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Important Meeting in the Vatican?
Vatican
Yesterday morning, Pope Benedict XVI held a special meeting with the leaders of the Roman Curia. The Vatican did not disclose the purpose of the gathering. Pope Benedict has only rarely called together all the heads of Vatican offices, for instance, when he wanted to discuss a major policy issue. The last such meeting of Roman Cardinals took place last November. The content of the discussion was the creation of the Pontifical Council for New Evangelization. The formal announcement of that office came soon after the meeting.
Auxiliary Bishop Declines Nomination
Brazil
On May 4, Pope Benedict XVI named Father José Aparecido Hergesse to be an auxiliary bishop of the Vitoria archdiocese in Brazil. But less than two weeks later the bishop-elect’s mother suffered a severe stroke. The mother, a widow, now requires constant care. After consulting with the apostolic nuncio, Father Hergesse announced that he would decline the Episcopal …More