George Koovakad will enter the Scene for the Assembly for the first time
Almost everything is ready for the conclave that will begin on May 7, from 16:30 (from Rome). The Indian Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop, George Jacob Koovakad, 51, will be commissioned to start the vote that will elect the new Pope.
Organizer of the papal journey and mayor of the Dicastery for interreligious dialogue, the Indians will be held responsible for the closure of the door of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, after the “Extra Omnnes” are pronounced by the master of the pontifical liturgical celebrations, Dom Diego Ravelli.
Koovakad will be the cardinal who will reopen and close the Sistine chapel when necessary during the conclave. In addition, like the last order of the deacon, the Indians will be the first to enter space, while the other religious march in procession towards the site.
Born in Chethipuzha, Koovakad was ordained a priest in 2004 and even worked as a councilor of the Nunger in Venezuela between 2018 and 2020
Instead of the red bar, given to the new Cardinals of the Latin rite, Francis put a black and red band in Koovakad’s head, commonly used by other churches of the Eastern Syriac tradition, the religious is the third Indian prelate to direct a Curia department, the first of the Catholic Church of Siro-Malabar. .
Source: Terra
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