” “In the meantime, the devotees keep protesting. The day of the Assumption of the Lord was a day of solidarity: in all the churches of Rumania, Mass was celebrated and bells rang for the Cathedral. Every evening, many people from Bucharest come to the Cathedral Roman Catholics, Greek Catholics and Orthodox people to defend a historical and architectural monument that risks being destroyed "to be replaced by monsters of steel and glass”. In early May, the archdiocese of Bucharest sued the authorities involved in the works. After the verbal note from the Vatican, after the visit of cardinal Schonborn who spoke with the President of Rumania, after some Catholic bishops from Germany and Italy took sides in support of the Cathedral, now it is the Franciscan community of Padova that is taking action. Today, June 13th, the feast of Saint Anthony, there will be a live satellite connection at 7.30 pm from the Basilica of Saint Anthony to the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Bucharest. The event is supported and assisted by the diocese of Padova. After night mass at 8.00 pm, in Bucharest the devotees will close ranks around the Cathedral and will organise a procession with lilies and candles as a symbolic gesture in support of the most representative church of the Roman Catholic community of Rumania. The night will end with a concert by the children and young Catholics of Bucharest.” “
