On the Ongoing Revision of the Penal Law of the Church RORATE CÆLI - May 18, 2013 Bishop Arrieta, February 11, 2012, at Wigratzbad. Source. All emphases are Rorate's - Augustinus. Vatican Legal: Church teaching doesn't change, but church laws can By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta has a special briefcase he uses exclusively to carry documentation for a project that would completely revise an entire sectionhttp://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2013/05/on-ongoing-revision-of-penal-law-of.html
Pope Francis Meets With Angela Merkel NEWS.VA - May 18, 2013 (Vatican Radio) This morning, Saturday May 18, 2013, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, was received in audience by Holy Father Francis. Afterwards, Merkel met with Mons. Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States. During the cordial conversation, the long history of relations existing between the Holy See and Germany was discussed, with emphasis on themes of common interest, such as the ...http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-meets-with-angela-merkel
Pentecost and the Vatican II Tree MUNDABOR'S BLOG - May 18, 2013 Reblogged from Mundabor's Blog: You may want to read here at Insight Scoop some interesting reflections about Pentecost. The links between the Old and New Testament are very neatly presented, as is the reference to the voice of God being, always in the Old Testament, associated with fire. This could be the starting point of […]https://mundabor.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/pentecost-and-the-vatican-ii-tree-2/
Gossip Is Like Slapping Jesus, Pope Asserts EWTN NEWS - VATICAN NEWS - May 18, 2013 Vatican City, May 18, 2013 / 10:17 am ( EWTN News/CNA ).- Pope Francis spoke today about how gossip by Christians is a "slap" to Jesus "in the person of his children."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-Vatican/~3/9yJ2OzlwqIA/new.php
Museums PERSPECTIVE - May 17, 2013 ... Vatican Takes Steps to Control Overcrowding ... Alone (or Almost) With Michelangelo in Vatican City ...http://povcrystal.blogspot.com/2013/05/museums.html
Pope: 'If We Annoy People, Blessed Be the Lord' A CATHOLIC VIEW - May 17, 2013 ... Holy Spirit to give us all this apostolic fervor and to give us the grace to be annoying when things are too quiet in the Church," he said at the chapel of the Saint Martha residence, where he lives. He celebrated the Mass alongside Cardinal Peter Turkson and Bishop Mario Toso, the president and the secretary of the Vatican Council for Justice and Peace. Council staff and employees from Vatican Radio were among those attending the Eucharistic celebration. ...http://acatholicview.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-if-we-annoy-people-blessed-be-lord.html
Papal Celebrations for May, June, July VIS NEWS - HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE - May 17, 2013 Vatican City, 17 May 2013 (VIS) - Given below is the calendar of the Holy Father Francis' liturgical celebrations and activities scheduled for the months of May, June, and July. MAY 23 May, Thursday: 6:00pm, Profession of Faith with the Bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference. 26 May, Sunday, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of Sts. Elizabeth and Zechariah. 9:30am, Mass. 30 May, Thursday, Solemnity of Corpus Cristi: 7:00pm, Mass ...http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2013/05/papal-celebrations-for-may-june-july.html
Some Site Organization CATHOLIC SENSIBILITY - May 17, 2013 Posting here might be a bit lighter over the summer. But I will be putting more work into other features here. Many years ago, we examined the Vatican II documents in section-by-section detail. Neil or I also added the occasional essay touching on these documents. Eagle-eyes among you will notice "Lumen Gentium" is a new page, both on the sidebar and crowding out the header at the top. Little by little, I'll be posting outlines of all fifteen documents on separate ...http://catholicsensibility.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/some-site-organization/
Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci's Sainthood Cause Moves to Vatican CATHOLIC FIRE - May 17, 2013 ... Vatican the first week of May. He wrote in the Macerata diocesan newspaper, "I never imagined I'd be able to speak about the cause of Fr. Matteo Ricci with a Jesuit pope. After the great attention given by Benedict XVI, who never missed an occasion to encourage us to promote the cause, we now have the joy of placing it into the hands of a Jesuit." The bishop said when he spoke to Pope Francis about the cause, the pope highlighted Fr. Ricci's "innovative method of ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/05/jesuit-father-matteo-riccis-sainthood.html
Archbishop at UN Urges Cultural Change to Fight Human Trafficking EWTN NEWS - US CATHOLIC NEWS - May 17, 2013 New York City, N.Y., May 17, 2013 / 01:13 am ( EWTN News ).- The Vatican representative to the United Nations said that efforts to combat human trafficking should also fight the contributing factors of poverty and a widespread disrespect for human dignity.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-US/~3/yOqV2FDwV_A/new.php
