Thursday, the Cardinal’s body Renato Raffaele Martino will arrive in the Cathedral of Salerno at 11 am, where she will be welcomed for a moment of reflection. At 12 pm, the celebration of the memorial mass in his honor will follow.
President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. He was born in Salerno on 23 November 1932. The cardinal passed away yesterday in Roma after a long illness.
“Upon learning the news of the death of your brother, Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, I would like to express my condolences to you, to all the family members and to the archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno of which he was esteemed presbyter. Remembering this zealous pastor who served the Gospel and the church, I think with gratitude of his long and diligent collaboration with my predecessors as apostolic nuncio in some Asian countries and especially at the United Nations organization, where he spared no energy to bear witness the Pope’s paternal concern for the fate of humanity, finally as president of the pontifical council for justice and peace“. As Pope Francis in a telegram sent to his brother, Marcello Martinoby Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Protodeacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People. “In the various roles entrusted to him, he worked with great dynamism in favor of the good of the populations, constantly promoting dialogue and harmony. I ask the Lord to welcome this faithful servant of his into the heavenly Jerusalem and I cordially impart my blessing to those who mourn his passing, with a grateful thought for those who cared for him“.
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