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President of the Turkish Catholic bishops' conference murdered
Turkey
Bishop Luigi Padovese of Anatolia, the president of the Turkish Catholic bishops' conference has been murdered. The bishop was stabbed to death yesterday. The crime occurred in the port city of Iskenderun. Bishop Padovese was preparing to leave for Cyprus to join Pope Benedict XVI on his visit on the island this coming weekend. Bishop Padovese was attacked in his garden after he had opened the door. The bishop's driver reportedly confessed to the killing. A native of Milan, Italy, Padovese entered the Capuchin order in 1965. He had taught in Rome for years before his appointment in 2004 as apostolic vicar for Anatolia.
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President of the Turkish Catholic bishops' conference murdered
Turkey
Bishop Luigi Padovese of Anatolia, the president of the Turkish Catholic bishops' conference has been murdered. The bishop was stabbed to death yesterday. The crime occurred in the port city of Iskenderun. Bishop Padovese was preparing to leave for Cyprus to join Pope Benedict XVI on his visit on the island this coming weekend. Bishop Padovese was attacked in his garden after he had opened the door. The bishop's driver reportedly confessed to the killing. A native of Milan, Italy, Padovese entered the Capuchin order in 1965. He had taught in Rome for years before his appointment in 2004 as apostolic vicar for Anatolia.
A Time to Deepen the Commitment of All Priests
Vatican
The Congregation for Clergy has revealed significant details about the upcoming International Meeting of Priests that will be held in Rome next week. It announced that 9,000 priests are …More
Italian news agency ANSA reported that an Italian Franciscan nun, Sister Eleonora de Stefano, spoke with Padovese on the phone less than an hour before his murder. She said the bishop had explained he was trying to help the driver [who stabbed the bishop] deal with his mental problems.
