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John Thavis on this year’s papal retreat: Cardinal Biffi, who is 78, will preach on the theme, "The Things Above," which refers to St. Paul’s letter advising early Christians to "think of what is above, not of what is on earth." If the cardinal wants some guidance, he could look back to Pope Benedict’s own…

John Allen lets loose on the British press and reporting on religion – particularly Catholicism. Over the years, I’ve found that the British press is the most likely to publish virtually any rumor about the Vatican floated in the Italian papers. Back in 2003, for example, when Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos celebrated Mass according to…

Still busy. But here’s some stuff: Charlotte Allen says that the new film Amazing Grace plays down Wilberforce’s faith: In fact, William Wilberforce was driven by a version of Christianity that today would be derided as "fundamentalist." One of his sons, sharing his father’s outlook, was the Anglican bishop Samuel Wilberforce, who wrote a passionate…

Also from the meeting with Roman Clergy, today (scroll down) Responding to a question about the presence of ecclesiastical movements in the diocese, the Pope referred to his current series of meetings with italian bishops coming for their ad limina visits to Rome. "This way I am learning better the geography of the faith in…
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