
Cardinals Sarah, Müller and Burke Encourage Priests Facing Today’s Challenges
At a gathering of Catholic clergy in Rome, the trio of cardinals emphasized the unique and indispensable role of priests at this time in human history.
At a gathering of Catholic clergy in Rome, the trio of cardinals emphasized the unique and indispensable role of priests at this time in human history.
‘He’s given us his own Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity to nourish his life within us. What a difference that has to make in our daily life.’
‘It seemed like she was always confirming me in my vocation over the years, until, eventually, I was called to be ordained.’
Recalling St. Juan Diego, to whom Christ’s mother appeared under the name of Our Lady of Guadalupe in present-day Mexico in 1531, Cardinal Burke invited Catholics to ask for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe for 'maternal care and protection.'
The meeting comes weeks after reports that Pope Francis had stripped Cardinal Burke of his Vatican housing and salary privileges.
Poor health is keeping Pope Francis from a trip to Dubai this weekend where he was to participate in the United Nations COP28 climate conference. Nevertheless, the Pope has still kept a rather busy schedule. This week we talk about the Pope’s health and other news from the Vatican, including the Cardinal Burke situation. The Register’s Jonathan Leidl joins us from Rome.
Pope Francis removed Cardinal Burke from the post of prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura in 2014 and instead appointed him cardinal patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a mostly ceremonial role dedicated to the spiritual welfare of the members of the order.
The US cardinal has yet to be informed by the Holy See.
The cardinal spoke out at a conference organized in Rome on Oct. 3.
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