Here are the initial entries for The Weekly Benedict:
AUDIENCE: 5 October 2011, Psalm 23
SPEECH: To the Prefects of Italy (October 14, 2011)
SPEECH: To participants in the meeting promoted by the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization (October 15, 2011)
ANGELUS: Angelus, 16 October 2011
HOMILY: 16 October 2011: Holy Mass for the New Evangelization
SPEECH: To a delegation of the Syro-Malabar Church (October 17, 2011)
SPEECH: Inauguration of the Domus Australia - the Australian Pilgrimage Centre in Via Cernaia (Rome, 19 October 2011)
SPEECH: To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Australia on their ad Limina visit (October 20, 2011)
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It’s from earlier in October, but the apostolic letter Porta Fidei, announcing the upcoming “Year of Faith,” shouldn’t be overlooked.
By the way, Jimmy, this is awesome. Thanks for taking the time from your busy schedule to put this together.
the ‘weekly Benedict’ is a great idea! I’ve been wondering how to find out about what’s going on with our new bishop here in the Los Angeles archdiocese but don’t know where to look. Does anyone have suggestions? We used to get the arch. newspaper, but it was awful so we stopped. It might be better now? thanks. <3
Here is the Italian presentation about this new vaticna document: http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28264.php?index=28264&lang=it
And here is an unofficial translation of the actual document: http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/Articolo.asp?c=531752
Please explain this document.
Sorry – somehow, my original comment posting was not, um.. posted.
Saw this and I wanted to see if you could lend some clarity to it:
Here are the news stories about it:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/23/inside-the-beltway-407343036/?page=all#pagebreak
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/24976/Business/Economy/Vatican-calls-for-global-authority-on-economy-.aspx
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/is-the-vatican-throwing-its-support-behind-occupy-wall-street/
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/article/2011/10/24/id/415466
http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/10/21/vaticans-economic-statement-will-be-way-to-the-left-of-wall-street-financiers/
Here is the Italian-language presentation about this document: http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28264.php?index=28264&lang=it
And here is an unofficial translation of the actual document: http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/Articolo.asp?c=531752
Could you please explain that this is not an endorsement of socialism? Many will be confused by the way members of the press (from the left and the right) are interpreting this.
I’m thinking our German Shepherd needs to shepherd his fellow bishops and wring their necks of this twisted thinking.