studied at Corpus Christi College, Werribee; at the Pontifical Urbanian Athenaeum of "Propaganda Fide", Rome, where he obtained a licentiate in theology in 1967; at Oxford University, Oxford, England, where he earned a doctorate in church history in 1971; at Monash University, Clayton, Australia, where he earned a master's in education in 1982. He was a fellow of the Australian College of Educators; and was a visiting scholar at Campion Hall, Oxford University, in 1979; and at St Edmund's College, Cambridge University, in 1983. He was elected an honorary fellow of St Edmund's in 2003. In earlier years, he was a keen sports coach in soccer (Aussie Rules) and rowing. He was vice-patron of the Richmond Football Club and a long-term supporter and member of the Club since he signed to play with them in 1959. He received the diaconate on August 15, 1966.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 16, 1966, patriarchal Vatican basilica, Rome, by Cardinal Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian, prefect of the S.C. for Propagation of the Faith. Further studies, Oxford, from 1967 to 1970. Assistant pastor in the parishes of Swan Hill, 1971-1972; and Ballarat East, 1973-1983; administrator of the parish of Bungaree, 1984; and parish priest of Mentone, from 1984 to 1996. Episcopal vicar for Education, diocese of Ballarat, 1973-1984; a founding member of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, from 1973 to 1984; director of the Aquinas Campus of the Institute of Catholic Education from 1974 to 1984; principal of the Institute (now merged into Australian Catholic University), from 1981 until 1984; editor of Light, the magazine of the diocese of Ballarat, from 1979 until 1984; member of the Academic Board of State College of Victoria and at different times a member of the Councils of the State College of Victoria - Ballarat, the Ballarat College of Advanced Education and Signadou College, Canberra. Rector of Corpus Christi College, the Provincial Seminary for Victoria and Tasmania, from 1985 to 1987.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Scala and appointed auxiliary of Melbourne, March 30, 1987. Consecrated, May 21, 1987, St. Peter's metropolitan cathedral, Melbourne, by Frank Little, archbishop of Melbourne, assisted by Ronald Austin Mulkearns, bishop of Ballarat, and by Joseph Peter O'Connell, titular bishop of Sanctus Germanus, auxiliary of Melbourne. His episcopal motto was Be not afraid. Chairman of Caritas Australia, 1988-1997. Chairman of the committee charged with setting up the new Australian Catholic University, 1989; served as the University's Foundation Pro-Chancellor, 1991-1995. President of the University's board of owners, 1996. Attended the Eighth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 28, 1990; by papal appointment. Appointed by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, apostolic visitor to the National Seminaries of New Zealand, 1994; Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, 1995; the Pacific, 1996; and Irian Jaya and Sulawesi, 1998. Promoted to metropolitan see of Melbourne, July 16, 1996. Delegate, appointed by the prime minister, to the Constitutional Convention, February 1998. Decorated with the Grand Cross of Merit of the Order of Saint Lazarus and co-deputy National Chaplain of the order, 1998. Grand Prior of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Australian Lieutenancy - Southern, 1998. Attended the Special Assembly for Oceania of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 22 to December 12, 1998. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999; by papal appointment. Fellow of the Australian College of Education. Since 2001, he has been the chair of Vox Clara, the committee of English-speaking bishops who advise the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship on English-language translations. Transferred to metropolitan see of Sydney, March 26, 2001. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001. Cleared by the independent inquiry set up to investigate an accusation of sexual abuse against him, October 2002.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005, by papal appointment. Named member of of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, February 3, 2007. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church"; he was one of the three presidents delegates, and was substituting for Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay, India, who was unable to attend. On September 18, 2012, the pope appointed him synodal father of the Thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 7 to 28, 2012, on the theme "The new evangelization for the transmission of the Christian faith". Named member of the Congregation for Bishops on September 22, 2012. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On April 13, 2013, he was named by Pope Francis member of a group of cardinals to advise him in the government of the universal Church and to study a plan for revising the apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia, Pastor Bonus. Confirmed as member of the Congregation for Bishops on December 16, 2013. Named prefect of the newly established Secretariat for the Economy on February 24, 2014. Became archbishop emeritus of Sydney on that same date. He was named member of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life on March 29, 2014. Named member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on September 13, 2014. Participated in Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Evangelization". On October 22, 2015, he was elected member of the 14th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. On June 29, 2017, the Holy See informed that it had learned with regret the news of charges filed in Australia against Cardinal George Pell for decades-old actions that have been attributed to him. Having become aware of the charges, he, acting in full respect for civil laws, has decided to return to his country to face the charges against him, recognizing the importance of his participation to ensure that the process is carried out fairly, and to foster the search for truth. The Pope, having been informed by the Cardinal, has granted him a leave of absence so he can defend himself. On May 1, 2018, he appeared in an Australian court and entered a not guilty plea to the criminal charges against him. At the conclusion of preliminary hearings, a Melbourne magistrate dismissed some of the charges against him, but decided that others warrant a jury trial. Trial proceedings began on Wednesday May 2 in Victoria State County Court. In December 2018, after five years of service, he ceased as a member of the Council of Cardinals. The local Ordinary impossed on Cardinal Pell, when he returned to Australia that while awaiting the definitive assessment of the facts, as is the norm, he is prohibited from exercising public ministry and from having any voluntary contact whatsoever with minors. On February 26, it was announced the sentence of guilt in the first instance concerning Cardinal Pell. He ceased as president of the Secretariat for the Economy on February 26, 2018. He remained behind bars ahead of his sentencing March 13 after the chief judge of the Victorian County Court, Peter Kidd, who presided over the trial, heard pleas for his sentence February 27. The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeals in Victoria on August 21, 2019. After an appellate panel announced its decision at a court proceeding Aug. 21, the cardinal was returned to prison. On August 26, 2019, it was announced that Cardinal Pell would appeal his conviction to the Australian High Court, following the decision last week by the Court of Appeal in Victoria to uphold his conviction for child sexual abuse. On November 13, 2019, the High Court of Australia in Canberra announced the decision to allow the cardinal a final appeal. The cardinal remained in jail pending the court's decision on his appeal, expected to come in 2020. On April 7, 2020, Australia's High Court overturned his abuse conviction. The cardinal was released from prison within two hours. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned years old on June 8, 2021.

Death. January 10, 2023, at 8:50 p.m. Rome time, following some complications that arose after hip surgery earlier on that day. After learning the news of the death of the cardinal, Pope Francus sent a telegram of condolence to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals. The funeral for the late cardinal was on Saturday January 14, 2023, at 11:30 a.m., at the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter's Basilica, celebrated by Cardinal Re together with the other cardinals and the archbishops and bishops. At the end of the Eucharistic celebration, the Holy Father presided over the rite of the Ultima Commendatio and the Valedictio. The late cardinal was buried in the crypt of St. Mary's cathedral in Sydney on February 2, 2023.

Bibliography. Livingstone, Tess. George Pell. Sydney : Duffy & Snellgrove, 2002; Milligan, Louise. Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell. Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2017 (Book review by David Armstrong, La Croix International) ; Cardinal George Pell's Prison Journal". San Francisco : Ignatius Press, 2020.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in English, archdiocese of Sydney; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana;

