Tag: The Vacant See
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apostolica sedes vacans: 3rd meeting of the congregation
This morning, the Congregration met again. This time 88 of the 91 cardinals present in Rome attended. The most intersting part of today’s press bulletin regarding this meeting is the discussion of the “in pectore” cardinal. In 2003, Pope John Paul II named a name cardinal “in pectore”, that is he named him in his…
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Apostolica Sedes Vacans: Crest of the Vacant See
Anyone who has visited the Vatican website lately has seen this crest on the homepage. This is the crest of the Vacant See. Usually, the Apostolic See’s crest is this image with the triregno (the three-tiered papal crown) without the umbracullum (better known as the ombrellino; it’s the umbrella). The triregno is obviously a symbol…
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apostolica sedes vacans: 1st and 2nd meetings of the cardinals
This morning, the General Congregation met twice. The first meeting, the swore an oath: We, the Cardinals of Holy Roman Church, of the Order of Bishops, of Priests and of Deacons, promise, pledge and swear, as a body and individually, to observe exactly and faithfully all the norms contained in the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici…
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apostolica sedes vacans: who’s in charge?
During the Vacancy of the Apostolic See, virtually everything in Rome stops. The College of Cardinals will assemble in a General Congregation to start the process of governing in the transition. Of course, they will see to the proper mourning of Pope John Paul II and to the election of his successor. They will also…