Council of Cardinals reflects on life of Church in pandemic
By Vatican News staff reporter
In a meeting held virtually on Thursday afternoon, members of the Council of Cardinals shared their experiences of the 鈥渆conomic and social consequences鈥� of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and discussed 鈥渢he Church鈥檚 commitment to health, economic recovery and the support offered to those most in need.鈥�
杏MAP导航 Francis took part in the meeting from his residence in the Casa Santa Marta, which the other members of the Council 鈥� Cardinals Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Reinhard Marx, Sean Patrick O鈥橫alley, Oswald Gracias, and Fridolin Ambongo Besungo 鈥� joined the conversation from their respective countries. Cardinals Pietro Parolin and Giuseppe Bertello, along with the Council鈥檚 Secretary, Bishop Marco Mellino, were connected from the Vatican.
After considering the current situation in their various regions, the members of the Council turned their attention to the forthcoming Apostolic Constitution, which will deal with the organisation of the Roman Curia. A note from the Holy See Press Office explained that the Cardinals discussed 鈥渢he working methodology that will have to be implemented for the revision and correction of some normative texts鈥� after the new document takes effect.
They also addressed several 鈥渇urther perspectives opened up by the text under elaboration.鈥�
The next meeting of the Council of Cardinals is scheduled for June of this year.
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