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Pontifical Acts

February 21, 2008 | 4 Comments

The Holy Father appointed Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi M.Sp.S., previously bishop of Nuevo Laredo in Mexico, as bishop of Tepic (area 22,777, population 1,115,208, Catholics 1,073,321, priests 210, religious 270), Mexico. He succeeds Bishop Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota, whose resignation from the pastoral care of that diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the […]

Feb

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Pontifical Academy For Life: Close by the Incurable Sick

February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  At 11.30 a.m. today in the Holy See Press Office, a press conference was held to present an international congress entitled “Close by the Incurable Sick Person and the Dying: Scientific and Ethical Aspects”, due to be held in the Vatican on February 25 and 26 under the auspices of the Pontifical Academy for […]

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Jesuits: Full Fidelity to the Society’s Original Charism

February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  This morning the Holy Father received participants of the Society of Jesus’ general congregation, with the newly named superior general, Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, which has been meeting in Rome from 7 January.
  The Pope encouraged those present and all their brothers in the Society to continue in their faithfulness to the mission received from […]

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Serbia: Christian Roots Offer Values For Reconciliation

February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Today in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received the credential letters of Vladeta Jankovic, Serbia’s new ambassador to the Holy See.
  In his speech to the diplomat, the Pope affirmed that the Holy See “greatly values its diplomatic links with Serbia, and hopes thereby to offer encouragement to the continuing efforts to build a future […]

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The Church in Cuba After Fidel Castro

February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

Aid Organization Notes Need for More Native Priests
The Church in Cuba’s main obstacle is a lack of staff, especially priests who are natives to the island nation, said Aid to the Church in Need’s specialist on Cuba.
Javier Legorreta and his aid organization have turned their attention to Cuba, as President Fidel Castro announced Tuesday that […]

Feb

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Miracle Approved for “Lolo”

February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Cause for Beatification of Spanish Journalist Continues
A writer who was blind and long confined to a wheelchair, extolled as a model for journalists, has had a cure considered miraculous attributed to his intercession.
Manuel Lozano Garrido, better known as “Lolo,” was declared venerable last December when Benedict XVI approved a decree recognizing his heroic virtue.
Last Friday, […]

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Embryology Bill Demands Response, Says Cardinal

February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

Urges Catholics to Write or Visit Parliament Members
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor says now is the time for Catholics to tell Members of Parliament that human dignity must be defended, before a bill allowing animal-human hybrids is passed.
In a statement released today, the archbishop of Westminster encouraged Christians to react in fact of the Human Fertilization and […]