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Search for in author OR full textWord matches: rome: 861 1 - Feb 2016 - “Seek and you shall find ...” (Matthew 7:7), Andrew Scholl(Subscribers only - please login to view) A young married Deacon informed me that he was in Rome for Pope Francis Synod on the Family. 2 - Feb 2016 - Saints: Mother Teresa of Kolkata to be canonised in September, AD2000 Report(Subscribers only - please login to view) Archbishop of Kolkata Thomas DSouza said: I was informed by Rome that Pope Francis has recognised a second miracle to Mother Teresa. 3 - Feb 2016 - Royal Commission: I accuse! A travesty of justice, Peter Westmore(Subscribers only - please login to view) ROME: Over four long nights I sat through many hours of accusations by counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse Gail Furness SC that Cardinal George Pell was complicit in or covered up the disgusting sexual abuse of children in Ballarat where he served for many years as a priest then as an auxiliary to Archbishop Frank Little in Melbourne from 1987. 4 - Dec 2015 - Reflection: Christmas: a time of light, peace and joy, Archbishop Mark Coleridge As one British chieftain said of the Pax Romana the peace of Rome they create a devastation and they call it peace. 5 - Dec 2015 - St Clement's revealing Letter to the Corinthians, Peter Westmore Although the Letter is unsigned it was attributed to Pope St Clement who is believed to have been the third successor to St Peter as Bishop of Rome. 6 - Nov 2015 - Reflection: We are all called to be saints, Archbishop Julian Porteous For the World Youth Day in the year 2000 held in Rome St John Paul II said: Young people of every continent do not be afraid to be the saints of the new millennium! 7 - Nov 2015 - Unity and Beauty: The genius of Vladimir Soloviev, Fr Lawrence Cross At the centre of this reintegrated and repentant Church Soloviev placed the person of the Bishop of Rome the Pope to be the expression of perfect humility a servant of the servants of God whose love and charity should embrace everyone in his care. 8 - Nov 2015 - Synod: Pope Francis confirms Synod guided by the Holy Spirit It was about listening to and making heard the voices of the families and the Churchs pastors who came to Rome bearing on their shoulders the burdens and the hopes the riches and the challenges of families throughout the world. 9 - Nov 2015 - Synod: Synod reaffirms Church teaching on sexuality, marriage and the family, AD2000 Report Despite repeated claims in the secular media and on some Catholic blogs that the Synod of Bishops meeting in Rome had radically changed the churchs teachings on marriage and the family the Final Report of the Synod reaffirmed the churchs teaching with a new emphasis on understanding the difficulties in living the Christian life and of providing effective pastoral care. 10 - Oct 2015 - Hebrew Catholics: “Salvation comes from the Jews” (John 4:22), Andrew Sholl By simple mathematics if we take away 40 from 70 the year Rome destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem we are left with 30: the year that Jesus died on the Cross and it is only his blood that is capable of taking away the sins of all mankind both Jewish and Gentile. 11 - Oct 2015 - Russia: Church and State in contemporary Russia, Fr Lawrence Cross But there is another Orthodox Church in Russia which is older than the Autonomous Orthodox Church descended from Peter Krutitsy and that is the Russian Byzantine Catholic Church which conceived of itself as Russian Orthodoxy in communion with the Chair of Peter in Rome. 12 - Sep 2015 - Apostolic Letter: Pope Francis proclaims Year of Mercy, AD2000 Report The Apostolic Letter announced that a week after the Holy Door of St Peters is open on 8 December the Holy Door of the Cathedral of Rome that is the Basilica of Saint John Lateran will be opened. 13 - Sep 2015 - Preview: Mercy and compassion: focus of Synod of Bishops, Peter Westmore The forthcoming Synod of Bishops to take place in Rome in October will discuss the Churchs response to the many challenges facing married couples and families in 2015. 14 - Aug 2015 - Marriage: We must stand up for marriage and the family: Archbishop Fisher, Archbishop Anthony Fisher Two weeks ago this year (29 June) I was privileged to concelebrate with Pope Francis and 45 other new archbishops from around the world on the Patronal Feast of Rome. 15 - Aug 2015 - Confraternity of Christ the Priest’s Diamond Jubilee, Fr Thomas Casanova Then she went back to the Philippines Italy and Sweden India Ireland and back to Rome. 16 - Aug 2015 - Pope Francis’ rallying call for the poor The address was the second Pope Francis has given to the World Meeting of Popular Movements a joint venture of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Vaticans Academy for Social Sciences following his appearance at an initial gathering in Rome last October. 17 - Jul 2015 - Books: Contemplative Prayer: a New Framework, by Dom David Foster, Patrick Nolan ) Dom David Foster OSB is a Benedictine Monk currently teaching at the Benedictine University of SantAnselm in Rome. 18 - Jul 2015 - Books: THE CREED IN SCRIPTURE, by Stephen J. Binz, Paul Simmons Following graduate studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and Hebrew University in Jerusalem he has developed Bible studies in the church for over two decades. 