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Pennsylvania Priest Named to Virgin Islands

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Benedict XVI named a Philadelphia priest to be the bishop of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, and he appointed an auxiliary bishop of Baltimore as the bishop of Wilmington, Delaware.
Bishop-designate Herbert Bevard, 62, was serving as a pastor in Philadelphia and as a vicar for the archdiocese. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in [...]

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Plenary Indulgence Offered for Youth Day

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Benedict XVI is offering a plenary indulgence for those who participate in Sydney’s World Youth Day this month and a partial indulgence for those who support it with their prayers.
The conditions for the indulgences were made public in a statement Saturday signed by Cardinal James Francis Stafford and Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, respectively penitentiary major and [...]

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“Summorum Pontificum” One Year Later

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Father John Zuhlsdorf Analyzes Its Effects
By Annamarie Adkins
Benedict XVI’s letter “Summorum Pontificum” on the traditional form of the Mass has sparked an increased interest in the Latin-language liturgy, especially among priests, says an expert on liturgical translations.
Father John Zuhlsdorf, a former employee of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, is a noted authority on both liturgical [...]

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Colombian Prelates Now Urge Thanksgiving Prayers

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The Colombian bishops say their repeated exhortations to pray for kidnap victims is now an invitation to give thanks to God for having heard the prayers.
In a statement Friday, the prelates, who were meeting in plenary assembly, said: “On several opportunities we have appealed to our communities to be united in prayer for victims of [...]

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Bishop Henry on Alberta’s Human Rights Act

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Here is the letter dated July 6 that Bishop Frederick Henry sent to Premier Ed Stelmach of Alberta, in which the bishop asks for the repeal of a section of the territory’s Human Rights Act.
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Dear Premier Stelmach:I have raised the issue of the Alberta Human Rights Commission several times with you in the [...]

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