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Synergy between Institutions and the Catholic Church

January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This morning in the Vatican, the Pope received Piero Marrazzo, president of the Region of Lazio, Italy; Gianni Alemanno, mayor of the City of Rome; and Nicola Zingaretti, president of the Province of Rome, each accompanied by an entourage, for the traditional exchange of New Year greetings.
“There is no doubt”, said the [...]

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Telegram for the Death of Cardinal Laghi

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Benedict XVI has sent a telegram of condolence for the death of Cardinal Pio Laghi, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education and patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The cardinal died yesterday at the age of 86.
In the telegram, addressed to the nephews of the deceased, the [...]

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Pontifical Acts

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The Holy Father:
- Appointed Fr. Richard F. Stika of the clergy of the archdiocese of Saint
Louis, U.S.A., pastor of the church of the Annunziata, as bishop of
Knoxville (area 36,872, population 236,573, Catholics 56,068, priests 70,
permanent deacons 25, religious 53), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in
Saint Louis in 1957 and ordained a [...]

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Religion and International Diplomacy

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Faith’s Strategic Role Needed
By Father John Flynn, LC
The relevance of Benedict XVI’s message for the World Day of Peace (Jan. 1) was underlined by the outbreak of conflict in Gaza. Subsequently the Pontiff pleaded for an end to the fighting in his Jan. 4 midday Angelus message, saying that conflict and hate [...]

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Vatican Filter of Italian Law Takes Effect

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Italian laws are now getting a closer look by Vatican officials before they are accepted for Vatican City State.
A new Vatican law, signed in October by Benedict XVI, went into effect Jan. 1. Though expected to cause few practical changes in the current arrangement between Vatican and Italian law, the decree prescribes that Italian laws [...]