19 - Jul 2015 - Books: THE MYTH OF HITLER’S POPE, by Rabbi David G. Dalin, Paul Simmons The Chief Rabbi of Rome became Catholic shortly after the war taking the Christian name Eugenio the Popes own name as a gesture of respect. 20 - Jul 2015 - Turin and Manoppello: “He has risen as he said ...”, Paul Badde This sudarium was in fact in Rome where it was regularly exhibited for pilgrims. 21 - Jul 2015 - Culture: Magna Carta and Christianity: the inseparable links, Dr Augusto Zimmermann This led Rome to submit King John to severe punishments especially interdict in 1207 and excommunication in 1209. 22 - Jul 2015 - Family Synod: African bishops pledge to uphold Church teaching on marriage, AD2000 Report Also present were five Cardinals including Cardinal Robert Sarah Prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship in Rome. 23 - Jun 2015 - Jesus: the extra-Biblical evidence, Andrew Sholl Josephus claimed the Jewish Messianic prophecies that initiated the Roman-Jewish War made reference to Vespasian becoming Emperor of Rome. 24 - Jun 2015 - Cardinal Pell, Archbishop Fisher respond to Ballarat allegations, AD2000 Report Both Cardinal Pell (writing from Rome) and Sydneys Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP issued lengthy responses. 25 - Jun 2015 - Canonisation: Pope Francis canonises four heroic nuns, AD2000 Report The Sisters of the Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary presently exercise their apostolate in the Holy Land Lebanon Egypt Syria Kuwait and some Emirates of the Persian Gulf (Abu Dhabi Shariqah) as well as in Rome. 26 - May 2015 - Television: "Jesus: Rise to Power" - flawed account of early Christianity, AD2000 Report The series looks at three aspects of the rise of Christianity: the first episode Messiahs examines the emergence of Christianity in the vast empire ruled from Rome and the way in which the empires technology and organisation assisted the spread of the new religious movement. 27 - May 2015 - Centenary: Armenian genocide must not be forgotten, Pope Francis The Holy Father had previously addressed the Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church in Rome condemning the genocide of Armenian Christians whom he called martyrs and calling for reconciliation. 28 - Apr 2015 - Reflection: Good Friday Reflection, Fr Raniero Cantalamessa In Rome as unfortunately in all big cities there are so many homeless people who only have a few rags upon their body and some poor belongings that they carry along in a plastic bag. 29 - Apr 2015 - Pilate's inscription on the Cross, Andrew Sholl Some have questioned the authenticity of these relics which can be seen now in the Church of Santa Croce (Holy Cross) in Rome but it was strongly defended by a highly respected Biblical scholar Professor Carsten Thiede who died in 2004. 30 - Apr 2015 - Tu es Petrus: From John XXIII to Pope Francis: Four recent stages of Catholicism, Patrick Morgan By the end of John Pauls long reign and Ratzingers shorter one a new type of problem had arisen mainly a certain calcification and introversion of vision centred on Rome. 31 - Mar 2015 - Books: NOT ALL NUNS MAY DO THIS, by Erika Lorenz, Michael E. Daniel This short volume explores the lesser-known spiritual friendship between St Teresa of Avila and Fr Jerome Gracian. 32 - Mar 2015 - News: The Church Around the World Later as he flew from the Philippines to Rome on 19 January he responded to questions from reporters. 33 - Feb 2015 - Letters: The Church in China, Paul Simmons Mr Vrijmoed suggests that the cause of the lack of dialogue between Rome and the Chinese government is due to the Holy Sees diplomatic relations with Taiwan maintained after the UN withdrew its recognition of Taiwan in 1971. 34 - Feb 2015 - The Pope and the Holocaust: why did Pius XII not speak out?, Robert A. Graham SJ What of Rome itself? 35 - Feb 2015 - Martyrdom: Would I have had their courage?, Cardinal George Pell This is the homily given by Cardinal Pell to the staff and seminarians at the English College Rome late last year on the occasion of the Martyrs Day Mass. 36 - Feb 2015 - The survival of the Church, Fr John O'Neill PP Pliny) and staring us in the face literally set in stone in archeological discoveries the most cogent right under the High Altar of St Peters in Rome thirty feet down his very bones beyond reasonable doubt shown to be authentic. 37 - Feb 2015 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic World News Catholic-Orthodox unity: Pope and Patriarch meet In a prayer gathering on the second day of Pope Francis visit to Turkey last November Patriarch Bartholomew I welcomed the Pope with joy honour and gratitude because you have deemed it proper to direct your steps from the Old Rome to the New Rome symbolically bridging the West and the East through this movement. 38 - Feb 2015 - Consistory: Pope Francis names twenty new Cardinals, AD2000 Report For two days before the Consistory the cardinals from throughout the world will meet in Rome to discuss the implementation of the reforms to the Roman Curia which have been under way since Pope Francis took office. 39 - Dec 2014 - Books: AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY, by C. Fini and C. Ryan (Eds), Br Barry Coldrey 95) Catholic Youth and Young Adult Ministry in Australia has experienced a vital renewal since World Youth Day in Rome during the Jubilee Year 2000. 