Pope Francis on Wednesday named Cardinal Mario Grech as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
The appointment was announced by the Holy See press office on Wednesday. Grech also serves as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.
Other members of the Congregation include Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life; Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almoner of His Holiness; Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints; Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; Burmese Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, and Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.
The Congregation for Divine Worship is led by the English Archbishop Arthur Roche. The congregation handles most affairs relating to liturgical practices of the Church.
The Congregation will be renamed the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments when the new Vatican constitution comes into force on 5 June, Pentecost Sunday.
Source: Newsbook.com.mt