Benedict XVI: Remission of excommunication an act of mercy

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St John Bosco’s Dream: The Two Pillars of a Safe Harbor in Life

A majestic ship, representing the Church and commanded by the Pope, was defending itself amid stormy seas from an opposing fleet. Innumerable enemy ships tried to sink the Church using everything in their arsenals, including writings or books or inflammable materials. In the immense expanse of sea, two mighty columns of great height arise a [...]

Prayer to St. John Bosco

Prayer to St. John Bosco Glorious Saint John Bosco, who in order to lead young people to the feet of the divine Master and to form them in the light of faith and Christian morality didst heroically sacrifice thyself to the very end of thy life and didst found a proper religious Institute destined to [...]

St John Bosco Feast Day January 31st

Confessor, Father and Teacher of Youth                                       Born: August 16, 1815, Castelnuovo, Piedmont, Italy Died: January 31, 1888 (aged 72) Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion Beatified: June 2, 1929, Rome by Pope Pius XI Canonized: April [...]

Decree Lifting Traditionalist Bishops’ Excommunication

Decree Lifting Traditionalist Bishops’ Excommunication “A Sign for the Promotion of Unity in Charity” VATICAN CITY, JAN. 25, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the decree released Saturday by the Congregation for Bishops, advising of the lifting of excommunication of the four bishops ordained without papal permission by Marcel Lefebvre in 1988. * * [...]

Apology Letter of Bishop Richard Williamson

                                   To His Eminence Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos Your Eminence Amidst this tremendous media storm stirred up by imprudent remarks of mine on Swedish television, I beg of you to accept, only as is properly respectful, my sincere regrets for [...]

Prayers for our Retiring Bishop and Future Bishop

. . Dear knights and friends: . After reading a good article in our local Catholic newspaper, THE CATHOLIC MOMENT from our current bishop who has submitted his letter of retirement to the Vatican, I was moved to ask for two things: 1) prayers to Our Lord and Lady for our current bishop, Bishop William Higi [...]

Vatican Insider Projects Speedy SSPX Resolution

Michael Matt’s THE REMNANT has an article by Brian Mershon about a Vatican insider’s view of a fairly quick resolution.  Subscribe to Brian Mershon

Personal prelature recommended for Anglican-Catholic union

Rome, Jan 29, 2009 / 05:52 pm (CNA).- In a move that could help bring hundreds of thousands of Anglicans into the Catholic Church, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has recommended that the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) be given a personal prelature if talks between the TAC and the Vatican [...]