40 - Dec 2014 - The Long View: Catholicism today and the lessons of history, John Young The menace facing the Church is captured in St Jeromes famous words: The whole world groaned to find itself Arian. 41 - Dec 2014 - Family Synod: Synod reaffirms Church teaching on marriage and family, AD2000 Report In its concluding Message the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in Rome has reaffirmed the Churchs unbroken teaching on marriage and the family and urged bishops priests and the laity to protect and defend marriage while dealing compassionately with those whose marriages are in trouble or have failed. 42 - Nov 2014 - Human Life: Surrogacy: what the Biblical precedent tells us, Anne Lastman As mentioned in my past writings I am reminded of Professor Salvatore Mancuso of the Catholic University of Rome who said that beginning from the fifth week gestation an infinite number of messages pass from baby to mother through chemical substances. 43 - Nov 2014 - Anglican: The Ordinariate in Gippsland: the first year The new liturgy the work of a special commission established by Rome and now approved by the Holy See includes material from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer (1662) as well as the Roman Rite. 44 - Nov 2014 - Episcopacy: Bishop Anthony Fisher OP appointed Archbishop of Sydney, AD2000 Report Asked what he hoped would emerge from the Synod of Bishops in Rome he said I think that in many parts of the West at the moment and certainly in Australia and in Sydney there is something of a crisis of confidence in marriage and family. 45 - Nov 2014 - Editorial: The Extraordinary Synod on the Family, Peter Westmore As this issue of AD2000 goes to press an Extraordinary Synod of Bishops convened by Pope Francis a year ago is meeting in Rome to discuss the pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelisation. 46 - Oct 2014 - Dissent: Bishop Bill Morris: gone but not forgotten, Peter Westmore It relates from my perspective the dealings I had with various Congregations (Dicasteries) of the Vaticans Curia in Rome and with certain cardinals and officials in those Congregations as well as with Pope Benedict XVI regarding pastoral activities and a letter I wrote to the diocese in Advent of 2006 while the Bishop of Toowoomba. 47 - Oct 2014 - The implications of Anglican women bishops, Fr Dwight Longenecker Even Catholic-friendly Evangelicals like Nicky Gumbell the founder of the Alpha Course and Justin Welby the present Archbishop of Canterbury would have deep reservations about the Church of Rome. 48 - Oct 2014 - Do we construct the Church in our own image?, Fr Ken Clark After Cardinal Ratzinger had become Pope Benedict XVI in a speech to the clergy in Rome in 2012 he remarked: A serious problem for the Church today is the lack of knowledge of the faith religious illiteracy so that we are unable to grow and unity is unable to grow. 49 - Oct 2014 - News: The Church Around the World The LCWR decision to honour the dissident theologian underlined the tensions between the group and the Church hierarchy which led to Romes call for a thorough reform of the group. 50 - Sep 2014 - Transmission of the Catholic faith in crisis, Peter Finlayson Purporting to obtain that parish communitys views on the Catholic family in preparation for the forthcoming Synod of Bishops in Rome later this year the survey revealed a serious gap between Church teachings and their acceptance among the mostly adult respondents. 51 - Sep 2014 - News: The Church Around the World Titled The joy of the Gospel: a missionary joy based on Pope Francis Apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium the event is to take place at the Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae in Rome. 52 - Sep 2014 - Vatican: Cardinal Pell unveils Vatican financial reforms, Edward Pentin Edward Pentin is the Registers Rome correspondent (www. 53 - Aug 2014 - Books: NEW OUTPOURINGS OF THE SPIRIT, by Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, Br Barry Coldrey In fact this is the then Cardinal Ratzingers talk entitled Church Movements and their Place in Theology which he gave at the beginning of the World Congress of the Ecclesial Movements in Rome in May 1998. 54 - Aug 2014 - Books: PRAY FOR ME The Life and Spiritual Vision of Pope Francis, by Robert Moynihan, Br Barry Coldrey I was in Rome he writes to follow each day during the period from the announcement by Pope Benedict XVI of his resignation on 11 February to the election of Pope Francis on 13 March and through the first weeks of the new pontificate. 55 - Aug 2014 - Books: IN SEARCH OF CARDINAL STEPINAC: A Complete Biography, by Fr Zvonimir Gavranovic, Fr Steven Ledinich After discerning a vocation to the priesthood and completing his studies in Rome he was ordained in 1930. 56 - Aug 2014 - Pope Francis discusses the Church's moral teachings, LifeSiteNews That proposal was recently criticised by Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro head of the Rome office of Human Life International as an offence against the doctrine of the Church and as a logical contradiction. 57 - Aug 2014 - Eyewitness to history: the canonisation of St John Paul II, Wanda Skowronska In Poland over 1700 extra buses had been chartered to Italy not to mention the 50 extra flights the many additional trains and the private travellers who camped all their way to Rome. 58 - Aug 2014 - Factors in the success of Australia's young adult ministry, Br Barry Coldrey These young Catholics often university students or young graduates spoke well of the Churchs leaders both in Rome and in Australia and were proud of their Catholic faith. 