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Pope names Galveston-Houston auxiliary bishop to head Austin Diocese

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , , , on January 26, 2010 |

By Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Galveston-Houston, 52, to be bishop of Austin, succeeding Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, who was named archbishop of New Orleans last June.

The appointment was announced in Washington Jan. 26 by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

Bishop Vasquez has been an auxiliary for Galveston-Houston since 2002. At the time of his episcopal ordination, he was the youngest bishop in the United States. (more…)

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Pope urges greater religious freedom in Cuba, criticizes U.S. embargo

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , , , on December 10, 2009 |

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Welcoming Cuba’s new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI once again criticized the U.S. economic embargo against the country, but also called on the Cuban government to expand religious freedom on the island.

The pope told Ambassador Eduardo Delgado Bermudez Dec. 10 that he knows Cubans are suffering from the economic crisis, which “together with the devastating effects of natural disasters and the economic embargo particularly strikes poorer people and their families.”

Pope Benedict said he hoped that the “signs of detente in relations with the nearby United States would signal new opportunities for a mutually beneficial rapprochement.”

In his speech to the pope, Delgado described the embargo as “cruel and unilateral” and said that it “constitutes an act of genocide because it aims at making our heroic and generous people surrender out of hunger, sickness and poverty.”

The financial crisis, the pope said, highlights “the urgent need for an economy that is build on solid ethical bases and places the person and his or her rights and material and spiritual well-being at the center of its interests.” (more…)

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Mary teaches people to treat others with respect, pope says

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , , on December 8, 2009 |



By Cindy Wooden

A firefighter places a wreath on a statue of Mary high atop a column at the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8. In 1857, Vatican firefighters placed the statue on the pedestal, beginning the tradition of firefighters honoring Mary on the feast of the Immaculat e Conception. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

ROME (CNS) — The statues, paintings and mosaics of Mary found not only in the churches of Rome, but also in its public squares and on street-corner shrines should help the city’s visitors and residents treat each other with more respect, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Marking the feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8, Pope Benedict rode in the popemobile from the Vatican to the heart of Rome’s tourist and shopping district to pay homage to Mary at a statue erected near the Spanish Steps.

“The mother of God teaches us to open ourselves to the action of God, to see others as he sees them — starting from the heart. And to look upon them with mercy, with love (and) with infinite tenderness, especially those who are most alone, despised and exploited,” the pope said.

Rome, like any big city, is filled with people who are invisible until some scandal lands them on the front page of the newspaper or the television news where they are “exploited to the very end, as long as the news and images attract attention,” the pope said. (more…)

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Pope says Brazilian church still divided over liberation theology

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , on December 7, 2009 |

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The divisions and dissent that marked Brazil’s Catholic community in the 1980s because of differences over liberation theology continue to sap some of the church’s energy, Pope Benedict XVI said.

“I beg those who still feel in some way attracted by, involved in or deeply touched by certain deceptive principles of liberation theology” to study again the documents issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the 1980s, the pope told a group of Brazilian bishops Dec. 5.

As prefect of the doctrinal congregation at the time, the future pope issued two documents praising liberation theology’s concern for the poor and for justice, but condemning a tendency to mix Marxist social analysis and concepts such as “class struggle” with religious commitments to end poverty and injustice. (more…)

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Pope appeals for rights of migrant and refugee children

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , , on December 1, 2009 |

By Sarah Delaney

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI urged governments and international organizations to give special attention to the rights of child immigrants, who often are victims of exploitation and abandonment.

Minors forced to immigrate for reasons of poverty, violence or hunger are the most vulnerable, he said.

The pope made the comments in his annual message for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees, which will be celebrated Jan. 17 in most countries. The papal text was released at the Vatican Nov. 27.

The pope said host countries must create policies that protect child immigrants and help them integrate into society. These children should enjoy basic rights such as going to school and being able to work legally, he added. (more…)

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Keep track of your blessings during Advent, pope suggests

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , , on November 30, 2009 |

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from his apartment window during his Angelus address on the first Sunday of Advent in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 29. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Advent should be a time when Christians keep track of the little blessings they receive each day, blessings that are signs of God’s love, Pope Benedict XVI suggested.

“To keep a kind of ‘inner diary’ of this love would be a beautiful and healthy task,” the pope said Nov. 28 as he celebrated evening prayer to mark the beginning of Advent.

God enters the life of each and every person, Pope Benedict said.

But in daily life, most people seem “to have little time for the Lord and little time even for ourselves. One ends up being absorbed in doing things,” he said.

Taking a little time each day to recognize signs of God’s love reminds people that “God is here; he has not withdrawn from the world; he has not left us alone,” the pope said.

Pope Benedict said that if people live each day with their eyes open to the signs of God’s presence, they will be filled with joy as they await the final coming of the Lord.

The pope spoke about waiting and about Advent hope during his noon Angelus address Nov. 29.

“The contemporary world needs hope above all; people living in developing countries need it, but those in economically advanced countries do, too,” he said. (more…)

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Pope, Anglican leader pledge to continue dialogue for unity

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , , on November 25, 2009 |

By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some pundits have sounded the death knell for ecumenical relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, the Anglican spiritual leader, pledged to move forward.

The pope and archbishop met privately at the Vatican for about 20 minutes Nov. 21.

A Vatican statement said the two leaders reiterated “the shared will to continue and to consolidate the ecumenical relationship between Catholics and Anglicans.” (more…)

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Honors from Pope presented to 12 Southeast Texans

Posted in english, Local, tagged , , on November 24, 2009 |

St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, was packed as Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, presented honors from Pope Benedict XVI to 12 Southeast Texas priests and women religious during a Pontifical Mass for Papal Honors at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, Nov. 23.

The message of the night was service.

“You have used your gifts well for the common good. In loving service you have empowered people to use their talents,” Bishop Guillory said to the honorees. (more…)

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Pope, Anglican leader pledge to continue dialogue for unity

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , , on November 23, 2009 |

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

Pope Benedict XVI poses with Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, England, head of the Anglican Communion, during a private meeting at the Vatican Nov. 21. A Vatican statement said the two leaders reiterated "the shared will to continue and to consol idate the ecumenical relationship between Catholics and Anglicans." (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some pundits have sounded the death knell for ecumenical relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, the Anglican spiritual leader, pledged to move forward.

The pope and archbishop met privately at the Vatican for about 20 minutes Nov. 21.

A Vatican statement said the two leaders reiterated “the shared will to continue and to consolidate the ecumenical relationship between Catholics and Anglicans.” (more…)

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Dissident theologian criticizes pope’s opening to Anglicans

Posted in CNS, english, tagged , , , on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

By Sarah Delaney Catholic News Service

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ROME (CNS) — Dissident theologian Father Hans Kung criticized Pope Benedict XVI for his recent opening to discontented Anglicans, charging the pope was “fishing” for the most conservative Christians to the detriment of the larger church.

Father Kung said the invitation to traditionalist Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church went against years of ecumenical work on the part of both churches, calling it instead “a nonecumenical piracy of priests.” (more…)

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