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Letters from the Pope
Just three months before he died of cancer last year, Msgr. Thomas J. Herron, the former pastor of St. Laurence Parish in Upper Darby, received a personal letter from his former boss, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI.
In this issue: Prayer: John Paul II: “We need saints today”: Pope John Paul II canonized more saints in his 26 years as pontiff than all the popes combined, since 1588. The 482 men and women he entered into the Church’s canon of saints represent a wide range of cultures, nationalities, ages, and vocations. They reflect the universality of the Church.
Black Catholic: Black wax museum brings kids together: The assignment began routinely enough. Students at St. Martin de Porres in Philadelphia, a predominantly black school, were asked to read a biography of a person they wanted to know more about and write a one-and-a-half page, first person narrative explaining the person's early life, success, career and life after initial successes.
| This Week's Issue Cardinal: Faithful’s post-election responsibilities
Cardinal Rigali reflects on new Pope's message.
Students flood Rome to see the Pope
“Dear Friends!”
On Sunday during his installation, when the Holy Father, Pope Benedict the XVI, greeted us with those words, I felt, truly, that I am his friend — and that I was standing in a crowd of thousands of his friends.
Dispatches from Rome
What’s it like for a Cardinal to be in Rome during this historic time? Msgr. John McIntyre, administrative secretary to Cardinal Justin Rigali is traveling with his eminence in Rome. Here’s his view from inside the Vatican.
Catholic charismatics: Open to the Spirit
Catholic charismatics call it “resting in the Spirit.” Protestant Pentecostals prefer the more colorful “slain in the Spirit.” Resting or being slain, Theresa White, a visitor from Donegal, Ireland, intended to do neither when she attended her first Catholic charismatic conference on April 23.
Celebrating the life of Prince Rainier and his Philadelphia princess
The same day as Prince Rainier was being remembered at his funeral Mass April 15 in Monaco, he was remembered in a Mass at Princess Grace’s childhood parish of St. Bridget in the East Falls section of Philadelphia.
| The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of April 28, 2005
Martelli at St. Martin of Tours: Phil Martelli, the popular and successful coach of the St. Joseph’s University men’s basketball team does have his quirks. Story
The Catholic Church in Mongolia: Small, desperately poor,
but they love God – and Smarty Jones
Every morning at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul in Ulaanbaatar, the ancient capital city of Mongolia, Roman Catholic missionary priests consecrate the Body and Blood of Christ, and ask God to bless the universal Church. Story
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