Cardinal Parolin rues Europe's demographic winter as he marks 1,300th anniversary of St. Odile's death (Vatican News)
On May 4, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin as his legate for the 1300th anniversary of the death of St. Odile, patroness of Alsace; on June 21, the Pontiff signed a Latin letter for the occasion.
The Mass (video) took place on July 4 in Strasbourg Cathedral, and Strasbourg is the seat of the European Parliament.