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You probably know about the "associations" of immigrants to the US, mostly from Mexico, that organize in order to direct funds to help improve life in their villages and towns back home. This Chicago Tribune article tells the story of the building of a new church in a Mexican village: SAN ANTONIO GUARACHA, Mexico —…

Today, Pope Benedict met with the patriarch of the Cypriot Orthodox Church. From the WaPo: The two men said they had considered the "tensions and divisions" in Cyprus and the conflict in the Middle East, "where war and conflict among peoples risk widening with disastrous consequences." "Our Churches intend to play a role of pacification,…

Pope Benedict is going to Assisi on Sunday. Here, courtesy of PRF, is the schedule. Another version via Zenit: Benedict XVI’s visit to the tomb of St. Francis will be a pilgrimage that follows in the footsteps of the "little poor man of Assisi," says the local bishop. The Pope will arrive in the Umbrian…

(Yes, there’s loads going on in the world, ecclesiastical and otherwise. Yes, I have things to say about it. But I’ve sort of switched into summertime mode, which involves a morning at the zoo (yes, again), a picnic, then reading outside on the blanket with Joseph while Michael naps, dinner on the back porch, blowing…
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