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Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Louis Mary de Montfort. “Benedict does not cease to surprise” Vatican Pope Benedict XVI is about to release a letter announcing the creation of a new Vatican dicastery …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Louis Mary de Montfort.

“Benedict does not cease to surprise”

Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI is about to release a letter announcing the creation of a new Vatican dicastery called the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization. The new dicastery will be aimed at bringing the Gospel back to Western societies that have lost their Christian identity. The New decastery will be presided by Archbishop Rino Fisichella currently head of the Pontifical Academy for life. Andrea Tornielli, the Vatican correspondent for the daily Il Giornale wrote yesterday that “Benedict does not cease to surprise.” “New dicastery would be “the most important novelty of Pope Benedict’s pontificate, a Pope that, according to the expectations, was supposed to slim down the Roman Curia, Tornielly added”

Limiting of Religious Symbols to Private Life is Unacceptable

Spain

Earlier this month, a 16-year-old high school student in Madrid was banned from attending classes because she refused to remove her Islamic veil. Bishop Juan Martinez Camino, spokesman for the Spanish Bishops' Conference noted that the Spanish Constitution guarantees freedom of expression and worship. The bishop warned that it would be “erroneous to conclude that religious symbols belong in private sphere. He called the application of this particular article of the Constitution “complex,” but stressed that “the limiting of religious symbols to private life is an unacceptable solution.”

“Do You Finally Understand?”

UK

The Sunday Telegraph revealed the Foreign Office proposals for the Pope’s visit to Britain, that he should bless a gay marriage, launch papal-branded condoms and open an abortion clinic. Damian Thompson comments on his blog: “The Catholic hierarchy is furious, accusing the Foreign Office of “disrespecting” the Pope. Yup, Malcolm McMahon, the bishop in charge of education, used “disrespect” as a verb – Thompson comments and adds: My reaction is to say to the Bishops of England and Wales:

Will Susan Boyle Sing For the Pope?

UK

Church leaders said yesterday they wanted TV talent show star Susan Boyle to sing for the Pope during his visit to Britain. Boyle was catapulted from obscurity to global fame after appearing on last year's Britain's Got Talent contest on ITV1. The Catholic Church in Scotland spokesman said: "She certainly would be a great asset to the programme on the day and we hope to be able to discuss the possibility of her participation soon."
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Yes! Susan Boyle should sing for the pope 👏 Very good idea 👌
Thanks for the news 😁