2014
Finance czar aims to steer Vatican 'off the gossip pages by John L. Allen Jr., The Boston Globe, July 09, 2014; Pell e le resistenze curiali: «C'è antagonismo in alcuni ambienti» by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, 10/07/2014; È il numero uno della nuova curia, ma dice messa all'antica by Sandro Magister, Chiesa, 30 luglio 2014; Pope's finance chief talks Vatican reform by Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service, Aug-6-2014; 2015 Vatican: Doubts grow over Pell’s excessive powers, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 16/02/2015, ultima modifica il 16/02/2015 alle ore 18:53; Pell leaves IOR and Pope makes two new appointments in Vatican’s financial institutions, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 14/04/2015, ultima modifica il 14/04/2015 alle ore 20:20; Pell says he is ready to testify before Australian Commission on sex abuse by Iacopo Scaramuzzi, Vatican Insider, 05/28/2015; Cardinal Pell's lawyer demands retraction of 'false allegations by David V Barrett, Catholic Herald, Monday, 8 Jun 2015; El cardenal Pell: 'El Vaticano está poniendo las cuentas en orden y las mostrará al mundo', Zenit.org, Roma, 24 de agosto de 2015; Cardinal Pell responds to report of Synod letter, Vatican City, CNA/EWTN News, Oct 12, 2015; Cardinal Pell: 'I am not a synod rebel', Catholic Herald, October 21, 2015 12:53 am in Vatican News; How to tell if Pope Francis is losing confidence in his finance czar by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, October 28, 2015;
2016
Key aide insists Pope Francis isn't anti-business by Inés San Martín, Crux, Vatican correspondent January 18, 2016; El cardenal Pell rechaza acusaciones y pide investigación by Sergio Mora, Zenit, 19 febrero 2016; Cardinal Pell strongly denies he abused boys in Australia by Inés San Martín, Crux, February 19, 2016; Cardinal Pell calls for inquiry into leak of 'baseless' abuse allegations by Carol Glatz, Monday, 22 Feb 2016; Australian abuse inquiry says will sit in Rome to hear Vatican treasurer. Reporting by Byron Kaye and Jarni Blakkarly; Editing by Nick Macfie and Paul Tait, Reuters, Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:42am GMT; Pell's Rome identity missing in the Australian abuse debate by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, February 24, 2016; Cardinal admits "scandalous" response to clergy abuse allegations, Rome, The Associated Press, February 28, 2016, 8:30 PM; El cardenal Pell sobre los casos de pederastia en Australia:"La Iglesia ha cometido errores tremendos" by Salvatore Cernuzio, Zenit, 29 febrero 2016; Cardenal Pell: No he sido parte de encubrimientos de abusos sexuales, Roma, ACI/EWTN Noticias, 29 Feb. 16 / 07:01 pm; Cardenal Pell reza ante gruta de la Virgen de Lourdes por víctimas de abusos, ACI, Vaticano, 01 Mar. 16 / 05:34; Vatican Cardinal Pell: Pedophile Priest 'Wasn't of Much Interest' by Alastair Jamieson, NBC News, Mar 1 2016, 10:57 pm ET; Cardinal Pell dismisses claims he knew about abuse as 'nonsense', Catholic Herald, 2 Mar 2016; Vatican's Cardinal Pell admits not reporting teacher 'misbehaving with boys' in 1970s by Joshua J. McElwee, Rome, National Catholic Reporter, Mar. 2, 2016; Concluyen las audiencias al cardenal Pell sobre abusos en Australia by Sergio Mora, Zenit, 2 marzo, 2016; 'I should have done more,' Cardinal Pell tells abuse commission, Catholic Herald, 2 mar 2016; El cardenal Pell reitera su apoyo al trabajo contra los abusos a menores by Rocío Lancho García, Zenit, Rome, 03/03/16; 'Evil was done', cardinal says after meeting abuse survivors by Philip Pullella and Jane Wardel, Reuters, Thu Mar 3, 2016 10:12am EST; Cardinal Pell holds "emotional" meeting with abuse survivors, Vatican Radio, 2016-03-03; Cardinal Pell: I won't resign unless the Pope asks me to, 4 Mar 2016; Pope Francis' cardinal problem: an exit strategy for George Pell by Christopher Lamb, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 6, 2016; Vatican spokesman praises Cardinal Pell's 'dignified and coherent' testimony, Catholic Herald, 7 Mar 2016; Secretariat for the Economy “corrects” Substitute Secretary, Becciu by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 22/04/2016, ultima modifica il 22/04/2016 alle ore 20:02; Case for the defense of Cardinal Pell heard in Australiaby Andrew Rabel, Special to Crux, April 26, 2016; Pell raises suspicions about suspension of PwC audit by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider, pubblicato il 30/04/2016, ultima modifica il 30/04/2016 alle ore 17:47; Cardinal Pell Turns 75, Pope to Keep Him on as Vatican Finance Chief by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, 06/08/2016; George Pell is staying on at the Vatican? Whatever, he is now irrelevant to Australians by Kristina Keneally, The Guardian, Tuesday 14 June 2016 21.16 EDT; Exclusvide: Pell says 'no more pools of darkness' in Vatican finances by Christopher Lamb, The Tablet, 17 june 2016; Cardinal George Pell is given a reduced role at the Vatican by Pope Francis months after sex abuse investigation by Aneeta Bhole For Daily Mail Australia and Aap, Published: 00:30 EST, 10 July 2016 | Updated: 00:30 EST, 10 July 2016; Cardinal Pell, Vatican finance minister, rejects latest abuse allegations by Josephine McKenna, National Catholic Reporter, Vatican City, Jul. 28, 2016; George Pell: Vatican unlikely to respond to child abuse allegations until police investigation complete, expert says by Myles Wearring, Sydney, abc.net, Thu July 28, 2016 at 7:10am; Francis asks media to withhold judgment on Cardinal Pell abuse claims by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, aboard the papal plabe to Rome, Jul. 31, 2016; The Trials and Tribulations of the Vatican's Finance Chief by Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal, Vatican City, Sept. 7, 2016 10:50 a.m. ET;
2017
Cardenal Pell desmiente acusaciones de encubrimiento de abusos en nuevo libro, ACI, Roma, 17 Ene. 17 / 01:32 pm; Cardinal Pell talks technology, Trump, Brexit at book presentation by Junno Arocho Esteves, CNS, The Pilot, Vatican City, 3/28/2017; Cardinal Pell Reprimands Vatican’s Real Estate Body for Exceeding Its Authority by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, May 10, 2017; Archbishop of Sydney condemns treatment of Cardinal Pell: ‘Australians have a right to expect better’, Catholic Herald, posted Thursday, 18 May 2017; Top-ranking Vatican cardinal charged with sex offenses in Australia by Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post, June 28 at 9:26 PM; High-ranking Vatican official charged with multiple sexual assault offenses by Melanie Eversley, USA Today, Published 8:40 p.m. ET June 28, 2017; Australian Cardinal and Aide to Pope Is Charged With Sexual Assault by Jacqueline Williams, The New York Times, Sydney, Australia, June 28, 2017; Comunicato della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 29.06.2017; El responsable de las finanzas del Vaticano acusado de abusos sexuales by Daniel Verdún, El País, Roma,29 Jun 2017; Communiqué of Press Office of the Holy See concerning the news of charges filed in Australia against Cardinal George Pell for decades-old actions that have been attributed to him; El card. Pell regresa a Australia para defenderse por presuntos delitos de abusos by Sergio Mora, Zenit, Ciudad del Vaticano, Junio 29, 2017; Acusan a Cardenal Pell, Prefecto de Economía Vaticano, por abusos sexuales en Australia, ACI, Vaticano, 29 Jun. 17 / 12:16 am; Cardenal Pell deja el Vaticano para defenderse de acusaciones de abusos a menores, ACI, Vaticano, 29 Jun. 17 / 02:14 am; Sex abuse scandal has followed Cardinal George Pell for decades by Derek Hawkins, The Washington Post, June 29 at 6:06 AM; Cardinal Pell, professing innocence, will face charges in Australia, with video, The Boston Pilot, by Cindy Wooden, CNS, 6/29/2017; Cardinal Pell, Vatican finance chief, charged over historic allegations of sexual abuse by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, Vatican City, Jun. 29, 2017; Marie Collins: Cardinal Pell's leave from Vatican service comes 'far too late' by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, Rome, Jun. 29, 2017; Cardinal Pell: I’m Looking Forward to Having My Day in Court by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Jun. 29, 2017; Pope Francis grants Cardinal Pell leave of absence to ‘clear his name’ over historic abuse allegations, Catholic Herlad, Thursday, 29 Jun 2017; Cardinal Pell Takes Leave of Absence to Address Sexual Abuse Allegations by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, Jun. 29, 2017; Asesinato cardenalicio, por Fidel García Martínez by Fidel García Martínez, Ecclesia Digital, 29 de junio de 2017; Abuse charges against Pell not good news for Vatican financial reform by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, June 29, 2017; Cardinal Pell’s situation may be unique, but there are plenty of parallels by Inés San Martín, Crux, June 30, 2017; Arzobispo de Sidney sale en defensa del Cardenal Pell by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI, Sidney, 30 Jun. 17 / 03:15 pm; Now This: The Media’s Cardinal Pell Disinformation Campaign, TheMediaReport.com, June 30, 2017; Santa Sede pide máximo respeto hacia la justicia australiana en la búsqueda de la verdad, Ecclesia Digital, 2 de julio de 2017; Fifty years of friendship with Cardinal Pell by George Weigel, The Boston Pilot, Friday, July 7, 2017; Headed to court, Cardinal Pell is no stranger to controversy by Barney Zwartz, National Catholic Reporter, Melbourne, Australia, Jul. 24, 2017; Accused of abuse, Pell maintains innocence in first court appearance, by Barrney Zwart, National Catholic Reporter, Jul. 25, 2017; El cardenal Pell defenderá su inocencia ante las acusaciones de encubrir abusos by Sergio Mora, Zenit, Roma, 26 julio 2017; Cardinal Pell will plead not guilty to abuse charges in Australia by Hannah Brockhaus, The Boston Pilot, Vatican City, Jul 26, 2017 CNA/EWTN News; Comienza en Australia juicio contra Cardenal Pell: se declara inocente, ACI, Vaticano, 26 Jul. 17 / 07:21 am;
2018
Cardinal Pell accuser dies before sexual abuse trial begins, The Pilot, CNA, Sydney, Australia, Jan 8, 2018; Australien: Eine der Anklagen gegen Pell zurückgezogen, Vatican News, 02 März 2018, 10:31; Key Abuse Charge Against Cardinal Pell Withdrawn by Hannah Brockhaus, Melbourne, Australia, National Catholic Register, CNA/EWTN News, Mar. 2, 2018; Entscheidung über Anklage Pells steht bevor, Vatican News, 14 März 2018, 13:40; Australian Court Hears More Testimony in Cardinal Pell Pre-Trial Hearing, National Catholic Register, CNA/EWTN News, Melbourner, Mar. 26, 2018; Australien: Kardinal Pells Verteidigung wirft Autorin „Verzerrung“ vor, Vatican News, 27 März 2018, 14:55; Kardinal Pell: Anhörung in Melbourne beendet, Vatican News, 29 März 2018, 13:44; Australien: Gericht entscheidet über Anklage gegen Kardinal Pell, Vatican News, 30 April 2018, 12:30; Dichiarazione del Direttore della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Greg Burke, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 01.05.2018; Cardinal Pell ordered to stand trial on abuse charges, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Melbourne, Australia, 5/1/2018; El Cardenal Pell se declara no culpable de la acusación de abusos e irá a juicio, ACI Prensa, 1 de mayo de 2018 3:45 am; Australian Court Orders Cardinal Pell to Stand Trial on Sexual Abuse Charges, National Catholic Register, CNA/EWTN News, Vatican City, May 1, 2018; Jesus Jesus knew about Cardinal McCarrick by Simcha Fisher, America, The Jesuit Review, August 01, 2018; Cardinal Pell Pleads "Not Guilty" by Bill Donohue, Catholic League, May 1st, 2018; George Pell: Pope Francis removes Australian cardinal from inner circle by Melissa Davey, The Guardian, Wed 12 Dec 2018 19.20 EST; Pope Francis removes two cardinals embroiled in sex abuse scandals from advisory council by Gerard O’Connell, America, the Jesuit Review, December 12, 2018; Cardinal Pell, top advisor to Pope Francis, found guilty of ‘historical sexual offenses’ by Gerard O’Connell, America, the Jesuit Magazine, December 12, 2018; After guilty verdict, questions raised about Pell trial by Ed Condon, Catholic News Service, Washington D.C., Dec 14, 2018 / 04:00 pm; With his treatment of Cardinal Pell, Pope Francis shows his clericalism by Jamie Manson, National Catholic Reporter, Dec 15, 2018; Crecen dudas sobre juicio al Cardenal Pell tras veredicto que lo declara culpable, ACI Prensa, 17 de diciembre de 2018 8:43 pm;
2019
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis' top financial adviser, convicted of child sex abuse by Rod McGuirk, USA Today, Associated Press, Feb. 25, 2019, 7:36 p.m. ET; Differences between Cardinal Pell's prosecution and defense by Rod McGuirk, Associated Press, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, February 26, 2019; George Pell: cardinal found guilty of child sexual assault, The Guardian, February 26, 2019; Abus sexuels : le cardinal Pell reconnu coupable par la justice australienne, Aleteia, 26 février 2019; Dichiarazione del Direttore “ad interim” della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Alessandro Gisotti, Holy See Press Office, 26.02.2019; Il cardinale Pell condannato in primo grado per abusi su minori, L'Osservatore Romano, 26 febbraio 2019; Truth and justice after the Pell verdict by Frank Brennan, eurekastreet.com.au, 26 February 2019; Vaticano se pronuncia sobre sentencia contra Cardenal George Pell por denuncia de abusos, ACI Prensa, 26 de febrero de 2019 5:22 pm; Vaticano confirma que Cardenal Pell ya no es Prefecto de Economía, ACI Prensa, 26 de febrero de 2019 7:24 pm; Cardinal Pell convicted by Australian Court by Jean Charles Putzolu and Roberto Piermarini, Vatican News, 26 February 2019, 08:11; Caso Pell, imbarazzo e dolore in Vaticano. “È un attacco diretto al Papa” by Domenico Agasso jr., Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 27/02/2019 alle ore 08:56; Cardinal Pell jailed in Australia ahead of March 13 sentencing, National Catholic Reporter, Catholic News Service, Melbourned, Feb 27, 2019; El Cardenal Pell ya no es Prefecto de la Secretaría de Economía del Vaticano by Rosa Die Alcolea, Zenit, febrero 27, 2019 13:16; Abus sexuels : pourquoi le cardinal Pell pourrait faire appel, Aleteia, 27 février 2019; Pell ya no es prefecto vaticano de Economía y Doctrina de la Fe abre causa, Ecclesia Digital, 27 de febrero de 2019; Vatican announces canonical investigation of Cardinal Pell by Cindy Wooden, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Vatican City, 2/27/2019; Cardinal Pell jailed in Australia ahead of March 13 sentencing, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Melbourne, Australia, 2/27/2019; Dagli Usa all’Australia, il “ciclone mediatico” sul caso Pell by Maria Teresa Pontara Pederiva, Vatican Insider, Torino, 27/02/2019 alle ore 20:22; Dozens of journalists accused of breaching gag order on Pell by Rod McGuirk, AP News, February 28, 2019; Melbourne, quel furgone bianco che porta in carcere il cardinale by Domenico Agasso jr, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 28/02/2019 alle ore 10:26; Revocata la libertà su cauzione, il cardinale Pell va in carcere by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 28/02/2019 alle ore 10:44; Calling Cardinal Pell’s Prosecution What It Is: Religious Persecution by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, Mar. 1, 2019; Cardinal George Pell's conviction: the questions that remain by Melissa Davey, The Guardian, Fri 1 Mar 2019 19.33 EST; Obispos de Australia responden a veredicto contra Cardenal George Pell, ACI Prensa, 5 de marzo de 2019 9:25 pm; Our Dreyfus Case by George Weigel, The Boston Pilot, Wednesday, March 6, 2019; Pell resta in carcere, l’appello a giugno. Si dimette l’avvocato: “Sentenza malvagia” by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 07/03/2019 alle ore 11:15; After the Cardinals Pell and Barbarin Verdicts. Church Under Siege, Stunned by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 11 mar 2019; A tale of two Georges by George Weigel, The Boston Pilot, Wednesday, March 20, 2019; With Pell and Barbarin the Pope Uses Two Weights and Two Measures by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 25 mar 2019; Le diocèse de Lyon à la recherche d’une solution pérenne by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 04 avril 2019; The Pell case: Developments down under by George Weigel, The Boston Pilot, Wednesday, May 22, 2019; Cardinal Pell Will Not Ask for Shorter Sentence if Appeal Fails, National Catholic Register, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, May. 29, 2019; In Opening Arguments, Cardinal Pell’s Lawyers Set Out Case for Appeal, National Catholic Register, Catholic News Service, Jun. 5, 2019; Processo card. Pell: la Corte d’appello si riserva la decisione by Roberto Piermarini, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 06 giugno 2019, 11:34; Prosecution Falters During Cardinal Pell Appeal Hearing, National Catholic Register, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Jun. 6, 2019; Cardinal Pell Supporters Optimistic About Appeal Hearing by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Jun. 7, 2019; Due to Backlash, Pell to Live in ‘Secure Compound’ if Appeal Succeeds, National Catholic Register, Catholic News Agency, Sydney, Jun. 25, 2019; Mural depicting Cardinal Pell painted near Vatican by Claire Giangravè, Crux, Rome, Jul 31, 2019; Cardinal Pell: ‘Amazon or no Amazon, the Church cannot allow any confusion’ by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Australia, Aug 9, 2019 / 08:36 am; Le cardinal Pell tire la sonnette d’alarme contre le synode sur l’Amazonie. Sa lettre depuis la prison by Sandro Magister, diakonos.be, 13/08/2019; As appeal verdict looms, Pell faces investigation over Twitter post by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Australia, Aug 12, 2019 / 11:52 am; Australian court to rule next week on Cardinal Pell’s appeal by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Associated Press, Canberra, Australia, Aug 15, 2019; Timeline of Cardinal George Pell’s career and accusations, Crux, Associated Press, Aug 2019; Cardinal George Pell loses appeal of sex abuse conviction by Ed Condon and JD Flynn, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Australia, Aug 20, 2019, 06:31 pm; Cardinal Pell’s Groundbreaking Record on Dealing With Clergy Sexual Abuse by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, Aug. 20, 2019; Cardinal Pell appeal verdict looms but may not be final word by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Associated Press, Melbourne, Australia, Aug 20, 2019; Australian court upholds Cardinal Pell's conviction on abuse charges by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, Vatican City, Aug 20, 2019; Appeals court upholds Cardinal Pell conviction on abuse charges, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Melbourne, Australia, 8/20/2019; La corte australiana respinge il ricorso in appello del cardinale Pell, Vatican News, 21 August 2019, 21 agosto 2019 ore 8:13, with video; Nueva condena al cardenal Pell, quien apelará; respeto de la Santa Sede a la Justicia, Ecclesia Digital, 21 de agosto de 2019; Dichiarazione del Direttore della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Matteo Bruni, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 21.08.2019; Ruling cements Pell’s profile as the Dreyfus or Hiss of the Catholic abuse crisis by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Rome, Aug 21, 2019; Australian court rejects Pell’s appeal and upholds abuse conviction by Christopher White, Crux, New York, Aug 21, 2019; Vatican says it respects Pell verdict, but acknowledges his plea of innocence by Elise Harris, Crux, Rome, Aug 21, 2019; Respinto l’appello del cardinale Pell. Contro la condanna in primo grado per abusi, L'Osservatore Romano, 21 agosto 2019; Vatican issues statement after Australian court dismisses Cardinal Pell’s appeal by Gerard O’Connell, America The Jesuit Review, August 21, 2019; Australie : le recours en appel du cardinal Pell rejeté, Aleteia, 21 août 2019; Iglesia de Australia: Reacciones ante el rechazo a la apelación del cardenal Pell by Larissa I. López, Zenit, agosto 21, 2019 14:28; Despite Losing His Appeal, Cardinal Pell ‘Maintains His Innocence’ by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 21, 2019; Pell verdict an emotional, polarizing case for Australians by Elise Harris, Crux, Rome, Aug 23, 2019; Analysis: Pell, and the politics of Rome by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Aug 23, 2019, 11:15 am; Cardinal Pell to appeal to Australian High Court by Ed Condon, The Boston Pilot, CNA. Canberra, Australia, Aug 26, 2019; Editorial: Those who dismiss Pell verdict ignore integrity of legal process, National Catholic Reporter, Aug 29, 2019; The Legal, Political, Spiritual and Canonical Implications of Cardinal Pell’s Conviction by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, Sep. 4, 2019; Australian justice in the dock by George Weigel, The Boston Pilot, Wednesday, September 11, 2019; Cardinal Pell Submits Final Appeal to Australian High Court, National Catholic Register, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Australia, Sep. 17, 2019; Cardinal Pell Appeals to the High Court: What Happens Next? by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Sep. 19, 2019; Cardinal Pell objected to controversial Vatican hospital loan by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Nov 5, 2019 / 11:12 am; Former Melbourne Cathedral Workers Doubt Cardinal Pell Abuse Could Have Occurred by Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 6, 2019 / 07:00 am; Decision imminent on fate of Cardinal Pell High Court appeal, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 11, 2019 / 01:12 pm; Australian High Court allows Cardinal Pell to appeal sex abuse conviction, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 12, 2019 / 03:51 pm; Cardinal Pell granted final appeal of conviction on sexual abuse charges by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, Nov 12, 2019; Australia’s highest court agrees to hear cardinal’s appeal by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Associated Press, Nov 13, 2019; Is Australian Public Opinion Shifting in Cardinal Pell’s Favor? by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Nov. 16, 2019, with video; Presumption of innocence by Russell Shaw, The Boston Pilot, Wednesday, November 20, 2019; Vatican officials: Swiss bank suspected of money laundering led to Pell conflict by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Nov 21, 2019 / 12:00 pm; A last chance for Australian justice by George Weigel, The Catholic World Report, December 4, 2019; Christmas Eve carolers for Cardinal Pell gathered at Melbourne prison by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Melbourne, Australia, Dec 26, 2019 / 08:00 am; No le permitieron celebrar misa en Navidad al cardenal Pell, Victoria, Australia (AICA), Jueves 26 Dic 2019 | 10:19 am;
2020
Pell appeal highlights 'opportunity' doubt, Australlian Associated Press, 9news, Sydney, 6:22pm Jan 4, 2020; Pell reportedly moved after drone incident by Karen Sweeney, AAP - msn, Saturday January 11, 2020; Cardinal Pell Uses Time Well in Prison While Awaiting Final Appeal Decision by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Jan. 31, 2020; George Pell's appeal 'glosses over' evidence that supports conviction, DPP says by Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Sun 2 Feb 2020 22.14 EST; Australian High Court releases submissions for Cardinal Pell’s appeal, Crux, Catholic News Service, Canberra, Australia, Feb 24, 2020; Cardinal Pell's appeal of abuse conviction to be heard March 11-12 by Michael Sainsbury, Catholic News Service, National Catholic Reporter, Feb 14, 2020; La apelación del cardenal Pell será el 11 de marzo: nuevos estudios avalan la duda sobre los hechos, Religión en Libertad, 15 febrero 2020; Date set Cardinal Pell's last chance appeal hearing, Catholic News Agency, Sydney, Australia, Feb 15, 2020 / 05:12 pm; High Court poses questions in Pell appeal by Karen Sweeney, NT News, Australian Associated Press, February 21, 2020 5:26am; Australian High Court releases submissions for Cardinal Pell's appeal, National Catholic Reporter, Canberra, Australia, Feb 24, 2020; Pell hearing to begin in Australia’s high court, Catholic News Agency, Sydney, Australia, Mar 10, 2020 / 04:05 pm; Australia’s High Court hears what may be Pell’s last appeal by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Associated Press, Canberra, Australia, Mar 11, 2020; Cardinal Pell Ruling Deferred, Supporters Hopeful by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Mar. 12, 2020; Cardenal Pell: El Tribunal Supremo se demora en decidir si escuchan la apelación by Rosa Die Alcolea, Zenit, marzo 12, 2020 18:41; Prosecutor says Australian cardinal’s convictions must stand by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Associated Press, Canberra, Australia, Mar 12, 2020; Cardinal George Pell has had his day in court, Catholic News Agency, March 12, 2020; Man charged over George Pell death threats by Karen Sweeney, aap, March 12, 2020; Pédocriminalité : la Haute Cour d’Australie renvoie sa décision sur le cardinal George Pell, Le Monde avec AFP, 2020/03/12; Cardinal Pell’s final appeal comes before Australia’s High Court by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp, vaticannews.va, 11 March 2020, 07:00; Analysis: What could happen next for Cardinal Pell by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Canberra, Australia, Mar 17, 2020 / 05:00 am; Australien: Entscheidung zum Fall Pell, vaticannews.va, 02 April 2020, 11:42; Australia’s highest court to judge cardinal’s abuse appeal by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Associated Press, Canberra, Australia, Apr 6, 2020; Cardinal George Pell's abuse convictions overturned by Australia's High Court by Ed Condom and JD Flynn, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2020 / 06:25 pm; Cardinal George Pell to be released from prison after Australia's high court overturns abuse convictions by Phil Helsel, NBC News, The Associated Press, April 6, 2020, 8:40 PM, EST; Australian Court Overturns Sex Abuse Conviction of Cardinal George Pell by Livia Albeck-Ripka and Damien Cave, The New York Times, April 6, 2020; 'The only basis for justice is truth' - With conviction overturned, Cardinal Pell speaks, Catholic News Agency, Apr 6, 2020 / 07:12 pm; Se hizo justicia: Cardenal Pell será liberado, Corte Suprema anula condena, ACI Prensa, 6 de abril de 2020 8:43 pm; Analysis: Freed from prison, will Cardinal Pell now face Vatican trial? by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2020 / 10:20 pm; Justice, finally by George Weigel, The Catholic World Report, April 6, 2020; La Justicia australiana anula la condena del cardenal George Pell por abuso sexual contra dos menores, El País, Melbourne, 06 abr 2020 - 21:20 EDT; Pell v The Queen [2020] HCA 12 (7 April 2020), High Court of Australia, 7 April 2020; Statement from Cardinal George Pell, Sydney Catholic, April 7, 2020; Comunicato della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 07.04.2020; The Holy Week of Cardinal Pell by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 07 apr, 2020; Why the Vatican might want to send a thank-you note to Australia’s High Court by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Rome, Apr 7, 2020; Pell acquitted of abuse charges and will be released from Australian prison by Christopher White, Crux, New York, Apr 7, 2020; Il cardinale Pell prosciolto dalle accuse di abusi, L'Osservatore Romano, 07 aprile 2020; Card. Pell prosciolto da ogni accusa. Esce dal carcere dopo 400 giorni di detenzione by M. Chiara Biagioni, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 7 aprile 2020; Archbishop Fisher welcomes acquittal of Cardinal Pell, The Catholic World Report, April 7, 2020; Cardinal Pell’s Acquittal Was as Opaque as His Sexual Abuse Trial by Damien Cave and Livia Albeck-Ripka, The New York Times, Sydney, Australia, April 7, 2020; ‘The Cardinal Was Wronged’: Pell Acquittal Exposes Flawed Australian Legal Process by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Apr. 7, 2020; ‘Prayer has been the great source of strength to me’: Cardinal Pell looks forward to Easter by Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Apr 7, 2020 / 08:54 am; The Enduring Lesson of the Persecution of Cardinal Pell by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, Apr. 8, 2020; Vietnam bishops congratulate Cardinal Pell on his release, ucanews.com, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 8, 2020; The Easter of Cardinal Pell. With Comments From Ruini and Müller by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 08 apr, 2020; Pedofilia, l’Alta Corte proscioglie il cardinale Pell by Domenico Agasso Jr, Vatican Insider, 08 Aprile 2020 9:04; Melbourne cathedral vandalized after Cardinal Pell acquittal, Catholic News Agency, Apr 8, 2020 / 03:02 pm; After criminal acquittal, Cardinal Pell likely to face several civil suits, Catholic News Agency, Apr 8, 2020 / 05:13 pm; Survivors won’t be ignored, expert says after Pell acquittal by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Apr 9, 2020; Cardinal Pell’s Easter message: ‘We can redeem our suffering by joining it to His’, Catholic News Agency, Apr 10, 2020 / 03:35 pm; Christ is near to us all, Cardinal Pell tells Italians at Easter, Catholic News Agency, Apr 12, 2020 / 10:26 am; Acquittement du cardinal Pell : un peu de mémoire by Jean Duchesne, Aleteia, 13 avril 2020; Cardinal Pell admits to Catholic Church shame, Nine News Australia, ucanews.com, April 13, 2020, video; Australian cardinal links corruption to child abuse charges by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Associated Press, Canberra, Australia, Apr 14, 2020; Cardinal Pell’s Acquittal Contains Message for Retired Professionals: Get to Work! by Jennifer Roback Morse, National Catholic Register, Apr. 14, 2020; After Cardinal Pell's rightful acquittal by George Weigel, The Boston Pilot, Wednesday, April 15, 2020; The Acquittal of Cardinal Pell by Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal, April 21, 2020; Cardinal Pell: A decision with little certainty by Gail Grossman Freyne, National Catholic Reporter, Melbourne, Australia, Apr 27, 2020; Cardinal Pell's release stokes concerns about Australia's plenary council by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, May 1, 2020; Lessons from the Cardinal Pell Affair by Fr. D. Vincent Twomey, SVD, The Catholic World Report, May 1, 2020; Cardinal Pell 'knew about clergy sex abuse for decades', ucanews.com, Australia, May 7, 2020; Inquiry: Pell knew of abuse by Australian pedophile priest by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Canberra, Australia, May 7, 2020; Cardinal Pell 'surprised' by Royal Commission findings, Catholic News Agency, May 7, 2020 / 11:00 am MT; Australia publishes redacted report sections on Cardinal Pell, La Croix with Catholic News Service, May 8, 2020; The Anatomy of a Pathology by George Weigel, The Catholic World Report, May 25, 2020; Church condemns malicious emails about Pell and the pandemic, Catholic Herald, June 9, 2020 at 12:38 pm; Vatican Affairs. Pell's Payback At the Secretariat of State by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 11 giu 2020; The biases of a Royal Commission by George Weigel, The Catholic World Report, June 17, 2020; Cardinal Pell’s prison journal will be ‘spiritual classic,’ publisher says, Catholic News Agency, Jun 20, 2020 / 09:30 pm MT; Cardinal Pell to publish prison diary musing on case, church by Nicole Winfield, Crux, Associated Press, Rome, Jun 21, 2020; Victorian politician calls for inquiry into investigation of Cardinal Pell, Catholic News Agency, Jun 27, 2020 / 02:02 pm MT; Pell: Church’s mission ‘no justification’ for financial inefficiency or corruption by Ed Condom, Catholic News Agency, Washington, D.C., Jun 30, 2020 / 11:30 am MT; Pell says jail offers lessons for how the Church should manage money by Inés San Martín, Crux, Rosario, Argentina, Jun 30, 2020; Cardinal Pell: “There is a lot of goodness in prisons…” by Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report, July 9, 2020; Il cardinal Pell racconta i 13 mesi in carcere: «Ho visto una moralità sorprendente», Tempi, 24 luglio 2020; I giorni in carcere del cardinale