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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - N° 51
DATE 08-03-2013
Summary:
- EIGHTH GENERAL CONGREGATION THIS EVENING WILL VOTE ON DATE OF CONCLAVE
- VATICAN PUBLISHES BOOK OF BENEDICT XVI'S FINAL ADDRESSES AFTER RENOUNCING
PONTIFICATE
- NOTICE
___________________________________________________________
EIGHTH GENERAL CONGREGATION THIS EVENING WILL VOTE ON DATE OF CONCLAVE
Vatican City, 8 March 2013 (VIS) - “The eighth General Congregation that
will meet this evening will vote on the date to begin the Conclave”, Fr.
Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office, announced. “It
is
likely,” he clarified, “that the Conclave will begin early next
week: perhaps Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. It definitely will not be
tomorrow or Sunday. Tomorrow a General Congregation will only take place in
the morning and on Sunday it
is expected that the cardinals will visit their titular churches in the city
to pray. They are under no obligation to do so, but it is likely that they
will.”
Before beginning the press conference, Fr. Lombardi noted that today is
International Women's Day and offered a bouquet of mimosas with a rose to a
female journalist in representation of all women in keeping with the custom in
the Vatican to give
flowers to the women who work in the Holy See today.
Continuing, Fr. Lombardi reported on the sixth General Congregation, which
took place yesterday evening from 5:00pm until 7:00pm and was attended by 151
cardinals. Two newly arrived cardinals swore the oath: Cardinal Jean-Baptiste
Pham Minh Man,
metropolitan archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Cardinal elector) and
Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida, archbishop emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA (non
elector). The entire complement of 115 Cardinal electors who were expected has
thus arrived.
During the course of the Congregation 16 interventions were given.
In the seventh General Congregation this morning, 153 cardinals were present
and, as there were no other new arrivals, no new oaths were sworn. All 115
expected Cardinal electors were present. The first act of the Congregation
dealt with No. 38 of the
Apostolic Constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis”, which states
that the College of Cardinals must recognize the reasons for the absence of
cardinals who will not be participating in the Conclave. “In this case
there are two absences:
Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J., archbishop emeritus of Jakarta,
Indonesia, for health reasons and Cardinal Keith O’Brien, ex-archbishop
of Edinburgh, Scotland, for personal reasons. The College voted to accept the
absences for the
reasons presented.”
The next order of business was Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano's presentation of
No. 37 of the Apostolic Constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis”,
recently modified by Benedict XVI's Motu Proprio, which now reads: “I
furthermore decree
that, from the moment when the Apostolic See is lawfully vacant, fifteen full
days must elapse before the Conclave begins, in order to await those who are
absent; nonetheless, the College of Cardinals is granted the faculty to move
forward the start of
the Conclave if it is clear that all the Cardinal electors are present; they
can also defer, for serious reasons, the beginning of the election for a few
days more. But when a maximum of twenty days have elapsed from the beginning
of the vacancy of the
See, all the Cardinal electors present are obliged to proceed to the
election.”
“Since all the expected Cardinal electors are now present”, Fr.
Lombardi said, “the College can now prepare to decide the date of the
Conclave, including whether to move the date up from 15 days after the
beginning of the period of the
Sede Vacante.”
“The cardinals also commented on the Adopt-a-Cardinal prayer initiative
that is being promoted on the web, which over 220,000 people have already
subscribed to.” In signing up, participants are assigned, at random, a
cardinal for whom they
can pray during these days.
During this morning's seventh General Congregation, there were 18
interventions on issues including: interreligious dialogue, contemporary
culture, bioethics, justice in the world, the importance of the Church
proclaiming a positive message of love and
mercy, and collegiality. The role of women in the Church was also discussed.
Since most of the cardinals have only spoken once, over a hundred cardinals
have intervened and still others are signed up to address the gathering in the
coming Congregations.
Fr. Lombardi also mentioned the Domus Santa Martha, which will be the
residence of the cardinals during the Conclave, explaining that the cardinals'
rooms are assigned by lot drawn during the Congregations. “No cardinal
chooses who will be his
neighbour nor which room they would prefer. He noted that the newly elected
Pontiff will also remain for a short period at the “Domus” while
the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace are unsealed and renovated.
In another vein, he commented that the Holy See “is vacant but does not
stop”, meaning that the Vatican's various dicasteries continue with
their normal activities under the direction of their various department heads.
He also provided the
name of the preacher who will give the following meditation to the College of
Cardinals, Cardinal Prospero Grech, O.S.A.
Responding to previous questions regarding the preparations of the floor of
the Sistine Chapel for the Conclave, the director of the Holy See Press Office
clarified that “the elevation of the floor serves to render a uniform
working space,
covering the uneven pavement and the steps” that are around the altar
and along the left wall of the chapel.
___________________________________________________________
VATICAN PUBLISHES BOOK OF BENEDICT XVI'S FINAL ADDRESSES AFTER RENOUNCING
PONTIFICATE
Vatican City, 8 March 2013 (VIS) - “I have never felt alone.”
