Vatican
City, 8 February 2013
(VIS) – The Holy Father sent a telegram of condolence to Bishop
Francesco Ravinale of Asti, Italy for the death of Cardinal Giovanni
Cheli, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care
of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples. The cardinal died last night at
the age of 94.
In
the text the Pope recalls the cardinal's work "in the Secretary
of State, as a representative of the Holy See to the United Nations,
and as president of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of
Migrants and Itinerant Peoples". Benedict XVI affirmed that "he
leaves behind the testimony of a life spent in consistent and
generous adherence to his vocation as a priest concerned with the
needs of the faithful and especially in the Christian formation of
young persons."
Cardinal
Cheli's funeral Mass, which will be celebrated by Cardinal Angelo
Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, will be held tomorrow
afternoon, 9 February, at 5:00pm in St. Peter's Basilica.
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