Vatican City State (ZENIT) --



The tenth meeting of the Council of Cardinals charged in assisting Pope Francisin the governance of the Universal Church has begun today in the Vatican. They 'C9' as they are commonly called are studyingthe plans for reforming the Apostolic Constitution "Pastor Bonus" on the Roman Curia.



The meeting will continue until Wednesday, June10. As is customary, the Holy Father will be absent from the morning meetings on the final day as he will address the faithful during his weekly General Audience.

The Council of Cardinals consists of the following nine prelates: Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State; Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago, Chile; Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay; Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich; Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo; Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston; Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy; Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State.



At the conclusion of their last meeting in April, Father Federico Lombardi during a press conference, said the C9's membersfocused on various aspects, including the restructuring of the Vatican media and ecclesiastical responsibilities in the protection of minors.



After this tenth meeting, the C9's next two meetings will take place onSept. 14 -16and Dec.10 -- 12.

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On ZENIT's Web page:

Conclusionof the C9's9th Meeting: http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/ninth-meeting-of-the-council-of-cardinals-concludes