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15th-Century Franciscan to Be Canonized

June 1, 2007 | 1 Comment

Polish Father Simon of Lipnica
Father Simon of Lipnica, a 15th-century Polish Franciscan who gave his life for those suffering from the plague, will soon be proclaimed a saint.
Benedict XVI will canonize the Franciscan on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square.
Simon was born in Lipnica Murowana, in the south of Poland, between the years 1435-1440. He moved [...]

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Coadjutor Archbishop Named for Vancouver

June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI named Archbishop Michael Miller, secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, as coadjutor archbishop of Vancouver.
The Vatican press office made the announcement today. Archbishop Miller, 60, will automatically succeed Archbishop Raymond Roussin, 67, of Vancouver, upon the latter’s retirement. Archbishop Miller is a native of Ottawa. He was ordained a priest of the [...]

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Archbishop Appointed for Kingston, Ontario

June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Auxiliary Bishop Chávez of San Diego Retires
Benedict XVI named Archbishop Brendan O’Brien of St. John’s, Newfoundland, as the archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, and a new bishop for the Ukrainian Eparchy of New Westminster, British Columbia.
The Vatican press office announced the appointments today. The Kingston post had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Anthony Meagher [...]

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Convent Robbed and Occupied in Iraq

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The convent of the Chaldean Sisters of the Sacred Heart was robbed and occupied by terrorists, reported Asia News. The two women religious living in the Angel Raphael convent told AsiaNews that a group of terrorists broke into the convent while they were away Thursday. Upon the women’s return they found everything had been stolen [...]

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Holy Father Received the Letters of Credence of Five New Ambassadors

June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

(VIS) – Today in the Vatican, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of five new ambassadors to the Holy See: Ayesha Riyaz of Pakistan, Larus Stefansson of Iceland, Juri Seilenthal of Estonia, Domitille Barancira of Burundi and Ahmed Hamid Elfaki Hamid of Sudan.
In his address to the diplomats, the Pope affirmed that “in [...]

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