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May 8
L'Osservatore Romano informed
that on the afternoon of Sunday May 7, 2023, the Salesian Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, archbishop of Díli, East Timor, took
possession of the title of Sant'Alberto Magno. Arriving in the Roman church in via delle Vigne Nuove, the cardinal was welcomed by the parish priest, Don Daniele Dal
Pra, who presented him with the crucifix for kissing and veneration. Subsequently the cardinal presided over the Mass. The bishops of East Timor who are in Rome for their
visit "ad limina Apostolorum" and some priests concelebrated. Monsignor Krzysztof Marcjanowicz, pontifical cerimoniere, read the bull of appointment and
directed the rite.
May 5
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand, presented by Cardinal John
Atcherley Dew. He was succeeded by Paul Gerard Martin, S.M., until then coadjutor archbishop of that see.
May 4
Statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni.
His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of State, will represent Pope Francis
at the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III in Westminster Abbey, London, England, on Saturday May 6, 2023.
May 2
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff informed
that on Sunday May 7, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B., archbishop of Díli, East Timor, will take
possession of the title of Sant’Alberto Magno, Via delle Vigne Nuove, 653, Rome.
April 26
Statement from the Holy See Press Office regarding the meeting of the
Council of Cardinals, Sala Stampa of the Holy See
April 26
Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., archbishop emeritus of Prague, Czech Republic, tuned eighty years old and, according to the regulation
in the seventh paragraph of the introduction of the apostolic constitution Universi
Dominici gregis, lost the right to participate in the conclave.
The number of cardinals is 222. The cardinal electors are now 122; and the cardinal non-electors are now 100.
April 25
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the meeting of the Council of Cardinals is underway in the Vatican, in the presence of Pope Francis.
April 25
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father named members of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for the fundamental questions of the evangelization in the world Cardinals Luis
Antonio Gokim Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, section of the first evangelization and the new particular Churches; José
Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Catholic Education; Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the
Dicastery for the Lay, the Family and Life; Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy; Josip
Bozanić, archbishop emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia; Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara, Méjico;
Odilo Pedro Scherer, archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil; Timothy Michael Dolan,
archbishop of New York, New York, United States of America; Matteo Maria Zuppi, archbishop of Bologna, Italy; and
Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão, archbishop of Goa e Damão, India.
April 24
L'Osservatore Romano informed that on the morning
of Sunday April 23, 2023, the American cardinal Robert Walter McElroy, bishop of San Diego, California, United States of America,
took possession of the title of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali. Arriving in the Roman church in via Cavriglia, the cardinal was welcomed by the parish priest, Don Marco
Vianello, who presented him with the crucifix for kissing and veneration. Subsequently, the cardinal presided over the Mass, concelebrated by Bishop Daniele
Salera, auxiliary of Rome, by Monsignor Philippe Bordeyne, president of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences,
and by some priests. Among others, the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, was present. Monsignor Krzysztof
Marcjanowicz, pontifical cerimoniere, who read the bull of appointment, conducted the rite.
April 24
L'Osservatore Romano informed that on the morning
of Sunday April 23, 2023, Cardinal William Seng Chye Goh, archbishop of Singapore, Singapore, took possession of the title of Santa
Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia Mare. Arriving in the Ostia church in Piazza Regina Pacis, the cardinal was welcomed by the parish priest Giovanni Vincenzo Patanè, of
the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallotines), who presented him with the crucifix for kissing and veneration. Subsequently, the cardinal presided over the Mass, concelebrated
not only by the parish priest, but also by Bishop Riccardo Lamba, auxiliary of Rome, and by some priests originally from Singapore. Monsignor Marco
Agostini, pontifical cerimoniere, who read the bull of appointment, directed the rite.
April 24
L'Osservatore Romano informed that
on the evening of Sunday April 23, 2023, the French cardinal Jean-Marc Noël Aveline, archbishop of Marseilles, France, took
possession of the title of Santa Maria ai Monti. Arriving in the Roman church in via della Madonna dei Monti, the cardinal was welcomed by the parish priest, Don Francesco
Pesce, who presented him with the crucifix for kissing and veneration. Subsequently the cardinal presided over the procession through the streets of the neighborhood and the
Mass. Cardinals Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, and
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X., archbishop of Québec, Canada, concelebrated, together with some priests. In addition to the
cardinal's parents, there were, among others, the French ambassador to the Holy See, Florence Mangin, and the editor of "L'Osservatore Romano", Andrea
Monda. During the Eucharistic liturgy, the cardinal administered the sacrament of confirmation to an adult. At the end he blessed a local parish where Italian is taught to
migrants. Monsignor Massimiliano Boiardi, pontifical cerimoniere, who read the bull of appointment, directed the rite.