59 - Aug 2014 - News: The Church Around the World The conference was co-sponsored by the School of Law at St Johns University in New York and by the law department at Romes Universit Maria SS Assunta. 60 - Jul 2014 - Reflection: The Pope meets ICEL: a bishop's reflection on Vatican II, Bishop Arthur Serratelli More than 2000 bishops from around the world gathered together in Rome. 61 - Jul 2014 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-89870-861-5 A Pilgrims Journey John Henry Newman St Ignatius autobiography spans 18 very important years of his 65-year life: from his wounding at Pamplona (1521) through his conversion university studies and journey to Rome to place his followers and himself at the disposal of the Pope. 62 - Jul 2014 - Books: HE LEADETH ME, by Fr Walter J Ciszek SJ, Michael Daniel Fr Ciszek completed his studies at the Russicum in Rome before being appointed to a Russian rite parish in Albertyn in what was then Eastern Poland near the border with the Soviet Union. 63 - Jul 2014 - Pauline Fathers: Opening of Mercy Valley in Mareeba, North Queensland, Garry O'Brien This time he came from Rome to help establish the Shrine in the Cairns Diocese. 64 - Jul 2014 - News: The Church Around the World When I look to what I hear about Pope Francis and I remember when he was elected he spoke to the immense group of the faithful at St Peters Square I remember that he referred to the introduction of the letter of Ignatius of Antioch to the Christians of Rome Fr Gabriel Quicke told CNA on 16 May. 65 - Jul 2014 - Middle East: Pope Francis cuts through divisions in the Holy Land, AD2000 Report One of them was that Pope Francis invited both the President of Israel and the President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas to visit Rome in June to pray together and discuss the possibility of peace in the Middle East. 66 - Jun 2014 - Fr Des Byrne: priest and catechist extraordinary, Bishop Peter J. Elliott While I was working in Rome he invited me to come over to a hotel and meet a group of pilgrims he had just accompanied to Medjugorje. 67 - Jun 2014 - Saints John XXIII and John Paul II canonised, AD2000 Report Before an audience of hundreds of thousands in St Peters Square and an even greater crowd spilling over into the Via della Conciliazione in Rome Pope Francis canonised two of his predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II who exercised a great personal influence on him as well as on the Catholic Church and the world. 68 - Jun 2014 - Editorial: The significance of Pentecost, Peter Westmore Internal evidence in Acts suggests that it was written before Neros persecution of the Christians in Rome in 64AD barely 30 years after Jesus crucifixion. 69 - May 2014 - After the turbulent years: the Church renewed, Fr John O'Neill Cardinal Silvio Oddi in Rome Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Clergy which supervised catechetics wrote to him: It is to be hoped that your catechism will be used in all the English-speaking countries of the world. 70 - May 2014 - Slavery: Churches join forces to launch anti-slavery campaign, AD2000 Report In a ground-breaking agreement the following religious leaders in Rome signed the Memorandum of Understanding and Joint Statement establishing the Global Freedom Network: on behalf of Pope Francis Bishop Marcelo Snchez Sorondo Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences; on behalf of the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Egypt Dr Mahmoud Azab; on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Reverend Justin Welby the Most Reverend Sir David Moxon his representative to the Holy See; and on behalf of the Walk Free Foundation Mr Andrew Forrest. 71 - May 2014 - Editorial: April 27: Canonisation of two great popes, Peter Westmore As Pope he visited prisons and hospitals as well as Romes parish churches. 72 - Apr 2014 - Vocations: Australia's flourishing seminaries 2014, Br Barry Coldrey In 2009 when Msgr Anthony Randazzo arrived from Rome as its new Rector he met four students. 73 - Apr 2014 - News: The Church Around the World Founded in 1986 by Father Ken Barker the MGL priests and brothers are one of the few religious congregations established in Australia by Australians to be formally recognised by Rome. 74 - Apr 2014 - Cardinal Pell appointed to senior Vatican post, Peter Westmore That year Rome magistrates investigating possible money laundering froze 23 million ($35 million) deposited by the Vatican Bank in two Italian banks. 75 - Mar 2014 - Books: WHERE WE GOT THE BIBLE: Our Debt to the Catholic Church, by Henry G. Graham, Michael E. Daniel After England broke with Rome in the 16th century and vernacular translations were produced contrary to popular belief that English Bibles were eagerly sought out and read by the general populace so tiny were the purchase rates that various acts of Parliament were needed to compel those of means to purchase copies! 76 - Mar 2014 - Books: THE WORLD OF ST PAUL, by Joseph M. Callewaert, Michael Daniel The rest of the narrative explores the three missionary journeys his arrest in Jerusalem and journey to Rome. 77 - Mar 2014 - Private revelations: Are they reliable?, John Young So we need to be prudent and to be always ready to accept rulings from Rome on these matters for the Church is guided by the Holy Spirit. 