VOL. 47, NO.37 • Friday, October 3,2003
FALL RIVER, MASS.
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Pope names 30 new cardinals
BISHOP GEORGE W. Coleman celebrated Mass at the Retreat Day for Religious at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown last week. With the bishop are, left: Sisters of Mercy Elaine Heffernan, diocesan Episcopal Representative for Religious, and Lucille Soccarelli, who this year is celebrating 50 years of religious life.
Bishop ColeDlan addresses religious on annual retreat EAST FREETOWN - Bishop George W. Coleman told 85 members of the diocese's religious congregations at a day of recollection that "people need you as religious men and women to offer hope and love." He told them that "through your simple gestures and strong faith you can offer hope and communicate the message that there is no reason to fear .... It is not enough for these maxims to be in our minds; we must bear witness to them by our gentle and charitable care." As homilist of the Mass in the camp's chapel on September 27, the feast of St.
Vincent de Paul, Bishop Coleman, who was the principal celebrant, told the congregation, "I thank God for the witness that you, consecrated women and men, bear in our diocese. Our people need you and the witness you offer. They hunger to experience your hope, your faith, and your love. They yearn to have fear dispelled from their hearts." The assembly also heard from Sacred Hearts Father William Heffron during two conferences in the Villa. He said that the ultimate norm for the religious life is the following of Christ set forth in the GosTum to page 13 - Religious
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II named 30 new cardinals, including Philadelphia Archbishop Justin F. Rigali, enlarging and further internationalizing the group that will one day elect his successor. Absent from the list of new cardinals was Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., of Boston, who took over the archdiocese last summerin the wake ofclerical sex abuse scandals. Many inside and outside the Vatican had expected him to be given the red hat. The new cardinals represent 18 countries from all six continents. Seven are Vatican officials, 19 are heads of archdioceses around the world and four are priests over 80 years old being honored for their service to the Church. The pope also said he was preserving the name of one new cardinal "in pectore," or in his heart. In the past, such cardinals have served in places where public knowledge of their appointment might provoke hostility against the Church. The pope will induct the cardinals in a consistory at the Vatican October 21, adding a major event to an already heavy program of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the pope's election. "'The candidates ... come from various parts of the world and carry out diverse duties in the service of the people of God;' the pope said in announcing the names from his window above St. Peter's Square September 28. He spoke in a weak voice and sounded short of breath. Those named included Australian Archbishop George Pell of Sydney, Canadian Archbishop Marc OuelletofQuebec and Scot-
tish Archbishop Keith O'Brien of Edinburgh. For the first time, cardinals were appointed from the Mrican countries of Ghana and Sudan. The pope made his announcement during a nine-hour electrical blackout in Italy, and the Vatican had to fire up emergency generators so pilgrims could hear the pontiff. The appointments will bring the total number in the College ofCardinals to 194, a record high number of cardinals from 69 countries. After the last consistory of 2001, there were 184 cardinals. As he has done previously, the pope waived the maximum of 120 cardinal-electors, those under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave. When they accept their "red hats" at the consistory, the total number of cardinal-electors will be 135- matching the record high number of 2001. All but five of the 135 have been named by Pope John Paul. Cardinal-designate Rigali, 68, worked for 30 years at the Vatican, where he was president of the Holy See's diplomatic academy, 1985-89, and secretary of the Congregation for Bishops, 1989-94. Appointed as archbishop of St. Louis in 1994, he was recently named to head the Philadelphia Archdiocese and will be installed there October 7. In Canada, Cardinal-designate Ouellet is a 59-year-old Sulpician who took over as head of the country's third-largest archdiocese, Quebec, less than a year ago. The list ofnew cardinals including Vatican officials are: - French Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, 60; Italian Archbishop Renato Martino, 70; Tum to page 13 - Cardinals
Annual Red Mass will honor members of justice system ~
Diocese's Sf. Thomas More Medal to be awarded to an attorney, a probation officer and two judges. By
DEACON JAMES
N.
DUNBAR
FALL RIVER - Four members of the justice system will be given the prestigious St. Thomas More Award for their distinguished service at the annual Red Mass to be celebrated October 26, at 3 p.m., at St. Mary's Cathedral. The names of the honorees were released
this week by Father Mark R. Hession, liaison to the Red Mass Planning Committee and Atty. Joseph P. Harrington, committee chairman. They are: Judge James M. Cronin, first justice of the Bristol Division of the Juvenile Court; Joseph Hasset of Cummaquid, chief probation officer of the Superior Court for the counties of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket; Attorney Francis M. O'Boy of Taunton; and the ecumenical recipient, Judge John A. Markey, retired first justice of the Third District Court of Barnstable, Tum to page 13 - Red Mass
SIX OF the eight members oHhe Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women attending the National Council of Catholic Women Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., this week, include, from left, President Lynette Ouellette, District One President Margaret Giza, Past President Joanne Quirk, Past President and Parliamentarian Claire McMahon, Past President and NCCW Nominating Committeewoman Theresa Lewis, and District Five President Mary Donovan. Also at the convention are Moderator Sister Eugenia Brady, SJC, and Past President Betty Mazzucchelli, who is running for the NCCW Nominating Committee. (Photo courtesy of Maddy Lavoie)