the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Father Stappard Celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood
On Saturday, 28 June 2008, I had the great pleasure to celebrate 50 years of service in the Diocese of Nottingham as a priest. The good people of Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, provided their lovely parish church for the occasion and worked very hard to make it both ...
ADL Injects New Tension in Catholic-Jewish Dialogue
n the latest show of tensions between Catholic and Jewish leaders, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has issued a critical statement about a
Imitate Padre Pio, in devotion and service, Pope urges faithful
Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) held up Padre Pio as a model for all Christians but especially for priests-- ...
Other Pontifical Acts
The Holy Father appointed Msgr. Raffaello Martinelli of the clergy of the diocese of Bergamo, Italy, bureau chief at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as bishop of Frascati (area 183, population 121,000, Catholics 116,000, priests 162, permanent deacons 1, religious 703), Italy. The ...
The State Must Support Victims of Usury
Among his greetings at the end of the general audience, celebrated this morning in St. Peter's Square, the Pope addressed representatives of the Italian National Anti-Usury Council, whom he thanked for the "important and much appreciated work you carry our with victims of this social ...
Always Be Signs of Unity Among The Faithful
This morning in the Vatican, the Pope received the 34 metropolitan archbishops upon whom he imposed the pallium yesterday, Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles. The archbishops were accompanied by members of their families.
The Holy Father addressed the prelates in various ...
Cardinal Montezemolo Assesses The Pauline Year
In the Holy See Press Office this morning Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, archpriest of the papal basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls in Rome, and Pier Carlo Visconti, delegate for the administration of the same basilica, held a briefing on the closure of the Pauline ...