Pope Benedict lays Cardinal Pompedda to rest today

CWNews reports:

Rome, Oct. 18 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda, the former prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, died in Rome early on October 18, at the age of 77.

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Cardinal Pompedda, for years an influential figure in the Roman Curia, retired in May 2004, shortly after reaching his 75th birthday. He had remained highly visible because of his willingness to speak with the press, particularly on issues involving the interpretation of canon law. [More...]

In the Light of the Law has a brief posting.

More links:

• AGI.it's announcement.
• Zenit news: "In a telegram, sent by Benedict XVI on hearing the news, the Pope recalled the service carried out by the Italian cardinal, a "distinguished jurist and for many years diligent collaborator of the Holy See, in particular of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota and of the Apostolic Signature, offering everywhere an appreciated testimony of priestly zeal and fidelity to the Gospel."
• CWNews: "Pope leads last rites for Curial cardinal"

[photo: AP Photo/Plinio Lepri]