Cardinal Sandri’s Letter to Catholic Pastors Regarding Good Friday Collection
Here is the text of the letter sent by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, to the Bishops of the Catholic Church around the world regarding the Good Friday...
View ArticleCardinal Sandri Makes Appeal For Good Friday Collection
In a letter sent to Bishops around the world, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, made an appeal for the Good Friday Collection in support of the Holy Land. The...
View ArticleCardinal Leonardo Sandri To Visit Lebanon and Jordan
The Holy See announced that Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, will travel to Lebanon and Jordan this weekend. Cardinal Sandri will attend the ordination...
View ArticleCardinal Leonardo Sandri’s Homily at Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental...
Here is the homily of Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and President of R.O.A.C.O. at Santa Maria in Traspontina on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, for the...
View ArticleCardinal Leonardo Sandri Appeals For End of Violence in Egypt
In an interview with L’Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, called for an end to the continuing violence in Egypt. “The Congregation for...
View ArticleCardinal Leonardo Sandri To Celebrate Mass for Lampedusa Victims
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect for the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, will celebrate preside over a Mass at the altar of the tomb of Saint Peter for the victims of the tragic shipwreck...
View ArticlePapal Message to Russian Orthodox Choir That Sang in Rome
On Sunday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, there was a performance of the Synodal Choir of the Patriarchate of Moscow together with the Sistine Chapel Choir. Francis sent a message for the event,...
View ArticlePope’s Address to Participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation...
At 12 o’clock today, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Vatican Palace, Pope Francis received participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. After the address...
View ArticlePope’s Address to Ukranian Greek-Catholic Pilgrims
A Divine Liturgy was held on Monday at the Altar of the Confession of the Vatican Basilica, in honor of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, whose relicts were placed exactly fifty years ago under the...
View ArticlePope Confirms Cardinal Sandri as Prefect of the Congregation for Oriental...
Pope Francis today confirmed Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, and Msgr. Cyril Vasil as secretary of the same dicastery. The Holy Father did not give...
View ArticleCardinal Sandri confirmed as head of Eastern Churches congregation
Vatican City, Feb 19, 2014 / 08:41 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis appointed members of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Feb. 19, confirming both Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as prefect, and...
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