Saturday, April 20, 2024

The Elders of the Church: Exploring the Five Oldest Catholic Cardinals

Cardinals of Influence: Charting the Paths of Vatican Leadership [Part 1] #STAYTUNED

.Welcome to our exploration of the esteemed leaders within the Roman Curia, the governing body of the Catholic Church. In this video, we delve into the pivotal role of cardinals who helm prominent dicasteries, guiding the Church's mission and administration. From theological stewardship to pastoral care, join us as we uncover the profound influence of these cardinals on the Church's global operations and spiritual direction.

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Cardinals and prominent archbishops that
make up the Roman curia in Vatican City
the Roman curia comprises the
administrative institutions of the Holy
Sea and the central body through which
the Affairs of the Roman Catholic Church
are conducted the Roman curia is the
institution which the Roman pontiff
ordinarily makes use of his Supreme
pastoral office and Universal mission in
the world it is at the service of the
Pope and of the Bishops according to the
modality that are proper to the nature
of each one fulfilling their function
with an Evangelical Spirit working for
the good and at the service of communion
unity and edification of The Universal
Church the structure and organization of
responsibilities within the curia are at
present regulated by the apostolic
Constitution predicate evangelium issued
by Pope Francis on March 19th
20122 let's take a look at the different
decastes of the Roman curia and who the
pope has appointed to take charge the
dicastery for evangelization is
competent for the fundamental questions
of evangelization in the world and for
the establishment accompaniment and
support of the new particular churches
it is made up of two sections first is
the section for fundamental issues in
world evangelization it is the task of
this section to study the fundamental
questions of evangelization by
identifying appropriate forms
instruments and language the section
gathers the most significant experiences
in the field field of evangelization
making them available to the entire
church it encourages reflection on the
history of evangelization and Mission
especially in their relationship to the
political social and cultural events
that have marked and conditioned the
preaching of the Gospel the current Pro
prefect is Archbishop Salvatore
fisichella physella is related to the
so-named Italian Noble family forming
part of the Sicilian nobility and his
ecclesiastical coat of arms is inspired
by the family arms holding the title of
Archbishop fella is not a member of the
College of
cardinals the second part of the diecast
for evangelization is the section for
first evangelization and the new
particular churches this section
supports the proclamation of the gospel
and the deepening of the life of faith
in the territories of first
evangelization and deals with everything
that concerns the erection of
ecclesiastical circumscriptions or their
modifications as well as their
provisioning the section supports the
new particular churches in the work of
first evangelization and growth
collaborating with the particular
churches Episcopal conferences
Institutes of consecrated life societies
of apostolic life associations ecclesial
movements new communities and ecclesial
assistance agencies to this section are
entrusted the pontifical missionary
societies the pontifical society for the
propagation of the faith the pontifical
Society of St Peter the Apostle the
pontifical Society of the missionary
childhood and the pontifical missionary
Union as instruments for the promotion
of the missionary responsibility of
every baptized person and for the
support of the new particular churches
the current Pro prefect is Cardinal Luis
Antonio gim Tagle Tagle was the 32nd
Archbishop of Manila from 2011 to 2020
and is the Cardinal Bishop of San
feliche de caliche a centel and also
serves as the president of the Catholic
biblical Federation and Grand champ
cellor of the pontifical urbaniana
University Tagle is often seen as a
representative of the Catholic Church's
Progressive Wing having criticized the
Catholic church for using harsh words to
describe LGBT people as well as divorced
and remarried Catholics whom he believes
should be allowed to receive Holy
Communion on a caseby casee basis next
we take a look at the decast for the
service of Charity serving the poor the
vulnerable and the excluded this decast
operates in any part of the world the
work of assistance and help towards the
needy in the name of the Roman pontiff
who in cases of particular indigence or
other need personally arranges the aid
to be
allocated the dicastri under the
guidance of the prefect makes concrete
through its activity the solicitude and
closeness of the Roman pontiff as pastor
of The Universal Church towards those
who live in situations of indigence
marginalization or poverty as well as on
the occasion of serious
calamities formerly the office of papal
Charities the change gives the office a
more significant role in the curia the
current prefect is Cardinal Conrad kvki
Pope Francis made him a cardinal in June
2018 assigning him the titular Church of
Santa Maria immacolata
alquino Cardinal kvki has visited homes
for the elderly and distributed funds to
the needy he spent 4 days on the island
of lampedusa after a migrant boat car
caring atrians capsized praying with
police divers as they work to raise the
Dead from the sea floor in June 2015
Cardinal kfy announced plans for a
30-bed volunteer run dormitory for the
homeless near the Vatican kvki said the
entire initiative was aimed at giving
people their dignity in May 2019 cvy
climbed down a manhole cover in AR Ram
Street to break a seal and switch back
on the electricity Supply to a building
where 450 people were squatting
including 100 children thereby restoring
power and hot water which they had been
without for 5
days next up is the dicastery for divine
worship and the discipline of the
sacraments this dicastery promotes the
sacred liturgy according to the renewal
undertaken by the second Vatican Council
the Spheres of its competence concern
all that pertains to the apostolic sea
concerning the regulation and promotion
of the Sacred liturgy and the vigilance
that the laws of the the church and the
lurgical Norms are everywhere Faithfully
observed it is the task of the decast to
provide for the editing or revision and
updating of typical editions of lurgical
books it also grants recognition to the
particular calendars the proprieties of
masses and of the Liturgy of the Hours
of the particular churches it is
concerned with the regulation and
discipline of the Sacred liturgy with
regard to the extraordinary form of the
Roman right and for the protection of
the Sacred relics the confirmation of
the patrons and the granting of the
title of minor Basilica the current
prefect is Cardinal Arthur roach before
his service in the Roman curia Ro was
Bishop of Leeds from 2004 to 2012 he was
appointed an Archbishop when he joined
the Roman curia in 2012 and in August
2022 Pope Francis elevated him to the
College of cardinals a few months into
roach's tenure as prefect Pope Francis
issued the Motu propio tradis custodis
which sever nearly restricted the
celebration of mass according to the
missile of
1962 more commonly known as the
traditional Latin Mass Ro and his
congregation were tasked with
implementing the Motu propio in December
2021 Ro issued a responsa ad duia
concerning traditionis custodes in this
document restrictions were clarified
including restrictions on the
celebration of sacraments according to
the old right and a total ban on the
celebration of the sacrament of holy
orders according to the old right Roos
has also stated that the promotion of
the traditional Latin Mass has been
curtailed and that the permission to
celebrate the old right is a concession
being made to those who are attached to
the old right but is not an opportunity