VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 123
DATE 02-07-2014

Summary:
- MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF CARDINALS
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

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 MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF CARDINALS
 Vatican City, 2 July 2014 (VIS) - The Council of Cardinals met on the
morning of Tuesday, 1 July at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, as planned. The
Pope is participating in all the meetings; today, Wednesday morning, he
participated in the entire meeting, as the general Audiences have been
suspended. Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin is regularly present
at the meetings, and the Holy Father has established that he will
participate fully like the other members of the Council, of whom at present
there are nine.
 On Tuesday and on Wednesday morning three main themes were considered.
There was a presentation by Cardinal Bertello on matters relating to the
Governorate, and a presentation relating to the Secretariat of State by
Cardinal Parolin.
 The issue of the structure of the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR)
was discussed in depth. The meetings, held in two sessions, were also
attended by members of the Supervisory Commission of Cardinals present in
Rome, Cardinals Santos Abril y Castelló, Thomas Collins and Jean-Louis
Tauran, as well as Pietro Parolin.
 With regard to the news and questions circulating in the press in recent
days, the Director of the Holy See Press Office made the following
declaration:
 "The IOR is in a time of natural and peaceful transition. The
contribution of Ernst von Freyberg continues to be deeply appreciated and
highly valued, and further clarifications are possible, indeed likely, next
week after the meeting of the Council for the Economy on Saturday".
 The Director then gave a concise explanation of the agenda of the next
meeting of the Council for the Economy, which will focus on the Statutes
and programme for future work, and will be informed on developments
relating to the IOR and - by the Prefecture for Economic Affairs - on the
2013 budget and the provisional budget for 2014.
 The Director also announced that a major press conference is expected to
be held next week on various matters, including the IOR, linked to the
sphere of competence of the Council and the Secretariat for the Economy.
 The Council is now continuing its meetings, again taking into
consideration and systematically developing the reflections already
formulated in the first round of study and review of the different bodies
of the Roman Curia.

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 OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
 Vatican City, 2 July 2014 (VIS) - Yesterday the Holy Father appointed
Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza, apostolic nuncio in Haiti, as the Holy See
permanent observer to the United Nations.

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