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May
8
The Australian episcopal conference is hoping to bring fallen-away Catholics back to the Church.
A pastoral plan to reach out to Catholics who no longer practice their faith, and to those Catholics who never felt identified with the Church, is one of the fruits of the bishops’ assembly, which concluded today in Sydney.
The strategy will include […]
May
8
Pontiff to Visit Shrines in Genoa, Savona
May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Benedict XVI will visit two Marian shrines during a weekend trip to Savona and Genoa, Italy.
The Vatican press office released today the schedule for the Pope’s May 17-18 pastoral visit.
The Holy Father will depart from Ciampino Airport on Saturday, May 17, at 3:30 p.m. and will land an hour later at Christopher Columbus Airport of […]
May
8
In US, Pope Showed His Old Self
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Insights From Father Fessio, a Former Student
By Carrie Gress
While many Americans have a new take on the personality of Benedict XVI after his U.S. trip, Father Joseph Fessio says the Pope revealed nothing new.
Father Fessio, 69, a Jesuit who was a student under then Father Joseph Ratzinger in Regensburg, Germany, in the 1970s, spoke with […]
May
8
Pope Briefed on Latin American Mission
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Benedict XVI received today a progress report on the preparation of the continental mission in Latin America, called for by the bishops’ meeting that he inaugurated in Brazil a year ago.
The Pope began the 5th General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean, held near the shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida […]
May
8
Today, the Holy See’s Press Office publicized the schedule for Benedict XVI’s pastoral visit to Savona and Genoa (Italy) that will take place this 17-18 May.
The Pope will depart from Ciampino Airport on Saturday, 17 May, at 3:30pm and will land an hour later at Christopher Columbus Airport of Genoa-Sestri where he will be […]
May
8
Pontifical Acts
May 8, 2008 | 2 Comments
The Holy Father named:
-Monsignor Ambrose Madtha, in charge of internal affairs at the apostolic nunciature in China, as apostolic nuncio of Ivory Coast, elevating him to the dignity of archbishop. The new nuncio was born in Belthangady (India) in 1955 and was ordained a priest in 1982.
-Monsignor Bernardito C. Auza, First Counsellor of the Permanent […]
May
8
Pope to Young French Pilgrims to Lourdes
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Here is a Vatican translation of the letter Benedict XVI sent to Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, archbishop of Paris and the president of the French episcopal conference, on the occasion of the centenary of the “Frat” pilgrimage organized by the dioceses of the Île-de-France.
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Dear Young People,
By coming to the Marian city of Lourdes in […]
May
8
Pope Urges More Eucharistic Adoration
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Benedict XVI is urging a promotion of love for the Eucharist, so that there will be more adorers of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Pope renewed today his call for adoration of Christ in the Eucharist when he greeted at the end of the general audience the religious sisters of the Order of Sisters of the Perpetual […]
May
8
Caviezel Shares Fears, Joys in Adopting
May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Christianity is about living according to faith, even if certain decisions bring paralyzing fear, says actor Jim Caviezel, who played the role of Jesus in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ.”
Caviezel, 39, affirmed this on a radio program with the Christopher Movement, during which he talked about overcoming fear to adopt two children suffering […]
May
8
Novena of the Holy Spirit Day Seven
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Prayer of St. Maximilian Kolbe
O my God, my only happiness—how can I come to know you more perfectly? I see your creatures and I am enchanted; I give thanks and I love you, but these do not suffice for me, as you know so well; but I do not see or hear you. I desire […]
May
8
The Apparition of Saint Michael
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The great Archangel Michael, the special Guardian Angel of Saint Joseph, and the Guardian Angel of each one of the Popes, and one of the seven great angels who stand before the throne of God, appeared on a mountain named Gargano, in southern Italy, in 525. Saint Michael asked that a cave there be turned […]
May
8
Here is a Vatican translation of the message Benedict XVI addressed to Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The message was sent on the occasion of an April 11-12 conference in Rome titled: “Disarmament, Development and Peace: Prospects for Integral Disarmament.”
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Venerable Brother
Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino
President of the […]
