POPE THANKS CARDINAL PIZZABALLA FOR CLOSENESS TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM WAR
In the phone call, the Pope expressed his constant care for the Holy Family Catholic parish in Gaza.
The Holy Father has been in contact with the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, and the associate pastor, Father Youssef Assad, almost daily to inquire about the situation.
The Holy Family Parish, served by priests of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, is the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip. TO CONTINUE: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-02/pope-calls-patriarch-of-jerusalem.html
HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE ON MEETING OF C9 CARDINALS
The meeting with Pope Francis and the C9 cardinals took place on February 5th, 6th and the afternoon of the 7th at the Casa Santa Marta.
Participating with the Pope were the cardinals who are members of the C9 Council of Cardinals as well as the council Secretary. After the reflection on the morning of the 5th on the role of women in the Church, with contributions from Sister Linda Pocher, Daughter of Mary Help of Christians and professor of Christology and Mariology at the Pontifical University Faculty of Educational Sciences Auxilium of Rome; of Giuliva Di Berardino, a consecrated virgin of the Diocese of Verona, teacher and head of spirituality courses and spiritual exercises; and the Rev. Dr. Jo Bailey Wells, Bishop of the Church of England and Under-Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the discussion continued in the afternoon on the ongoing synodal paths, particularly that of the universal Church.
February 6th was dedicated to the theme of evangelization, accompanied by reports of the Pro-Prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization, H.E. Abp. Salvatore Fisichella and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
The afternoon of the 7th provided an opportunity to delve further into the topics covered during the course of the session, in the presence of the Holy Father.
The next C9 Council session will be held in April 2024.
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