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Pope Is Man of Heart, Says Cardinal Bertone

July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Vatican Secretary of State Speaks to Press
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone says that the secret to Benedict XVI’s popularity is his character, because he is a man of God who loves, and who speaks from the heart.
The Vatican secretary of state said this today when speaking with journalists in a press conference near Lorenzago di Cadore, the […]

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New York Readies for Papal U.N. Visit

July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The director of communications for the Archdiocese of New York says the people of that region are delighted at the prospect of a visit from Benedict XVI.
Joseph Zwilling said in a statement released Monday: “The clergy, religious, and laity of the Archdiocese of New York are delighted with the news that our Holy Father, Benedict […]

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Papal Address to General Chapter of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual

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PASTORAL VISIT
OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO ASSISI
ON THE EIGHTH CENTENARY OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT FRANCIS
MEETING WITH THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE GENERAL CHAPTER
OF THE FRIARS MINOR CONVENTUAL
AND THE COMMUNITY OF THE SACRO CONVENTO
IN THE UPPER BASILICA OF ST FRANCIS

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
To Reverend Fr Marco Tasca
Minister General of the Order of Friars […]

Jul

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Green Bay Bishop to Lead Pittsburgh

July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI appointed Bishop David Zubik to lead the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He will begin his new post in September.
Bishop Zubik’s appointment ends the 14-month vacancy since Archbishop Donald Wuerl was appointed to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
Bishop Zubik, 57, has led since 2003 the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, but he is a native […]

Jul

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Pontifical Acts July 18, 2007

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The Holy Father:
- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Munster, Germany, presented by Bishop Friedrich Ostermann, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Franz-Josef Overbeck of the clergy of the diocese of Munster, Germany, director of the institute for the diaconate and pastoral ministry, as auxiliary of the […]

Jul

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Unity Council Hails Document on the Church

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Secretary Says It Is Ecumenically Useful
To understand the recent document on the nature of the Church by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, one must harmonize apparently contradictory concepts, says Bishop Brian Farrell.
The secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity said this in statements to Zenit on the June 29 document […]

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Saint Frederick

July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Frederick lived in ninth-century Utrecht, in the central part of the Netherlands. When he was ordained a priest, Bishop Ricfried put him in charge of instructing converts. Around 825, he was chosen to succeed Ricfried as bishop of Utrecht. Bishop Frederick became acquainted with the people of his diocese. He really cared about them. He […]

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All Roads Lead to St. Louis?

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University Library Braces for Research Influx
Since structural weaknesses forced the Vatican library in Rome to close for three years of renovation, researchers are finding assistance at a U.S. university.
Gregory Pass, the current librarian of the Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library at St. Louis University, told ZENIT that since the announcement was made about the […]