Cardinal Re is eighty-four years old. His father was one hundred and four.
Catholic Culture: Like any prominent man with a wide circle of acquaintances, Pope Benedict XVI is constantly sending out short notes of congratulations, condolences, encouragement, and sympathy. Ordinarily the Vatican doesn’t bother to mention these missives. But today the press office announced that the Pope had sent a message of sympathy to a cardinal whose father died. Read here.
