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22 Jun 2011 – NEW YORK — Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, Chair of the Board of Trustees of CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association), has announced that the Holy See has confirmed the board’s election of Msgr. John E. Kozar as President of CNEWA. In addition, Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Msgr. Kozar as President of the Pontifical Mission for Palestine. Both are effective 15 September 2011. Read more...
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22 Jun 2011 – The U.S.–born
rector of Ukraine’s Catholic university said his country is “living in dark times” and accused state security services of placing him under surveillance. Read more...
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20 Jun 2011 – Pope Benedict XVI
singled out Indian women religious to praise them for
their positive role in the church in their country. Read more...
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17 Jun 2011 – The Vatican and Israel
said they made good progress on financial and fiscal
issues in a top–level meeting at the Vatican. Read more...
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16 Jun 2011 – The Vatican
announced approval of two new Melkite Catholic
archbishops who had been elected by the Greek Melkite
Synod of Bishops. Read more...
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16 Jun 2011 – Maronite Catholic bishops,
lamenting the violence in the Middle East, said democracy
cannot be achieved through violence. Read more...
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16 Jun 2011 – Last weekend Pope Benedict made history when he held an audience with about 1,500 Gypsies. It was the latest event in the Vatican’s long effort to build pastoral bridges to the Gypsy populations as they face new forms of discrimination in Europe. Read more...
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15 Jun 2011 – On today’s First Take: Vatican, we look at the pope’s general audience talk and how pilgrims beat the heat as well as new appointments for two U.S. Melkite bishops and progress made by a Vatican-Israeli commission. Read more...
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