Pell: “Insultato e umiliato”. Nel 2021 uscirà un libro-testimonianza by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, 25 Luglio 2020 16:07; My Time in Prison by George Cardinal Pell, First Things, August 2020; Defending George Pell: 'I believe Pell's a good man' by Melissa Davey, The Guardian, Last modified on Mon 3 Aug 2020 18.48 EDT; Christ’s Cross helped me avoid bitterness: Cardinal George Pell by Peter Rosengren, The Catholic Weekley, August 16, 2020, with videos; Cardinal Pell Speaks on Maintaining Hope in Prison, Touches on Vatican Finances, National Catholic Register, Catholic News Agency, Washington, Aug. 18, 2020; Cardinal Pell speaks on maintaining hope in prison, Vatican finances, Catholic News Agency, Aug 17, 2020 / 04:20 pm MT; Cardinal Pell tells U.S. Catholics: 'We rely on you' by Peter Rosengren, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Sydney, 8/18/20; Australian media agree to joint trial for Pell sex abuse case reporting by Sonali Paul, swissinfo.ch, Reuters, Melbourne, September 2, 2020 - 08:24; Cardinal Pell thanks Pope Francis after Cardinal Becciu resigns, Catholic News Service, Sep 25, 2020 / 06:45 am MT; Cardinal Pell to return to Rome this week by Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Sep 27, 2020 / 09:10 am MT; Report: Cardinal Pell returning to Vatican in crisis by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Canberra, Australia, Sep 28, 2020; George Pell: why the cardinal is free to travel to Rome despite Australia's Covid ban by Elias Visontay and Daniel Hurst, The Cguardian, Tue 29 Sep 2020 05.19; Why Cardinal Pell Is Vindicated by Cardinal Becciu’s Firing by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, September 29, 2020; El cardenal Pell, esperado en Roma esta semana by Anita Bourdin, Zenit, septiembre 29, 2020 12:11; Why is Australia’s Cardinal Pell returning to Rome? by Gerard O'Connell, America, The Jesuit Review, September 29, 2020; Cardinal Pell arrives in Rome as financial scandal casts shadow over Vatican, Catholic News Agency, Rome, Italy, Sep 30, 2020 / 08:00 am MT; Cardinal Pell returns to Rome as Vatican finances face scrutiny by Nicole Winfield, Crux, Associated Press, Rome, Oct 1, 2020; George Pell heckled outside Rome apartment ahead of possible Vatican meeting with Pope Francis, 9News, 7:09 pm Oct 1, 2020, with video; Il diario del cardinale Pell: "La mia cella numero 11 e i 400 giorni in carcere, RAI News, 01 ottobre 2020; Il cardinale Pell torna a Roma dopo tre anni: “Un piacere essere qui”. Insulti da una donna by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, 02 Ottobre 2020 22:10; «Una religión demasiado fácil es una religión falsa»: los Diarios del cardenal Pell en la cárcel, Religión en Libertad, Sábado, 03 de octubre de 2020; Analysis: Cardinal Becciu is accused of setting up Pell. But facts are few by JD Flynn, The Catholic World Report, Catholic News Agency, October 5, 2020; Cardinal Pell accuser denies bribe as Vatican intrigue grows by Nicole Winfield and Rod McGuirk, Associated Press, America, The Jesuit Review, October 06, 2020; Justice demands we follow Vatican money trail on Cardinal Pell case by Mirko Bagaric, The Australian, 11:00PM October 7, 2020; Pell hailed as 'honest George' in Italy by Desmond O'Grady, The Times on hte Coast, October 7 2020 - 1:27PM; Abuse survivors despair as Pell conspiracy breaks cover by Chip Le Grand and Pat Stringa, The Sysney Morning Herald, October 9, 2020 — 11.30pm; Cardinal Pell's timely return to Rome fuels rumours of his restoration as finance sheriff by Claire Giangrave, Sight, Vatican City, 10 October 2020; Pope Francis Meets with Cardinal Pell at the Vatican, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Oct 12, 2020 / 04:01 am MT; Pope Francis receives Cardinal George Pell, Vatican News, 12 October 2020, 12:02, with video; Le pape François reçoit le cardinal Pell, Aleteia, 12/10/20; Pope Francis Receives Cardinal George Pell in Private Audience by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, October 12, 2020; Pope meets Pell: ‘Vindication’ yes, ‘resurgence’ not so fast by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Rome, Oct 13, 2020; Alleged Vatican money transfers during Pell trial referred to police by Australian intelligence agency, Catholic Herald, October 20, 2020 at 5:04 pm; The Pope and Pell: 'One of the most fascinating relationships in Rome' by Andrew West, The Guardian, Sat 24 Oct 2020 15.00 EDT; Campane a festa per il cardinale Pell. E rintocchi da morto per la segreteria di Stato by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 05 nov 2020; Cardinal George Pell backs Pope on finance overhaul by Tom Kington, The Times, The Australian, Il Sismografo, sabato 7 novembre 2020; Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell case by Rod McGuirk, Crux, Associated Press, Canberra, Australia, Nov 9, 2020; Top 5 Takeaways from the McCarrick Report by Colleen Dulle, America, The Jesuit Review, November 10, 2020; The McCarrick Report and Pope John Paul II: Confronting a saint’s tarnished legacy by James T. Keane, America, The Jesuit Review, November 10, 2020; Deep Dive: The McCarrick Report and the popes it implicates by Gerard O’Connell, America, The Jesuit Review, November 10, 2020; Reality of the abuse scandals now seems A Tale of Two Cardinals by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Rome, Nov 15, 2020; George Pell's Prison Journal: A Book His Enemies Should Read by Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun, November 23, 2020 - 12:40PM; Cardinale Pell, io "scagionato" dagli scandali, ma "la festa non è finita" by Paolo Rodari, La Repubblica, 30 Novembre 2020; Cardinal Pell on the Vatican and vindication by Nicole Windfield, Crux, Associated Press, Rome, Dec 1, 2020; Cardinal Pell says he feels ‘vindicated’ by Vatican finance corruption being investigated by Nicole Winfield, America, The Jesuit Review, Associated Press, Rome, November 30, 2020; Pell surprised by ‘Technicolor criminality’ of Vatican financial scandals, Catholic News Agency, Nov 30, 2020 / 04:00 pm MT; Cardinal Pell on the Vatican and vindication by Nicole Winfield, Crux, Associated Press, Rome, Dec 1, 2020; ‘I Am Caught in the Struggle Between Good and Evil’: Cardinal George Pell’s Prison Journal Is an Engaging Read by Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register, December 1, 2020; Cardinal Pell on What He Learned From His Time In Prison: ‘The Christian Package Works’ by Edward Pentin, interview, National Catholic Register, December 2, 2020; “Prison Journal”, il diario della cella del cardinale Pell: dal rosario sequestrato alle perquisizioni umilianti dopo le visite by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, 05 Dicembre 2020 13:12; Preview. Cardinal Pell's Prison Journal by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 07 dic 2020; What happened to Cardinal Pell can happen to any Australian, author warns by David Ryan, The Boston Pilot, Catholic News Service, 12/11/2020; Cardenal injustamente encarcelado publica “Diario de prisión”, ACI Prensa, 14 de diciembre de 2020 - 5:15 PM; Il cardinale Pell: "Ho sospettato che mi avessero incastrato, chi tocca le finanze del Vaticano finisce male", L'Unione Sarda, lunedì 14 dicembre alle 20:58; George Pell: "Grave se nel complotto ci fosse qualcuno del Vaticano" by Maria Antonietta Calabrò, Huffpost, 15/12/2020 17:16 CET; Cardinal Pell: Prison Journal is “a historic record and daily spiritual discipline” by Jim Graves, The Catholic World Report, December 16, 2020; Pell speaks out about prison, Trump, and the role of a retired pope by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Dec 17, 2020; Feature: Cardinal Pell’s 1st Public Conversation With Media, Tells Zenit About Forgiving Those Who Wrong You by Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit, December 17, 2020 08:36; Pell: “Trump ha contribuito alla causa cristiana. Benedetto XVI spero che sarà dottore della Chiesa” by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 17 Dicembre 2020 16:12; George Pell: Behind Bars by Tony Abbott, The Spectator, 19 December 2020 9:00 AM; Pell Says Year in Jail Was a Time of ‘grace and gift' by Christine Rousselle, ACI Africa, Washington, 20 December, 2020 / 11:30 AM; Cosa cambia nella Chiesa con il ritorno del cardinale George Pell by Francesco Boezi, Insideover, 20 Dicembre 2020; Cardenal Pell asegura que vivió una especie de “retiro espiritual” en prisión, ACI Prensa, 21 de diciembre de 2020 - 10:10 PM; Cardenal Pell revela a EWTN detalles sobre su absolución y las finanzas del Vaticano, ACI Prensa, 22 de diciembre de 2020 - 3:36 PM, with video; Christmas With Cardinal Pell. The Light of Jesus Shines Also on Those in Prison by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 24 dic 2020;
2021
Australia admits $1.5 billion error in investigation into suspected Vatican money laundering by Gerard O'Connell, America, The Jesuit Review, January 13, 2021; Vatican financial is reform going in the right direction, Pell says by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Jan 15, 2021; Cardinal Pell: 'Clear headed' women will help 'sentimental males' clean up Vatican finances by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Jan 14, 2021 / 01:50 pm MT; Cardinals ofeer funeral Mass for homeless man in Rome by Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, Rome, Italy, Jan 25, 2021 / 12:19 pm MT; Pell contempt case: journalists under scrutiny after 27 charged over verdict's coverage by Nino Bucci, The Guardian, Fri 29 Jan 2021 18.19 EST; Cardinal Pell case: Australian news outlets admit breaching legal ban, BBC, February 1, 2021; Aussie prelate says Pell verdict created ‘clear air’ to move forward on reform by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Feb 1, 2021; Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Journalists Over Cardinal Pell Trial as Media Outlets Admit Breach, National Catholic Register, Canberra, Australia, February 1, 2021; Cardinal Pell and squirming Catholics by George Weigel, The Catholic World Report, March 3, 2021; Cardinal Pell’s Aquittal, One Year Later by Father Raymond J. de Souza. National Catholic Register, April 14, 2021; Card. Pell, Bp. Strickland to headline 2nd annual Catholic Family Conference by Jim Graves, The Catholic World Report, April 16, 2021; Pell prison journals should fascinate friend and foe alike by Peter Craven, The Sydney Morning Herald, April 16, 2021 — 11.52pm; Come si è chiuso il processo canonico vaticano contro il cardinale australiano George Pell annunciato oltre due anni fa?, Il Sismografo, sabato 17 aprile 2021; Cardinal Pell: ‘The duty of the German bishops is to uphold the teachings of Scripture’ by Courtney Mares, Rome Newsroom, Apr 28, 2021 / 05:05 am America/Denver; Il libro. Il diario dalla prigione del cardinale George Pell, Avvenire, venerdì 7 maggio 2021; Un cardinale alla gogna, Il Foglio, 10-MAG-2021; Publican en español “Diario en prisión” de Cardenal que fue encarcelado injustamente by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 16 de mayo de 2021 - 7:21 PM; Cardinal Pell eyes a Vatican scandal he suspected long ago by Nicole Winfield, AP News, Rome, 5/22/2021; Australia’s Holy See ambassador under fire for saying she wants to change ‘narrative’ away from George Pell by Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, Fri 28 May 2021 16.00 EDT; 12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order by Rod McGuirk, AP News, June 4, 2021; Cardinal Pell Represents the Life of the Church in Our Age by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, June 7, 2021; Sacro Collegio, il Cardinale Pell compie 80 anni by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 08 giugno, 2021 / 9:00 AM; Cardinal Pell: in prison I forgave my accusers, faith kept me alive by Fabio Colagrande, Vatican News, 08 June 2021, 16:07; Exclusive: Cardinal Pell calls for better fiscal accountability at the Vatican by Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Jun 9, 2021 / 09:00 am; Cardinal Pell at 80 by George Weigel, June 16, 2021; Cardinal Pell’s $3m legal bill to clear his name, CathNews, July 5, 2021; Pell trial was political vendetta claims legal scholar by Marilyn Rodrigues, The Tablet, CNS, 25 August 2021; Cardinal Pell says he 'never really approved' of Benedict XVI's decision to resign by Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter, Sep 23, 2021; Cardinal Pell says he ‘underestimated’ opponents to his Vatican financial reform attempts by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Sep 24, 2021, with audio; Il cardinale Pell chiede che il Papa garantisca al cardinale Becciu un processo giusto by Franca Giansoldati, Il Messaggero, Città del Vaticano, mercoledì 29 Settembre 2021, 12:47; Il "Diario". Il cardinale Pell: preso di mira per le mie idee «tradizionali» by Gianni Cardinale, Avvenire, mercoledì 29 settembre 2021; Becciu: Money transfers to Australia are 'classified,' unrelated to Pell trial, The Pillar, Sep 29, 2021; Cardinal George Pell as Biblical Commentator by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, October 27, 2021; Cardinal Pell: ‘Resistance’ in the Secretariat of State Cost Vatican Money in London Deal by Hannah Brockhaus, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, November 4, 2021; La singolare intervista del card. Pell a 'La Repubblica', al 'Corriere della Sera' e a 'La Stampa' è solo una operazione delle Edizioni Cantagalli per vendere un libro?, Il Sismografo, giovedì 4 novembre 2021; Il cardinale Becciu si rammarica delle parole attribuite al Cardinale Pell dalla stampa di oggi, relativa alla stanca ripropozione, sia pure sotto forma di sospetto, di temi di notevole garvità, Il Sismografo, Comunicazione dello Studio Legale Viglione, giovedì 4 novembre 2021; Il cardinale Pell ribadische sul suo confratello Becciu: "Ha diritto a un processo giusto. Vendremo", Il Sismografo, giovedì 4 novembre 2021; Intervista al cardinale George Pell sulle finanze vaticane, YouTube, Porta a porta, 04/11/2021; Cardenal Pell: “Obstáculos de la Secretaría de Estado costaron mucho dinero al Vaticano”, ACI Prensa, 4 de noviembre de 2021 2:04 pm; Cattolico dunque perseguitato?, by Francesco Boezi, il Giornale.it, 7 Novembre 2021 - 10:31; Duelli vaticani. Becciu contrattacca le stoccate del cardinale Pell by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 06 dic 2021; Cardinal Pell Has One Question for Cardinal Becciu: ‘Will He Just Tell Us What the Money Was Sent for?’ by Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register, December 16, 2021; Becciu suplica a Pell que “cesen las ofensas” contra él by Mateo González Alonso, Vida Nueva Digital, 23/12/2021
2022
Cardinal Pell’s three-volume prison journal is a spiritual classic by Msgr. Richard Antall, Angelus, Jan 05, 2022; Cardinal Pell condemns ‘illegal and ferocious Russian invasion’ in letter to Ukrainian Catholic leader, Catholid News Agency, Rome, Italy, Mar 1, 2022 / 02:55 am; People who joined Cardinal Pell ‘pile-on’ guilty of ‘intellectual cowardice,’ says speaker, Catholic News Agency, Sydney, Australia, Mar 8, 2022 / 06:05 am; Cardinal Pell Calls on Vatican to Correct 2 Senior European Bishops for Rejecting Church’s Sexual Ethics by Edward pentin, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, March 15, 2022; Pell chiede al Sant’Uffizio di bacchettare i suoi confratelli, Silere non possum, 16 marzo 2022; Cardenal pide reprimenda vaticana a declaraciones sobre sexo, The San Diego Union Tribune, March 16, 2022; “A path to self-destruction for the Church”: Cardinal George Pell and the status of gay Catholics by Miles Pattenden, ABC, Wed 23 Mar 2022, 6:00pm; Cardinal Pell: we need more clarity on goals of synodality by Adam Wesselinoff, The Catholic Weekly, March 24, 2022, with video; ‘Mother Angelica moved mountains’: Full text of Cardinal Pell’s homily at Mass honoring EWTN’s foundress, Catholic News Agency, Rome, Italy, Mar 29, 2022 / 07:00 am; Breaking: International Coalition of Bishops Offers ‘Fraternal Letter of Concern’ to German Episcopacy Over ‘Synodal Path’ by Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register, April 12, 2022; Cardenales y obispos alertan riesgo de cisma de la Iglesia en Alemania by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 12 de abril de 2022 3:28 pm; Cardenal Pell: El Papa sin duda se pronunciará ante riesgo de cisma en Alemania by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 26 de abril de 2022 - 12:59 PM; Papa ingannato su Becciu e Pell. Caccia ai colpevoli by Felice Manti, il Giornale.it, 7 Maggio 2022-06:00; Il cardinale Pell ci ricasca e attacca Becciu, Silere non Possum, 6/5/2022; Pell questions ‘incomplete’ evidence from Becciu to Vatican court, The Pillar, May 6, 2022; Processo vaticano, il cardinale Pell replica al cardinale Becciu, Tiscali News, Askanews, Città del Vaticano, 6 mag. 2022; Cardinal Pell Highlights ‘Somewhat Incomplete’ Account Given by Cardinal Becciu at Vatican Finance Trial by Carl Bunderson, National Catholic Register, May 6, 2022; Cardenal Pell critica a Cardenal Becciu por declaración “incompleta” en juicio por corrupción by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 6 de mayo de 2022 - 4:20 PM; Pell letters bring fresh twist to Vatican trial by Christopher Lamb, The Tablet, 06 May 2022; Cardinals and ex-rivals spar over testimony in Vatican ‘Trial of the Century’ by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, May 7, 2022, with audio; Cardinals Pell and Sarah among speakers at liturgical event by Christopher Lamb, The Tablet, 27 June 2022; La extraña ‘cumbre’ tradicionalista auspiciada por el arzobispo Cordileone. Los cardenales Sarah y Pell, entre los ponentes by José Lorenzo, Religión Digital, The Tablet, 28.06.2022; Vatican Cardinals Laud US Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, July 1, 2022; Pope praises Cardinal Pell, says he hopes Vatican on firmer financial ground by Kathleen N. Hattrup, Aleteia, 07/07/22; Papa Francisco: El Cardenal Pell es el genio que rescató la economía del Vaticano by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 8 de julio de 2022 - 11:59 AM; Australia, processo civile al Cardinale George Pell accusato di aver abusato di due minori negli anni 90, la Repubblica, 14 Luglio 2022 10:24; Cardinal Pell and Catholic Church face civil lawsuit in Australia, Paudal, Sydney, July 14, 2022; Parent sues Australian cardinal over child sex abuse charge, AP News, July 14, 2022; La justicia vuelve a pisar los talones al cardenal Pell, Religión Digital, EFE, 14.07.2022; George Pell not ‘fit and proper’ to be archbishop or priest, lawsuit claims by David Estcourt and Adam Cooper, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 15, 2022 — 6.04 pm; Cardinal George Pell reflects on celebrating (and not celebrating) the Mass by Paul Senz, The Catholic World Report, July 20, 2022; Court rules choirboy’s father can sue archdiocese, CathNews, 25 August 2022;
2023
E' morto a 81 anni il Cardinale George Pell by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 10 gennaio, 2023 / 11:16 PM; Vaticano, morto il cardinale George Pell: fu prima condannato per pedofilia, poi prosciolto e riabilitato, Corriere della Sera, 10 gennaio 2023 (modifica il 11 gennaio 2023 | 01:13); George Pell, Cardinal Whose Abuse Conviction Was Overturned, Dies at 81 by Natasha Frost and Damien Cave, The New York Times, Jan. 10, 2023; Cardinal George Pell, convicted then acquitted of child sex abuse, dies at 81 by Rachel Pannett and Frances Vinall, The Washington Post, Updated January 11, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. EST | Published January 10, 2023 at 9:52 p.m. EST; Cardinal George Pell has died by Jo Siedlecka, Independent Catholic News, Jan 10th, 2023 (Updated Jan 11th, 2023); Breaking: Australian Cardinal George Pell dies at 81 by Katie Yoder and AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency, Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 10, 2023 / 16:15 pm; Fallece el Cardenal George Pell a los 81 años by David Ramos, ACI Prensa, 10 de enero de 2023 / 5:28 p. m.; Cardinal Pell Dies at 81 by Edward Pentin, National Catholic register, January 10, 2023; Breaking: Cardinal George Pell has died at age 81 by Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report, January 10, 2023; È morto il cardinale Pell, condannato e poi assolto per pedofilia in Australia, La Stampa, 11 Gennaio 2023 alle 00:42; Pope Francis praises Cardinal George Pell’s dedication to the Church by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Jan 11, 2023 / 05:32 am; Update: Australian Cardinal Pell dies at 81; Vatican's former economy prefect was acquitted of abuse charges in 2020 by Julie Asher and Gretchen R. Crowe, OSV News World, The Boston Pilot, Wednesday 11th of January 2023, with slides; Cardinal George Pell, who had sex convictions reversed, dies by Rod McGuirk, Nicole Winfield and Nick Perry, AP News, Rome, January 11, 2023; Il Papa: "Il Cardinale Pell, servo fedele al Signore anche nell'ora della prova" by Veronica Giacometti, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 11 gennaio, 2023 / 12:48 AM; Cardinal George Pell: 1941-2023, The Catholic Herald, January 11, 2023 at 2:49 pm; Cardinal George Pell, a giant in more ways than one, dies at 81 by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Jan 11, 2023, with audio; Pell remembered as ‘deeply polarizing’ but ardent warrior for Christ by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Jan 11, 2023, with audio; Pope praises Pell as ‘faithful servant’, with ‘coherent and committed witness’, Crux Staff, Rome, Jan 11, 2023, with audio; After George Pell, they broke the mold for Catholic cardinals by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Rome, Jan 11, 2023, with audio; Pope Francis Praises Cardinal George Pell's Dedication to the Church by Hannah Brockhaus, National Catholic Register, Vatican, January 11, 2023; Who Will Step Up to Replace Cardinal Pell in Defending Truth of the Catholic Faith? by Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register, January 11, 2023; Update: Australian Cardinal Pell dies at 81; Vatican's former economy prefect was acquitted of abuse charges in 2020 by Julie Asher and Gretchen R. Crowe, The Boston Pilot, OSV News World, Wednesday 11th of January 2023, with slides and audio; Pope pays tribute to Cardinal Pell, Indpendent Catholic News, Jan 11th, 2023; Australia: Church leaders pay tribute to Cardinal George Pell, Indpendent Catholic News, Jan 11th, 2023; Statement on the Death of Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, President, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Catholic Australia, 11 January 2023; George Pell, un gigante della Chiesa by Matteo Matzuzzi, Il Foglio, 11 gen 2023; Cardenal Pell: El “sueño” del Sínodo de la Sinodalidad se convirtió en “pesadilla tóxica” by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 11 de enero de 2023 / 5:30 p. m.; Cardinal Pell: The claims, the facts, and the verdict The Pillar, January 11, 2023 . 11:38 PM; Vaticano, è morto il cardinale Pell a 81 anni: fu coinvolto in accuse poi cadute di pedofilia by Iacopo Scaramuzzi, la Repubblica, 11 Gennaio 2023 alle 17:21; For Card Gracias, Card Pell, who died yesterday, was a ‘man of faith’ without bitterness by Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it, 01/11/2023, 18.45; E' deceduto martedì 10 gennaio a Roma il cardinale australiano George Pell, Il Sismografo, mercoledì 11 gennaio 2023; Il Papa ricorda Pell: “Ha posto le basi con saggezza per la riforma della Santa Sede” by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 11 gennaio 2023, 12:40; The Catholic Church must free itself from this ‘toxic nightmare’, The Spectator, 11 January 2023, 12:43pm; Church in Australia mourns late Cardinal Pell, Vatican News, 11 January 2023, 15:48; Pas de funérailles d'Etat pour le cardinal Pell, RTL Info, 12 janvier 2023 à 07h01; Avviso dell’Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche, Press Office of the Holy See, 12.01.2023; Funeral for Cardinal George Pell set for Saturday in Rome by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Jan 12, 2023, with audio; Pell wrote secret memo calling Francis' papacy 'catastrophe', journalist says by Philip Pullella, Reuters, Vatican City, January 12, 2023 9:07 AM EST; El documento póstumo del cardenal Pell: “El Sínodo de la Sinodalidad es una pesadilla tóxica” by Elena Magariños, Vida Nueva Digital, 12/01/2023; Cardinal George Pell’s final years in Rome by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Jan 12, 2023 / 13:00 pm; Este es el crítico memorando del Cardenal Pell sobre el pontificado del Papa Francisco by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 12 de enero de 2023 / 1:32 p. m.; ‘Catastrophe’: Cardinal Pell’s secret memo blasts Francis by Nicole Winfield, AP News, January 12, 2023; Australia descarta funerales con honores a cardenal Pell por respeto víctimas, Infobae, 12 de Enero de 2023; George Pell death: Premier Daniel Andrews rejects state funeral for cardinal by Holly Hales, news.com.au, January 12, 2023 - 11:54AM; Despite shockwaves around deaths of Benedict and Pell, this too shall pass by John L. Allen Jr., Crux Now, Angelus, Jan 12, 2023; Las duras críticas póstumas al papa Francisco del cardenal Pell: “Este pontificado es un desastre en muchos aspectos”, infobae, 12 de Enero de 2023; George Pell saw climate science as a dangerous religious dogma – in the end his hardline stance held the church back by Graham Readfearn, The Guardian, Thu 12 Jan 2023 19.00 EST; Late Cardinal George Pell called Pope a 'catastrophe' in anonymous memo by Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News, Sydney, January 13, 2022; Cardinal Pell lies in state, funeral plans overshadowed by memo revelation by Philip Pullella, Reuters, Vatican City, Jan 13 2023; A Simple Funeral for a Catholic Cardinal: A Primer by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, January 13, 2023; Cardinal George Pell’s funeral takes place at Vatican by Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian, Vatican City, Sat 14 Jan 2023 10.14 EST; Pell’s wooden casket lies in state as his posthumous attack on Pope overshadows funeral by Rob Harris, The Sydney Morning Herald, Vatican City, January 14, 2023 — 10.16am; Cardinal Pell authored controversial memo critical of Pope Francis, journalist reveals by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Jan 13, 2023 / 13:05 pm; Funeral en el Vaticano para el polémico cardenal australiano Pell, El Financiero, AFP, 14 de enero 2023, 8:00 AM; Funeral for Cardinal George Pell held at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, ABC/Reuters, January 14, 2023; Georg Gänswein concelebra el funeral del cardenal Pell, Europa Press, Roma, 14/01/2023 14:31; Re: "Il Cardinale Pell ha sopportato la sofferenza con fiducia nel giudizio di Dio", ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 14 gennaio, 2023 / 3:00 PM; Funeral held for controversial Australian cardinal Pell, France24, 14/01/2023 - 15:22; Vatican : funérailles du cardinal australien controversé George Pell, Le Figaro with AFP, Janvier 14, 2023, 16:17, with audio; Funeral for Cardinal George Pell held at the Vatican with Pope Francis giving final blessing, ABC, January 14, 2023; ‘A Man of the Church’: The Funeral Mass of Cardinal George Pell by Hannah Brockhaus, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, January 14, 2023; Vatican holds funeral for cardinal who decried Francis’ rule by Frances d'Emilio, AP News, January 14, 2023, with slides; Gesù rimane la via, la verità e la vita by George Pell, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 14 Gennaio 2023; Pell's secret memo casts shadow at cardinal's funeral by Philip Pullella, Reuters, January 14, 2023, with slides; Pell, il cardinale Re: un esempio di come accettare con dignità pene ingiuste by Amedeo Lomonaco, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 14 gennaio 2023, 13:25; In death, Pell remains a polarising figure by Karen Sweeney, Australian Associated Press, January 14, 2023; At funeral, Pell hailed for bearing ‘unjust condemnation’ with dignity and peace by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Jan 14, 2023, with audio; Cardinal George Pell farewelled at the Vatican in final journey home to Australia, SBS News, 15 January 2023 at 7:00 am; La morte del cardinale Pell avvicina un "nuovo" Bergoglio? by Nico Spuntoni, il Giornale.it, 15 Gennaio 2023 - 10:00; Sexual abuse victims know the truth. George Pell allowed lives to be destroyed to protect himself and the Catholic church by Chrissie Foster, The Guardian, Sun 15 Jan 2023 23.43 EST; Cardinal Pell and the ‘Demos’ Memorandum by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, January 16, 2023; On the Death and Requiem of Cardinal George Pell by George Weigel, First Things, Letters from Rome: #5, January 16, 2023; Remembering Cardinal Pell by Tracey Rowland, The Catholic World Report, January 16, 2023; Cardinal George Pell: Australia’s Christian Prince by Tracey Rowland, National Catholic Register, January 16, 2023; Friends and Family Pay Their Respects to Cardinal Pell by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, January 16, 2023, with video; Pell mass at St Mary's on February 2, The Examiner, January 17 2023 - 3:13am; My friendship with Cardinal Pell by Most Reverend James Conley, The Catholic World Report, January 17, 2023; Australia: enterrarán al cardenal Pell en cripta en Sydney, Associated Press, Sydney, Jan. 17, 2023 8:13 AM PT; Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager by George Weigel, The Catholic World Report, January 18, 2023; Cardinal Müller: Cardinal Pell was Pope Francis’ best theological counselor by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Jan 18, 2023 / 09:13 am; Opinion: Benedict XVI, Cardinal Pell, and criticism of Pope Francis by Dr. Edward Feser, The Catholic World Report, January 18, 2023; Remembering Cardinal George Pell: Personal Reflections by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, January 18, 2023; 7 Years Ago, Cardinal Pell Made History in Canterbury Cathedral by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Canterbury, England, January 24, 2023; The white-martyr cardinals' dinner by George Weigel, The Boston Pilot, Wednesday, January 25, 2023; The War Between the Catholic Cardinals by Ross Douthat, The New York Times, Jan. 28, 2023, 3:00 p.m. ET; Police ask court to ban protest at Cardinal's Sydney funeral by Rod McGuirk, Independent, 31 January 2023; Cardinal George Pell protest to take place at same time as Sydney funeral after compromise by Jamie McKinnell, ABC News, Tue 31 Jan 2023 at 11:36pm; Protest outside George Pell’s funeral to go ahead after police back away from attempted ban by Rafqa Touma, The Guardian, Tue 31 Jan 2023 23.34 EST; Iglesia australiana vela a cardenal polarizante pese a protestas, yahoo.com., AFP, mié., 1 de febrero de 2023 5:47 a. m. EST; Pell mourned at Sydney cathedral day before funeral, protest by Rod McGuirk, AP News, February 1, 2023; Australie : honneurs rendus au cardinal Pell, figure controversée, malgré des protestations, Le Figaro avec AFP, fevrier 1, 2023 11:20; Hundreds farewell Cardinal George Pell at Sydney funeral as police break up clash with protesters by Jessica Kidd, abc.net.au, February 2, 2023 12:03am, with video; Mourners call Australian Cardinal Pell victim of injustice by Rick Rycroft and Rod McGuirk, AP News, Sydney, February 2, 2023; George Pell: Mourners and protesters clash at cardinal's Sydney funeral by Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News, Sydney, February 2, 2023; “A lion of the Church”: Sydney farewells Cardinal George Pell, The Catholic Weekly, February 2, 2023; David Pell’s eulogy for Cardinal Pell: A good and holy man, and a proud Australian, The Catholic Weekly, February 2, 2023, with video; Cardinal George Pell funeral photo gallery, The Catholic Weekly, February 2, 2023; Protesta LGTBI ensombrece funeral de cardenal Pell en Sídney, dw.com, February 3, 2023; Cardinal George Pell’s Funeral, in 6 Magnificent Dimensions by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, Sydney, February 3, 2023; Cardenal Pell creía estar en la inminencia de un cónclave y por ello no se operó en Australia, Gaudium Press, 06/02/2023 10:20; Cardinal George Pell’s Via Crucis in Sydney by Father Raymond J. de Souza Vatican, National Catholic Register, Sydney, February 8, 2023; Remembering George Pell, by Sr Patty Fawkner SGS, Catholic Religious Australia, February 14, 2023.


