A Vatican investigation has not yet resolved charges of mismanagement and financial misconduct against Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, the chairman of the Pope’s Council of Cardinals.
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Breaking News / CNAVatican City, Mar 19, 2022 / 05:20 am (CNA).The Vatican published on Saturday a long-awaited document implementing Pope Francis reform of the organization and structure of the Roman Curia.The apostolic constitution, Praedicate evangelium ("Preach the Gospel"), was released on March 19 after nine years in production by the pope s Council of Cardinal Advisers.Praedicate evangelium replaces Pastor bonus, the apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia promulgated by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1988, and later modified by both popes Benedict and Francis.With the publication of the new constitution, Pastor bonus is "fully abrogated and replaced."The constitution was issued on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the ninth anniversary of the inauguration of Pope Francis pontificate. It will take full effect on June 5, the Solemnity of Pentecost.Under the new constitution, all the Vatican s departments are now known as "
The Council of Cardinals meets with Pope Francis on Feb. 21, 2022. / Vatican Media.Vatican City, Feb 23, 2022 / 12:20 pm (CNA).Pope Francis cardinal advisers have discussed a report on the role of women in the Church, the Vatican said on Wednesday.The Holy See press office said on Feb. 23 that during the three-day meeting the seven cardinals heard and commented on report by the theologian Sister Linda Pocher, F.M.A., on "the role of women and the Marian principle in the Church."Pocher, a member of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, is an adjunct professor at the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences "Auxilium" in Rome.Pope Francis spoke of the "Marian principle," which theologians often contrast with the "Petrine principle," in a homily at St. Peter s Basilica in 2019.He said: "Mary is our Mother. She is the Mother of our people. She is the Mother of us all. She is the Mother of the Church, but she is also the image of the Church. An