78 - Mar 2014 - The McCabe affair in context, Lucy Sullivan When he offended again in January 1988 a special meeting of bishops was held and urgently petitioned Rome to reduce him to lay status (the limit of Church authority) and he was again sent for psychiatric treatment this time in Dublin. 79 - Mar 2014 - Pope Francis puts indelible mark on College of Cardinals, Peter Westmore He replaced Cardinal Ouellet as Archbishop of Quebec when the latter became head of the Congregation of Bishops in Rome in 2010. 80 - Feb 2014 - Reflections: Australia Day: A time for thanks and commitment, Cardinal George Pell This homily was given at Domus Australia in Rome on 26 January last year. 81 - Feb 2014 - Art: Interview with Tommy Canning: art in the service of truth For me the turning point came when my mother took me for a holiday to Rome when I was 19. 82 - Feb 2014 - News: The Church Around the World Addressing a Ukrainian sponsored conference in Rome on 29 November on the state of religious freedom Kugler referred to a survey his organisation carried out with the nunciatures of Europe. 83 - Feb 2014 - Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel: Pope Francis' challenge, Peter Westmore It is my duty as the Bishop of Rome to be open to suggestions which can help make the exercise of my ministry more faithful to the meaning which Jesus Christ wished to give it and to the present needs of evangelisation. 84 - Dec 2013 - Books: HOLY SEE, UNHOLY ME by Tim Fischer, John Barich In accepting he felt that as religion is in pole position to help rebalance the world economically and socially being in the hub of Rome was a great starting point. 85 - Dec 2013 - Letters: Morality of contraception, John Ramsey By divine ordinance those who call themselves Catholic must subscribe to the moral teachings of the Catholic Church of which the Bishop of Rome is the visible head. 86 - Dec 2013 - Obituary: Cardinal Pell's tribute to Bishop William Brennan, Cardinal George Pell He was sent to study theology at Propaganda Fide College in Rome where he revelled in the international missionary flavour of the College; most students were Africans and Asians. 87 - Dec 2013 - News: The Church Around the World Ninety-year-old Father Peter Gumpel a former professor at the Gregorian University in Rome for 25 years was simultaneously appointed as a Theological Consultant to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and as Assistant Postulator General. 88 - Dec 2013 - Pope Francis to canonise John Paul II and John XXIII next April, Michael Gilchrist Speaking to reporters travelling with him from Brazil to Rome on 28 July Pope Francis said he had been considering 8 December but the possibility of icy roads could make it difficult for Polish pilgrims who would travel by bus to Rome for the ceremony. 89 - Nov 2013 - Letters: Pope misrepresented, C. O'Driscoll On 20 September the Pope addressed a large number of Catholic doctors who had attended the Matercare International Conference in Rome. 90 - Nov 2013 - Interview: G.K. Chesterton's cause for sainthood, Dale Ahlquist Instead I had to become Catholic through the normal process and then somehow I became the one leading the charge for his canonisation But the reason that things have heated up more recently has something to do with recent events in Rome. 91 - Nov 2013 - News: The Church Around the World Cardinal Grech co-founder of the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum in Rome believes that an encyclical would help to define our stance on poverty. 92 - Oct 2013 - Books: ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE TIBER, by Fr Gerald O'Collins SJ, Frank Mobbs There we left him as he was about to go to Rome following his appointment as Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Gregorian University. 93 - Oct 2013 - Books: COURAGE AND CONVICTION, by Joanna Bogle, Peter Westmore ISBN: 978-178182-993-6) Many pilgrims in Rome have visited the church of Santa Brigida in the Piazza Farnese the Swedish national church in Rome or stayed in the guest house which the Bridgetine Sisters run for pilgrims in Rome. 94 - Oct 2013 - Interview: Why science needs faith, Professor Dominique Lambert On a recent visit to Rome Professor Lambert spoke with Zenit about the necessity of a harmonious relationship between faith and science and why the Catholic faith is best equipped to provide it. 95 - Oct 2013 - Frassati Australia and the New Evangelisation, Fr Paul Chandler This April a small group went on pilgrimage to Turin and Rome. 96 - Oct 2013 - Pope Francis to consecrate world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Peter Westmore will be brought to Rome on 12-13 October to be present at the Marian Day promoted by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation. 97 - Sep 2013 - Books: A PILGRIM'S JOURNEY: Autobiography of Ignatius of Loyola, Joseph N. Tylenda SJ, Michael E Daniel The narrative ends with Ignatius first year in Rome in 1538. 