ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY REPORT:
Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese,
26 Mar 2012
The run up to and including Easter is always a busy time in the Catholic Church, especially for the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell.
Throw in a couple of television forums, launches, blessings and meetings and a post-Easter sabbatical would be looking good.
Cardinal Pell will be taking a three-month sabbatical in April to re-charge his batteries, do a lot of reading, some writing and as he has described get prepared for "the run home".
Cardinal Pell is talking about retirement which most priests taker at 75 - or another four years. Although few in the Archdiocese see retirement around the corner for Cardinal Pell.
Cardinals are sometimes asked to "stay on" beyond the 75 year benchmark.
Cardinal Pell will begin his sabbatical with a three-week pilgrimage to Turkey, Greece and Rome.
"This pilgrimage and study tour is in the footsteps of St Paul which I have not done before. I am very much looking forward to it," he said this week.
"I will then spend time at Domus Australia, our pilgrim and visitors centre in Rome.
"I am looking forward to a lot of reading and some writing. There will be much happening in the Archdiocese over the next few years so I want to make sure I am re-energised."
This is the first long break Cardinal Pell has taken since 1983 although there have been a number of pilgrimages with young people to various World Youth Days.
Cardinal Pell will be in Sydney for Holy Week and all the Easter Services at St Mary's Cathedral.
http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2012/2012326_351.shtml
Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese,
26 Mar 2012
Cardinal George Pell
Throw in a couple of television forums, launches, blessings and meetings and a post-Easter sabbatical would be looking good.
Cardinal Pell will be taking a three-month sabbatical in April to re-charge his batteries, do a lot of reading, some writing and as he has described get prepared for "the run home".
Cardinal Pell is talking about retirement which most priests taker at 75 - or another four years. Although few in the Archdiocese see retirement around the corner for Cardinal Pell.
Cardinals are sometimes asked to "stay on" beyond the 75 year benchmark.
Cardinal Pell will begin his sabbatical with a three-week pilgrimage to Turkey, Greece and Rome.
"This pilgrimage and study tour is in the footsteps of St Paul which I have not done before. I am very much looking forward to it," he said this week.
"I will then spend time at Domus Australia, our pilgrim and visitors centre in Rome.
"I am looking forward to a lot of reading and some writing. There will be much happening in the Archdiocese over the next few years so I want to make sure I am re-energised."
This is the first long break Cardinal Pell has taken since 1983 although there have been a number of pilgrimages with young people to various World Youth Days.
Cardinal Pell will be in Sydney for Holy Week and all the Easter Services at St Mary's Cathedral.
http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2012/2012326_351.shtml
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