Rumor: Tornielli, new papal spokesman?

Posted on 07/16/09 by scottarbuckle

RORATE CAELI – Spanish blog Rumores de Ángeles mentions Italian religious journalist Andrea Tornielli as a possible replacement of current papal spokesman (officially, head of the Holy See Press Office) Father Federico Lombardi. . It would certainly be good both for the Pope and for Tornielli – and, though far from being a Traditionalist, he [...]

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Goldman Sachs Executive Claims New Encyclical is the Best Analysis of the Economic Crisis

Posted on 07/14/09 by scottarbuckle

Brian Griffiths, Lord of Fforestfach and vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs International, says Pope Benedict’s Caritas in Veritate offers the single best analysis of the current global economic crisis. The language may be dense, but the message is sufficiently rewarding. The encyclical analyses modern capitalism from an ethical and spiritual perspective as well as a technical [...]

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2009 Ordinations for the Institute of Christ the King

Posted on 07/12/09 by scottarbuckle

THE NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT – In early July, the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest had its ordinations at its motherhouse in Gricigliano near Florence, Italy. There is a full image gallery at the Institute’s website. Here is a selection: This year’s new seminarians: Tonsures and minor orders (the officiating prelate is H.E. Msgr. [...]

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The Little Green Book

Posted on 07/10/09 by scottarbuckle

The Pope gave a little book to US President Barack Obama after their meeting today in the Vatican. “This is a document about bioethics,” the Pope said. And the president replied, “Oh, what we discussed earlier. I’ll have some reading to do on the plane”… By Robert Moynihan, reporting from Rome ================================   “Alpha children [...]

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Statement by House GOP Leaders Boehner & McCotter on Pope Benedict XVI’s Caritas in Veritate

Posted on 07/10/09 by scottarbuckle

Washington, July 10, 2009 - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican Policy Committee Chairman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) today issued the following joint statement regarding Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical, Caritas in Veritate: “Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, is neither an indictment of capitalism nor an endorsement of any political or economic agenda, [...]

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Obama’s Gift

Posted on 07/10/09 by scottarbuckle

The city of Rome is waiting for the meeting today of US President Barack Obama with Pope Benedict XVI By Robert Moynihan, INSIDE THE VATICAN reporting from Rome ================================   “True humanism in Christianity… true Christianity — we repeat — is the sacrifice of self for others, because of Christ, because of God. It is [...]

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The New Ecclesia Dei

Posted on 07/08/09 by scottarbuckle

Pope Benedict XVI has merged the Ecclesia Dei commission into the Congregation for the doctrine of the Faith. It happened today, July 8, 2009, in Rome. What will it mean for the old Mass, for the Society of St. Pius X, for Bishop Williamson, and for the interpretation of the Second Vatican Council? By Robert [...]

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FSSP Superior General and Benedict XVI

Posted on 07/08/09 by scottarbuckle

by Shawn Tribe, NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT    Thanks to John Sonnen for keeping us always abreast of the goings on in Rome: On Monday, July 6 the Holy Father met in private audience the Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, Fr. John Berg. The meeting took place in the Holy Father’s private [...]

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Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei Attached to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Posted on 07/08/09 by scottarbuckle

by Gregor Kollmorgen Pope Benedict XVI today issued the motu proprio Ecclesiæ Unitatem, attaching the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Prefect of the CDF is now ex offcio President of the PCED (Ecclesiæ Unitatem, no. 6 a). The PCED, however, preserves its own staff, consisting of [...]

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The Pauline Chapel Reopened for Worship. With Two New Features

Posted on 07/07/09 by scottarbuckle

It is the pope’s private chapel, in the Vatican buildings. Subjected to a complete restoration, it again has the altar turned toward the tabernacle. But also new is the interpretation that Benedict XVI has given to the two frescoes by Michelangelo, especially concerning the expression of the apostle Peter… by Sandro Magister ROME, July 6, [...]

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