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New Commander for Swiss Guard

August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI appointed Daniel Anrig, 36, as the commander of the world’s smallest army.
Anrig, from Walenstadt, Switzerland, will hold the five-year post of commander with the rank of colonel. He is married and has four children. He will take office on Dec. 1, though his appointment was announced by the Holy See on Tuesday.
Anrig served [...]

Aug

21

Benedict XVI Mourns Victims of Crash in Madrid

August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI sent a telegram expressing his condolences to the victims of Wednesday’s plane crash in Spain that cost 153 lives.
In a telegram today made public by the Holy See, the Pope sent his condolences to the victims of the accident in Madrid’s Barajas airport.
The Spanish government said only 19 of the 166 passengers and [...]

Aug

21

Priest Doubts Pakistani Christians Will Get Better Deal

August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As Pakistan prepares for change after its president resigned, the director of a Salesian school in Lahore lamented that a new government will likely mean little improvement for the country’s Christians.
Father Miguel Ruíz spoke to the Germany offices of Aid to the Church in Need about the continuing political instability in Pakistan, alleging that for [...]

Aug

21

Benedict XVI: Vacation a Great Time to Study Saints

August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI says it is important and advantageous to cultivate devotion to the saints, and recommends vacation as a good time to study their lives.
The Pope said this today at the general audience, during which he reflected on several saints whose feastdays are celebrated in these weeks. He mentioned Sts. John Eudes, Bernard of Clairvaux, [...]

Aug

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Sister Faustina’s Confessor to Be Beatified

August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Sister Faustina’s confessor and St. Thérèse’s parents are among the six who will be beatified in the next two months.
The group also includes an Italian founder and two Italian priests, one of whom was martyred in Yugoslavia.
Polish Father Michal Sopocko, Sister Faustina Kowalska’s confessor and spiritual director, and principal promoter of the revelations the nun [...]

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