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Benedict XVI Bids Farewell to Castel Gandolfo

September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI bid farewell to the community of Castel Gandolfo as he prepares to return to the Vatican next week.
The Pope received in audience today Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano, the diocese in which Castel Gandolfo is located, as well as local religious communities, the civil authorities and the personnel in charge of security during [...]

Sep

28

Father Cantalamessa on the First World and Lazarus

September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Here is a translation of a commentary by the Pontifical Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, on the readings from this Sunday’s liturgy.
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A Rich Man who Dressed in Purple Garments and Fine Linen
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Amos 6:1, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31
The principal thing to bring to light in regard to [...]

Sep

28

Priest Killed in Sri Lanka

September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Archbishop Asks for an End to Violence
A 40-year-old Catholic priest who was delivering aid to displaced refugees is the latest victim of Sri Lanka’s two-decade civil war.
Jesuit Father Nicholaspillai Packiyaranjith, coordinator of Jesuit Refugee Service in the northeastern district of Mannar, was killed when a land mine exploded, reported Aid to the Church in Need.
The [...]

Sep

28

New Bishop Named for Crookston

September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Michael Hoeppner, vicar general of the Diocese of Winona, Minnesota, as bishop of Crookston. The Vatican also announced today that the Pope accepted the resignation, submitted for reasons of age, of Bishop Victor Herman Balke, 76, of Crookston. Michael Hoeppner was born in Winona in 1949 and ordained a priest in [...]

Sep

28

Hundreds of Missionaries Descend on Rome

September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Eucharist at Heart of Activities
Five hundred missionaries are planning to put “Jesus in the Center” of Rome and invite people to experience the joy of Christianity.
From today till Oct. 7, missionaries ranging in age from 16 to 35 will be visiting schools, retirement centers, hospitals and Churches, “to try to communicate Jesus’ love,” Monsignor Mauro [...]

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