Vatican
City, 31 October 2013 (VIS) – The director of the Holy See Press
Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., made the following declaration
this morning:
“On
the occasion of the meeting of the 'Council of Cardinals' scheduled
for early next October (1-3 October) and the subsequent meeting of
the Synod Council (7-8 October), the Pope has informed the
participants of his intention to convoke a Consistory for the
creation of new cardinals on the occasion of the Feast of the
Cathedral of St. Peter, 22 February. Pope Francis has decided to
communicate his decision to convoke February's Consistory in advance
in order to facilitate the planning of other meetings involving the
participation of cardinals from different parts of the world.
“Indeed,
it is foreseen that the Pope, like his predecessors on other
occasions, intends for the Consistory to be preceded by a meeting of
the College of Cardinals.
“Before
this meeting – scheduled for the 17 and 18 February – there will
take place the third meeting of the 'Council of Cardinals' (the
so-called 'Eight Cardinals'), while after the Consistory, on 24 and
25 February, there will be the meeting of the Synod Council.
“The
next meeting of the Council of Cardinals for economic and
organisational matters of the Holy See (the so-called 'Council of
Fifteen') is expected to be scheduled as in previous years for the
month of February, probably during the preceding week”.
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