Jun

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Hong Kong to Aid Chinese Quake Victims

June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The cardinal of Hong Kong praised the Chinese government for accepting international aid after May’s earthquake, and announced a year-long diocesan fundraising campaign for the victims. “It is a great step forward,” said Cardinal Zen last week after a Mass in his diocese for the Sichuan earthquake victims.
The Chinese authorities report that the death toll [...]

Jun

10

Person Seen as Top Priority for Politicians

June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Catholic political leaders must make the social teaching of the Church an “essential” priority, since it is centered on the person and the common good, says the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
This was the message Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino delivered Sunday, the last day of the 7th Social Week of Argentine [...]

Jun

10

Necropolis Seen as Proof 1st Christians Were Right

June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Cardinal Reflects on Lessons to Be Learned at Peter’s Tomb
By Marta Lago
Touring a necropolis beneath the Vatican is a lesson in life and a chance to go back in time to see the faith of the first Christians, says the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Cardinal Angelo Comastri reflected on the lessons to be gleaned from [...]

Jun

10

Auxiliary Bishop for Newark Named

June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Manuel Cruz of the Archdiocese of Newark as auxiliary of the same archdiocese. Bishop-designate Cruz, 54, is currently the archdiocesan director for health pastoral care.
Manuel Cruz was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1953. He moved with his parents to the United States in 1966. He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy [...]

Jun

10

Holocaust Survivors to Thank Pope

June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Foundation Events Aim to Shine Light on Historical Facts
A New York-based organization will bring a group of Jewish Holocaust survivors to visit Benedict XVI next week. They want to personally thank the Pope for the Church’s intervention in saving their lives during the war.
The Pave the Way foundation is bringing the group to visit the [...]

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