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John Allen on some recent appointments: The last two major appointments to the Roman Curia from Benedict XVI went to cardinals from the South: Cardinal Ivan Dias of Bombay, named in May to head the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and Cardinal Claudio Hummes of São Paulo, Brazil, appointed in October as prefect of…

As is the case every time she opens her mouth to a journalist, much discussion about the recent USA today profile of Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. Well, amid the theological curiosities, what struck me most was this very weird moment, which comes, not from Shori, but from the reporter:…

Archbishop Gomez of San Antonio, in a recent address to the Conference of the New Evangelization of America (pdf format) It’s an important read, After laying out the Catholic/Christian roots of the Americas, the contemporary obstacles to evangelization, he proceeds to offer a model: A Snapshot From New Mexico, February 1634 As I see it,…

Perhaps those of us involved in youth ministry and catechesis might print out Benedict’s message for World Youth Day (not ’08 in Australia, but diocesan-led celebrations on April 1.) and share: the focus is love. Is it possible to love? Everybody feels the longing to love and to be loved. Yet, how difficult it is…
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