May
28
The Holy Father appointed Monsignor Carmelo Cuttitta, pastor of the parish of Saint Joseph Cottolengo, as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Palermo (area 1,366, population 914,506, Catholics 890,142, priests 570, permanent deacons 32, religious 1,863), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in Gordano, Italy in 1962 and ordained a priest in 1987.
May
28
Here is the English-language address Benedict XVI gave when receiving in audience Major Archbishop Issac Cleemis Thottunkal of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara Church in India.
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Your Beatitude,
I am pleased to welcome you on your first visit to Rome since your election as Major Archbishop of the beloved Catholic Syro-Malankara Church. I am most grateful [...]
May
28
Pride
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Self-knowledge is a great help for acquiring humility; but in the midst of the many passions, faults and vices of which we are aware, to recognize our own pride is the most useful of all. For this vice is the most shameful of all. And even on our Confessions, it is more difficult for us [...]
May
28
Pontiff Urges Bishops to Welcome New Movements
May 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Says Evangelization Is Top Priority
Evangelization is the first priority for bishops, Benedict XVI told the prelates of Mozambique, who were in Rome for their five-yearly visit.
During the meeting on Saturday, the Pope reminded the bishops from Mozambique that they are responsible “for announcing the word of God throughout the area entrusted to you,” including everything [...]
May
28
Media’s Rising Anti-Christianity
May 28, 2007 | 1 Comment
Prejudiced Attacks Recycled
By Father John Flynn
Sexual abuses mixed with allegations of Church abuse make for an explosive media formula, as Italians can testify. The state-owned television broadcaster, RAI, sparked a debate after it announced that it wanted to buy the rights to transmit a BBC program, “Sex Crimes and the Vatican.”
Last Tuesday the RAI announced [...]
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