Pope considering limits on concelebration

Posted on 05/22/08 by Petrus1962

Vatican, May. 22, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) plans to curtail the practice of organizing large-scale Eucharistic celebrations with hundreds of priests concelebrating the Mass, according to a report in Italy’s Panorama magazine.
Panorama reports that the Holy Father has directed the Congregation for Divine Worship to study the question and prepare appropriate [...]

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New appointments point toward upgrade of Ecclesia Dei commission

Posted on 03/13/08 by Petrus1962

 
Vatican, Mar. 13, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) has promoted two officials of the Ecclesia Dei Commmission, apparently upgrading the Vatican body that oversees pastoral provisions for traditionalist Catholics, The Pontiff named Msgr. Camille Perl, who has been the secretary of the Ecclesia Dei commission, as vice-president of the body. He [...]

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Padre Pio’s body exhumed

Posted on 03/03/08 by Petrus1962

 San Giovanni Rotondo, Mar. 3, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Church officials exhumed the body of Padre Pio on March 2, in preparation for the public veneration of his remains later this year.
Bishop Domenico D’Ambrosio reported that the body of Padre Pio, who died in 1968, was partially incorrupt. Although there was no sign of the stigmata– [...]

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