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The Pope returned to Rome from Castel Gandolfo for the Wednesday audience today, to address a gathering of thousands of altar servers and choir members in St. Peter’s Square: Since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah started on the Israeli-Lebanese border, the pope has not let one public occasion pass by without repeating his appeal…

Vatican adjusts for 2008: The feast of St. Joseph would fall on Wednesday of Holy Week and the Annunciation on Tuesday of the Octave of Easter. So: While the two feasts are among the 14 solemnities marked with special care in the Catholic Church, they do not take precedence over the commemoration of Christ’s suffering,…

A few weeks ago, we blogged on a letter from Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy to Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., president of the USCCB clarifying the correct way to deal with the assets of a "closed" parish. CNS catches up with a story on the letter:…

John Wilson of Books and Culture on a recent academic conference: So: A better than average conference, clearly a high point for scholars in this field, both old and young, who have seen their work attain academic respectability—but what of the implications? Why should an outsider care? There are many reasons, but a good place…
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