April 24
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the meeting of the Council of Cardinals is underway in the Vatican, in the presence of the Holy Father. The members of the Council are:
Pietro Parolin, secretary of State;
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C., president of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City and president of the Governatorate
of the State of Vatican City;
Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo;
Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay, India;
Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap., archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America;
Juan José Omella Omella, archbishop of Barcelona, Spain;
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X., archbishop of Québec, Canada;
Jean-Claude Höllerich, S.I., archbishop of Luxembourg, Luxembourg; and
Sérgio da Rocha, archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
April 17
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff informed
that on Sunday April 23, 2023, at 11:30 a.m., Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy, bishop of San Diego, California, United States of
America, will take possession of the title of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali, Via Cavriglia, 8, Rome.
April 15
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia, presented by Cardinal Josip
Bozanić. He was succeeded by Dražen Kutleša, until then coadjutor archbishop of that archdiocese.
April 13
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father named Cardinal Antonio Gokim Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, his special envoy to
the National Eucharistic Congress of the Democratic Republic of Congo that will be celebrated in Lubumbashi on June 4-11, 2023.
April 12
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., ceased as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for
Latin America. He was succeeded by Robert Francis
Prevost, O.S.A., archbishop-bishop emeritus of Chiclayo, Perú.
April 3
Additional details have been included in the biographical entries of Cardinals Fernando de Austria (1619),
Luis de Borbón y Farnesio (1735) and Luis de Borbón y Vallábriga (1802),
kindly provided by Mr. Alex Jabonero, from Toledo, Spain.
March 31
Vatican News informed
that Cardinal Karl-Joseph Rauber was buried in Campo Santo Teutonico, at the Vatican. The solemn Requiem Mass followed by
the burial was celebrated by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, at 3 p.m. in that cemetery.
March 29
The archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest reported
that Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, informed Cardinal Péter
Erdő, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, primate of Hungary, that the Holy Father had chosen the Basilica di Santa Francesca Romana, also known as Santa Maria Nuova, near
the Roman Forum, as his new titular church. The former titular church of Cardinal Erdő, the church of S. Balbina in Rome, was closed due to serious deterioration of
its structure.
March 28
After learning the news of the death of Cardinal Karl-Josef Rauber, deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia, the
Holy Father sent a telegram of condolence to Peter
Kohlgraf, bishop of Mainz, Germany.
March 27
Il Sismografo informed that Cardinal Karl-Josef
Rauber, deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia, died yesterday, March 26, in Rottenburg, Germany. He was 88 years old.
March 25
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father named Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of State, pontifical legate for the opening celebrations of the
Jubilar Year Verginiano, for the ninth centennial of the foundation of the Abbey of Santa Maria in Montevergine, Italy, which will be on Sunday May 28, 2023, Solemnity of
Pentecost.
March 19
Additional details have been included in the biograhical entries of Cardinals
Antonio Poma (1969);
Joseph Höffner (1969);
Giuseppe Paupini (1969) and
Ugo Poletti (1973), kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta.
March 11
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) informed
that the remains of Cardinal José Tomás Sánchez, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy, will be transferred from the
crypt of cathedral of Novaliches in Quezon City to the cathedral of Virac on March 17, 2023, the cardinal's 103rd birthday.
March 7
Communique of the Press Office of the Holy See:
The Holy Father, having to renovate the Council of Cardinals because the mandate of the precedent one had finished, has named
members of the new Council the following cardinals:
Pietro Parolin, secretary of State;
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C., president of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City and president of the Governatorate
of the State of Vatican City;
Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo;
Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay, India;
Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap., archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America;
Juan José Omella Omella, archbishop of Barcelona, Spain;
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X., archbishop of Québec, Canada;
Jean-Claude Höllerich, S.I., archbishop of Luxembourg, Luxembourg; and
Sérgio da Rocha, archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
March 3
Additional details have been included in the biographical entries of Cardinals Simone Brossano (1375);
Gustave-Maximilien-Juste de Croy (1825);
Fréderic de Falloux du Coudray (1877);
Johannes von Montel (quasi-cardinal) (1897);
Grégoire-Pierre XV Agagianian (1946);
Giuseppe Siri (1953);
Paul-Emile Léger, P.S.S. (1953) and
Aloisius Joseph Muench (1959), kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta.
