Notes from today: Allen reports on the opening meeting this morning: The business meeting is a closed-door affair, although a handful of members of the press were allowed in at the beginning to observe the opening prayer. Outside the Synod Hall, reporters watched the various cardinals and cardinals-to-be arrive. When Archbishop John Foley arrived, the…

Today’s Bolletino confirms that 11/30 is the date. AVVISO DI CONFERENZA STAMPA Si informano i giornalisti accreditati che venerdì 30 novembre 2007, alle ore 11.30, nell’Aula Giovanni Paolo II della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, avrà luogo la Conferenza Stampa di presentazione dell’Enciclica del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI dal titolo: “Spe salvi“. Interverranno:  Em.mo Card.…

Adam Minter has an interesting post on current and future bishops: Earlier this week the South China Morning Post reported that Fr. Joseph Gan Junqiu received government approval to be ordained as bishop of Guangzhou on December 3 (Papal approval was granted earlier this year). According to a very reliable UCAN report, no date has…

From Michelle Bearden at the Tampa Tribune: Lipscomb, who retired as bishop on Sept. 15, and his wife, Marcie, will be received into the Catholic Church in mid-December. They will be members of the Church of the Nativity in Brandon, where they’ve been attending for several months. Bishop Robert Lynch of the Catholic Diocese of…

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