Apr

6

Pope Calls on Young People to Follow Christ’s Footsteps

April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Seven thousand young people from the archdiocese of Madrid, Spain, who have come to Rome to collect the World Youth Day cross for 2011, were received in audience this morning by the Pope.
Speaking of the cross, the Holy Father encouraged the young people to discover therein “the infinite measure of Christ’s love. … You [...]

Apr

6

Papal Telegram for Earthquake in L’Aquila

April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. has sent a telegram, in the Pope’s name, to Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari of L’Aquila, Italy, for the earthquake that struck the city and province in the early hours of this morning provoking scores of deaths and injuries.
“The dramatic news of the violent earthquake which struck the territory [...]

Apr

6

Pontifical Acts

April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Holy Father appointed Bishop Paul J. Bradley, auxiliary of the diocese of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., as bishop of Kalamazoo (area 13,817, population 965,000, Catholics 107,700, priests 76, permanent deacons 36, religious 245), U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop James A. Murray, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having [...]

Apr

6

Cuban Prelate Lauds Improved US Relations

April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The new president of the Cuban bishops’ conference is expressing joy at signs of improved relations between the country and its neighbors, saying the Church always rejoices when what was separated comes back together.
Archbishop Dionisio García Ibáñez of Santiago de Cuba was elected as president of the conference at the 130th ordinary assembly of the [...]