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M A NIL A , Feb. 25, 2012— A bishop from the Diocese of Dum a guete h a s been n a med the new he a d of the A rchdiocese of P a lo in E a stern Vis a y a s. Pope Benedict XVI a nnounced in Rome tod a y the a ppointment of Bishop John Du, 57, a s a rchbishop of P a lo. He will now t a ke the title of A rchbishop-design a te a he a d of his offici a l inst a ll a tion soon, succeeding A rchbishop Jose P a lm a who w a s tr a nsferred to the A rchdiocese of Cebu in October 2010. P a p a l nuncio to the Philippine A rchbishop Guiseppe Pinto rel a yed the news of the Du’s a ppointment to Msgr. Pedro Quitorio, medi a director of the C a tholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. Du w a s born on Oct. 18, 1954, in B a nt a y a n, Cebu. He w a s ord a ined a priest on June 1, 1979. In 1997, Pope John P a ul II a ppointed him A uxili a ry Bishop of Cebu. He w a s a ppointed Bishop of Dum a guete on A pril 21, 2001. Currently, the a rchbishop-elect is CBCP’

ROME, Feb. 23, 2 0 12 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI says the somber Ash Wednesday declaration "You are dust and to dust you shall return" is not only an invitation to humility, but also an announcement of the path to salvation. The Pope made this reflection Wednesday as he celebrated evening Mass for the start of Lent at Rome's Basilica of Santa Sabina. Referring to the Genesis description of the fall of Adam and Eve and God's response, the Holy Father explained: "When [God] says to man, 'You are dust and to dust you shall return!' together with the just punishment he also intends to announce a path of salvation, which will travel through the earth, through that 'dust,' that 'flesh' that will be assumed by the Word." "It is in accord with this salvific perspective that the verse of Genesis is taken up by the Ash Wednesday liturgy: as an invitation to penance, to humility and to an awareness of our mortal conditio

Hollywood, Calif., Feb 17, 2012 / 04:12 am ( CNA ) .- Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., a former actress turned cloistered nun, will attend her first Academy Awards show since 1959 to show support for “God is the Bigger Elvis,” an Oscar-nominated documentary about her and her abbey. Mother Dolores, 73, was an award-winning actress who performed in two Elvis Presley movies. In 1963, she was about to sign a seven-figure contract and was engaged to a Los Angeles businessman when she decided to join the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn, where she is now prioress. The 37-minute documentary talks about Mother Dolores’ story and about life at the abbey. It is an Oscar nominee for best documentary short category and will premiere April 5 on HBO. “I adored Hollywood. I didn't leave because it was a place of sin,” she told USA Today. "I left Hollywood at the urging of a mysterious thing called vocation. It's a call that comes from another pl

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VATIC AN , Feb. 8, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI says that Jesus' prayer on the cross -- "My God, my God, why have you ab an d on ed me?" -- is a reminder that in prayer, we must also move bey on d our own problems an d present to God the needs an d sufferings of o the rs. The Pope made this invitati on today during the general audience held in Paul VI Hall, in which he c on tinued with his series of catechesis on prayer, taking up today Jesus' prayer as death was imminent. Mark an d Mat the w give an account of the prayer of the dying Jesus not on ly in Greek, the l an guage in which the ir Gospel s were written, but also in a mixture of Hebrew an d Aramaic, the Holy Fa the r noted. "In this way, the y have h an ded down not on ly the subst an ce but even the sound this prayer had on the lips of Jesus: We truly listen to the words of Jesus as the y were." The P on tiff explained how the prayer that Jesus voices is th

An exegetical reflection on the Gospel of the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B (Mark 1:4 0 -45) February 12, 2 0 12 By Msgr. Lope C. Robredillo, SThD IT MAY BE unkind to say it, but in our unkind contemporary society, probably no one is more unfortunate in the eyes of many people than a person with the Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).  One may steal billions from the government, have more than one wife and make erroneous decisions that affect the life of our people; but one can still be acceptable and even perceive oneself as respectable.  To be known as a person with AIDS, however, is to invite ridicule and ostracism.  It is to be banned from one’s social circle and suffer loneliness; it is to die before one goes to the grave. No wonder that save for a few, those who have AIDS keep their misfortune to themselves.  But how would AIDS victims feel should the government legislate, for instance, that those who contracted AIDS are to wear distincti

At the ninth apparition, Mary asked Bernadette to scrape the ground, saying to her "Go to the spring, drink of it and wash yourself there." Wondering where the spring might be, Bernadette looked and only saw a puddle nearby. There is only a little muddy water to begin with, enough for Bernadette to drink. At first this water is muddy and dirty then, little by little, it becomes clear. "You will p ray to God for sinners." The lady said. Bernadette was asked what the lady said to her. Then the lady once more spoke: "Penance, penance, penance, pray for sinners." The muddied face of Bernadette disgusted some of the spectators. Some also doubt Bernadette's mental state. The moment is harsh to her. As Bernadette left the grotto, the tiny spring continued to well up and by the next day was flowing steadily down into the river. The people regarded its discovery by Bernadette as a miracle. On March 25, Bernadette started for the grotto

The Patriarch Archbishop of Venice learned that one of his priests was leading a rather irregular life and had been frequenting a place where no priest should be seen. The Archbishop could have suspended the priest from his ministry; he could have used all the force of his authority and dismissed him with his power. But what did he do instead? He waited one day outside that place which the priest was accustomed to frequent. When the priest saw him, he grew pale, but the Patriarch took him by the arm and, as if nothing were amiss, gently requested him to go with him to the palace. When they reached his studyroom, the Archbishop knelt down before the priest and asked him: "Please, Father, hear my confession!" And the Patriarch did it all with great humility and kindness. When the priest had absolved him, the Patriarch put his arm around his shoulder and said to him: "My son, I would like you to meditate on the marvelous gift that God has given you

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