98 - Sep 2013 - Letters: Anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Ken Bayliss Books I recommend for younger readers unfamiliar with the historical setting of Humanae Vitae within the teaching of the Church (especially in an Australian context) are: Rome or the Bush and New Church or True Church (both by Michael Gilchrist) and The Campion Society (Colin H. 99 - Sep 2013 - Letters: Natural law, Fr Bernard McGrath Neither the Senate of ancient republican Rome nor the people can absolve us from our obligation to obey this law and it requires no Sextus Aelius a famous politician to expound and interpret it. 100 - Sep 2013 - Oasis: Finding rapprochement and peace among the Abrahamic religions, Patrick Byrne Fr Aidan Nichols OP has been lecturer in Dogmatics and Ecumenics at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) in Rome. 101 - Sep 2013 - Cardinal Burke: What is good liturgy? Sacra Liturgia 2013 was a major international conference on the liturgy held in Rome at the end of June. 102 - Sep 2013 - News: The Church Around the World The encounter between Pope Francis and Benedict XVI was a visible expression of the fraternity between the Bishop of Rome and his predecessor he added. 103 - Aug 2013 - Books: FROM BROTHERHOOD TO PRIESTHOOD: Memoirs of Msgr William A. Mullins, Michael Gilchrist Since his return from Rome he has served as Assistant Chancellor and as Process Instructor of the Archdiocese of Sydney and has held other administrative and pastoral positions over a 20 year period. 104 - Aug 2013 - Sacra Liturgia 2013: Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith: interview on liturgy, Zenit News Service These were the words of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith Archbishop of Colombo in an exclusive interview with Edward Pentin of ZENIT News Agency at Sacra Liturgia 2013 a major international conference held from 25-28 June in Rome. 105 - Aug 2013 - News: The Church Around the World In his first meeting as Bishop of Rome with official representatives of Judaism he noted the Vatican II document Nostra Aetate on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions as the Churchs key point of reference for relations with the Jewish people. 106 - Aug 2013 - Holy See announces canonisation of Blessed John Paul II, Peter Westmore Popular devotion However there has been extraordinary popular devotion to Blessed John Paul II since his death evident to anyone who visits Rome. 107 - Jul 2013 - Reflection: Benedict XVI: Sts Peter and Paul, two pillars of the Church In Rome their bond as brothers in the faith came to acquire a particular significance. 108 - Jul 2013 - Books: ST JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA AND THE ORIGINS OF OPUS DEI, Br Barry Coldrey The second continues the story through the Nationalist victory in 1939 until 1946 when St Josemara was able to visit Rome after World War II. 109 - Jul 2013 - Letters: Finding true unity, Didymus Astle Such a process would have the effect of entrenching in the minds of lay Orthodox that Rome is not interested in a genuine unity of Christian witness but simply wants to steal the sheep to their own fold. 110 - Jul 2013 - Cardinal Ouellet's Australian lecture: rediscover human nature, Owen Vyner The Melbourne session of the John Paul II Institute was opened in 2001 and is associated with the central session in Rome. 111 - Jul 2013 - Youth: Melbourne's young adult ministry continues its revival, Br Barry Coldrey These young Catholics respect the Churchs leaders both in Rome and in Australia and are proud of their faith. 112 - Jul 2013 - News: The Church Around the World Your vocation is a fundamental charism for the Churchs journey and it isnt possible that a consecrated woman or man might feel themselves not to be with the Church he told 800 female superiors-general in Rome. 113 - Jul 2013 - Cardinal Pell's candid responses to Victorian Parliament grilling, Peter Westmore He pointed out that his authority is exercised in the Archdiocese of Sydney and that each diocesan bishop is responsible not to an archbishop or cardinal but directly to the Holy See in Rome. 114 - Jun 2013 - Books: MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA: a Personal Portrait, by Msgr Leo Maasburg, Br Barry Coldrey Maasburg travelled with her in India Rome and on many journeys ranging from Moscow to Cuba and New York. 115 - Jun 2013 - Books: AGE OF MARTYRS: from Diocletian to Constantine, Abbot Joseph Ricciotti, Br Barry Coldrey Its author Joseph Ricciotti was born in Rome in 1890 and entered the Congregation of Canons Regular of the Lateran in 1906 as a teenager. 116 - Jun 2013 - The elephant in the sanctuary, Paul MacLeod In launching the book in Rome in March Cardinal Raymond Burke said he agreed with Fr Bux that liturgical abuses lead to serious damage to the faith of Catholics. 117 - Jun 2013 - Why we need the Rosary, Cedric Wright In 1571 a huge Turkish fleet of 286 galleys had assembled off the coast of Greece at Lepanto preparing to invade Italy and sack Rome. 118 - Jun 2013 - News: The Church Around the World While tensions between Rome and Moscow eased during the pontificate of Benedict XVI the Moscow Patriarchate continued to insist that further ecumenical progress was needed before a papal visit could take place. 119 - Jun 2013 - Pope begins reform of the Vatican Curia, Peter Westmore The reform groups first meeting is to take place in Rome this October and initial discussions have apparently already taken place. 