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Evangelizing Ecumenism?
07/23/2009
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity now has a new president; Cardinal Kaspar has been replaced by Bishop Koch , until now bishop of Basel. At the same time, a Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization has been created ; it will be directed by Archbishop Fisichella, formerly president of the Pontifical Academy for Life and Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University. Vaticanists are buzzing about these promotions, trying to predict how the just-nominated new presidents will govern. Read More
Celebrating 40 years of the Society of St. Pius X
07/21/2009
From October 15-17, 2010, Angelus Press will host a conference on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Society of St. Pius X’s founding on November 1, 1970. The theme is: The defense of Catholic Tradition as transmitted by Archbishop Lefebvre. This will be reflected in various talks from different perspectives: from the history of the Archbishop’s works and interventions during the Council to the rejection of liturgical and doctrinal novelties after the Council. The answer of the Archbishop was the foundation of the priestly Society of St. Pius X to keep the Faith alive in the Church. Read More
Switzerland: Econe Lodges an Appeal against a Planned Stadium near the Seminary
07/07/2009
Fr. Benoit de Jorna, rector of the International Seminary of St. Pius X, does not intend to stay on the sidelines. He will fight to the end against the planned soccer stadium at Riddes, the commune where Ecône is located. Thus an appeal has been filed in the name of the St. Pius X Association with the federal court. Last March, the cantonal court of the Valais dismissed the suit filed by the Ecône community. In October 2008, the the highest court for administrative law in the Valais had rejected a first appeal, judging it inadmissible by reason of too great a distance between the seminary and the stadium planned by the architect and president of FC Sion, Christian Constantin. Read More
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