Pope Francis on Monday
met for three hours with the heads of the Vatican's departments
to discuss proposals by the Council of Cardinals to reform the
curia.
Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, said the
meeting was attended by all prefects and presidents of
Congregations or Pontifical councils, save for two cardinals who
were unable to be present, Antonio Vegliò and Zenon
Grocholewski.
On the agenda of the meeting were the proposals drafted by
the Council of Cardinals - the so-called C9 as it includes nine
prelates - to reform the Curia.
The department heads spoke and presented their observations
on the proposals for reform presented at the beginning of the
meeting by the secretary of the Council of Cardinals, Bishop
Marcello Semeraro.
The next C9, scheduled on December 9-11, will be considering
the observations made Monday by department heads.
No official detail has so far been provided on the draft
reform of the ''Pastor Bonus'' Constitution by late Pope John
Paul II that gave the various departments that run the Church
their current structure in 1988.
Meanwhile on Monday Cardinal Robert Sarah was appointed as
new prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the
Discipline of Sacraments.
Cardinal Sarah will leave his post as president of the
Pontifical council ''Cor Unum'' for Human and Christian
Development, which was established by Pope Paul VI in 1971 to
oversee and promote humanitarian projects.
The council could be merged with the Pontifical Council for
Justice and Peace, according to media reports.
No other appointments were announced as part of plans to
reform the Curia, as mentioned in a number of reports.
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