Pope Tells Story of Bishop Who Felt 'Unworthy' EWTN NEWS - VATICAN NEWS - May 17, 2013 Vatican City, May 17, 2013 / 11:32 am ( EWTN News/CNA ).- Pope Francis told the story of a man who felt ashamed of being a bishop to say that people should not worry of being sinners but should concentrate on allowing Jesus to transform them.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-Vatican/~3/4CHl2UNuiNw/new.php
Pope Points Mission Societies Toward Young Churches EWTN NEWS - VATICAN NEWS - May 17, 2013 Vatican City, May 17, 2013 / 10:59 am ( EWTN News/CNA ).- Pope Francis met this afternoon with the directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies and encouraged them to help "the young churches" that operate in difficult and sometimes hostile circumstances.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-Vatican/~3/gXDoEY61P5s/new.php
Vatican and FAO Allied in Fight Against Hunger ZENIT - THE WORLD SEEN FROM ROME - May 17, 2013 "On a scale of 1 to 10, the Pope's interest in eradicating hunger is at 11," the director general of the FAO says. José Graziano da Silva of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization told ZENIT this on Wednesday, at the end of a conference held at the Foreign Press Association in Italy. Graziano da Silva took ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zenit/english/~3/xMm8g5HQEhY/vatican-and-fao-allied-in-fight-against-hunger
Interior Pentecost of the Heart ROMAN CATHOLIC SPIRITUAL DIRECTION - May 17, 2013 Sometimes we struggle to find heroic lay people to emulate. The stories of many Saints and much spiritual literature describe the spiritual lives of consecrated and/or ordained Christians. But, what about the rest of us, the remaining 99.9% of the Church, do we have any hope for holiness? Vatican II answers in the affirmative with [...] This is summary content only - please click on the title of the post to visit the blog and get the full post. God bless!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicSpiritualDirection/~3/refYgm1tzf4/interior-pentecost-of-the-heart
Pope Francis: Allow Yourselves to Encounter the Lord ZENIT - THE WORLD SEEN FROM ROME - May 17, 2013 In his homily during Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae this morning, Pope Francis reflected on the love of Christ and the power it has in redeeming one's sins. Among those attending the Mass were employees of the Vatican Museums. The Holy Father spoke on the Gospel which relates the encounter Christ had with Peter, a...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zenit/english/~3/2BG5g5RZn4o/pope-francis-allow-yourselves-to-encounter-the-lord
Interesting... SPIKE IS BEST - May 17, 2013 Hm, very interesting. Right now - this very second - is before Vatican II. In a certain sense. Just a thought. But wouldn't that be just like Reality, to do that to us? "I would now like to add yet a third point: there was the Council of the Fathers - the true Council - but there was also the Council of the media. It was almost a Council in and of itself, and the world perceived the Council through them, through the media. So the immediately efficiently Council that ...http://spikeisbest.blogspot.com/2013/05/interesting.html
The Pius Wars. My review of "Inside the Vatican of Pius XII." These ... LEX COMMUNIS - May 16, 2013 The Pius Wars. My review of "Inside the Vatican of Pius XII." These are the war time memoirs of American diplomat Harold Tittman, Jr., who spent 1941 to 1944 within the Vatican with other Allied diplomats, and who thereby had the opportunity to observe Pius XII and Vatican officials as they attempted to maintain Vatican neutrality. Tittman's memoirs ought to end the nonsense that Pius was indifferent to human suffering or ...http://peterseanesq.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-pius-wars.html
Vatican Bank Plans Website Launch, Annual Report EWTN NEWS - VATICAN NEWS - May 16, 2013 Vatican City, May 16, 2013 / 06:22 am ( EWTN News/CNA ).- The institution often called the Vatican bank will launch a new website and begin publishing its annual report, as it continues to improve its transparency and image.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-Vatican/~3/Lwd8GjjzoFI/new.php
Relations With China Affect Timing of Matteo Ricci Cause EWTN NEWS - VATICAN NEWS - May 16, 2013 Vatican City, May 16, 2013 / 11:20 am ( EWTN News ).- Approval for the beatification of the Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, who ministered in China 500 years ago, depends to some degree on the Vatican's relations with China.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-Vatican/~3/1KNaSdeag0Y/new.php
Papal (Emeritus) Pussy CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 16, 2013 ... Ecclesiae monastery, which has been recently converted into Benedict's new home. Veteran Vatican commentator John Thavis says that the Vatican Gardens are believed to have a number of stray cats roaming around them. They will find a friend in the retired ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/papal-emeritus-pussy.html