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(222) 21. BOZANIĆ, Josip
(1949-

Birth. March 20, 1949, Rijeka, Yugoslavia (now Croatia). Of a family of farmers. Son of Ivan Bozanić and Dinka Valković. His brother Antun is a priest. A member of his family, Bartul Bozanić, was bishop of Krk from 1839 to 1854. His name in Croat is Josipom Bozanićem. His first name is also listed as Želimir.

Education. Studied at the Minor Seminary of Pazin (with classical grammar school); at the Theological Faculties of Rijeka and Zagreb (master's degree in theology); at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1979-1985 (dogmatic theology); and at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (master's degree in canon law).

Priesthood. Ordained, June 29, 1975, Krk, by Karmelo Zazinović, bishop of Krk. Secretary to the bishop of Krk, 1975-1976. Parish vicar, 1976-1978. Further studies in Rome, 1979-1985. Chancellor of the diocesan curia in Krk, 1986-1987. Vicar general, 1987-1989. Professor of canon law and dogmatic theology in the Seminary of Rijeka, 1988-1997.

Episcopate. Elected coadjutor bishop of Krk, Veglia, May 10, 1989. Consecrated, June 25, 1989, cathedral of the Assumption, Krk, by Cardinal Franjo Kuharić, archbishop of Zagreb, assisted by Josip Pavlisić, archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, and by Karmelo Zazinović, bishop of Krk. His episcopal motto is Da život imaju. Succeeded to the see of Krk, November 14, 1989. Administrator of the archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, June 5 to November 22, 1996. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Zagreb, July 5, 1997. President of the Croatian Conference of Bishops. Vice President of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Girolamo dei Croati, October 21, 2003. Special papal envoy to the solemn celebrations that took place in Zadar, Croatia, on January 15, 2005, for the 17th centennial of the martyrdom of Saint Anastasia, patroness of the archdiocese of Zadar. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Elected one of the two vice-presidents of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe, for a quienquennium, October 6, 2006. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church"; by papal appointment. Special papal envoy to the celebrations of the 17th centennial of the martyrdom of Bishop Svesti Kivrin (Saint Quirin), which took place in Krk, Croatia, on June 4, 2009. Named member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications on December 29, 2011. On September 18, 2012, the pope appointed him synodal father of the Thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 7 to 28, 2012, on the theme "The new evangelization for the transmission of the Christian faith". Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On May 10, 2013, he was named special papal envoy to the celebration of the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius to Czech territory, which took place in Velehrad, Czech Republic, on July 5, 2013. He was confirmed as member of the Congregation for Catholic Education on November 30, 2013. He was named member of the Supervisory Commission of Cardinals on the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) on July 9, 2014. Participated in Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Evangelization". On July 21, 2015, he was named special papal envoy to the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Shrine of the "Madonna Miracolosa di Sinj", in the archdiocese of Spalato-Makarska, Croatia, programmed for August 15, 2015. On April 29, 2017, he was named special papal envoy to celebration of the 650th anniversary of the arrival in the Shrine of Trsat, archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia, of the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, donated by Pope Urban V to the Croatian pilgrims to Loreto in 1367, programmed for July 1, 2017. His five-year term as member of the Cardinalial Commission of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) ended and was not renewed on September 21, 2020. On April 15, 2023, the pope accepted his resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Zagreb. He was succeeded by Dražen Kutleša, until then coadjutor archbishop of that archdiocese. On April 25, 2023, the pope named him member of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for the fundamental questions of the evangelization in the world.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Croatian, Croatian Conference of Bishops; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Cardinal: “Women Should Not Have Sex Before Marriage, Otherwise They Might Become a Štraca (Worn Out Slag)” by Vedran Pavlic, Total Croatia News, 12 May 2016; Could “Štraca” Bring Legal Problems to Cardinal Puljić? by Vedran Pavlic, Total Croatia News, 12 May 2016; Christmas Mass Held at Zagreb Cathedral by Vedran Pavlic, Total Croatia News, 25 December 2016; “Attacks on Bishop Komarica Are Intolerable,” Cardinal Says, Total Croatia News, Zagreb, March 13, 2018; Pope to Appoint New Zagreb Archbishop? by Vedran Pavlic, Total Croatia News, 25 July 2018; Archbishop of Zagreb Urges Youth to Insist on Changes in Society, Total Croatia News, Zagreb, August 15, 2018; Cardinal Bozanić Leads Easter Sunday Mass in Zagreb Cathedral, Total Croatia News, Zagreb, April 21, 2019; Zagreb Archbishop: Croatian Christian Identity Marked by Marian Devotion, Total Croatia News, Zgreb, August 15, 2019; Zagreb Archbishop Congratulates President-Elect Milanović, Total Croatia News, Zaghreb, January 9, 2020; Croazia: dopo il terremoto abitazioni inagibili. Card. Bozanic trasferito nel seminario di Zagabria, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 23 marzo 2020 @ 18:23; Zagreb Cardinal advocates for integral religious education by Father Benedict Mayaki, SJ, Vatican News, 05 June 2020, 16:49; Zagreb Archbishop: Family Has Borne The Brunt Of Coronavirus Pandemic by Croatian News Agency (HINA), Zagreb, 15 August 2020; "Perdono senza dimenticara": l'intervista all'arcivescovo di Zagrabia, card. Bozanić sulla citazione di Papa Francesco nell'ultima Enciclica "Fratelli tutti", Il Sismografo, venerdì 16 ottobre 2020; Terremoto in Croazia: card. Bozanic, “solidarietà per i terremotati”. Stanziamento urgente di aiuto alla Caritas di Sisak, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 29 dicembre 2020 @ 18:30; Bosnian cardinal: Synodal Way’s ‘exotic ideas’ alien to a Church that survived communism, Catholic News Agency, Eichstätt, May 27, 2021 / 13:00 pm; Cardinal Bozanić Underlines Importance of Truth About Croatian People's Past, total croatian news, HINA, 30 May 2021; Cardinal Bozanić: Vaccination remains means of preventing and curbing coronavirus, Glas Koncila, Il Sismografo, venerdì 26 novembre 2021; Il Cardinale Bozanić, ha presideuto la Messa in ocassione del 30° anniversario del riconoscimento internazionale della Repubblica di Croazia, Il Sismografo, domenica 16 gennaio 2022; President Milanović Bestows Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir with Sash and Star upon Cardinal Puljić, Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia, 17. January 2022. 19:07; Bosnia-Erzegovina: card. Puljic (Sarajevo) annuncia il suo “pensionamento”. Sul Paese, “clima avvelenato ma non c’è altra scelta che vivere insieme”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 19 Gennaio 2022 @ 18:56; Croazia: diocesi di Zagabria, nuova basilica minore dedicata a Sant’Antonio di Padova, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 10 Dicembre 2022 @ 17:04; Rinuncia e successione dell’Arcivescovo di Zagreb (Croazia), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 15.04.2023; Kardinal Bozanić: »Našega novog Pastira prihvatimo s iskrenim poštovanjem i povjerenjem« by Ivan Tašev, Glas Koncila, 15. travnja 2023; Bozanić non è più arcivescovo di Zagabria. Il Kaptol a Kutleša, La Voce del Popolo, Aprile 15, 2023; Zagabria, Papa Francesco accetta la rinuncia del Cardinale Bozanic by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Zagabria, sabato, 15. aprile, 2023 12:25; Odluka Pape Franje Zagrebačka nadbiskupija dobila je novoga ordinarija mons. Dražena Kutlešu, Glas Koncila, 16. travnja 2023.


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(223) 22. PHẠM MINH MẪN, Jean-Baptiste
(1934-

Birth. March 5, 1934, Thanh Hoa, Ca Mau, diocese of Cantho (now Cân Tho, Cu Lao Gien), Việt Nam. His first name in Vietnamese is Gioan Baotixita.

Education. In 1944, he entered the Probatorium in Cu Lao Gieng, where he stayed for two years; then, from 1946 to 1954, he completed his secondary studies and the human and spiritual preparation at the Minor Seminary of Phnom Penh, Cambodia (1); from 1954 to 1956, he studied philosophy at Saint Joseph's Mayor Seminary, Sài Gón (now Hôchiminh Ville); and from 1961 to 1966; teaching in a secondary school in Bac Liêu, from 1956 to 1961; studied theology at Saint Joseph's Mayor Seminary, Sài Gón from 1961 to 1965; later, he also studied at Loyola University, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, from 1968 to 1971, where he obtained a master's of Education degree. Besides his native Vietnamese, he also speaks French and English.

Priesthood. Ordained, May 25, 1965, cathedral of Cân Tho, by Jacques Nhuyên Ngoc Quang, bishop of Cân Tho. Incardinated in the diocese of Cân Tho. Professor in the Minor Seminary of Beato Quy in Cai Rang, Cân Tho. Further studies in the United States, 1968-1971; returned to his country and was again named professor at the Minor Seminary of Cân Tho in 1971; occupied the post until the Communist invasion in 1975. Because of the change of political system in South Vietnam, the Catholic Church was persecuted and the seminaries were closed or confiscated by the State. During those years, he was placed in charge of the formation of priests. Then, in 1988, six major seminaries in Vietnam were allowed to be opened and he was named rector of the Seminary of Santo Quy in Cai Rang, Cân Tho; during his rectorship, he had to confront numerous difficulties, such as the lack of professors; the Seminary served the three dioceses of Cân Tho, Vinh Long and Long Xuyen; he occupied the post until his promotion to the episcopate in 1993.

Episcopate. Elected coadjutor bishop of My Tho, March 22, 1993. Consecrated, August 11, 1993, Seminary of Cân Tho, by Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuân, bishop of Cân Tho, assisted by François Xavier Nguyên Quang Sach, bishop of Dà Nang, and by Joseph Nguyên Tuyên, coadjutor bishop of Bac Ninh. His episcopal motto is Như Thầy Yêu Thu'o'ng (Sicut Dilexi). Promoted to the metropolitan see of Thàn-Phô Hô Chi Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), March 1, 1998. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Giustino, October 21, 2003. The government of Viêt Nam expressed its displeasure because the Vatican did not seek its permission to elevate the archbishop to the cardinalate and indicated that it was not going to recognize the promotion; four days later, it reversed itself and welcomed the appointment. He was member of the Congregations for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments; and for the Evangelization of Peoples; and of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral of Health Workers. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on March 5, 2014. His resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese, in conformity to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law, was accepted on March 22, 2014.

Webgraphy. Photographs, arms and biography, in Vietnamese; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Wikipedia; photograph, arms and biographical data, in Vietnamese, Vietnamese Missionaries in Asia; photograph, arms and biographical data, in Vietnamese, Tổng Giáo Phận Tp. HCM; his arms, Araldica Vaticana.

(1) On September 20, 1955, the Vietnamese part of the apostolic vicariate of Phnom Penh was separated from the vicariate and became the new apostolic vicariate of Cân Tho, suffragan of Saigon.


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(224) 23. QUEZADA TORUÑO, Rodolfo
(1932-2012)

Birth. March 8, 1932, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. Eldest of the three sons of René Quezada Alejos and Clemencia Toruño Lizarralde. The other two boys were José Fernando and Gerardo. He was baptized in the parish of "El Sagrario", with the names Rodolfo Ignacio de Jesús. His maternal uncle, Father Jorge Toruño, was a Jesuit. His testimony influenced Rodolfo's vocation.

Education. Initial studies at Colegio de San José de los Infantes, Guatemala; then, he studied at Seminary of San José de la Montaña, San Salvador, El Salvador (philosophy); then, at the University of Innsbruck, Austria (licentiate in theology, 1959); and later, at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, where he obtained a doctorate in canon law in 1962. He spoke Spanish, Latin, French, Italian and German.

Priesthood. Ordained, September 21, 1956, Guatemala, by Mariano Rossell y Arellano, archbishop of Guatemala. Coadjutor in the parish of the Sagrario of the metropolitan cathedral. Vice-chancellor of the archdiocese. Defender of the Matrimonial Bond in the Archdiocesan Tribunal. Assessor of Juventud Estudiantil Católica. Assessor of Acción Católica Universitaria (ACUR). University pastor. Pastor of San Miguel de Capuchinas. Rector of the Shrine of Guadalupe. Chaplain of His Holiness, August 18, 1968. Rector of the Conciliar Seminary of Santiago, Guatemala. Rector of the Mayor National Seminary of the Asunción, Guatemala. He was professor of canon law at the Salesian Theological Institute, Guatemala; of professional ethics at the School of Social Service, University of San Carlos de Guatemala; of canon law at the Faculty of Law, Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala. Academic numerary of the Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala, 1967; member correspondiente of the Academies of History of Spain, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Venezuela and Uruguay.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Gadiaufala and appointed auxiliary of Zacapa, April 5, 1972. Consecrated, May 13, 1972, metropolitan cathedral of Santiago, Guatemala, by Girolamo Prigione, titular archbishop of Lauriaco, nuncio in Guatemala, assisted by Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, bishop of Zacapa, and by José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa, titular bishop of Teglata di Proconsulari, auxiliary of Guatemala. His episcopal motto was Fortes in fide. Named coadjutor of Zacapa, with right of succession, September 11, 1975. Attended the Third General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Puebla, México, January 27 to February 13, 1979. Succeeded to the see of Zacapa, February 16, 1980. Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, June 24, 1986. Attended the Seventh Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October to 30, 1987. President of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, 1988-1992. He played a key role in bringing to an end the civil war that raged in his country for 36 years and cost thousands of lives. Together with Bishop Juan Gerardi, the future cardinal was a member of the National Reconciliation Commission; and its president, 1987-1993. Official conciliator between the government and the guerrillas of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit, (1990-1994); the peace process culminated in 1996. President of the Assembly of the Civil Society, 1994. President of the Foundation Casa de la Reconciliación from 1998. Bishop Gerardi was murdered in April 1998. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Guatemala, June 19, 2001.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Saturnino, October 21, 2003. President of the Second American Missionary Congress, Guatemala City, November 25-30, 2003. Elected president of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, January 31, 2004. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Participated in the Fifth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate that took place from May 13 to 31, 2007, in Aparecida, Brazil. Resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese in conformity with canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law, on October 2, 2010. The cardinal was apostolic administrator of the metropolitan see of Guatemala until the installation of his successor, Óscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B., until then archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, on December 4, 2010. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on March 8, 2012. He was called "El Cardenal de la Paz".

Death. June 4, 2012, at 6:50 a.m., of a post-operatory cardiac arrest, in the private hospital "Hermano Pedro", in that city. Upon learning the news of his death, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the eternal repose of his soul and sent a telegram of condolence (1). The government of Guatemala declared three days of mourning. His body was exposed in the metropolitan cathedral of Guatemala. The body of the cardinal was buried in the chapel of Santiago Apóstol, patron saint of the archdiocese, in the left nave of the metropolitan cathedral of that city.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photographs, arms and biography, in Spanish, Wikipedia; his photograph and arms, Araldica Vaticana.

