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Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered June 30 upon receiving the 34 archbishops on whom he had conferred the pallium the previous day. The prelates were …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of the homily Benedict XVI delivered June 29, the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, at the Mass during which he celebrated the 58th anniversary of his ordination …
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read moreBenedict XVI will bestow the pallium on the 34 metropolitan archbishops named in the last year, including five from the United States, two from Canada and one from the United Kingdom. The …
read moreBenedict XVI appointed Bishop Joseph Cistone to head the diocese of Saginaw. Today the Vatican press office reported the appointment of the Philadelphia auxiliary, 60, who spent the day …
read moreBenedict XVI named Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, the auxiliary bishop of San Diego, as bishop of Oakland. The Vatican press office announced today that Bishop Cordileone will succeed Archbishop …
read moreBishop Andrew Tsien Chih-chun, promoter of dialogue between the underground and official Churches in China, died Tuesday. AsiaNews reported today that the retired bishop of Hualien died of a …
read moreBenedict XVI appointed Father James Wall, the episcopal vicar for the clergy for the Diocese of Phoenix, as the new bishop of Gallup. Bishop-designate Wall, 44, will fill the see left vacant …
read moreBenedict XVI named Monsignor Robert Guglielmone, rector of the Cathedral of St. Agnes in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, as Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina. Bishop-designate …
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read moreThe battle over California's marriage definition amendment, passed in November, gave rise to misunderstandings and hard feelings that must now be addressed, said the archbishop of San …
read moreCardinal Joseph Zen is urging the faithful in his diocese to put their families before their economic worries this Christmas. In his pastoral letter for Advent, the bishop of Hong Kong …
read moreWhile the Church is interested in a wide range of social issues, there are certain issues -- such as the protection of the unborn -- that carry a heavier "moral weight," says the archbishop of …
read moreBenedict XVI appointed another auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington. Bishop-designate Barry Knestout, 46, will assist Archbishop Donald Wuerl and three other auxiliary bishops. …
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