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Cheyenne Bishop Named to Green Bay

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Benedict XVI has named the bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, a former member of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy, as the bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Bishop David Ricken, 55, will take possession of his new diocese at the end of August.
David Ricken was born in 1952 in Kansas. He was ordained a priest in 1980 for [...]

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Catholic Schools Key for Holy Land Peace

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Catholic schools in the Holy Land are contributing to what will hopefully become peace between Muslims, Jews and Christians, a cardinal affirmed after returning from a trip to Jerusalem.
Cardinal John Foley, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, said this to ZENIT in an appeal for help for the Christian [...]

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Sister Mary MacKillop Featured on Coin

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Australia is honoring Blessed Mary MacKillop, who will likely be the country’s first saint, by featuring her on a collector’s coin.Senator Nick Sherry, minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, launched the Sister Mary MacKillop coin Tuesday.
The $1 uncirculated coin is the first of the Royal Australian Mint’s series featuring inspirational Australians, which commemorates unique Australians [...]

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Anglican Bishop Asks Pope for Magnanimity

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Since the Church of England will now allow women bishops, one of its prelates is looking for “magnanimous gestures” from Benedict XVI to facilitate the entrance of Anglicans into the Catholic Church.
In a letter to be published in this week’s edition of Britain’s Catholic Herald newspaper, Anglican Bishop Andrew Burnham of Ebbsfleet said “traditional Anglo-Catholics” [...]

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Case Dropped Against Canadian Priest

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Accused of Exposing Homosexuals to Hatred
By Pete Vere
The Canadian Human Rights Commission has closed its case against Father Alphonse de Valk, the editor and publisher of Catholic Insight magazine.
The monthly magazine drew the ire of homosexual activists after publishing several articles defending marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
The articles quoted extensively [...]

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