I linked to American Papist’s coverage below, but just a couple more articles: From Catholic News Agency Enjoying the second day of his pastoral visit Lombardi Dioceses of Vigevano and Pavia, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Holy Mass at the Borromeo College of Pavia.  The Holy Father focused his homily on the conversion of Saint Augustine,…

Michele Fu Tieshan, Patriotic Archbishop of Beijing died last week. From AsiaNews: Michele Fu Tieshan, Patriotic Archbishop of Beijing, will receive a funeral fit for a “head of state”. There will be no Vatican representative present, neither the religious ceremony nor the state burial. Church sources in Hong Kong told AsiaNews that members of the…

The Chaldean bishop of Kirkuk makes an appeal: “In Iraq Christians are dying, the Church is disappearing under continued persecution, threats and violence carried out by extremists who are leaving us no choice: conversion or exile”.  This is the urgent appeal sent to AsiaNews by msgr. Louis Sako, Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk, while reports arrive…

Some photos from today. I’ll have a post up later. Very nice day, seemed to go well, with a good crowd and curious, hopefully moved, onlookers. Before, preparing. Waiting for Mass to end: A sense of the length of the procession: The third station, in front of the statue of Fr. Sorin: The last station,…

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