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Coadjutor Named for Detroit

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An auxiliary bishop of Detroit has been named coadjutor of the Diocese of Winona, Minnesota, set to replace Bishop Bernard Harrington when he retires. Auxiliary Bishop John Quinn was named the coadjutor of the Minnesota diocese, the Vatican announced today. The Diocese of Winona has a population of 131,000 Catholics out of a total population [...]

Oct

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Seventeenth General Congregation

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The Seventeenth General Congregation of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops began today at 4.30 p.m. in the presence of the Holy Father and 236 Synod Fathers. The president delegate on duty was Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the session was dedicated to the presentation of [...]

Oct

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Final Interventions; Tapestry of Words

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Cardinal Ouellet Synthesizes the Synod
By Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
Following yesterday’s disconcerting announcement in the synod chamber that a father from an Eastern Church had forgotten his miter at Monday afternoon’s concert in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, we learned this morning that a pectoral cross of one of the Latin Rite fathers [...]

Oct

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Saint Paul’s Teaching on the Church

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Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered during today’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square.The Holy Father continued today the cycle of catecheses dedicated to the figure and thought of St. Paul.
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Dear brothers and sisters:
In last Wednesday’s catechesis, I spoke of Paul’s relationship with the pre-Easter Jesus in his earthly [...]

Oct

15

Synod-So-Far Summarized in 19 Questions

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The proposals arising from the world Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the life and mission of the Church were summarized this afternoon with 19 questions offered by the relator-general.
The questions were delivered today as part of a 70-minute Latin address by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, archbishop of Quebec City, which concluded the [...]

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