Category: Church
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pope back in hospital, tracheotomy?
The Vatican released a statement this morning announcing that the Pope was taken back to the hospital and a hospital guard said that the Pope arrived sitting up on a raised stretcher. CNN is now reporting, via Italian media sources, that doctors are considering the use of a tracheotomy in the treatment of John Paul…
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project andrew
On Saturday, I went to St. Mary’s Cathedral with the rest of my roommates to participate in Project Andrew. Project Andrew is a chance for young men to come together with Bishop Aymond and various priests of the dioceses for Mass and discussion on the priesthood. The Mass was beautiful. This was the second time…
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a csc tour of south austin
Yesterday, I went on a short tour of South Austin in the context of the Congregation of Holy Cross. I met Fr. John Korcsmar, CSC, the provincial of the CSC’s Southern Province at the Provincial House off of South Congress. First, he took me to this area near South 2nd and Live Oak. I could…
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indulgences for the year of the eucharist
As I don’t have class on Friday, I’m using Thursday nights to catch up on e-mails and notes that I’ve flagged for follow-up but hadn’t had time during the week to catch up. During this Year of the Eucharist, the Apostolic Penitentiary published a degree marking certain indulgences for the special period of time. “A…
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pope thanks us for our prayers
Catholic World News is reporting that Archbishop Franc Rode, the prefect of the Congregation for Consecrated Life, relayed that the Pope thanks everyone who had prayed for him upon his hospitalization yesterday. Archbp. Rode conveyed this during his homily as he celebrated Mass in the Vatican basilica for the annual Day for Consecrated Life. Pope…
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the pope is in the hospital
CNN and Fox News are both reporting that the Pope has been taken to the hospital. Fox is making the story sound much more urgent than CNN with Fox saying that he was “rushed” to the hospital catching his own staff off guard. CNN echoes Vatican reports that the Pope is one of millions who…