120 - May 2013 - Books: SIXTUS V: the Hermit of Villa Montalto, by W.T. Selley, Michael Daniel Preaching a series of Lenten Sermons in Rome in 1552 brought him to the attention of senior churchmen including Cardinal Carpi the protector of the Fransiscan order and Cardinals Carafa and Ghislieri the future Popes Paul IV and Pius V. 121 - May 2013 - Letters: Letters of thanks to Michael Gilchrist, Various AD2000 has played a significant role in helping restore the Australian Church to Rome rather than to the Bush where we were heading in the chaotic 60s to 80s! 122 - May 2013 - Letters: Holy Land visit, Julie-Ann McLoughlin ) I am a convert to the faith and it was Scott Hahns Rome Sweet Home which I read over 15 years ago that gave me the impetus to keep reading more about Catholicism. 123 - May 2013 - Ancient Greek contributions to Western Church music, Christopher Warner For example Boethius born in late-fifth century Rome wrote in his De institutione musica of three musical genera: musical harmony of the universe music as a harmony between body and soul in man and instrumental music as an art. 124 - May 2013 - Order of Malta: 900 years young (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium) Pauperum., Damian Wyld Ultimately the Order was expelled from Malta by the invading Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798 and after some years of wandering made its home in Rome where its Grand Master and government remain to the present with extraterritorial status. 125 - May 2013 - History: The Church in the Middle Ages: the role of bishops, Frank Mobbs The Archbishops of Mainz were for centuries rulers of Mainz and other territories while in England the Bishops of Durham had many of the powers of a king and the Bishop of Rome was monarch of the Papal States until 1870. 126 - May 2013 - Church unity and the Anglican Ordinariate, Archbishop Gerhard Müller The Apostolic Constitution mentions that the Ordinary must make a visit to Rome ad limina Apostolorum every five years where he must consult with the various offices of the Roman Curia. 127 - May 2013 - Francis: pope of paradox, Damian Wyld Many Catholics have also viewed the new popes every move as though he were a weathervane for some new liberal or conservative current flowing through Rome. 128 - Apr 2013 - Returning beauty and sacredness to churches, Art Lohsen The firm has worked throughout the United States and prepared designs for projects in Rome London and The Bahamas as well. 129 - Apr 2013 - Vocations: Australia's vocations springtime continues into 2013, Br Barry Coldrey When Msgr Anthony Randazzo arrived from Rome at the beginning of 2009 to become Rector of Brisbanes Holy Spirit Seminary in Banyo he was greeted by a mere four seminarians. 130 - Apr 2013 - News: The Church Around the World Orthodox leader praises former Pope Metropolitan Hilarion chairman of the Moscow Patriarchates department for external church relations described the recently retired Pope Benedict XVI as a prominent theologian well versed in the tradition of the Orthodox Church and said that relations between Rome and Moscow had acquired a positive dynamic following his election as Pope. 131 - Mar 2013 - Books: CONTEMPLATING CHRIST WITH LUKE by Cardinal George Pell, Brother Barry Coldrey Moreover he is close to the mind of the modern Church a regular visitor to Rome and a personal friend of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. 132 - Mar 2013 - Obituary: Creos Roman: may he rest in peace, Bishop Anthony Fisher OP Contact with the Missionaries of Charity in Fitzroy and Wagga Wagga and the experience of World Youth Day in Rome eventually brought him to full-cream Catholic faith and reform of life and he found more positive ways of channelling his energies. 133 - Mar 2013 - Women priests and bishops: Anglicanism's crisis of identity, David Wetherell Until very recently most Anglican leaders in Australia and elsewhere have emphatically asserted that the Church of England is Catholic one of three great ancient churches Rome the Eastern Orthodox the Church of England. 134 - Mar 2013 - News: The Church Around The World Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Mller the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had raised the possibility of a Lutheran ordinariate in a talk delivered in Rome in January. 135 - Mar 2013 - STOP PRESS: Vale, Pope Benedict!, Peter Westmore This tradition goes back to the first Bishop of Rome the apostle St Peter who was martyred in Rome during the persecutions by the Emperor Nero and whose remains are buried under the magnificent Basilica which commemorates Peters 30-year leadership of the Church after the Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven. 136 - Feb 2013 - Grace: Indulgences: relics of the past or still Church teaching?, John Young Many prayers and practices have indulgences attached to them; they are listed in the Handbook of Indulgences issued by Rome. 137 - Feb 2013 - Parish Renewal: New springtime for Catholic faith at St Mary's, South Brisbane, Jenny Davies Update In light of the passage of time and the publication of a book in 2010 titled Peter Kennedy: The Man Who Threatened Rome the time is opportune to give an update on progress made since Fr Kennedys departure. 138 - Feb 2013 - Adoration: Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration embraced by Brisbane parish, Kate Hobbs The idea of Eucharistic adoration being synonymous with the new evangelisation was the message we took to heart after attending Adoration 2011 an adoration conference in Rome organised by the Missionaries of the Most Holy Eucharist a new foundation in Southern France. 