Vatican City, 4 March 2014 (VIS) –
The members of the Cardinals’ Commission of the Istituto per le
Opere di Religione (IOR) have nominated Cardinal Santos Abril y
Castello as their President.
According to the Institute’s
Statutes, the members of the Cardinals’ Commission are appointed by
the Holy Father for a period of five years. The Cardinals’
Commission is called to meet by its President at least twice a year.
It reviews reports on major business processes and strategy presented
by the President of the Board of Superintendence. The Commission
further oversees the Institute’s adherence to statutory norms and
appoints the members of the Board of Superintendence.
The Institute’s current Cardinals’
Commission was appointed in January 2014 by the Holy Father and is
composed of Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello (Archpriest of the Papal
Basilica of St Mary Major), Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins
(Archbishop of Toronto), Cardinal Pietro Parolin (Titular Archbishop
of Acquapendente and Secretary of State), Cardinal Christoph
Schonborn (Archbishop of Vienna) and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran
(President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue).
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