(1) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Bulletin of the Vatican Press Office:

Hondamente apenado por el fallecimiento del querido Cardenal Rodolfo Ignacio Quezada Toruño, arzobispo emérito de Guatemala, deseo hace llegar mi más sentido pésame al Pastor y a los Obispos Auxiliares, así como al Clero y los Fieles de esa Iglesia particular, como también a los Familiares del difunto purpurado, uniéndome a ellos con fervientes oraciones de sufragio para que el Señor conceda su paz a quien ha servido tan intensa y generosamente a la Iglesia durante su ministerio pastoral, como guía de la diócesis de Zacapa y prelado de Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, y después como arzobispo de esa sede metropolitana de Guatemala. Con la fe en el msiterio pascual de Cristo que ilumina y llena de esperanza los momentos de dolor, el el recuerdo de un Pastor entregado a la misión evangelizadora, me es grato impartir de corazón a cuantos lloran tan sensible pérdida una especial Bendición Apostólica.

An analogous telegram was sent by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., secretary of State.

(2) This is the inscription on his tomb, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:
“Fortes in Fide”
(1 Po 5,9)
Rodolfo Ignacio Cardenal Quezada Toruño
XVIII Arzobispo de Santiago de Guatemala
Cardenal de la Santa Iglesia Romana
★ 8 Marzo 1,932 + 4 Junio 2,012


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(225) 24. BARBARIN, Philippe
(1950-

Birth. October 17, 1950, Rabat, Morocco. Son of M. Barbarin and Yvonne Maria Roques. His baptismal name is Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie. He has six sisters (two religious) and four brothers.

Education. Studied at the secondary lyceum "Marcellin Berthelot", Saint-Maur, at Val-de-Marne; "Francs-Bourgeois" College, Paris, (bachelor); at the Major Seminary, Paris (philosophy); military service; at "Institut de Philosophies Comparées" (philosophy); at La Sorbonne University, Paris (doctorate in philosophy); at "Institut Catholique de Paris", in the Seminary "des Carmes", Paris (licentiate in theology). Received the diaconte on June 5, 1976, Feast of Pentecost, in the Church Saint-Saturnin, Nogent-sur-Marne, diocese of Créteil, from Bishop Robert-Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères, bishop of Créteil. Besides his native French, he speaks correctly Italian, English, Spanish, German and Malagasy.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 17, 1977, church of Notre-Dame, Alfortville, diocese of Créteil, by Robert-Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères, bishop of Créteil; incardinated in the diocese of Créteil. From 1977 to 1985, vicar in two parishes: Notre-Dame d'Alfortville and Notre-Dame de Vincennes; 1985 to 1990, member of the pastoral group of the parish of Saint François de Sales d'Adambille en Saint-Maur and chaplain of the lyceum and school of Saint-Maur; diocesan delegate for ecumenism; and in addition, vicar in Saint-Hilaire de la Varenne; 1991 to 1994 pastor of Saint Léger Parish, Boissy Saint Léger; 1994 to 1998, in Madagascar as priest "Fidei donum" was a professor of theology at the Major Seminary of Vohitsoa, archdiocese of Fianarantsoa; pastor, Bry-sur-Marne, Créteil.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Moulins, France, October 1, 1998. Consecrated, November 22, 1998, cathedral basilica of Notre-Dame, Moulins, by Philibert Randriambololona, archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, assisted by André Bernard Michel Quélen, bishop emeritus of Moulins, and by Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille, bishop of Créteil. His episcopal motto is Qu'ils soient un. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Lyon, July 16, 2002; as such, he is chancellor of the Catholic University of Lyon. On December 31, 2002, he was named knight of the Légion d'Honneur.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio, October 21, 2003. Member of the Congregations for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, and for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. On May 8, 2007, he was named officer of the Ordre National du Mérite. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church". On April 15, 2012, he was named officer Légion d'Honneur. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. He was confirmed as member of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life on March 29, 2014. On January 2, 2017, he was named special papal envoy to the Fourth World Apostolic Congress of Mercy (WACOM IV) programmed for Manila, Philippines, on January 16-20, 2017. On March 19, 2019, he decided to withdraw from the government of his archdiocese for some time. The conduct of the diocese was entrusted to the Vicar General Moderator, Father Yves Baumgarten. The Cardinal has been questioned since 2016 for “non-denunciation” of the sexual aggressions of a priest of his archdiocese, Father Bernard Preynat, who abused some seventy minors in the framework of scouting in the 70s and 80s. On March 7, 2019, the cardinal was declared culpable “of non-denunciation of mistreatment of minors between 2014 and 2015,” and sentenced to a six-month suspended prison sentence. He appealed the sentence as well as to the Prosecutor’s Office of Lyon. On November 29, 2019, French prosecutor did not request conviction for Cardinal Barbarin, accused of covering up sexual abuse. The appeal hearing against the Archbishop of Lyon ended on Friday, November 29 with the request for acquittal by the Public Ministry. In the first instance, Cardinal Barbarin had been sentenced to six months in prison. On January 30, 2020, the appeals court of Lyon acquitted him of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock. On March 6, 2020, the pope accepted his resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Lyon. On June 28, 2020, he celebrated the farewell Mass at the metropolitan and primatial cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Lyon. He announced that he would move from Lyon in July and go to Brittany in northwest France where he'll take up residence at the motherhouse of the Little Sisters of the Poor. He said he was available for whatever mission Pope Francis might entrust to him.

Bibliography. Jore, Alexander. Épiscopologe Français de 1592 à 1973. Mis à jour et continué jusqu'en 2004. Complément de l'article "France" du Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie Ecclésiastiques t. XVIII, colonnes 161 à 532. Pro-Manuscripto, 25 - III- 2004, no. 3358.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in French, archdiocese of Lyon; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his photograph and arms, Araldica Vaticana;

2007
Le cardinal de Lyon atteint d'un cancer de la prostate by Sophie de Ravinel, Le Figaro, 21/12/2007, 14:10;
2009
Le luci di Lione. Intervista con il cardinale Philippe Barbarin, by Gianni Valente, in Italian, 30Giorni, 01/02 - 2009;
2012
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin - Witness, in French with English subtitles, You Tube, uploaded on Jan 27, 2012; France : Mgr Barbarin hausse le ton, InfoCatho.be, JJD (avec news.va), mardi, 14 août 2012; Matrimoni gay, il cardinale Barbarin: choc di civiltà, si apra un dibattito pubblico, Chiesa, Avvenire, 14 agosto 2012; Francia: Prohibido rezar. El cardenal Barbarin responde a las críticas a una oración por la familia. By Anne Kurian, Zenit, 19-08-2012;
2016
French cardinal under fire for dealings with priest charged with abuse by Catholic News Service, Feb. 22, 2016; El cardenal Barbarin asegura su colaboración con la justicia en los casos de abusos a menores, Zenit, Roma, 8 marzo 2016; Scandalo pedofilia a Lione, le vittime contro Barbarin by Giorgio Bernardelli, Vatican Insider, Rome, 08/03/2016; Pédophilie, le cardinal Barbarin demande « pardon » aux victimes, La Croix Africa, 24 mars 2016; Des prêtres de Lyon racontent leur échange avec le cardinal Barbarin, La Croix Africa, 26 avril 2016; French cardinal admits error on abuse, meets with archdiocesan priests,CNS, Lyon, France, 4/29/2016; Le cardinal Philippe Barbarin reçu par le pape François, La Croix Africa, 20 mai 2016; Cardinal suspends four priests accused of molesting minors, Reuters, National Catholic Reporter, Jun. 30, 2016; Investigation of French cardinal for sex abuse cover-up is dropped, reporting by Catherine Lagrange in Lyon, writing by Michel Rose in Paris, editing by Richard Lough, Larry King, Reuters, Mon Aug 1, 2016 5:22pm BST; Le cardinal Barbarin somme les politiques français d’agir pour les migrants, La Croix Africa, 6 octobre 2016;
2017
El Papa nombra al Cardenal Barbarin como enviado al Congreso Mundial de la Misericordia, ACI, Paris, 02 Ene. 17 / 08:13 pm; Congreso Mundial de la Misericordia: El Papa nos pide buscar nuevos caminos by María Ximena Rondón, ACI Prensa, Roma, 17 Ene. 17 / 10:21 pm; French cardinal to face new legal action over pedophile cover-up by Bénévent Tosseri, La Croix International, Lyon, France May 24, 2017; Justicia archiva investigación contra cardenal francés, ACI, París, 13 Jul. 17 / 01:34 pm; Cardenal francés cumple su promesa y viaja a Mosul tras expulsión de Estado Islámico by Miguel Pérez Pichel, ACI, Roma, 25 Jul. 17 / 04:47 am; French cardinal to face trial over 'cover up' of priest's sex abuse, The Local, 19 September 2017, 15:47 CEST+02:00;
2018
French cardinal to stand trial in sex abuse cover-up case by Philippe Sotto, Associated Press, MSN, 04/04/2018;
2019
Lione: aperto il processo al card. Barbarin by Olivier Bonnel, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 07 gennaio 2019, 12:49; French cardinal reiterates innocence in abuse cover-up trial, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Paris, 1/8/2019; Comprendre le procès du cardinal Barbarin by Agnès Pinard Legry, Aleteia, 08 janvier 2019; Il card. Barbarin nega di aver coperto atti di pedofilia by Olivier Bonnel, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 08 gennaio 2019, 15:13; Cardenal Barbarin niega haber encubierto casos de pedofilia, ACI Prensa, 8 de enero de 2019 3:24 pm; Lione: prolungato di un giorno il processo al card. Barbarin, vaticannews.va, 09 gennaio 2019, 14:43; Processo al card. Barbarin. Mons. Gobilliard (Lione): “Ho detto grazie alle vittime” by M. Chiara Biagioni, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 11 gennaio 2019; French cardinal to be acquitted of covering sex abuses in Lyon by Elisabeth Auvillain, National Catholic Reporter, Paris, Jan 16, 2019; Le cardinal au tribunal de l’accusation médiatique by François Morinière, Aleteia, 28 janvier 2019; French cardinal convicted for failing to report abuse, CNA, Lyon, France, Mar 7, 2019; Il cardinale Barbarin condannato per copertura di abusi by Iacopo Scaramuzzi, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 07/03/2019 alle ore 12:21; Francia. Card. Barbarin condannato per mancata denuncia: “Presenterò a Papa Francesco la mia rinuncia” by Chiara Biagoni, Agenzia Servizio Religiosa, 7 marzo 2019; Comment un cardinal démissionne-t-il ? by Xavier Le Normand, Aleteia, 07 mars 2019; Démission du cardinal Barbarin : les Lyonnais ne s’y attendaient pas by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 07 mars 2019; Cardenal condenado por encubrir abusos anuncia su dimisión by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 7 de marzo de 2019 11:36 am; Cardinal Barbarin : cinq questions à propos d’un verdict inédit by Agnès Pinard Legry, Aleteia, 08 mars 2019; La réaction du cardinal Barbarin en apprenant sa condamnation by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 08 mars 2019; Plusieurs évêques réagissent à la démission du cardinal Barbarin, Aleteia, 09 mars 2019; After the Cardinals Pell and Barbarin Verdicts. Church Under Siege, Stunned by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 11 mar 2019; Procès Barbarin : peut-on réparer une injustice grave en commettant une autre injustice ? by Jean Paillot, Aleteia, 17 mars 2019; Cardinal Barbarin’s Sexual Abuse Cover-Up Conviction Raises Thorny Questions by Solène Tadié, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, Mar. 17, 2019; Francia: El Cardenal Barbarin es recibido por el Papa Francisco by Anne Kurian, Zenit, marzo 18, 2019 21:12; Le cardinal Barbarin à Rome pour rencontrer le pape François, Aleteia, 18 mars 2019; Le pape François refuse la démission du cardinal Barbarin, Aleteia, 19 mars 2019; French cardinal, convicted of abuse cover-up, meets pope, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Vatican City, 3/19/2019; El Papa no acepta la renuncia del cardenal Barbarin, arzobispo de Lyon, Ecclesia Digital, 19 de marzo de 2019; Cardinal Barbarin 'steps aside' from Lyon Archdiocese by Nicolas Senèze, La Croix, March 20, 2019; Démission du cardinal Barbarin : comment expliquer le refus du pape François ?, Aleteia, 20 mars 2019; With Pell and Barbarin the Pope Uses Two Weights and Two Measures by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 25 mar 2019; Francis says he may reconsider convicted cardinal's resignation after appeal by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, March 31, 2019 at 4:20 p.m; Cardinal Barbarin : le pape François justifie son choix par la « présomption d’innocence », Aleteia, 01 avril 2019; Pope names administrator for Lyon as cardinal appeals conviction by Cindy Wooden, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Vatican City, 6/24/2019; Archdiocese of Lyon: Pope appoints Bishop Dubost as Apostolic Administrator, The Leader News Online, June 24, 2019; Francia: Mons. Michel Dubost, administrador apostólico de Lyon. El cardenal Barbarin es obispo en el título by Anne Kurian, Zenit, junio 24, 2019 19:37; Monseigneur Michel Dubost nommé administrateur apostolique à Lyon by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 24 juin 2019; Le vœu des Échevins à Lyon, sans le cardinal Barbarin mais fidèle à la tradition by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 09 septembre 2019; Procès de Mgr Barbarin : « les feuilles mortes du buzz se ramassent à l’appel », Aleteia, 25 novembre 2019; Ce qu’il faut savoir sur le procès en appel de Mgr Barbarin by Timothée Dhellemmes, Aleteia, 27 novembre 2019; Procès en appel de Barbarin : "Preynat ne m'a rien dit sur ses agissements", Le Progrès, 28 nov. 2019 à 08:58 | mis à jour à 20:12; Pédophilie dans l'Eglise: Barbarin maintien n'avoir "rien caché", SWI swissinfo.ch, 28. novembre 2019 - 20:05; Prosecutor asks French court to clear cardinal over sex abuse cover-up, Lyon, France 24, AFP, 29/11/2019 - 13:25; Pédophilie dans l’Église : pas de condamnation requise contre le cardinal français Barbarin, Sudouest.fr avec AFP, 29/11/2019 à 13h50; Fiscalía francesa no pidió condena para cardenal acusado de encubrir abusos sexuales by César Rojas Ángel, france24.com, 30/11/2019 - 00:36; Il Papa riceve cardinale Barbarin con gruppo di fedeli francesi, Askanews, Città del Vaticano, 13 dicembre 2019;
2020
Procès du cardinal Barbarin. La cour d’appel va rendre son verdict jeudi, Ouest-France avec AFP, 28/01/2020 à 10h22; Le cardinal Barbarin fixé sur son sort judiciaire jeudi, L'Obs avec AFP, Lyon, 29 janvier 2020 à 14h40; Dichiarazione del Direttore della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Matteo Bruni, 30.01.2020; French cardinal acquitted by appeal court of failing to report abuse, Catholic News Agency, Lyon, France, Jan 30, 2020 / 07:45 am; Appeals court acquits French cardinal of sex abuse cover-up, Crux, Associated Press, Paris, Jan 30, 2020; Message du cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Diocèse de Lyon, YouTube, 30 janvier 2020; Lyon : le cardinal Barbarin relaxé en appel by Justin Boche, Lyon Capitale, 30 janvier 2020 A 13:32; Francia: il cardinale Barbarin assolto in appello, Vatican News, 30 gennaio 2020, 14:08; “Absolución del cardenal Barbarin en su juicio de apelación”, anuncia ‘Vatican News’ by Anita Bourdin, Zenit, enero 30, 2020 18:16; Mgr Barbarin va remettre sa démission, le pape François donnera sa décision « en temps voulu », Aleteia, 30 janvier 2020, with video; French Cardinal Acquitted of Abuse Cover-Up on Appeal by Aurelien Breeden, The New York Times, Paris, Jan. 30, 2020; Pedofilia ecclesiastica: il caso del cardinale Barbarin - Qui el testo ntegrale della sentenza by Emanuela Provera, Critica Liberale, 3 febbraio, 2020; Confesiones del cardenal Barbarin: "Este caso permanecerá unido a mi nombre y se me pegará en la piel para siempre" by José Manuel Vidal, Religión Digital, 06.02.2020; Après sa relaxe, le cardinal Barbarin revient sur « l’affaire » by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 07 février 2020; Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Barbarin as archbishop of Lyon by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Mar 6, 2020 / 05:10 am; Le Pape François a accepté la démission du cardinal Philippe Barbarin by Adélaïde Patrignani, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 06 mars 2020, 12:00; Administrador apostólico de Lyon invita a fieles a renovarse en unidad, Vatican News, 06 marzo 2020, 13:46; Pope accepts resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin by Benedict Mayaki, Vatican News, 06 March 2020, 16:55; Le pape François accepte la démission du cardinal Barbarin by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 06 mars 2020; Le dernier conseil du cardinal Barbarin aux Lyonnais by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 06 mars 2020; La démission du cardinal Barbarin finalement acceptée par le pape François by Richard Schittly, Le Monde, 07 mars 2020 à 06h12; Vatikan: Papst empfängt Kardinal Barbarin, Vatican News, 29 Mai 2020, 13:44; Cardinal Barbarin : « Pour ma nouvelle mission, j’ai trouvé où rendre service » by Marzena Devoud, Aleteia, 25 juin 2020; Le cardinal Barbarin à la disposition du diocèse de Rennes, Vatian News, 26 juin 2020, 10:24; À Lyon, l’émouvante messe de départ du cardinal Barbarin by Bérengère Dommaigné, Aleteia, 28 juin 2020; El cardenal Barbarin se despide hoy de Lyon, Ecclesia Digital, 28 junio, 2020; Cardinal Philippe Barbarin begins busy, early "retirement" by Christophe Henning and Malo Tresca, La Croix, June 29, 2020; Qui succédera au cardinal Barbarin? by Gino Hoel, Slate, 2 septembre 2020 à 7h15; "My prayer always begins with the names of the victims" by Christoph Henning, La Croix International, October 1, 2020; Document. "Je vois bien qu’il me faut porter la honte et le poids de tout cela" : ce que le cardinal Barbarin confie dans son livre sur l'affaire Preynat, franceinfo, 01/10/2020 | 06:51; Frankreich: Kardinal Barbarin arbeitet Vertuschungsprozess im Buch auf, Vatican News, 02 Oktober 2020, 09:39; Cardinal Barbarin : « Les cris des victimes sont incrustés dans ma chair » by Marzena Devoud, Aleteia, 06 octobre 2020; French cardinal says book royalties to go to abuse victims by Jonathan Luxmoore, UCA News, Catholic News Service, October 10, 2020 04:27 AM GMT; Cardinal Philippe Barbarin. Son portrait installé en l’église de la Trinité des Monts, à Rome, lyon people, 19/11/2020;
2021
L’affaire Barbarin devant la cour de Cassation, Libération, 2021/03/17; Barbarin: la Cour de cassation se prononce sur la non-dénonciation d’agressions sexuelles, Courrier picard, 12/04/2021 à 11:32; Affaire Barbarin et non-dénonciation d'agressions sexuelles: la Cour de cassation rejette le pourvoi des parties civiles, franceinfo, 14/04/2021 à 11h37; Non dénonciation d'agressions sexuelles : Philippe Barbarin relaxé définitivement, Le Dauphiné with AFP, 2021/04/14 15:21; La justicia francesa vuelve a exculpar al cardenal Barbarin, Alfa & Omega, 14 de Abril de 2021; Mgr Barbarin : « Tous les chrétiens peuvent considérer Irénée comme leur père » by Marzena Devoud, Aleteia, 08/10/21; Le pape François remercie le cardinal Barbarin pour sa «dignité», Le Figaro, AP, 12/11/2021;
2022
Codice di Diretto Canonico: "Per una trasgressione occulta non s'imponga mai una penitenza publica". Dintorni della lettera del cardinale Ladaria al cardinale Barbarin, Il Sismografo, venerdì 11 febbraio 2022; Lettera inedita del cardinale L. Ladaria al cardinale P. Barbarin sulla vicenda del prete pedofilo Bernard Preynat, Il Sismografo, giovedì 10 febbraio 2022; Le cardinal Barbarin de retour à Lyon en mai pour une cérémonie, Lyon Mag.com, Samedi 30 Avril 2022 à 15h08; « Ce n'était pas une ambiance de fin de règne », confie le cardinal Barbarin après la rencontre des cardinaux à Rome, famille chrétienne, 1/09/2022 à 10:58.


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(226) 25. ERDŐ, Péter
(1952-

Birth. June 25, 1952, Budapest, Hungary. He is the first of the six children of Dr. Sándor Erdő and Mária Kiss.

Education. Initial studies at the lyceum of the Piarists Fathers, Budapest; later, he entered the Seminary of Esztergom; then, studied at the Central Seminary of Budapest; and finally, at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, where he obtained doctorates in theology, 1976; and in canon law. He is also said to be reasonably fluent in seven languages, including both English and Russian.

