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Pope Francis visits Benedict XVI on Aug. 27th, 2022 / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 28, 2022 / 02:16 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for a “very ill” Benedict XVI.Francis made the appeal for the 95-year-old pope emeritus...
Pope Francis meets with the Order of Malta's Fra' Marco Luzzago on June 25, 2021. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2022 / 04:42 am (CNA).Pope Francis received two drafts of a new constitution for the Order of Malta at an audience with members of the 1,000-year-old institution on March 19. He reserved the right to read them calmly and then make his final decisions. To understand what's at stake, it's essential to know how the order is structured. The organization's members belong to three classes.The First Class consists of the Knights of Justice, or professed knights, and Professed C...
Pope Francis meets with the Order of Malta's Fra’ Marco Luzzago on June 25, 2021. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2022 / 04:42 am (CNA). Pope Francis received two drafts of a new constitution for the Order of Malta at an audience with members of the 1,000-year-old institution on March 19. He reserved the right to read them calmly and then make his final decisions. To understand what’s at stake, it’s essential to know how the order is structured. The organization’s members belong to three classes. The First Class consists of the Knights of Justice, or pro...
Pope Francis meets with the Order of Malta's Fra' Marco Luzzago on June 25, 2021. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Mar 7, 2022 / 09:35 am (CNA).The Order of Malta's future is in Pope Francis' hands. After a meeting with senior members on Feb. 26, the pope will take time to ponder the proposals for renewal and eventually decide on a path of reform.Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, the papal delegate to the organization, reported on the meeting in a letter to confreres of the order.Tomasi stressed that "we explained to the Holy Father that the reform under study keeps and better frames t...
Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi. / Martin Micallef/Maltese Association Order of Malta via Flickr.Rome, Italy, Jan 26, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).In a turn of events described as a "direct attack" on the Order of Malta's sovereignty, Pope Francis' delegate refused to permit a representative of one of the order's highest-ranking officials to attend a meeting discussing sweeping changes to the 1,000-year-old institution.The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, as it is officially known, is both a lay religious order of the Catholic Church and a subject of international law. In 2017, Pope Francis...