February 25
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father named Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments,
member of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City.
February 18
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father named members of the Dicastery for Culture and Education Cardinals Louis Raphaël Sako, patriarch of Baghdad
of the Chaldeans (Iraq); Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops;
Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, pro-prefect for the Section for the first evangelization and the new particular Churches of the
Dicastery for Evangelization; Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.I., prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith;
Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy; Odilo Pedro Scherer,
archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil; Kazimierz Nycz, archbishop of Warszaw, Poland; Gérald
Cyprien Lacroix, of the Secular Institute Pius X, archbishop of Québec, Canada; José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán,
O.A.R., bishop of David, Panamá; Jozef De Kesel, archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel, Belgium;
Carlos Aguiar Retes, archbishop of México, México; Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R.,
archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, United States of America; Jean-Claude Höllerich, S.I., archbishop of Luxembourg, Luxembourg;
Antoine Kambanda, archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda; and Celestino Aós Braco,
O.F.M.Cap., archbishop of Santiago, Chile.
February 15
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father named member of the Dicastery for the Causes of the Saints Cardinal António Augusto dos Santos Marto, bishop
emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal.
February 15
The Symposium des Conferences Episcopales d'Afrique et Madagascar informed
that Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M.Cap., archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, was elected its
president.
February 11
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Toronto, Canada, presented by Cardinal
Thomas Christopher Collins. To succeed him, the Holy Father named Frank Leo, until then titular bishop of Tamada
and auxiliary of the archdiocese of Montréal. Cardinal Collins will be apostolic administrator of Toronto until the installation of his successor on March 25, 2023.
February 6
L'Osservatore Romano informed
that on the morning of Sunday February 5, 2023, Nigerian Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke, bishop of Ekwulobia, solemnly took
possession of the title of the Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno. Arriving in the Roman church in via Adolfo Ravà, the cardinal was welcomed by the parish priest
Luigi D'Errico, who presented him with the crucifix for kissing and veneration. The cardinal then presided over the Mass, concelebrated, among others, by the
Comboni missionary Torquato Paolucci, for thirty-five years in Uganda, by Anthony Chiegboka, vicar general of the diocese of Ekwulobia, and by
numerous Nigerian priests. Monsignor L'ubomír Welnitz, pontifical cerimoniere, directed the rite.
February 3
Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, president emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, turned eighty years
old and, according to the regulation in the seventh paragraph of the introduction of the apostolic constitution Universi
Dominici gregis, lost the right to participate in the conclave.
The number of cardinals is 223. The cardinal electors are now 123; and the cardinal non-electors are now 100.
February 2
ABC News informed that hundreds of
mourners packed into Sydney's St. Mary's cathedral for the funeral of Cardinal George Pell, archbishop emeritus of Sydney and
prefect emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy.
The number of cardinals is 223. The cardinal electors are now 124; and the cardinal non-electors are now 99.
January 6
L'Osservatore Romano published the deed for the pious transit of His Holiness Benedict XVI Pope Emeritus: Obitus,
depositio et tumulatio Benedicti XVI, pp. emeriti, sanctae memoriae
January 5
Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,
Vatican News, YouTube.
January 2
L'Osservatore Romano informed that gratitude and
affection are being expressed, in these hours, by the people who, in the style of prayer, are paying their last respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Since this morning, the body of the late pope emeritus has been on display in St. Peter's Basilica. At 7 a.m. the transfer took place from the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, in
the Vatican Gardens, where he died at 9:34 a.m. on Saturday December 31. The basilica will remain open today until 7 p.m.; Tuesday January 3rd and Wednesday January 4th from 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m.. The funeral will be celebrated on Thursday January 5, at 9:30 a.m., in Piazza San Pietro. The rite will be presided over by Pope Francis
who, on Saturday December 31 in the morning, having heard the news of his death, immediately went to the Mater Ecclesiae monastery. At the end of the funeral, the Pope
Emeritus will be buried in the Vatican Grottoes, in the same chapel where the body of Pope John Paul II and, previously, of Pope
John XXIII were placed.
January 1
The Press Office of the Holy See published the first photographs of the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict
XVI in the Monastery Mater Ecclesiae at the Vatican.
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