Priesthood. Ordained, June 18, 1975, cathedral basilica, Budapest, by László Lékai, titular bishop of Giro di Tarasio, apostolic administrator, ad nutum Sanctæ Sedis, of Esztergom; incardinated in the archdiocese of Esztergom. Vicar in the parish of Dorog. Further studies, Rome, 1977-1980. Professor of theology and canon law, Seminary of Esztergom, 1980-1988. Guest professor, Faculty of Canon Law, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1986-2002. Secretary of the Commission of Canon Law of the Hungarian Episcopal Conference, 1986; became its president, 1999. Chancellor of the Pontifical Hungarian Institute, 1987. Ordinary professor, Faculty of Theology, Catholic University Péter Pázmány, Budapest, 1988; dean of the same faculty, 1997. Chancellor of the Catholic University Péter Pázmány, 1998. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999, as an expert.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Puppi and appointed auxiliary of Székesfehérvár, November 5, 1999. Consecrated, January 6, 2000, patriarchal Vatican basilica, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Giovanni Battista Re, titular archbishop of Vescovio, substitute of the Secretariat of State for General Affairs, and by Marcello Zago, titular archbishop of Roselle, secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. His episcopal motto is Initio non erat nisi gratia. Promoted to the metropolitan and primatial see of Esztergom-Budapest, December 7, 2002.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Balbina, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Elected president of the Hungarian Episcopal Conference for a period of five years, September 7, 2005. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Special papal envoy to the solemn jubilar celebrations that took place in the Shrine of Mariapócs, Hungary, on December 3, 2005. Received a doctorate honoris causa from the Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, on April 6, 2006. Elected president of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe, for a quienquennium, October 6, 2006; confirmed for another quienquennium, September 30, 2011. Participated in the Fifth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate that took place from May 13 to 31, 2007, in Aparecida, Brazil. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church"; by papal appointment. Member, by papal appointment, of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, October 4 to 25, 2009, Vatican City. On October 19, 2011, the apostolic nunciature in Perú announced that he would be apostolic visitor to intervene in the dispute between the Pontifical Catholic University of Perú (PUCP) and the archbishopric of Lima. On September 18, 2012, the pope appointed him synodal father of the Thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 7 to 28, 2012, on the theme "The new evangelization for the transmission of the Christian faith". Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. On June 1, 2013, he was named special papal envoy to the celebration of the sixth centennial of the evangelization of the "Samorgizia" (occidental region of Lithuania), which took place in conjunction with a Eucharistic Congress in Telšiai, from August 2 to 4, 2013. On October 14, 2013, he was named relator general of the Third Extraordinary General Assemby of the Synod of Bishops that was held in the Vatican from October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The challenges of the family in the context of the evangelization". He was confirmed as member of the Congregation for Catholic Education on November 30, 2013. On March 29, 2014, he was confirmed as member of the Pontifical Council for Culture until the expiration of his mandate. Participated in Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Evangelization"; he was its relator general. He was named relator general of the 14th General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops that was celebrated in the Vatican from October 4 to 25, 2015, on the theme "The vocation and the mission of the family in the Church and in the world", on November 21, 2014. He was named member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches on June 27, 2015. The pope named him member of the Council for the Economy on August 6, 2020. On March 29, 2023, the pope transferred him to the titular church of S. Maria Nuova because the church of S. Balbina, his titular church, had to be closed due to serious deterioration of its structure.

Bibliography. Erdő, Peter. La fiamma della fede. Un dialogo con il Cardinale Peter Erdö. By Robert Moyniham and Viktoria Somogyi. Città del Vaticano : Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2015; Tusor, Péter. Purpura Pannonica : az esztergomi "bíborosi szék" kialakulásának elozminyei a 17. században = Purpura Pannonica : the "Cardinalitial See" of Strigonium and its Antecedens in the 17th Century. Budapest : Róma : Research Institute of Church History at Péter Pázmány Catholic University, 2005. (Collectanea Vaticana Hungariae, Classis I, vol. 3), pp. 206, 210 and 330.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Press Office of the Holy See; photograph and biography, in English, Wikipedia; photographs and biography, in Italian, Santi e beati; his photograph and arms, archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest; Péter Pázmámany Catholic University; winner of the prize Galileo Galilei, Italian Rotary Club, Pisa, October 3, 1999; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Il card. Erdo (Ccee): dichiarazione congiunta cattolico-ortodossa sia di aiuto per l'Europa, Chiesa, Avvenire, 18 agosto 2012; Satisfacción del cardenal Erdő por el acuerdo entre la Iglesia católica polaca y la ortodoxa rusa, Zenit, 20-08-2012; Il Cardinal Erdoe Sulla Costituzione Ungherese E Sul Cardinal Mindszenty, Rossoporpora, ottobre 31, 2012; Full text of Cardinal Peter Erdo's introductory report for the Synod on the Family, Echoes, Tuesday, October 06, 2015; Card. Erdő: Ccee al servizio del continente, Radio Vaticana, 2016-09-13; Fede e società: card. Erdő (Esztergom-Budapest), “dolore per incendio Notre Dame mostra forte, Servizio Informzione Religiosa, 19 aprile 2019 @ 17:51; Congresso eucaristico internazionale: mancano 500 giorni all’evento di Budapest. Card. Erdo (primate Ungheria), “aprire il cuore alle altre nazioni”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 2 maggio 2019 @ 17:25; Cardinale Erdo: “L’Eucarestia non è stata dimenticata in Europa by Andrea Gagliarducci, ACI Stampa, Budapest, 13 settembre, 2019 / 9:00 AM; Aprire il cuore e accogliere l’altro. Il cardinale Erdő sul Congresso eucaristico internazionale di Budapest by Rosario Capomasi, L'Osservatore Romano, 23 novembre 2019; Il cardinale Erdő presenta il 52° Congresso Eucaristico di Budapest by Ágnes Gedő, vaticannews.va, Città del Vaticano, 22 novembre 2019, 13:25, with audio; Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Cardinal Péter Erdő, The Russian Orthodox Church, Department of External Church Relations, 28.11.2019 20:23; Il Cardinale Erdő nel 750° di S. Margherita d’Ungheria: “Dobbiamo conoscere i contenuti della nostra fede”, Ungheria - Santa Sede, Blog dell'Ambasciata d'Ungheria presso la Santa Sede ed il Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta, domenica 19 gennaio 2020; Card. Erdő: la presenza del Santo Padre al Congresso Eucaristico aiuterebbe la riconciliazione e la collaborazione dei popoli del Centro-Europa, Ungheria - Santa Sede, Blog dell'Ambasciata d'Ungheria presso la Santa Sede ed il Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta, venerdì 21 febbraio 2020; Preghiera del Cardinale Péter Erdő in tempi di epidemia, Ungheria - Santa Sede, Blog dell'Ambasciata d'Ungheria presso la Santa Sede ed il Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta, mercoledì 11 marzo 2020; Omelia del cardinale Péter Erdő ieri durante la Messa per i malatti e defunti da coronavirus - St Josepg Church of Józsefváros, Il Sismografo, martedì 3 novembre 2020; Il Cardinale Erdo: "Non trasformare la rabbia in violenza" by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Budapest, 09 novembre, 2020 / 10:00 AM; La Basílica de Budapest cierra tras brote de covid y muerte de un sacerdote, swissinfo.ch, EFE, 26 febrero 2021 - 17:27; Ungarn: Kardinal begeistert über angekündigte Papstreise, Vatican News, 11 März 2021, 13:08, with video and audio; In Ungheria c’è fame di Eucaristia. Per il cardinale Erdö il Pontefice sarà testimone di speranza by Alessandro Di Bussolo, L'Osservatore Romano, 11 marzo 2021; Archbishop Erdő Marks Launch of the Year of Families, MTI-Hungary Today, 2021.03.20; Erdö: Congresso eucaristico internazionale, Settimana News, 11 aprile 2021; Il Cardinale Erdo: la pandemia ci permette di rivedere le nostre priorità, ACI Stampa, Budapest, 20 aprile, 2021 / 2:00 PM; Catholic Church leader discusses pope's Budapest visit in Vatican, The Budapest Times, 15. May 2021 8:15; Preparativos del Congreso Eucarístico de Budapest avanzan a buen ritmo, afirma Cardenal by Miguel Pérez Pichel, ACI Prensa, 12 de junio de 2021 11:20 am; Congresso eucaristico internazionale: Budapest, presentati ieri inno e video-clip sulla manifestazione, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 15 giugno 2021 @ 10:43; Presentan himno oficial del Congreso Eucarístico Internacional by Harumi Suzuki, ACI Prensa, 15 de junio de 2021 - 2:19 PM; Videomessaggio in italiano del cardinale Péter Erdő in occasione del lancio del 52mo. Congresso Eucaristico Internazionale, Il Sismografo, mercoledì 16 giugno 2021; Cardinal: International Eucharistic Congress hymn helped Catholics survive war and communism, Catholic News Agency, Budapest, Hungary, Jun 17, 2021 / 07:05 am; Il Cardinale Erdo: "Aspettiamo Papa Francesco con gioia ed affetto", ACI Stampa, Budapest, 04 luglio, 2021 / 2:00 PM; Közlemény az Erdő Péter bíborosnak tulajdonított hamisítványról, Esztergom-Budapest Főegyházmegye, 2021. július 19. hétfő; Hungarian Cardinal Erdö’s Supposed Statement on Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio on Traditional Latin Mass is ‘Fake News,’ Says Archdiocese, National Catholic Register, July 19, 2021; Risvegliare la fede in Europa? Impariamo da chi ha sofferto" by Matteo Matzuzzi, Il Foglio, 31-AGO-2021; Congresso eucaristico internazionale. Card. Erdő: “Dal Papa l’incoraggiamento a dare vita a forme di fratellanza vissuta” by M. Chiara Biagioni, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 3 Settembre 2021; Cardinal Erdő: The Eucharistic Congress is a symbol of hope by Francesca Merlo, Vatican News, 04 September 2021, 12:14; A Budapest al via il Congresso Eucaristico, aspettando il Papa il 12 settembre by Agnes Gedo, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 5 settembre 2021, 11.00, with audio; Cardinal Erdő: faire renaître l’Eucharistie dans les sociétés sécularisées by Delphine Allaire, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 07 septembre 2021, 10:00; Cardinal Erdö: Our world today is in burning need of a united Christianity by Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Sep 11, 2021 / 12:00 pm; Santa Messa, Piazza degli Eroi. Parole di benvenuto dell'Em.mo Card. Péter Erdő, Arcivescovo Metropolitano di Esztergom-Budapest e Primate di Ungheria, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Il Sismografo, domenica 12 settembre 2021; Cardeal Péter Erdő. JMJ em Portugal. “Depois da pandemia será um grande sinal de esperança” by Pedro Mesquita, Rádio Renascença, 11 set, 2021 - 08:56; Pope Francis Gives Private Audience to Cardinal Erdő, Hungary Today, 2021.09.25; Lettera di rigraziamento di Papa Francesco al Card. Péter Erdő "per tutto il lavoro svolto nella sua Arcidiocesi nella preparazione" del Congresso Eucaristico Internazionale, Il Sismografo, mercoledì 29 settembre 2021; Cardinal Erdő: 20th-Century Religious Persecution Strengthened the Faith of Hungarian People, National Catholic Register, Rome, September 30, 2021; Il Cardinale Erdő: “Fondamentale il collegamento tra il diritto e la vita” by Andrea Gagliarducci, ACI Stampa, Rome, 26 novembre, 2021 / 2:00 PM; Cardinal Erdő Hopes Pope Francis to Pay Another Visit to Hungary, MTI-Hungary Today 2022.02.03; Il Cardinale Péter Erdő a Modena per una lectio magistralis, Modena Today, 23 aprile 2022 13:04; Il Metropolita Hilarion visita Budapest. 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Esto explica Cardenal by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 28 de setiembre de 2022 - 10:01 PM; Ferenc pápa új címtemplomot jelölt ki Erdő Péter bíboros számára, Estergom-Budapesti Föegyházmegye, 2023. március 30; Il Papa, il Primo Ministro e il cardinale al crocevia di un viaggio apostolico in Ungheria by Anian Christoph Wimmer, ACI Stampa, Budapest, mercoledì, 12. aprile, 2023 12:30; Pope in Hungary will find bridge between east and west, cardinal says by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Apr 19, 2023; Entretien exclusif avec le cardinal Péter Erdo, Primat de Hongrie, KTO TV, YouTube, 04/27/2023; Papa Francesco in Ungheria, Cardinale Erdő: “Verrà in una nazione-ponte” by Andrea Gagliarducci, Budapest, giovedì, 27. aprile, 2023 9:00; Cardinal Erdő: Pope’s visit to Hungary tells us ‘Christ is our future’ by Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Apr 27, 2023 / 10:00 am; Il Papa in Ungheria. Il cardinale Erdö: un segno di vicinanza by Gianni Cardinale, Avvenire.it, venerdì 28 aprile 2023, with audio; Pope’s Hungarian host could make boring seem sexy in papal sweepstakes by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Rome, Apr 30, 2023, with audio; Ringraziamento del Card. Péter Erdő, Arcivescovo Metropolita di Esztergom-Budapest: "I popoli che vivono lungo il Danubio hanno appreso, che il grande fiume non è soltanto un limite, ma – se possiamo saggiamente costruire dei ponti – essi può collegare i popoli al Nord e al Sud, in Oriente e in Occidente", Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Il Sismografo, domenica 30 aprile 2023; Cardinal Erdő: Pope Francis came to Hungary with great love by Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News, Budapest, 01 May 2023, 10:00; Erdő: gli ungheresi amano il Papa, siamo responsabili davanti a Dio della pace by Andrea De Angelis, Vatican News, Budapest, 01 maggio 2023, 10:00, with video and audio.


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(227) 26. OUELLET, P.S.S., Marc
(1944-

Birth. June 8, 1944, La Motte, diocese of Amos, Canada. Son of Pierre Ouellet, a school director, and Graziella Michaud. He was the third of eight children. His baptismal name is Joseph Armand Marc. An avid hockey player as a teen, he decided to pursue the priesthood after breaking his leg in an outdoor ice rink at age 17.

Education. Studied at Collège de Berthier, 1958-1959; then, at Ècole Normale of Amos, 1959-1964 (two years of philosophy); later, at the University of Laval, where he obtained a bachelor in education in 1964; then, at the Major Seminary of Montréal, from 1964 until 1968, earning a licentiate in theology in 1968); later, he attended the Pontifical University San Tommaso d'Aquino, Rome, where he obtained a licentiate in philosophy in 1974; and finally, the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, where he earned a doctorate in dogmatic theology in 1983. He speaks French, English, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Priesthood. Ordained, May 25, 1968, in his home parish, Amos, by Gaston Hains, titular bishop of Belesana, coadjutor with right of succession of Amos. Vicar in the parish of Saint-Sauveur de Val-d'Or, Abitibi, from 1968 to 1970. Professor of philosophy at the Major Seminary of Bogotá, Colombia, from 1970 to 1971; the seminary was then directed by the Sulpician Fathers. Entered the Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice (Sulpicians) in 1972. Furthher studies in Rome, 1972-1974. Professor at the Major Seminary of Manizales, Colombia, from 1974 to 1976. Professor at the Grand Seminary of Montréal, 1976-1978. Further studies in Rome, 1978-1983. Professor at the Major Seminary of Cali, 1983-1984. Rector of the Major Seminary of Manizales from 1984 to 1989. Rector of the Grand Seminary of Montréal, 1990-1994. Rector at Saint Joseph Seminary, from 1994 to 1996. Professor of dogmatic theology at the John Paul II Institute of Studies on Marriage and the Family, Rome, from 1996 to 2002.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Agropoli and appointed secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, March 3, 2001. Consecrated, March 19, 2001, patriarchal Vatican basilica, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of State, and by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. His episcopal motto is Ut unum sint. Member of the editorial board of the North American edition of the theological journal Rivista Internazionale Communio. Promoted to the metropolitan and primatial see of Québec on November 15, 2002; and took possession of the see on January 26, 2003. Received the pallium from Pope John Paul II on June 29, 2003, at the patriarchal Vatican basilica.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the title of S. Maria in Traspontina, October 21, 2003. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005; by papal appointment. Named member of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, February 3, 2007. Participated in the Fifth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate that took place from May 13 to 31, 2007, in Aparecida, Brazil. Attended the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 26, 2008, on "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church"; he was the relator general; elected member of the council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, October 22, 2008. Named prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, June 30, 2010. Resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Québec, June 30, 2010. He was apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until taking up his duties at the Congregation for Bishops. Special papal envoy to the celebrations of the fourth centennial of the baptism of Grand Chief Henri Membertou of the Mik'maq, which took place in Chapel Island, Nova Scotia, diocese of Antigonish, Canada, on August 1, 2010. Named member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches on March 7, 2012. Special papal envoy to the opening celebrations of the pilgrimage to the "Sacra Tunica" (Holy Robe), in the fifth centenary of the first public display of the same, which took place in the cathedral of Trier, Federal Republic of Germany, on April 13, 2012. Pontifical legate to the celebration of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress programmed for Dublin, Ireland, from June 10 to 17, 2012. Participated in the conclave of March 12 to 13, 2013, which elected Pope Francis. He was confirmed as member of the Congregation for Catholic Education on November 30, 2013. Confirmed as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops on December 16, 2013. Confirmed as president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on January 15, 2014. Confirmed as member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, until the expiration of his term, on February 19, 2014. He was named member of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life on March 29, 2014; and on that same date, he was confirmed as member of the Pontifical Council for Culture until the expiration of his mandate. He was confirmed as member of the Congregation for the Clergy on June 9, 2014. Participated in Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 5 to 19, 2014, on the theme "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the Evangelization". On October 22, 2015, he was elected member of the 14th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. On June 26, 2018, with Rescriptum ex Audentia Ss.mi, Pope Francis decided to co-opt him in the Order of Cardinal Bishops, equating him in all respects to the Cardinals who were given the title of a suburbicarian Church. He was papal delegate to the first Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean, celebrated in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City, November 21-28, 2021. On January 30, 2023, the pope accepted his resignation from the posts of prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. To succeed him, the pope named Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., until then bishop of Chiclayo, Perú, conferring on him at the same time the title of archbishop-bishop emeritus of Chiclayo; he took possession of the position on April 12, 2023.

Bibliography. LeBlanc, Jean. Dictionnaire biographique des évêques catholiques du Canada. les diocéses catholiques canadiens des Églises latine et orientales et leurs évêques; repères chronologiques et biographiques, 1658-2202. Ottawa : Wilson & Lafleur, 2002. (Gratianus. Série instruments de recherche), pp. 724-725.

Webgraphy. Photograph, arms and biography, in French, archdiocese of Québec; photograph, arms and biography, in English, archdiocese of Québec; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana;

