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Homily for Iraqi Mass at Westminster Cathedral

June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is the homily Bishop Crispian Hollis, chair of the International Affairs department of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, gave Monday at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor in Westminster Cathedral to pray for Iraqi Christians and a stop to the violence in that country.
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One of the solemn duties [...]

Jun

17

Prelate: Iraq Visit Reveals More Than Violence

June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The bishop of Portsmouth said a visit to Iraq not only reveals the extent of the nation’s suffering, but also gives a look at the courage and fidelity of the Christians there.
Bishop Crispian Hollis affirmed this Monday when he gave the homily at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor in Westminster Cathedral to pray [...]

Jun

17

Cardinal: Mass Is “Essential” Experience of Faith

June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

Although Sunday Mass is the “essential” experience of faith, less than half of North American Catholics attend regularly, according to the archbishop of Philadelphia.Cardinal Justin Rigali spoke Monday at the 49th International Eucharistic Congress, which is being held through Sunday in Quebec.
Some 11,000 pilgrims, 50 cardinals and more than 100 bishops have gathered to reflect [...]

Jun

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Dive Deep Into the Paschal Mystery, Urges Cardinal

June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Don’t remain at the edge of the mystery of the Eucharist, but rather dive deep into it to learn what remains to be known, urged the archbishop of Krakow.
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz said this today in a homily he delivered on the second day of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress, under way in Quebec through Sunday.
Some [...]

Jun

17

Rome Auxiliary Named President of Life Academy

June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI named Auxiliary Bishop Salvatore Fisichella of Rome as the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, simultaneously elevating him to the dignity of archbishop.
Archbishop-designate Fisichella, 56, succeeds Bishop Elio Sgreccia, who retired for reasons of age. Bishop Sgreccia turned 80 earlier this month.
The new president was the rector of the Pontifical Lateran University.
Salvatore [...]

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