Posts Tagged ‘Vatican’

Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini

New Apostolic Exhortation “Verbum Domini” At midday November 11th, in the Holy See Press Office, the presentation took place of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Verbum Domini” of Benedict XVI, on the Word of God in the life and mission of the Church. The Apostolic Exhortation, which is dated 30 September, Memorial of St. Jerome, is [...]

Ubicumque et Semper

Ubicumque et semper: New Motu Proprio and new Vatican office “It is the duty of the Church to proclaim always and everywhere the Gospel of Jesus Christ…”, thus begins the recently-released Apostolic Letter by which Pope Benedict XVI has established the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelisation. The Motu proprio outlines the new office’s [...]

Google Challenge: 15 Minutes Daily for Quiet Meditation

Last September 2, Matt Cutts, one of the higher executives with Google, wrote on his Twitter (read it here): I’ve decided my next 30 day challenge: 15 minutes a day of quiet meditation. More than 70,000 of his Twitter followers read this message. Antonio, from whose Spanish language Opus Dei Al Dia forum page we are taking [...]

Church news

Roman Curia Appointments Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, as president of the recently created Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. Benedict XVI appointed Cardinal Marc Ouellet, archbishop of Quebec, as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin [...]