Vatican City, Nov 19, 2007 / 07:59 am
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations has published the locations and times for those who wish to visit with the newly created cardinals following their elevations to their new rank this coming Saturday.
Visits can be paid to the cardinals between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 24 at the locations listed below.
The consistory for creating the 23 new cardinals will be held in St. Peter's Square at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, November 24.
Also in St. Peter's Square, at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, November 25, Solemnity of Christ the King, the Holy Father will preside at a concelebrated Mass with the new cardinals, during which he will give them their ring of office.
Locations for courtesy visits:
Paul VI Hall:
Atrium: Cardinals Francisco Robles Ortega, Urbano Navarrete S.J. and Umberto Betti O.F.M.
Hall: Cardinals Agustin Garcia-Gasco Vicente, Sean Baptist Brady, Lluis Martinez Sistach and Andre Vingt-Trois.
Palace of the Governorate of the Vatican City State:
Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo.
Palazzo Della Canonica – Fabric of St. Peter’s:
Vicariate of Vatican City: Cardinal Angelo Comastri.
Library: Cardinal Giovanni Coppa.
Apostolic Palace:
Sala Regia: Cardinals Leonardo Sandri and John Patrick Foley.
Hall of Blessings: Cardinals Theodore-Adrien Sarr, Oswald Gracias, Daniel N. DiNardo, Odilio Pedro Scherer, John Njue, Emmanuel III Delly, Estanislao Esteban Karlic.
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Sala Ducale: Cardinals Paul Josef Cordes and Stanislaw Rylko.
Sala dei Paramenti 1: Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco.
Sala dei Paramenti 2: Cardinal Raffaele Farina S.D.B.