Apr

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Pontifical Acts

April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Holy Father:
- Appointed Fr. Edward Hiiboro Kussala, professor of moral theology at St. Paul’s Seminary in Khartoum, Sudan, as bishop of Tombura-Yambio (area 81,321, population 671,000, Catholics 316,590, priests 27, religious 32), Sudan. The bishop-elect was born in Source Yuba, Sudan in 1964 and ordained a priest in 1994. He succeeds Bishop Joseph Abangite [...]

Apr

19

Faith Helps Us to See Life as God Does

April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  This afternoon, having lunched with bishops of the archdiocese of New York, the Pope travelled by car to the city’s St. Joseph’s Seminary, where he was welcomed by the rector, Msgr. Gerald T. Walsh.
  The Pope first went to the seminary chapel where he met with a group of 50 disabled children. One of [...]

Apr

19

Pontiff’s Address at Ecumenical Prayer Service

April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the address Benedict XVI delivered Friday at an ecumenical prayer service at St. Joseph’s Parish.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
My heart abounds with gratitude to Almighty God — “the Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all” (Eph 4:6) — for this blessed opportunity to gather [...]

Apr

19

Pope’s Homily Durning Mass at St. Patrick’s

April 19, 2008 | 2 Comments

Here is the homily Benedict XVI gave today during a Mass he said in St. Patrick’s Cathedral for clergy and religious.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
With great affection in the Lord, I greet all of you, who represent the Bishops, priests and deacons, the men and women in consecrated life, and the seminarians [...]

Apr

19

Transparent Witness to the Reasons for Our Hope

April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

At 6 p.m. local time yesterday, the Holy Father participated in an ecumenical meeting at the church of St. Joseph. The event was attended by 250 representatives from 10 Christian confessions.
At the beginning of his address, the Holy Father expressed his appreciation “for the invaluable work of all those engaged in ecumenism: the National Council [...]

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