At this age, he loses his right to vote in an eventual conclave. There are now 120 cardinal electors.
On Good Friday the collection taken in all the churches is intended to support the Christian communities in the Holy Land.
He is Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, has presented the new book “The Gift of Communion.”
He is the Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.