2012
Could he be the first Canadian pope? by Gerard O'Connell, Vatican Insider, 04/29/2012; Classroom Exercises on Who Will Be the Next Pope by Sandro Magister, Chiesa, Rome, June 10, 2012; Cardinal Ouellet meets survivors of abuse at Irelands' famous pilgrimage site by Gerard O'Connell, Vatican Insider, 06/13/2012; Cardinal Ouellet's Homily at the Closing Mass of the Eucharistic Congress, Zenit, 2012-06-17;
2016
Cardinal confirms some priests decline bishop appointments, UCA News, February 2, 2016; El Card. Ouellet: 'En el papa Francisco tenemos un claro ejemplo de jerarquía y carisma' by Sergio Mora, Zenit, Ciudad del Vaticano, 14 junio 2016; Cardenal Ouellet: Son comprensibles las controversias alrededor de la Amoris Laetitia, ACI, Toronto, 03 Ago. 16 / 10:45 am; Cardinal Ouellet urges Knights to reread "Amoris Laetitia" by Michael Swan, The Boston Pilot, Toronto, 8/3/2016; Cardenal Ouellet: Respondamos la persecución testimoniando con fuerza la misericordia by Eduardo Berdejo, ACI, Bogotá, 27 Ago. 16 / 09:35;
2017
Cardinal Ouellet denounces 'alarmist' interpretations of 'Amoris Laetitia' by Deborah Gyapong, The Pilot, CNS, Cornwall, Ontario, 9/26/2017; Cardinals lead re-consecration of Canada to Mary by Deborah Gyapong, The Pilot, CNS, Ottawa, Ontario, 9/27/2017; Accompagnare, discernere, integrale la fragilità by Marc Ouellet, L'Osservatore Romano, 21 novembre 2017;
2018
La rencontre avec les autochtones, pivot du voyage du Pape au Chili et au Pérou, selon le cardinal Ouellet, Vatican News, 22 janvier 2018, 19:04, with video; Le regard du cardinal Ouellet sur la présence discrète mais agissante de Benoît XVI, entretien réalisé par Hélène Destombes, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 09 février 2018, 08:37, with audio; La reciprocità maschio-femmina a immagine e somiglianza di Dio by Marc Ouellet, L'Osservatore Roman, 08 marzo 2018; Intervento del Card. Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. tenuto nel corso dei lavori dell’Assemblea Plenaria della Pontificia Commissione per l’America Latina, 15.03.2018; Card. Ouellet: su abusi la gente è frustrata, serve impegno deciso by Alessandro Gisotti, Vatican News, Poznan, 15 settembre 2018, 15:25; Entrevista: Card. Ouellet: “Los dicasterios de la Santa Sede deben comunicarse mejor entre ellos” by Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit, Poznan, Polonia, septiembre 17, 2018 18:42; Canadian cardinal: Women should help screen, train priest applicants, The Boston Pilot, CNA, 9/19/2018; Open letter by Card. Marc Ouellet on recent accusations against the Holy See, Vatican News, 07 October 2018, 13:41; Cardinal Ouellet responds to Archbishop Vigano on McCarrick case by Cindy Wooden, The Boston Pilot, Vatican City, CNS, 10/7/2018; Vatican cardinal rebukes Vigano: accusations against Francis 'political frame job' by Joshua J. McElwee, National Catholic Reporter, Rome, Oct 7, 2018; Cardinal blasts archbishop's attack on pope as 'monstrous and unsubstantiated' by Father Thomas Reese, S.J., National Catholic Reporter, Oct 8, 2018; Sulle recenti accuse alla Santa Sede. Lettera aperta del cardinale prefetto della Congregazione per i vescovi, L'Osservatore Romano, 08 ottobre 2018; US Catholics React to Cardinal Ouellet’s Letter by Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register, Oct. 10, 2018; Au synode, le cardinal Ouellet évoque la place des femmes dans l’Église, interview by Manuella Affejee, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 18 octobre 2018, 18:20, with audio; Editorial: Ouellet vs. Viganò exposes right wing's anti-Francis strategy, National Catholic Reporter, Oct 18, 2018; Women's voice needed to fight clericalism, 'macho' culture, cardinal says by Julio Arocho Esteves, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Vatican City, 10/18/2018; Vigano letter responds to Cardinal Ouellet's charge of rebellion against pope by Hannah Brockhaus, CNA/EWTN News, Vatican City, Oct 19, 2018 / 08:22 am; Santità episcopale ordinaria. Alla Cei il cardinale Ouellet ricorda Paolo VI by Marc Ouellet, L'Osservatore Romano, 14 novembre 2018;
2019
Cardinal: US Bishops’ Vote on Abuse Reform Measures Was Blocked to Allow More Discussion, National Catholic Register, CNA/EWTN News, Jan. 2, 2019; Una riserva di speranza per il mondo. A colloquio con il cardinale Ouellet by Nicola Gori, L'Osservatore Romano, 15 gennaio 2019; Vivere la Settimana Santa con le meditazioni del cardinal Ouellet by Alessandro Di Bussolo, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 09 aprile 2019, 19:35, with audio; Card Ouellet: Motu proprio establishes effective measures against abuse, Vatican News, 09 May 2019, 12:41; Card. Ouellet ai vescovi del Celam: ascoltate laici e valorizzate le donne by Roberta Gisotti, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 16 maggio 2019, 13:22; Enger Mitarbeiter des Papstes verteidigt „Synodalität“, Vatican News, 16 Mai 2019, 14:45; La pace è possibile by Marc Ouellet, L'Osservatore Romano, 05 giugno 2019; Migranti e rifugiati messaggeri di Dio. Il prefetto della Congregazione per i vescovi a Fátima, L'Osservatore Romano, 13 agosto 2019; Vatican: German Synod Plans ‘Not Ecclesiologically Valid’ by Ed Condon, National Catholic Register, Vatican City, Sep. 12, 2019; Ouellet: il Papa si muove nella tradizione del pensiero sociale della Chiesa by Iacopo Scaramuzzi, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 28 Settembre 2019; Even a Cardinal Close To Bergoglio Is Condemning the Dangers of the Synods of the Amazon and Germany by Sandro Magister, Settimo Cielo, 02 ott 2019; Cardinal Ouellet defends priestly celibacy ahead of Amazon synod, Catholic News Agency, Rome, Italy, Oct 2, 2019 / 11:35 am; Sinodo, il cardinale Ouellet: “Non sono contrario ai viri probati, ma scettico” by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, 02 Ottobre 2019; Top Vatican cardinal ‘skeptical’ on married priests for the Amazon by Inés san Martí, Crux, Rome, Oct 3, 2019; Could the Amazon synod be Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s last hurrah? by John L. Allen Jr., Crux, Rome, Oct 10, 2019; Le cardinal Ouellet rend hommage au Pape, «un homme de Dieu», interview by Hélène Destombes, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 13 décembre 2019, 16:13, with audio;
2020
Ouellet: la Chiesa è donna, lo dice la teologia ma ci sono pregiudizi da superare by Roberta Gisotti, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 10 febbraio 2020, 15:18, with audio; Il cardinale Ouellet saluta gli evangelizzatori ispanici in America Latina by Felipe Herrera Espaillat, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 01 marzo 2020, 08:30; Il cardinale Ouellet per la Giornata ispano-americana celebrata in Spagna. Nuove forme di sfruttamento sfidano la missione nel nuovo Continente, Il Sismografo, L'Osservatore Romano, lunedì 2 marzo 2020; Più donne per formare i sacerdoti by Romilda Ferrauto, Vatican News, 24 aprile 2020, 10:20; Per formare i preti servono più donne by Romilda Ferrauto, L'Osservatore Romano, 25 aprile 2020; Seminaries must hire, involve more women, Cardinal Ouellet says by Cindy Wooden, Crux, Catholic News Service, Rome, Apr 26, 2020; Female theologians back Ouellet: Seminaries need women involved in formation by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, May 11, 2020; Il cardinale Ouellet in Repubblica Ceca per la festa di San Wenceslao, Il Sismografo, venerdì 14 agosto 2020; Migranti: card. Ouellet, “indifferenza davanti alle migliaia di vittime che il mare ha sepolto per mancanza di apertura dei porti è un’infamia”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 18 settembre 2020 @ 16:22; We make our own the suffering of those affected by climate change: Cardinal Marc Ouelle by Paola Calderón Gómez, Prensa CELAM, Friday, November 19, 2020; Rapport sur les prêtres pédophiles | Le cardinal Ouellet, juge et partie dans le scandale?, 98.5, 26 novembre 2020 10:16; Intervento dell’ Em.mo Card. Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Conferenza stampa di presentazione del Documento “Il Vescovo e l’unità dei cristiani: Vademecum ecumenico”, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 04.12.2020;
2021
España. Día de Hispanoamérica: Card. Ouellet llama a la solidaridad intercontinental by Alina Tufani, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 03 febrero 2021, 17:01; Le pape songerait à remplacer le cardinal Marc Ouellet, by Martin Lavoie, Journal de Québec, dimanche, 28 février 2021 00:00, with audio; Intervento dell’Em.mo Card. Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Conferenza Stampa di presentazione del Simposio Teologico Internazionale "Per una teologia fondamentale del sacerdozio”, organizzato dalla Congregazione per i Vescovi (Roma, 17-19 febbraio 2022), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 12.04.2021; Vatican Summit on ‘Theology of the Priesthood’ Will Look at Questions Raised in Recent Synods by Courtney Mares, National Catholic Register, CNA, Vatican City, April 12, 2021; Ouellet: ogni singolo fedele costruisce un pezzo di Chiesa by Michele Raviart, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 12 aprile 2021, 16:27, with audio; Sacerdozio, un Simposio a Roma nel 2022. Ouellet: riflessioni su abusi, celibato e ruolo delle donne by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, 12 Aprile 2021 18:04; Cardinal unveils major Vatican conference on priesthood slated for 2022 by Cindy Wooden, The Boston Pilot, 4/12/2021; Vatican event on priesthood to explore topic of celibacy by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Apr 13, 2021; Cardinal Ouellet highlights importance of theological reflection on priesthood, Vatican News, 12 April 2021, 15:17, with audio; Cardinal Marc Ouellet throws his hat into the ring by Robert Mickens, La Croix International, Vatican City, April 16, 2021; Cardenal Marc Ouellet recuerda que el cambio de las estructuras es fruto de la misionariedad by Paola Calderón Gómez, Prensa CELAM, Bogotá D.C. 18 de mayo de 2021; La Presidencia del CELAM se reúne con el Card. Marc Ouellet by Óscar Elizalde, Prensa CELAM, jueves, octubre 7, 2021; Assemblea ecclesiale, Ouellet: la pandemia non frena il dinamismo dell'America latina by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 22 novembre 2021, 15:37; El cardenal Marc Ouellet pone sobre la mesa un gran reto para Latinoamérica y el Caribe by Miroslava López, Vida Nueva Digital, 26/11/2021; Ouellet: il desiderio del Papa di una Chiesa sinodale è mariano e missionario by Amedeo Lomonaco, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 26 novembre 2021, 17:25; Cardenal Ouellet: “Los obispos tienen que comportarse como fieles, en fraternidad con todos” by Luis Miguel Modino, Religión Digital, 26.11.2021; El delegado del Papa en la Asamblea Eclesial agradece a la Guadalupana corregir con ternura el rumbo de la Iglesia en América Latina by Miroslava López, Vida Nueva Digital, 29/11/2021; El cardenal Ouellet descarta la ordenación de mujeres y llama a una revolución más profunda en la Iglesia by Ángel Alberto Morillo, Vida Nueva Digital, 29/11/2021; Assemblea ecclesiale America Latina: card. Ouellet, “vissuta settimana di ascolto, fraternità ed entusiasmo”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 29 Novembre 2021 @ 9:29; Vatican cardinal says women’s ordination is ‘wrong path’ by Inés San Martín, Crux, Rome, Nov 29, 2021; Kardinal Ouellet schließt Weihe von Frauen aus, Vatican News, 30 November 2021, 12:15;
2022
. Sacerdozio, Ouellet: simposio necessario per riflettere su celibato, donne, laici by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 09 febbraio 2022, 08:59; Un simposio per riflettere su celibato sacerdotale donne e laici. A colloquio con il cardinale Ouellet by Salvatore Cernuzio, L'Osservatore Romano, 09 febbraio 2022; « Le célibat des prêtres est incompréhensible sans la foi », déclare le cardinal Ouellet, famille chrétienne, 11/02/2022 à 11:44; Ouellet apre simposio su sacerdozio con Papa denunciando abusi, askanews.it, Città del Vaticano, Giovedì 17 febbraio 2022 - 09:21; Cardinal Ouellet: Priests not supporting Francis should ask, 'What am I doing here?' by Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter, Rome, Feb 17, 2022; Pédocriminalité: un cardinal fustige les «comportements criminels trop longtemps dissimulés», Le Journal de Montréal, Jeudi, 17 février 2022 05:55; Cardinal slams abuse cover-ups at Vatican priest forum, France24, AFP, Vatican City, 17/02/2022 - 13:52; Ouellet, sobre los abusos: "Quiero expresar nuestro sincero pesar y pedir perdón a las víctimas, que sufren sus vidas destruidas por un comportamiento abusivo y criminal", Vida Nueva Digital, 17.02.2022; Cardenal Ouellet: “¿Qué se puede esperar de una ‘teología del sacerdocio’ cuando los abusos ocupan portadas?”, Vida Nueva Digital, 17/02/2022; Marc Ouellet, le cardinal au lourd passif qui rêve de succéder au pape François by Gino Hoel, édité par Hélène Pagesy, Slate, 22 février 2022 à 10h24; La vita va condivisa. Messaggio del cardinale Ouellet per la Giornata ispanoamericana by Charles de Pechpeyrou, L'Osservatore Romano, 05 marzo 2022; Vatican cardinal: Subordination of women to men is ‘fruit of sin’ by Inés San Martín, Crux, Rome, Jun 15, 2022, with audio; La riforma della Curia romana nell’ambito dei fondamenti del diritto nella Chiesa by Marc Ouellet, Prefetto del Dicastero per i Vescovi, L/Osservatore Romano, 20 luglio 2022; Prominent cardinal named in sexual assault lawsuit against archdiocese of Quebec, CBC News, Aug 16, 2022 10:54 AM ET; Le cardinal Ouellet aurait fait l'objet d'une enquête du pape by Louis-Samuel Perron, La Presse, Montréal, mardi 16 août 2022 12h02; Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault, CTV News, Aug. 16, 2022 12:56 p.m. EDT; Le cardinal Marc Ouellet visé par des allégations d’attouchements sexuels by Isabelle Mathieu, Le Soleil, Le Nouvelliste, 16 août 2022 12h00; Molestie sessuali, pesanti accuse per il cardinale canadese Marc Ouellet, Gazzetta del Sud, 16 Agosto 2022; Autoridad del Vaticano es acusada de abuso sexual en Canadá by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 16 de agosto de 2022 - 4:18 PM; Cardinal Ouellet named in Canadian sex abuse lawsuit by Carl Bunderson, Catholic News Agency, Denver Newsroom, Aug 16, 2022 / 16:04 pm; Cardeal é acusado de abuso sexual no Canadá, uol Notícias, 16/08/2022 18h04; Prominent Vatican cardinal named in Canada sexual assault lawsuit-filling, Reuters, August 16, 2022 8:23 PM EDT; Canada : un cardinal qui avait dénoncé les abus sexuels dans l’Église accusé… d’agressions sexuelles, Le Parisien, 16 août 2022 à 22h42; Cardenal canadiense es acusado de agresión sexual by Ariadna Eljuri, Últimas Noticias, 16 agosto, 2022; Cardinal Ouellet allegations will raise Vatican criticisms by JD Flint, The Pillar, Aug 16, 2022; Allégations d’abus contre le cardinal Marc Ouellet by François Gloutnay, Présence, 16 août 2022; Un influent cardinal accusé d’agressions sexuelles, L'Essentiel, 17 août 2022, 07:14; Top Vatican Official Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Quebec by Ian Austen and Gaia Pianigiani, The New York Times, Ottawa, Aug. 17, 2022 Updated 4:48 p.m. ET; Cardinal Ouellet targeted in sexual misconduct lawsuit in Canada, Aleteia, 08/17/22; Cardinal Ouellet, Vatican official, among clergy accused of abuse in lawsuit by Francois Gloutnay, Crux, Catholic News Service, Montreal, Aug 17, 2022; El cardenal Ouellet, acusado de acoso sexual mientras era arzobispo de Quebec by Mateo González Alonso, Vida Nueva Digital, 17/08/2022; Le Vatican n’a pas suivi ses propres règles by François Gloutnay, présence-info, 17 août 2022; Allégations d’agressions : le pape exclut une nouvelle enquête contre Marc Ouellet, Radio-Canada, 17 août 2022; Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claims, AP News, Rome, August 17, 2022; Dichiarazione del Direttore della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Matteo Bruni, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 18.08.2022; Canadá.- El Papa no abrirá una investigación canónica contra el cardenal Ouellet acusado de agresión sexual, notimérica, Europa Press, Roma, 18 Ago. 2022; El Papa descarta investigar a un cardenal canadiense, infobae, Reuters, Ciudad del Vaticano, 18 de Agosto de 2022; Vatican will not take Cardinal Ouellet to trial for sex abuse allegation by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Aug 18, 2022 / 10:11 am; Catholic cardinal accused in lawsuit of sexual assault by Amanda Coletta and Chico Harlan, The Washington Post, August 18, 2022 at 11:21 a.m. EDT; Allégations envers le cardinal Ouellet: un pas de plus vers un procès by Diane Tremblay, Le Journal de Québec, Jeudi, 18 août 2022 13:41; Papa Francesco, non ci sono elementi per una indagine canonica contro il cardinale Ouellet by Angela Ambrogetti, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 18 agosto, 2022 / 4:50 PM; Ouellet: Pope finds insufficient grounds for canonical investigation, Vatican News, 18 August 2022, 17:26; Le Vatican exclut une nouvelle enquête sur le cardinal Ouellet by Henri Ouellette-Vézina and Alice Girard-Bossé, La Presse, jeudi 18 août 2022 17h35; Le pape n’enquêtera pas sur le cardinal Ouellet accusé d’agressions sexuelles faute d’« éléments suffisants », L'Obs avec AFP, 18 août 2022 à 18h41; Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claims, Crux, Associated Press, Rome, Aug 18, 2022; Vatican: Ouellet will not face canonical trial by JD Flynn and Luke Coppen, The Pillar, Aug 18 2022; Vatican cardinal terms assault allegations false, defamatory by Nicole Winwield, AP News, Rome, August 19, 2022; Cardinale Ouellet: individuato un nuovo bersaglio oltre Tevere, Silere non possum, 19 agosto 2022; Cardinal Ouellet: Allegations against me are defamatory by Carl Bunderson, Catholic News Agency, Denver Newsroom, Aug 19, 2022 / 10:00 am; Le cardinal Ouellet dans la tourmente ? Le Vatican exclut une enquête canonique by Marie-Lucile Kubacki, La Vie, 19/08/2022 à 17h37; Cardinal Ouellet firmly denies accusations of inappropriate conduct, Vatican News, 19 August 2022, 17:40; As Vatican says 'no grounds' to investigate Ouellet, questions raised over handling of complaint, CBC News, August 19, 2022; Vatican cardinal terms assault allegations false, defamatory by Nicole Winfield, Crux, Associated Press, Rome, Aug 19, 2022; Dichiarazione del cardinale Ouellet, L'Osservatore Romano, 20 agosto 2022; Cardinal Marc Ouellet denies sexual assault allegation, Aleteia, 08/20/22; De fausses accusations, dit le cardinal Marc Ouellet by François Gloutnay, présence, 22 août 2022; Agression sexuelle: le pape François cherche-t-il à étouffer l'affaire Ouellet? by Gino Hoel, edité par Yann Guillou, Slate.fr, 25 août 2022 à 9h00; Ladaria e Ouellet ai vescovi tedeschi: “Cosa è successo? Dove stiamo andando?”, Silere non possum, 25 novembre 2022; Así fue la ‘bronca’ de Ladaria y Ouellet a los obispos alemanes by Elena Magariños, Vida Nueva Digital, 25/11/2022; Vatican cardinal sues for defamation in Quebec assault claim by Nicole Winfield, AP News, December 13, 2022; Canadian Cardinal Ouellet sues over accusations of sexual assault by Philip Pullella, Reuters, Vatican City, December 13, 2022 2:10 PM EST; Cardinal Ouellet sues for defamation, Vatican News, 13 December 2022, 18:40; Abusi: il card. Ouellet querela per diffamazione la donna che lo accusa, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 13 Dicembre 2022 @ 19:10; La querela del cardinale Ouellet per diffamazione a chi lo ha accusato di abusi, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 13 dicembre, 2022 / 7:27; Le cardinal Ouellet poursuit la plaignante F. pour diffamation by François Gloutnay, Présence, 13 Décembre 2022; Top Vatican cardinal sues woman who accused him of sexual assault by John Lavenburg, Crux, New York, Dec 14, 2022, with audio; Cardinal Ouellet Sues for Defamation Over Accusations of Sexual Assault by Kevin J. Jones, National Catholic Rehister, CNA, Vatican, December 14, 2022; Cardinal Ouellet sues for defamation over accusations of sexual assault by Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency, Denver, Colo., Dec 13, 2022 / 16:50 pm; Chiara Amirante difende il cardinale Ouellet, Vatican News, 16 dicembre 2022, 16:26;
2023
Poursuivie par le cardinal Ouellet, Paméla Groleau sort de l'ombre, La Presse, 13 janvier 2023; La présumée victime du cardinal Marc Ouellet lève le voile sur son identité by Jessica Nadeau, Le Devoir, 13 janvier 2023; Déclaration. «Je rêve de voir l’Église se porter à la défense des plus faibles, des appauvris, des blessés», Présence information religieuse, 13 janvier 2023; Mulher que se diz vítima do cardeal Ouellet dá a cara… também “pela Igreja” by Manuel Pinto, Sete Margens, 14 Jan 2023; Second Canadian woman accuses Vatican Cardinal Marc Ouellet of misconduct by François Gloutnay, National Catholic Reporter, January 19, 2023; Pope Francis reviewed 2nd Cardinal Ouellet misconduct allegation by Luke Coppen, The Pillar, January 20, 2023 . 8:57 PM; Prominent Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet denies 2nd allegation of sexual misconduct, The Canadian Press, Jan 21, 2023 7:12 PM EST.; Cardenal Marc Ouellet: «El Consejo sinodal planteado en Alemania supondría renunciar al oficio episcopal», Omnes, 25 de enero de 2023; Rinuncia del Prefetto del Dicastero per i Vescovi e Presidente della Pontificia Commissione per l’America Latina e Nomina del successore, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 30.01.2023; Vatican: démission du Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Le Figaro with AFP, Janvier 30 2023, 18:40, with audio; El Papa acepta renuncia del Cardenal Ouellet y nombra a Obispo del Perú como sucesor by Almudena Martínez-Bordiú, ACI Prensa, 30 de enero de 2023 / 7:23 a. m.; Pope Francis accepts Ouellet’s resignation, appoints American to lead Dicastery for Bishops by Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Jan 30, 2023 / 07:27 am; Autoridad vaticana pide defender el celibato sacerdotal en lugar de criticarlo by Mercedes De La Torre, ACI Prensa, 20 de febrero de 2023 / 5:31 a. m.; ‘The figure of a father’: Cardinal Ouellet on 10 years with Pope Francis by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Mar 9, 2023 / 09:00 am; Fin de parcours pour Marc Ouellet by Mathieu Perreault, La Presse, lundi 10 avril 2023; Once ‘papabile,’ bishop-maker Cardinal Marc Ouellet retires by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Apr 24, 2023 / 10:30 am.


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(228) 27. COTTIER, O.P., Georges Marie Martin
(1922-2016)

Birth. April 25, 1922, Carouge (or Céligny), diocese of Lausanne (1), Switzerland, where the family had resided for three generations. Son of Louis Cottier, a master watchmaker (as had been his grandfather, Emmanuel), and Antonie Bouchardy.

Education. Primary studies at Carouge. Attended collège in Genève, obtaining the classical maturity in 1941; then, studied at the Faculty of Letters at the University of Genève, obtaining a doctorate in classical letters in 1944. Entered the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in 1945; studied at the Pontifical Collegio S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Rome, until 1952, obtaining a bachelor in philosophy and a doctorate in theology; in 1952, he returned to Genève, furthering his theological studies at the University of Genève; in 1959 he defended his doctoral dissertation "L'athéisme du jeune Marx et ses origines hégéliennes", at the Faculty of Letters of that university.

