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Meet the pope’s tour guide
By
deacon greg kandra
Predictably, there’s a flurry of press coverage these days about the pope’s upcoming visit to the U.S. — and the New York Times has contributed a snowflake or two with this profile of the papal nuncio, whom The Gray Lady describes as the “pope’s guide” for his trip: When Pope Benedict XVI makes his first…
Magdi Christian Allam’s next sacrament: marriage
By
deacon greg kandra
The astonishing story of the Muslim who was baptized by the Pope at the Easter Vigil now has another interesting twist. He will be married in the Church next month: The Muslim journalist Magdi Allam, who was received into the Church during the Easter Vigil by Pope Benedict XVI, plans to marry Valentina Colombo in…
The house that Benny built
By
deacon greg kandra
This is the first glimpse at the design for Yankee Stadium’s papal mass on April 20. You can read more about it via the National Catholic Register right here. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack. I don’t care if I never get back…
Braxton: a little background
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A few readers have been wondering just what kicked up the kerfuffle in Belleville, and what exactly Bishop Braxton had done to incur such animosity among his priests. As usual, I turned to the definitive source on episcopal matters, and found a few newsworthy nuggets. He has a very good overview of the situation right…
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