These words, pronounced by Benedict XVI during his last general audience as
Pope on Wednesday, 27 February, form the title chosen by the Vatican
Publishing House (“Libreria
Editrice Vaticana”, LEV) for the newly published book containing
Benedict XVI's final addresses. The front cover displays a photograph of the
Pope greeting the faithful who had gathered to bid him farewell that day in
St. Peter's Square. On the
back appear the words he spoke from Castel Gandolfo on 28 February: “I
am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this
earth.”
The noted publishing house presents this book as a “small
ribute”, a “sign of the LEV's fidelity to the Holy Father”
who, as expressed in the book's introductory presentation, “we have
accompanied from the beginning to the
end of his Pontificate”. It is a simply bound volume that hopes to
“be a sign of gratitude and appreciation”.
In the same introduction, the LEV explains that the Vatican Publishing House's
“catalogue has focused on the magisteria and teachings of Benedict
XVI”. In this sense, the publishing house recalls that its mission is to
“always be an
instrument for spreading the word of God and the Magisterium”.
The first text presented in the book is the declaration that Benedict XVI made
in the consistory of 11 February, renouncing his ministry as Bishop of Rome.
Following are his general audience catechesis on the morning of Wednesday, 13
February, his
homily at the Ash Wednesday Mass that evening, and the greeting that the Pope
received at the conclusion of that celebration from the Cardinal Secretary of
State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B.
The book also presents his meeting with the clergy of Rome on 14 February, the
Angelus from 17 and 24 February, his reflection at the end of the Curia's
Lenten retreat on the morning of 23 February, the text of his final general
audience on the 27th,
his greeting to the cardinals present in Rome on the morning of the 28th, and
the words he addressed to the faithful of the Diocese of Albano who were
awaiting him in the square in front of the Apostolic Palace at Castel Gandolfo
in the early evening of
that day.
The book also contains the text of the Apostolic Letter with his Motu Proprio
“Normas Nonnullas”, which modified some of the norms regulating
the process of the election of the Roman Pontiff.
The volume concludes with a brief biography of Benedict XVI. It is only
available in Italian.
___________________________________________________________
NOTICE
Vatican City, 8 March 2013 (VIS) – We inform our readers that, for the
announcement of the Conclave, the VIS will transmit a bulletin tomorrow
morning, Saturday 9 March.
___________________________________________________________
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va
Il servizio del VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta
elettronica che ne hanno fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo
non si desidera continuare a riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina
dinizio:
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VISnews130308
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - N° 51 DATE 08-03-2013
Summary: - EIGHTH GENERAL CONGREGATION THIS
EVENING WILL VOTE ON DATE OF
CONCLAVE - VATICAN PUBLISHES BOOK OF BENEDICT XVI'S FINAL ADDRESSES
AFTER RENOUNCING PONTIFICATE - NOTICE
EIGHTH GENERAL CONGREGATION THIS EVENING WILL VOTE ON DATE OF CONCLAVE
Vatican City, 8 March 2013 (VIS) - “The eighth General Congregation
that will meet this evening will vote on the date to begin the C
nclave”, Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office,
announced. “It is
likely,” he clarified, “that the Conclave will begin early next
week: perhaps Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. It definitely will not be
tomorrow or Sunday. Tomorrow a General Congregation will only take place in
the morning and on Sunday it
is expected that the cardinals will visit their titular churches in the city
to pray. They are under no obligation to do so, but it is likely that they
will.”
Before beginning the press conference, Fr. Lombardi noted that today is
International Women's Day and offered a bouquet of mimosas with a rose to a
female journalist in representation of all women in keeping with the custom in
the Vatican to give
flowers to the women who work in the Holy See today.
Continuing, Fr. Lombardi reported on the sixth General Congregation, which
took place yesterday evening from 5:00pm until 7:00pm and was attended by 151
cardinals. Two newly arrived cardinals swore the oath: Cardinal Jean-Baptiste
Pham Minh Man,
metropolitan archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Cardinal elector) and
Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida, archbishop emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA (non
elector). The entire complement of 115 Cardinal electors who were expected has
thus arrived.
During the course of the Congregation 16 interventions were given.
In the seventh General Congregation this morning, 153 cardinals were
present and, as there were no other new arrivals, no new oaths were sworn. All
115 expected Cardinal electors were present. The first act of the Congregation
dealt with No. 38 of
the Apostolic Constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis”, which
states that the College of Cardinals must recognize the reasons for the
absence of cardinals who will not be participating in the Conclave. “In
this case there are two
absences: Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J., archbishop emeritus of
Jakarta, Indonesia, for health reasons and Cardinal Keith O’Brien,
ex-archbishop of Edinburgh, Scotland, for personal reasons. The College voted
to accept the absences for
the reasons presented.”
