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A donation from the Vatican: The sum of one million euros collected from members of the dioceses of Munich, Regensburg and Passau during the visit of Benedict XVI in September, will be donated in the pope’s name to the Custodian of the Holy Land for the construction of a new pastoral centre measuring 30 square…

John Allen has an invaluable piece on a recently deceased Cardinal – and the priest who inspired him to take a stand. The story Allen tells is interesting enough in its own right (even as it is somewhat depressing), but what makes it all the more helpful is the general context of the dynamic between…

You may not be ready for this Pius XII scandal

Billy Graham’s sons in conflict about their parents’ graves. Franklin wants them buried as the last stop on the tour of a memorial library that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is building in Charlotte. A tour that begins with a greeting from an animatronic cow. Ruth Graham, bedridden and very weak, but apparently still fairly…

From Grace Church  – Episcopal – in Newark. Forum for Disaffected Roman Catholics We invite Roman Catholics whose spiritual lives are groundedin the Mass and in the Sacramentsbut who cannot endorse the Vatican’s authoritarian pronouncementson issues such as contraception, abortion, homosexual relationships, the role of women in the church, and divorceto join us in an…

Benedict’s book on Jesus will be published by Doubleday: Pope Benedict XVI’s next book, Jesus of Nazareth, has been acquired by Random House imprint Doubleday. The first book from Benedict since he became pope, the title is scheduled for publication in spring 2007. Bill Barry, v-p and publisher of Doubleday’s religious division, acquired world English,…

It’s Wednesday – General Audience day: “Those who believe in God should be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.” This declaration of Paul is especially linked to the time of Advent, Benedict XVI said during today’s general audience. He explained how “through our concrete commitment we…

Last week, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver was the keynote speaker at the Orange County Catholic Prayer Breakfast (which I was supposed to mention here on the blog before it happened, but forgot to…so sorry Michelle!). Blogger Jake blogged on the talk here and the Archbishop’s remarks are here. (pdf version) He begins by speaking…

An AsiaNews article on current relations between the Vatican and Israel, in the form of an interview with Honorable Oded Ben Hur, Israeli ambassador to the Holy See, Deliberations of the Holy See-Israel bilateral commission are set to resume today in Jerusalem after being stalled for a long time. The resumption, permitted by the Olmert…

More from St. Paul’s : Archaeologists digging to reach the tomb of St Paul have stumbled across a life-size "sketch" of the dome of St Peter’s produced by one of its architects in the 16th century. The excavation of St Paul’s tomb at the church of St Paul’s Outside-the-Walls in Rome is now complete, and…
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