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Meet Africa’s Most Senior Curial Official World Bulletin
Edward Pentin’s Vatican Notebook ardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, the most senior African in the Roman Curia, last week took over as the new president of the Pontifical......
Cardinal: Pope Is Setting Up Commission On Medjugorje
THE POPE is setting up a new commission to examine the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje, according to Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. The cardinal was speaking to the......
Pope Welcomes Serbian Patriarch
POPE BENEDICT XVI has welcomed the election of the new patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church and pledged to work with him to promote Christian unity. Bishop Irinej of Nis,......
Archbishop Is Installed In Iraq
EMIL SHIMOUN NONA has been installed as the new Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, Iraq, succeeding Archbishop Paolos Faraj Rahho, who was kidnapped by Islamic militants in 2008 and......
Secretary Of State Confirmed
POPE BENEDICT XVI has reconfirmed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as Vatican Secretary of State, praising his capability, humanity and sense of faith. As required of all Vatican......
Bishop: Somalia Faces Food Crisis
THE CATHOLIC bishop of Djibouti has said that about four million people face a crisis after the World Food Programme (WFP) suspended aid distribution in Southern Somalia, writes......
Pope Urges Priests To Spread Gospel On The Internet
BY STAFF REPORTER POPE BENEDICT XVI has told priests to embrace new media and to learn how to preach the Gospel via blogs and the internet. In his annual World Communications......
Christians Must Unite To Face Secularism, Says Pope
BY CINDY WOODEN DIVIDED CHRISTIANS must be united in meeting the modern challenges of secularisation, threats to human life, environmental destruction, war and injustice, Pope......
Synod Document: Faithful In Middle East Need Courage
BY CAROL GLATZ A PREPARATORY document has been issued for the Middle East Synod in October appealing to Christians there to resist emigration and to openly give witness to the......
Vatican Finances ‘likely To Improve’
BY CAROL GLATZ The Vatican has said its budget this year shows a “slight improvement” following a twoday meeting of cardinals charged with reviewing Vatican budgets. The Vatican......