Joseph Gatt Very interesting historical research. Thank you for sharing, Mary Jo.
Illum, it-8 ta' Mejju 2025, il-Kardinal Robert Prevost sar l-ewwel Awgostinjan li qatt sar Papa.
L-Ordni Awgostinjana, mwaqqfa fl-1244 AD, kellha tlettax-il membru fl-istorja tagħha li ġew imlaħħqa Kardinali — erbatax jekk tinkludi lil José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, tal-Ordni tal-Agostinjani Rikoletti (ordni ekkleżżjastiku li ħa l-indipendenza tiegħu mill-Ordni Awgostinjana fl-1612), li kien ġie pproklamat Kardinal fl-14 ta' Frar 2015, mill-Papa Franġisku.
Robert Prevost kien ġie pproklamat Kardinal fit-30 ta' Septembru 2023, mill-Papa Franġisku, fl-età ta' 68-il sena. Interessanti li l-aħħar Awgostinjan li kien ġie pproklamat Kardinal qablu (apparti mill-Kardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán tal-Ordni tal-Agostinjani Rikoletti) kien propju l-Kardinal Malti Prospero Grech, li kien ġie pproklamat fit-18 ta' Frar 2012 mill-Papa Benedittu XVI, fl-età ta' 86-il sena, u b'hekk kien sar l-ewwel Agostinjan li ħa t-titolu ta' Kardinal fi 111-il sena. (Ara wkoll kitba relatata hawnhekk: zafoid.com/post/view/11890.)
This is an authentic screenshot from a CNN broadcast, and the person in the screenshot happens to be David Vardanyan, son of Ruben Vardanyan. But I am more intrigued by the cloud in the upper left corner, that is practically a silhouette of a long-necked dragon-like creature. Do you see it? I guess that it is pareidolia. (See also related post: zafoid.com/post/view/561.)
Il-Kardinal Mario Grech (it-tieni wieħed mix-xellugg fl-istampa) kien ġie pproklamat Kardinal fil-Konċistorju tas-28 ta’ Novembru 2020 mill-Papa Franġisku. Huwa mistenni li jipparteċċipa fil-konklavi li ħa jseħħu f'Mejju li ġej — l-ewwel Malti li ħa jgħamel dan wara 194 sena!
Il-Kardinal Mario Grech huwa t-tielet Malti li ġie pproklamat Kardinal. Il-Kardinal Malti ta' qablu kien Prosperu Grech (1925-2019), li kien ġie pproklamat Kardinal fit-18 ta' Frar 2012 mill-Papa Benedittu XVI, u b'hekk sar l-ewwel Agostinjan li ħa t-titolu ta' Kardinal fi 111-il sena. Billi l-liġi kanonika tesieġi li l-kardinali jkunu isqfijiet sakemm ma jirċievux dispensa speċjali, Prospero Grech ġie kkonsagrat Isqof ta' San Leone (belt ġewwa Sqallija) fit-8 ta’ Frar 2012 fil-Konkatidral ta' San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, minn Pawlu Cremona, Arċisqof ta’ Malta, assistit mill-Arċisqof Giuseppe Versaldi, u Mario Grech, Isqof ta’ Għawdex. Prospero Grech kien għamel il-meditazzjoni tal-ftuħ fil-konklavi papali tal-2013, iżda l-età tiegħu żammittu milli jipparteċipa bħala elettur.
L-ewwel Malti li qatt kien pproklamat Kardinal kien Fabrizio Sceberras Testaferrata, li kien nominat Kardinal mill-Papa Piju VII fil-Konċistorju tas-6 t’April 1818. Il-Kardinal Sceberras Testaferrata kien mill-Belt Valletta. Tul is-27 sena li dam Kardinal sal-mewt tiegħu f’Awwissu 1843, il-Kardinal Sceberras Testaferrata kien pparteċipa fi tliet konklavi (tal-1823, tal-1829, u tal-1830/31) li taw lill-Knisja tliet Papiet.
Joseph Gatt Many cardinals but only one pope. Will it be Gozitan Mario Grech?
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/blogs/134781/many_cardinals_but_only_one_pope_will_it_be_gozitan_mario_grech
Joseph Gatt An interesting brief account of the history of papal elections:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/01/fist-fights-ghostly-pranks-and-schism-a-brief-history-of-conclaves-past
I have uploaded a video about the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania (also shown here in this post), which you can watch in our "Relax & Enjoy: Vistas" group here: zafoid.com/group/303
Wishing everyone a blessed Good Friday!
Very high American tariffs on Chinese goods are nothing new. President Biden had already gone that route in May 2024, as did President Trump in his first presidential term. President Biden had also approved even more heightened tariffs in September 2024 (see www.utilitydive.com/news/joe-biden-china-tariff-hikes-ev-battery-semiconductor-final/727014/).
