Cardinal Commemorates Martyrdom, Persecution of Eastern Catholics Faithful to Pope

Cardinal commemorates martyrdom, persecution of Eastern Catholics faithful to pope

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican C... [...]

Cardinal commemorates persecution of Eastern Catholics faithful to pope

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, May 2, 2025 / 17:14 pm (CNA). On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti recalled the extreme sacrifice Catholics from the Eastern Catholic Churches have…

Cardinal Commemorates Martyrdom, Persecution of Eastern Catholics Faithful to Pope

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti ended his homily with a prayer to the Holy Spirit, written by St. Simeon the New Theologian, an Eastern Father of the Church, and addressing his brother cardi…

At seventh Novemdiales Mass, cardinal extols importance of Eastern rites, Pope Francis’ love for them

VATICAN CITY // On the seventh day of the Novemdiales, the solemn nine-day mourning period for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, ex-prefect of the Dicastery for… The post At seventh Novemdiales Mass, cardinal extols importance of Eastern rites, Pope Francis’ love for them appeared first on CatholicVote org.

On May 2, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, former prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, who presided over the seventh Holy Mass of the novena for Pope Francis, appealed for help for the faithful of the Eastern Churches forced to flee their lands. The liturgy celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica was attended by clergy and faithful of the Eastern Churches. The Cardinal recalled that Francis himself asked for support for the The article by Ca…

Cardinal commemorates martyrdom, persecution of Eastern Catholics faithful to pope - Catholic Canada

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, May 2, 2025 / 17:14 pm (CNA).