Bishop Nickless: The 'Spirit' of Vatican II Is a Demon That Must Be Exorcised
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, October 16, 2009 2:00 AM
I first met Sioux City, Iowa, Bishop Walker Nickless a month ago at the Serra International gathering in Omaha, Neb. Little did I know then that he was working on his bold first pastoral letter since his installation as bishop four years ago.
Ecclesia Semper Reformanda (The Church Is Always in Need of Renewal), released yesterday, takes a look at the impact of the Second Vatican Council and sets... READ MORE
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CUA President Is Stepping Down
Posted by Tim Drake
Sunday, October 04, 2009 7:14 AM
President Father David O'Connell introduces Pope Benedict XVI at CUA, April 2008. (Photo by Tim Drake)
On Friday, Father David O’Connell, president of The Catholic University of America, announced that he will be stepping down as president in August 2010.
Father O’Connell has been president at CUA for 12 years. At age 42, Father O’Connell was elected 14th president of CUA in March 1998. He is currently the school’s second-longest-serving president.
“That I have had the privilege of serving as... READ MORE
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Emma Watson Meets Her Pope
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, September 17, 2009 5:24 AM
Last Wednesday, 7-year-old Emma Watson of Craigmont, Idaho, finally got her wish to meet Pope Benedict XVI. Register readers will remember first meeting Emma through this story.
Nearly aborted, Emma was born with mosaic Turner syndrome and hypoplastic left heart syndrome and has undergone five open-heart surgeries for palliation of her congenital heart condition. She has wanted to meet the Pope... READ MORE
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Phelps Passes on Pope
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, July 31, 2009 9:00 AM
Earlier reports that Olympic medalist Michael Phelps would be meeting with Pope Benedict XVI were premature.
According to The Associated Press, Phelps is skipping the meeting in order to rest before his final individual race of the world championships.
Pope Benedict is scheduled to host about 100 swimmers Saturday at Castel Gandolfo. Phelps was among those invited, but his coach, Bob Bowman,... READ MORE
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Pope Benedict's Guardian Angel
Posted by Edward Pentin
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:53 AM
Pope Benedict sits on a bench during vacation in the Italian Alps. (CNS photo)
The Holy Father said today that his guardian angel failed to stop him from falling and breaking his wrist recently because God wanted to make him humbler.
Taking his leave of the northern Italian mountain village where he has spent a summer break, Pope Benedict XVI quipped to well-wishers: “My guardian angel didn’t prevent my mishap, certainly on orders from on high,” the Italian news agency... READ MORE
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Why the Pope Fell
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, July 27, 2009 2:58 PM
Pope Benedict XVI in Les Combes, Italy, July 26. (CNS photo/L' Osservatore Romano via Reuters)
Pope Benedict XVI fell because he couldn’t find a light switch in his vacation room, Associated Press is reporting.
He didn’t cry for help, and he wanted to say Mass the next day. But handlers insisted he go to the hospital, says the report, citing Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi.
The incident happened at the mountain house in Les Combes, near the French border.
Previously, the... READ MORE
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The Pope's Tape Recorder
Posted by Edward Pentin
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:13 PM
Pope Benedict XVI, arm in sling, sits with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, left, in the Italian Alps today. CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters
Why did the Pope fall? The Pope’s spokesman told me today that “any illness has been ruled out, and the fall has rightly been described as ‘accidental.’ Whether he stumbled or slipped are particulars I cannot go into.”
In an earlier posting I mentioned that Benedict likes to dictate his thoughts into a recorder — I think it’s a holdover from his days as a university professor.
Father... READ MORE
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