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Past Opus Dei Prelate Closer to Beatification

June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The diocesan phase of the beatification cause of former Opus Dei prelate Bishop Álvaro del Portillo will officially close Thursday.
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Pope’s vicar for Rome, will preside over the closing session of the diocesan phase of the cause of Bishop del Portillo (1914-1994). The bishop was prelate of Opus Dei from 1975 to [...]

Jun

24

Pope: Biblical Group’s Meeting Shows Love for Africa

June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

Benedict XVI says that the Catholic Biblical Federation plenary assembly beginning today in Tanzania transmits a message of love of the Bible and love of Africa.
The Pope affirmed this in a letter dated June 12 and sent to Bishop Vincenzo Paglia of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy, president of the Catholic Biblical Federation. The federation has a plenary [...]

Jun

24

Bible Key for More Than Christianity

June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Bible is a cornerstone, not just of Christianity, but of Western civilization, proposed Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi.The president of the Pontifical Council for Culture affirmed this in Portugal last Friday, when he gave a talk on “The Bible: The ‘Great Code’ of Western Culture” at the Portuguese Catholic University.
According to the archbishop, the Bible is [...]

Jun

24

Founding of an Order

June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

From today’s mailing from Selignac:
“L’histoire dit que, le 24 juin 1084 Bruno, entrait avec ses compagnons dans le désert de chartreuse, massif montagneux qui allait donner son nom à un nouvel ordre religieux. Depuis, cette fête est devenue celle de la fondation des chartreux.”
Or in English:
“History tells us that June 24, 1084, Bruno entered with [...]

Jun

24

Pontifical Acts

June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Holy Father:
 - Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Pamiers, France, presented by Bishop Marcel Perrier, upon having reached the age limit.
 - Appointed Msgr. Santiago Olivera, vicar general of the diocese of Moron, Argentina, as bishop of Cruz del Eje (area 22,187, population 159,500, Catholics 148,400, priests 32, permanent deacons [...]

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