Apr

21

On Wednesday, Funeral of Cardinal Lopez Trujillo

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Benedict XVI has sent a telegram of condolence for the death of Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. The cardinal died in Rome on Saturday 19 April at the age of 72.
  In his telegram, addressed to the late cardinal’s brother Anibal, the Holy Father writes:
  “Having received […]

Apr

21

Standing Up for Faith

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Christianophobia Gains Strength
By Father John Flynn, LC
It’s getting harder for Christians to publically defend their views on controversial topics such as homosexuality. A combination of anti-discrimination laws and the de-Christianization of society is leaving little space for religion in public discourse.
One of the countries where this tendency is most marked is Canada. On April 9 […]

Apr

21

Obedience Not so Bad in Light of Christ

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If words such as authority and obedience touch a nerve, try looking at them again in the light of Christ, says Benedict XVI.
Speaking to more than 58,000 people gathered in Yankee’s Stadium for the last major event of his five-day visit, the Pope commented on what constitutes authentic freedom.
The unity of the Church, he said, […]

Apr

21

Pope’s Address to Young People With Disabilities

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is the address Benedict XVI gave Saturday in a meeting with young people with disabilities.
* * *
Your Eminence,
Bishop Walsh,
Dear Friends,
I am very happy to have this opportunity to spend a brief moment with you. I thank Cardinal Egan for his welcome and especially thank your representatives for their kind words and for the gift […]

Apr

21

Papal Prayer at Ground Zero

April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the text of the prayer pronounced today by Benedict XVI upon visiting and blessing ground zero, site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
* * *
O God of love, compassion, and healing,
look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions,
who gather today at this site,
the scene of […]

Apr

21

President of Pontifical Family Council Dies

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Colombian Cardinal Alfonso Lòpez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, died from a respiratory infection at the Pius XI Clinic in Rome on Saturday evening.
Cardinal Lòpez Trujillo, 72, was the archbishop of Medellín, Colombia, from 1979 to 1991.
Alfonso Lòpez Trujillo was born in Villahermosa, Colombia. As a child he moved with his […]

Apr

21

Pope’s Meeting With Youth and Seminarians

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is the address Benedict XVI gave Saturday to the seminarians and youth gathered at St. Joseph’s Seminary.
* * *
Your Eminence,
Dear Brother Bishops,
Dear Young Friends,
“Proclaim the Lord Christ … and always have your answer ready for people who ask the reason for the hope that is within you” (1 Pet 3:15). With these words from […]

Apr

21

Papal Challenge: Spread God’s Kingdom

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI challenged the Church in the United States to pray and work to hasten the spread of the kingdom of God in the nation.
The Pope urged the more than 58,000 people gathered in Yankee’s Stadium today for the last major event of his five-day visit to pray “in the Lord’s own words: ‘Thy Kingdom […]