Priesthood. Ordained, July 2, 1951, Rome. In 1962, he became lecturer of philosophy at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Genève. He participated as an expert at the Second Vatican Council, first as private expert of Charles de Provenchères, archbishop of Aix en Provence, France; and in the last session (1965), as an expert to the council, together with Charles Journet, future cardinal. He was visiting professor at the University of Montréal in 1969; at the Institute Catholique de Paris from 1974 to 1975; at the Sacro Cuore University, Milan, from 1985 to 1986; and at the University of Padua in 1986. From 1973 until 1990, he was responsible of the courses of modern and contemporary philosophy at the University of Fribourg. Director of the Dominican Center of Genève. In the 1980s, he collaborated on numerous occasions with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Opposed to the theology of liberation, he had an active role in the preparation of the second document issued by the Vatican against such theological movement. Published in April 1986, the document expresses reservations concerning its conformity with the Church's tradition. Consultor of the Pontifical Council for the Dialog with Non-Believers; as such, participated in colloquies in Ljubljana, Budapest, Strassbourg and Moscow. He was also consultor to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and to the Pontifical Council for Culture. Member of the International Theological Commission in 1986; secretary general from March 1989 until October 2003. Theologian of the Pontifical Household, December 1989 until October 2003. Moved to Rome in 1990. Preached the spiritual exercises of Lent for the pope and the Roman Curia, March 1990. Honorary member of the Pontifical Academy of Science, October 28, 1992. Director of the journal Nova et Vetera, founded by Cardinal Journet. Member of the Pontifical Academy of Science; of the Pontifical Academy "San Tommaso d'Aquino"; of the Pontifical Academy of Theology; of the Institute of Synthesis of the Görres Society of Germany; of the Foundation "Cardinal Journet" of Fribourg; of the Cercle Jacques et Raïssa Maritain, until 1990; and of the Committee for International Encounters of Genève. He was president of the historical-theological commission established by the Central Committee of the Grand Jubilee of the Year 2000.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Tullia, October 7, 2003. Consecrated on October 20, 2003, church of S. Sabina, Rome, by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P., archbishop of Vienna, assisted by Bernard Genoud, bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg, and by Paolo Sardi, titular archbishop of Sutri, nuncio with special charges. His episcopal motto was Veritas et misericordia.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of Ss. Domenico e Sisto, October 21, 2003. When he was promoted to the cardinalate, the cardinal was already 80 years old, therefore, he did not have the right to participate in the conclave. Pro-theologian of the Pontifical Household, October 21, 2003; reappointed, April 21, 2005; ceased, December 1, 2005. Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005; by papal appointment. Opted for the order of cardinal priests on June 12, 2014; his deaconry, Ss. Domenico e Sisto, was elevated pro hac vice to title.

Death. March 31, 2016, in the evening, at Polyclinic Agostino Gemelli in Rome, of pulmonary embolism secondary to an operation of the femoral neck. Upon learning the news of the death of Cardinal Cottier, Pope Francis prayed for the eternal repose of his soul and sent his sister a telegram of condolence (2). The exequies for the eternal repose of the late cardinal took place on Saturday April 2, 2016 at the Altar of the Cathedra of the papal Vatican basilica. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the Mass that was concelebrated by other cardinals, archbishops and bishops. At the end of the ceremony, Pope Francis presided over the rite of the Ultima Commendatio and the Valedictio. Cardinal Cottier was buried in the Roman cemetery of Campo Verano.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Press Office of the Holy See; photograph and biography, in Spanish, Orden de Predicadores; photograph, arms and biography, in English, Wikipedia; photograph, arms, bibliography and biography, in French, Wikipédia; photograph, arms, bibliography and biography, in German, Wikipedia; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Talk given by His Eminence Cardinal Georges Marie Martin Cottier at the Round Table Presentation of the LEV publication. John Paul II. The Development of a Theology of Communication, February 4, 2009 in the Sala Marconi at Vatican Radio headquarters in Rome; Cottier: e iniziò un'era nuova by Filippo Rizzi, Avvenire (Quelli del Concilio/1), 25 aprile 2012; Hacer algunas renuncias y aceptar los cambios que la Iglesia propone. Coloquio con el cardenal Georges Cottier, testigo directo del Concilio Vaticano II. By José Antonio Varela Vidal, Zenit, 09-07-2012; En su petición de perdón, el papa Juan Pablo II tuvo una gran intuición. Coloquio con el cardenal Georges Cottier, testigo directo del Concilio Vaticano II (parte 2). By José Antonio Varela Vidal, Zenit, 11-07-2012; Los papas Juan XXIII y Pablo VI dieron mensajes que dejaron atrás la doctrina de la guerra justa. Coloquio con el cardenal Georges Cottier, testigo directo del Concilio Vaticano II (parte final). By José Antonio Varela Vidal, Zenit, 13-07-2012; «Nei suoi gesti una profonda libertà spirituale», in Italian, L'Intervista, Avvenire, 22 marzo 2013; his bibliography, Helveticat, Biblioteca nazionale svizzera.

(1) On October 17, 1924, the diocese of Lausanne was united to that of Fribourg, which had also the title of Genève since January 30, 1821.
(2) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Press Office of the Holy See:

A Madame Marie Emmanuelle Pastore Cottier
CH - Carouge
Apprenant avec émotion la triste nouvelle de la disparition de votre frère, le Cardinal Georges Marie Martin Cottier, o.p. , je désire vous exprimer ma vive participation au deuil qui touche toutes les personnes qui ont connu et estimé ce zélé serviteur de l'Évangile. Avec une profonde gratitude, je fais mémoire de sa foi solide, de son amabilité paternelle et de son intense activité culturelle et ecclésiale, notamment au service des Papes saint Jean-Paul II et Benoît XVI, comme théologien de la Maison pontificale. J'adresse une fervente priére au Seigneur, afin que, par l'intercession de la Vierge Marie et de saint Dominique, il accorde au Cardinal défunt la récompense promise à ses fidèles disciples et, en signe de réconfort, je vous adresse de grand cœur la Bénédiction Apostolique, ainsi qu'à toutes les personnes qui ont apprécié son zèle sacerdotal et son dévouement envers l'Église et envers le Souverain Pontife.
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FRANCISCUS PP.

Analogous telegram was sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of State.

(3) This is the text of the inscription on his vault, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:

FRÈRE MARIE-MARTIN (GEORGES) CARDINAL COTTIER, OP
DELLA PROVINCIA SVIZZERA
TEOLOGO EMERITO DELLA CASA PONTIFICIA
25 IV 1922         31 III 2016
《VERITAS ET MISERICORDIA 》
RIP


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(229) 28. JOOS, Gustaaf
(1923-2004)

Birth. July 5, 1923, Sint-Niklaas, diocese of Gent, Belgium. The youngest of eight children, he had three brothers who were priests, one of whom was a missionary in Japan.

Education. Studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, where he earned a doctorate in canon law in 1949. He became a friend of Karol Wojtyla, future Pope John Paul II, while both resided at the Belgian College in Rome between 1946 and 1948 (1).

Priesthood. Ordained, April 28, 1946, Gent. Vicar in Beveren-Waas, December 13, 1949. Professor in Aalst (Centre d' Information pour Brancardier Ecclesiastiques), September 5, 1951. Professor at the Major Seminary of Gent, July 3, 1959. Notary at the ecclesiastical tribunal of the diocese of Gent, August 8, 1959. Honorary canon of the cathedral chapter of Gent, September 29, 1961; ordinary canon, September 22, 1967. Pastor in Landskouter, August 11, 1970 until his death. Judicial vice-vicar of the diocese of Gent, 1970; judicial vicar, November 5, 1984. Judge of the Interdiocesan Court of the Belgian Church, Amberes, February 1, 1994 until his death.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Ieper, October 7, 2003. Consecrated, October 11, 2003, chapel of the bishopric of Gent, by Arthur Luysterman, bishop of Gent, assisted by Paul Van den Berghe, bishop of Antwerpen, and by Jozef De Kesel, titular bishop of Bulna, auxiliary of Malines-Brussels. His episcopal motto was Diliges me.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo, October 21, 2003. When he was promoted to the cardinalate, the cardinal was already 80 years old, therefore, he did not have the right to participate in the conclave.

Death. November 2, 2004, at his home adjacent to the rural parish of Landskouter, Oosterzele, which he lived since 1970, when he fell ill after saying Mass. After learning the news of the death of the cardinal, Pope John Paul II sent Cardinal Godfried Danneels, archbishop of Malines-Brussels, a telegram of condolence. His funeral Mass was celebrated at the cathedral of Saint-Bavon de Gand on Friday November 12, at 11 a.m., by Luc Van Looy, bishop of Gent. In accordance to the cardinal's wishes, the final absolution was held in his parish church in Landskouter prior to the burial in the local cemetery (2).

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; biography, in Dutch, Wikipedia; photographs and biography by Nele De Moor, in English, Find a Grave; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Kinder, Gentler Cardinal by Michael Potemra, National Review, The Corner, The One and Only, January 21, 2004 1:13 PM; Pope Mourns Death of Belgian Cardinal Joos , Zenit, Vatican City, November 3, 2004; Belgian cardinal dies, had stirred controversy with remarks on homosexuality, CNA, Brussels, Belgium, Nov 3, 2004 / 12:00 am; Cardinal Gustaaf Joos, 81; Belgian Disparaged Lesbians and Gays, Burssels, Belgium, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, November 03, 2004.

(1) At that time, young Father Joos was studying canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University, while Father Wojtyla was writing his doctoral thesis under the direction of Dominican Father Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange.
(2) This is the inscription on his tomb, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:

D.O.M.
Gustaaf Kardinaal Joos
* Sint-Niklaas 5 juli 1923
+ Landskouter 2 november 2004
Pastoor van Landskouter
1970 - 2004
Kardinaal benoemd
2003


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(230) 29. ŠPIDLÍK, S.J., Tomáš
(1919-2010)

Birth. December 17, 1919, Boskovice, Moravia, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). From a poor family of shoemakers.

Education. Studied at the University of Brno, Moravia, academic year 1938-1939 (philosophy); all universities in Czechoslovakia were closed by Germany on November 11, 1939. Entered the Society of Jesus; novitiate in Benesov near Prague, 1940; occupied by the Nazis in 1942, the novitiate was transferred to Velehrad, Moravia. Took religious vows, September 24, 1942; finished his philosophical studies in Velehrad, 1942-1945; studies interrupted at later times because of forced youth labor; after finishing his philosophical studies he was prefect of Velehrad's secondary school, 1945-1946, fulfilling the period called magister in the Society of Jesus; Czech and Russian languages. Sent to Maastricht, Holland, for his theological studies. Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome (doctorate, June 1955).

Priesthood. Ordained, August 22, 1949, Maastricht. Finished his third probation period as a Jesuit in Florence, 1950-1951. Called to Rome to ministry at Vatican radio in the programs broadcast to the countries behind the Iron Curtain, 1951. For thirty-eight years, spiritual director of the Pontifical Nepomuceno Seminary, the former Bohemian Seminary. Professor of patristic and Eastern spiritual theology at various universities in Rome and around the world from June 1955. In the academic year 1989-1990, he became a professor emeritus. In 1989 he was chosen "Man of the Year, 1990" by the American Bibliographical Institute of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, and, a year later, the same institute chose him as "The most admired person of the decade". On July 26,1992, the city of Uh. Brod, Czechoslovakia, awarded him honorary citizenship. He was invited to Russia many times. In April 1994, on the occasion of the publication of his Russian Ideas, the city of Troyes, France, awarded him the medal of the city as a commemoration of honorary citizenship. In 1993, the Society of Byzantine Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia, named him an honorary member. In the 1994-1995 academic year, he was named the first holder of the seat of Eastern Theology at the Pontifical Oriental Institute; the inaugural lecture, "The Person's Return to Eastern Spirituality", was held on November 14, 1994. He preached the Spiritual Exercises for the pope and the Roman Curia in March 1995, encouraging the pope to write the encyclical Ut Unum Sint on ecumenism. Received a doctorate honoris causa from the University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 1997, as one of the greatest authorities on theology and Eastern spirituality; and in December 1997, he received another one from the theological department of the University of Olomouc, Czech Republic. In October 1998, Václav Havel, president of the Czech Republic, decorated him with the medal of the Order of Masaryk, one of the highest honors of the country. In May 1999, the University of Prague conferred on him a doctorate honoris causa. Consultor of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Consultor of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life. A prolific writer, he was an expert on the spirituality of Eastern Christianity (1).

Episcopate. Requested to be dispensed from the requirement of episcopal ordination and the dispensation was granted by Pope John Paul II.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Agata de' Goti, October 21, 2003. Promoted to the cardinalate when he was over 80 years old, and thus, he did not have the right to participate in the conclave. Addressed the cardinals at the opening of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel, April 18, 2005.

Death. Friday April 16, 2010, at 9 p.m., in Centro Ezio Aletti, Rome, where he had resided since 1991. The Centro is attached to the Pontifical Oriental Institute. The body of the cardinal was exposed in the chapel of the Centro, via Paolina 25, until the evening of Monday April 19. Upon learning of the death of the cardinal, the pope prayed for the eternal repose of his soul and sent a telegram of condolence to Father Adolfo Nicolás Pachón, superior general of the Society of Jesus, order to which the late cardinal belonged. The exequial Mass took place on Tuesday April 20, at 11:30, in the papal basilica of Saint Peter at the Vatican, and was presided by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, and concelebrated by nineteen other cardinals present. At the end of the ceremony, Pope Benedict XVI went to the basilica and addressed those present. The pontiff presided over the Ultima Commendatio and the Valedictio. After the ceremony, the body of the late cardinal was transported to Velehrad, in Moravia, Czech Republic, a place particularly loved by him because its relation to the evangelization of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and because it is a crossroad of peoples and culture. The body of the cardinal arrived in Olomouc in the evening of April 21, 2010. The body was exposed in the chapel of Loreto, in the metropolitan cathedral of St. Wenceslas, Olomouc. On April 29, at 6 p.m., a Mass was celebrated in the cathedral. The last farewell to the deceased cardinal took place on Friday April 30, at 4 p.m., in a Mass celebrated in the Basilica of the Assumption and St. Cyril and Methodius, in Velehrad. The pontifical requiem Mass was presided over by Archbishop Jan Graupner of Olomouc. Then the remains of the late cardinal were buried in the Royal Chapel, in that basilica.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photographs, video of his funeral and biography, in Italian, Centro Aletti; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Il Cardinale Špidlík, "insigne servitore del Vangelo" by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Roma, 16 aprile, 2020 / 10:00 AM.

(1) This is a list of some of his works, taken from his first biography in Italian, linked above: A due polmoni. Dalla memoria spirituale d'Europa, 1999; A partire dalla persona. Una teologia per la nuova evangelizzazione, 1994; L'arte di purificare il cuore, 1999; Il cammino dello Spirito, 1995; Conosci Cristo?. Attualità della sua Persona, 1997; Conosci il Padre?, 1998; Conosci lo Spirito?, 1997; La fede secondo le icone, with Marko Ivan Rupnik, 2000; L'idea russa. Un'altra visione dell'uomo, 1995; Lezioni sulla Divinoumanità 1995; La Madre di Dio, 2002; Narrativa dell'immagine, with Marko Ivan Rupnik, 1996; Noi nella Trinità, 2000; Pregare nel cuore. Iniziazione alla preghiera, 2006; La preghiera, secondo la tradizione dell'Oriente cristiano, 2002; Il professor Ulipispirus e altre storie, 2005; Lo starets Ignazio: un esempio di paternità spirituale, 2001; L' "uomo di Dio", 2003; Il vangelo delle feste. Riflessioni sul vangelo domenicale e festive, 2003; Il vangelo di ogni giorno. Riflessioni sul vangelo del tempo ordinario, 2001; La saggia civetta e le sue storie, 2004; Alle fonti dell'Europa. Miscellanea I, 2004; L'eucarestia farmaco di immortalità, 2005; Conosci il Padre, Cristo e lo Spirito?, 2005; "Sentire e gustare". Letture per gli Esercizi, 2006; In principio era l'arte: Alle Fonti dell'Europa. Miscellanea II, 2006; "Maranathà". La vita dopo la morte, 2007; Una conoscenza integrale. La via del simbolo, with Marco Ivan Rupnik, 2010.


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(231) 30. NAGY, S.C.I., Stanisław
(1921-2013)

Birth. September 30, 1921, Bieruń Stary, Wadowice, archdiocese of Kraków (now archdiocese of Katowice), Poland. He was the youngest of seven children. His father, a miner who later changed jobs to a local dynamite factory, was Hungarian and his mother, a housewife, was Polish; after her death in 1926, he was raised by his sisters Marta and Maria. His baptismal name was Stanisław Kazimierz.

Education. Entered the Congregation of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians), in Zgromadzenia, 1937; studied at the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, where he obtained the magisterium in 1948; and at the Catholic University of Lublin, where he earned a doctorate in 1952; specialized in moral theology and ecumenism.

Priesthood. Ordained, July 8, 1945, Kraków, by Bishop Stanisław Rospond, titular bishop of Dardano, auxiliary of Kraków. At the Catholic University of Lublin (1): professor; habilitacja, 1968; professor extraordinary, 1979; professor ordinary, 1985. Rector of the Minor Seminary of the Sacred Heart, Kraków, 1947-1950. Rector of the Major Seminary of the Sacred Heart, Tarnow, 1952-1958. Since 1958, director of conferences, Catholic University of Lublin. In 1970, named director of the newly created section of comparative theology and ecumenism. Director of the branch of fundamental ecclesiology, 1972-1991. Director of the department of theology, Catholic University of Lublin, 1972-1974. Professor at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Wroclaw, 1973. Redactor of the section on ecumenism of the Encyklopedii Katolickiej and member of the editorial board of Roczników Teologicznych. Member of the Catholic-Lutheran Mixed Commission appointed by the Secretariat for Christian Unity and the Lutheran Federation. Several times, president of the section of fundamental theology of the Commission of Studies of the Polish episcopate. Attended the Second Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 24 to December 8, 1985; as an assistant to the special secretary. Member of the International Theological Commission, 1991-1996. Attended the Special Assembly for Europe of the the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, November 28 to December 14, 1991; as an auditor. On September 28, 2003, received the medal of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Wroclaw.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Hólar, October 7, 2003. Consecrated, October 13, 2003, Wawel cathedral basilica, Kraków, by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, archbishop of Kraków, assisted by Cardinal Marian Jaworski, archbishop of Lviv of the Latins, Ukraine, and by Józef Kowalczyk, titular archbishop of Eraclea, nuncio to Poland. His episcopal motto was In te Cor Jesu speravi.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of October 21, 2003; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Maria della Scala, October 21, 2003. When he was promoted to the cardinalate, the cardinal was already 80 years old, therefore, he did not have the right to participate in the conclave. On October 31, 2008, he was the named Commander’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and on May 10, 2009, he was granted a doctorate honoris causa from the Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Wrocław.

Death. June 5, 2013, in the morning, in the convent of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) in Kraków, ul. Saska 2 (Saska street 2). Upon learning the news of the death of Cardinal Nagy, Pope Francis prayed for the eternal repose of his soul and sent Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz a telegram of condolence (2). The funeral took place on June 11, 2013, at 11 a.m., in the Shrine of Blessed Pope John Paul II, next to the Shrine of the Divine Mercy, in Kraków, Poland, to where the body had been transported the day before. The Mass was presided by Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, archbishop of Warsaw; the homily was given by Archbishop Józef Michalik of Przemyśl, president of the Polish Bishops Conference. After the Mass, the body of the late cardinal was placed in a sarcophagus in the crypt of that shrine, beside the sarcophagus of Cardinal Andrzej Maria Deskur, who died in 2011 (3). Taking part in the ceremony also were Cardinals Franciszek Marcharski, archbishop emeritus of Kraków; Stanisław Dziwisz, archbishop of Kraków; and Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz, archbishop emeritus of Wrocław; the apostolic nuncio to Poland, Celestino Migliore, titular archbishop of Canosa; the auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Kraków; Józef Wróbel, S.C.I., titular bishop of Suas, auxiliary of Lublin; and other Polish bishops.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photograph, arms and biography, in Polish, Wikipedia; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Witnesses - Kardinal Stanisław Nagy, in Polish, You Tube.

(1) The future Pope John Paul II taught moral theology in that university.
(2) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Press Office of the Holy See:

Signor Cardinale Stanisław Dziwisz
Arcivescovo di Cracovia
Nell'apprendere la notizia del decesso del venerato Cardinale Stanisław Nagy, desidero esprimere a Lei, all'intera comunità diocesana, ai familiari del benemerito Porporato e alla Congregazione dei Padri Dehoniani la mia sentita partecipazione al loro dolore pensando con affetto a questo caro Fratello che ha servito generosamente il Vangelo e la Chiesa, specialmente nel mondo accademico, quale apprezzato studioso ed esperto docente di discipline teologiche. Ricordo con gratitudine la sua feconda collaborazione, cordiale amicizia e reciproca stima con il Beato Giovanni Paolo II, come pure la sua intensa attività ecumenica. Elevo fervide preghiere al Signore affinché, per intercessione della Beata Vergine Maria, accolga questo suo fedele servitore e insigne uomo di Chiesa nel gaudio e nella pace eterna, e di cuore imparto a quanti ne piangono la scomparsa la confortatrice Benedizione Apostolica.

FRANCISCUS PP.

Analogous telegram was sent by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., secretary of State.

(3) This is the text of the inscription on his sarcophagus, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:

STANISŁAW KARDYNAŁ
NAGY
SERCANIN
30 IX 1921 · 5 VI 2013

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