El Papa inaugurará en el Vaticano la Jornada Juntos por el Líbano para afrontar el gran reto común de la paz - Vaticano cope.es - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cope.es Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cookie Policy The portal Osservatore Romano uses technical or similar cookies to make navigation easier and guarantee the use of the services. Furthermore, technical and analysis cookies from third parties may be used. If you want to know more click here. By closing this banner you consent to the use of cookies. I AGREE
Remembering 16 April 2021
Australian Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, passed away on Saturday, 10 April, in Newcastle, Australia at the age of 96.
Born on 5 July 1924 in Sydney, Australia, to non-Catholic parents, Edward Idris Cassidy’s family split when he was just two years old. He was entrusted to the care of his paternal grandparents and, although he had been baptized into the Church of England, his grandmother brought him into the Catholic Church and he was baptized anew at Saint John the Baptist Church in Gulgong. As a boy, he attended both Catholic and