Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. John Fisher. Priest Stabbed in the Neck Chile Father José Francisco Nuñez Calisto, a parish priest of the south-central Chilean Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, was …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. John Fisher.
Priest Stabbed in the Neck
Chile
Father José Francisco Nuñez Calisto, a parish priest of the south-central Chilean Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, was stabbed in the neck on June 18 while distributing Holy Communion during Mass. The priest, rushed to the local hospital at Calbuco, was operated the same evening and is now convalescing. Archbishop Cristián Caro Cordero issued a statement thanking those who took care of Fr Francisco, especially the medical staff and the hospitals in Calbuco and Puerto Montt, who assisted him so promptly. He added that he is praying for the attacker, who was immediately taken into custody.
“Explicitly Anti-Christian.”
Australia
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia has voiced concerns about the growing influence of the country’s Green party. At a meeting of Christian leaders with the top representatives of the country’s two major parties— Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott—Cardinal Pell said that the Green Party platform is “explicitly anti-Christian.”
End to Female Altar Servers
USA
200 members of a parish in the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin took part in a discussion with Bishop Robert Morlino on June 21, expressing concern about the prospective introduction of the extraordinary form of the Mass and an end to female altar servers and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. The parishioners questioned his decision to staff the parish with three priests from the Traditional Society of Jesus Christ the Priest, a community founded by a Spanish priest, Father Alfonso Gálvez. Morlino invited members of the society to begin serving in the diocese already in 2006. The society has a special mission to encourage young men to enter the seminary.
“Non Abbiate Paura”
Rome
A new musical production in Rome compresses the life story of Pope John Paul II into a 2-hour show, including 18 songs. The musical, Non Abbiate Paura (Do Not Be Afraid) was written by two Italian priests. Reviews have been mixed.
Priest Stabbed in the Neck
Chile
Father José Francisco Nuñez Calisto, a parish priest of the south-central Chilean Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, was stabbed in the neck on June 18 while distributing Holy Communion during Mass. The priest, rushed to the local hospital at Calbuco, was operated the same evening and is now convalescing. Archbishop Cristián Caro Cordero issued a statement thanking those who took care of Fr Francisco, especially the medical staff and the hospitals in Calbuco and Puerto Montt, who assisted him so promptly. He added that he is praying for the attacker, who was immediately taken into custody.
“Explicitly Anti-Christian.”
Australia
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia has voiced concerns about the growing influence of the country’s Green party. At a meeting of Christian leaders with the top representatives of the country’s two major parties— Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott—Cardinal Pell said that the Green Party platform is “explicitly anti-Christian.”
End to Female Altar Servers
USA
200 members of a parish in the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin took part in a discussion with Bishop Robert Morlino on June 21, expressing concern about the prospective introduction of the extraordinary form of the Mass and an end to female altar servers and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. The parishioners questioned his decision to staff the parish with three priests from the Traditional Society of Jesus Christ the Priest, a community founded by a Spanish priest, Father Alfonso Gálvez. Morlino invited members of the society to begin serving in the diocese already in 2006. The society has a special mission to encourage young men to enter the seminary.
“Non Abbiate Paura”
Rome
A new musical production in Rome compresses the life story of Pope John Paul II into a 2-hour show, including 18 songs. The musical, Non Abbiate Paura (Do Not Be Afraid) was written by two Italian priests. Reviews have been mixed.