During his visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI will address the United Nations General Assembly. He will also celebrate the creation of the first U.S. archdiocese and the bicentennials of four other dioceses.
Baltimore was established as the first diocese in the United States of America in 1789 and John Carroll was named as [...]
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200 Years of Faith
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What is an Apostolic Nuncio?
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While he is in Washington, D.C., Pope Benedict XVI will stay at the residence of the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Pietro Sambi. The residence is called the apostolic nunciature.
The nuncio is the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States. (The United States and the Holy See have had full diplomatic relations since 1984.) Like other ambassadors, Archbishop [...]
The Pope: To Proclaim and to Guard the Gospel of Holiness
Posted in Christ Our Hope, General on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pope Benedict XVI began his second encyclical, Spe Salvi, with the words of St. Paul: “In hope we were saved” (Romans 8:24). The Pope then asks: Why do we need to hope for our salvation? Paul himself tells us why. He states: “We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; [...]