The next order of business was Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano's presentation
of No. 37 of the Apostolic Constitution “Universi Dominici
Gregis”, recently modified by Benedict XVI's Motu Proprio, which now
reads: “I furthermore decree
that, from the moment when the Apostolic See is lawfully vacant, fifteen full
days must elapse before the Conclave begins, in order to await those who are
absent; nonetheless, the College of Cardinals is granted the faculty to move
forward the start of
the Conclave if it is clear that all the Cardinal electors are present; they
can also defer, for serious reasons, the beginning of the election for a few
days more. But when a maximum of twenty days have elapsed from the beginning
of the vacancy of the
See, all the Cardinal electors present are obliged to proceed to the
election.”
“Since all the expected Cardinal electors are now present”, Fr.
Lombardi said, “the College can now prepare to decide the date of the
Conclave, including whether to move the date up from 15 days after the
beginning of the period of
the Sede Vacante.”
“The cardinals also commented on the Adopt-a-Cardinal prayer
initiative that is being promoted on the web, which over 220,000 people have
already subscribed to.” In signing up, participants are assigned, at
random, a cardinal for whom
they can pray during these days.
During this morning's seventh General Congregation, there were 18
interventions on issues including: interreligious dialogue, contemporary
culture, bioethics, justice in the world, the importance of the Church
proclaiming a positive message of love
and mercy, and collegiality. The role of women in the Church was also
discussed. Since most of the cardinals have only spoken once, over a hundred
cardinals have intervened and still others are signed up to address the
gathering in the coming
Congregations.
Fr. Lombardi also mentioned the Domus Santa Martha, which will be the
residence of the cardinals during the Conclave, explaining that the cardinals'
rooms are assigned by lot drawn during the Congregations. “No cardinal
chooses who will be his
neighbour nor which room they would prefer. He noted that the newly elected
Pontiff will also remain for a short period at the “Domus” while
the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace are unsealed and renovated.
In another vein, he commented that the Holy See “is vacant but does
not stop”, meaning that the Vatican's various dicasteries continue with
their normal activities under the direction of their various department heads.
He also provided
the name of the preacher who will give the following meditation to the College
of Cardinals, Cardinal Prospero Grech, O.S.A.
Responding to previous questions regarding the preparations of the floor of
the Sistine Chapel for the Conclave, the director of the Holy See Press Office
clarified that “the elevation of the floor serves to render a uniform
working space,
covering the uneven pavement and the steps” that are around the altar
and along the left wall of the chapel.
VATICAN PUBLISHES BOOK OF BENEDICT XVI'S FINAL ADDRESSES AFTER RENOUNCING
PONTIFICATE
Vatican City, 8 March 2013 (VIS) - “I have never felt alone.”
These words, pronounced by Benedict XVI during his last general audience as
Pope on Wednesday, 27 February, form the title chosen by the Vatican
Publishing House
(“Libreria Editrice Vaticana”, LEV) for the newly published book
containing Benedict XVI's final addresses. The front cover displays a
photograph of the Pope greeting the faithful who had gathered to bid him
farewell that day in St. Peter's
Square. On the back appear the words he spoke from Castel Gandolfo on 28
February: “I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his
pilgrimage on this earth.”
The noted publishing house presents this book as a “small
tribute”, a “sign of the LEV's fidelity to the Holy Father”
who, as expressed in the book's introductory presentation, “we have
accompanied from the beginning to
the end of his Pontificate”. It is a simply bound volume that hopes to
“be a sign of gratitude and appreciation”.
In the same introduction, the LEV explains that the Vatican Publishing
House's “catalogue has focused on the magisteria and teachings of
Benedict XVI”. In this sense, the publishing house recalls that its
mission is to “always be an
instrument for spreading the word of God and the Magisterium”.
The first text presented in the book is the declaration that Benedict XVI
made in the consistory of 11 February, renouncing his ministry as Bishop of
Rome. Following are his general audience catechesis on the morning of
Wednesday, 13 February, his
homily at the Ash Wednesday Mass that evening, and the greeting that the Pope
received at the conclusion of that celebration from the Cardinal Secretary of
State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B.
The book also presents his meeting with the clergy of Rome on 14 February,
the Angelus from 17 and 24 February, his reflection at the end of the Curia's
Lenten retreat on the morning of 23 February, the text of his final general
audience on the 27th,
his greeting to the cardinals present in Rome on the morning of the 28th, and
the words he addressed to the faithful of the Diocese of Albano who were
awaiting him in the square in front of the Apostolic Palace at Castel Gandolfo
in the early evening of
that day.
The book also contains the text of the Apostolic Letter with his Motu
Proprio “Normas Nonnullas”, which modified some of the norms
regulating the process of the election of the Roman Pontiff.
The volume concludes with a brief biography of Benedict XVI. It is only
available in Italian.
Vatican City, 8 March 2013 (VIS) – We inform our readers that, for
the announcement of the Conclave, the VIS will transmit a bulletin tomorrow
morning, Saturday 9 March.
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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