Council of Cardinals begins 3-day session, adds 9th member
September 15, 2014
The Council of Cardinals, which assists Pope Francis in the governance of the universal Church and in the reform of the Roman Curia, has begun three days of meetings in Rome.
It is the 6th meeting of the council.
The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Francis has added Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, as the Council’s 9th member. Cardinal Parolin had been regularly taking part in the meetings of the Council since his appointment as Secretary of State, but had not been formally named a member.
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