139 - Dec 2012 - History: Parish life in the Middle Ages (Part 1), Frank Mobbs The pattern is repeated in Rome and in hundreds of towns. 140 - Dec 2012 - Sectarianism: Dignitatis Humanae Institute: Christian values in public life, Babette Francis With an office in Rome and working groups in several parliaments the DHI aims to be a focal point of reference worldwide for Catholics involved in public life. 141 - Dec 2012 - News: The Church Around the World Given the position and outlook of Cardinal Canizares one could argue that symbolically speaking the decision to allow this Mass in the Vatican basilica at this time at the outset of the Year of Faith and to have the celebrant be the man in charge of the Vaticans liturgical office is as close as Rome could come to having the traditional Mass celebrated by the Pope himself without having it celebrated by the Pope. 142 - Dec 2012 - Culture: Western crisis is spiritual: Russian Orthodox leader, Metropolitan Hilarion In an important address to the Synod of Bishops in Rome in mid-October Metropolitan Hilarion head of the Russian Orthodox Churchs Department for External Church Relations called for the Catholic and Orthodox Churches to work together to address the crisis of Western civilisation and the persecution of Christians in the Middle East. 143 - Nov 2012 - Books: A MIDLIFE JOURNEY, by Gerald O'Collins SJ, Frank Mobbs This is the autobiography of the renowned Scripture scholar and Australian Jesuit Fr Gerald OCollins for the period from his birth in 1931 to 1974 when he was about to leave Melbourne for Rome where he was to spend 32 years as Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Gregorian University. 144 - Nov 2012 - Books: CATHOLICISM: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith, by Fr Robert Barron, Michael Gilchrist In making his documentary series and the present companion book Father Barron spent five years travelling to over fifty locations from Rome to Jerusalem to India to Poland in order to highlight the Catholic tradition in all of its splendour richness texture and genius. 145 - Nov 2012 - Some good 'family' news from Russia, Babette Francis Late last year in a report headed Gods presence in Russia is a miracle Marco Tosatti then the Vatican expert writing for the newspaper La Stampa reported from Rome the comments of then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev who believes the revival of Orthodoxy in Russia in the last twenty years is a miracle. 146 - Oct 2012 - Anglican Ordinariate: Melbourne ordinations: historic day for Church in Australia, Peter Westmore Among those who had petitioned Rome to join the Catholic Church were member churches of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) formed in 1991 when the Anglican Church approved the ordination of women and some members of Forward in Faith an international organisation of traditional Anglicans who were in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury. 147 - Sep 2012 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-1-61890-417-1 A Year with the Church Fathers Mike Aquilina This book contains a wealth of spiritual wisdom from St Clement of Rome St Gregory the Great St John Chrysostom and many others. 148 - Sep 2012 - News: The Church Around the World Candidates for the Ordinariate are James Grant Neil Fryer Ramsay Williams and Christopher Seton while candidates for the Melbourne Archdiocese are Andrew McCarter Benneth Osuagwu Jerome Santamaria and Kevin Williams. 149 - Sep 2012 - Sainthood: Cardinal Van Thuân: process to beatification 'very advanced', Michael Gilchrist Dr Waldery Hilgeman the postulator in Rome for the cause of beatification of Vietnamese Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thun said in a recent Zenit interview in Rome that the process was in a very advanced phase. 150 - Aug 2012 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-1-61890-417-1 A Year with the Church Fathers Mike Aquilina This book contains a wealth of spiritual wisdom from St Clement of Rome St Gregory the Great St John Chrysostom and many others. 151 - Aug 2012 - Books: LESSONS IN A ROSE-GARDEN: Reviving the Doctrinal Rosary, by Aidan Nichols O.P., Peter Westmore While universally known by the simple title Father Aidan Nichols OP has been awarded a doctorate in philosophy and has held posts as lecturer and visiting professor at universities in Rome the UK and USA. 152 - Jul 2012 - Letters: The Year of Grace and the New Evangelisation, Fr Dennis Byrnes In October 2012 the worlds bishops will gather in Rome for a Synod which will have as its theme The New Evangelisation and the Transmission of the Faith. 153 - Jul 2012 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-1-61890-417-1 A Year with the Church Fathers Mike Aquilina This book contains a wealth of spiritual wisdom from St Clement of Rome St Gregory the Great St John Chrysostom and many others. 154 - Jul 2012 - Books: THE FACE OF GOD and THE TRUE ICON, by Paul Badde, Paul MacLeod What is of great significance is that the Veil was first publicly displayed in Rome in 1208 and up to that time icons and paintings of Christ bear a close resemblance to the features on the Veil - even to a tiny lock of hair on the forehead. 155 - Jul 2012 - Letters: US religious women, Richard Congram Now we know very well that Rome never acts in haste and we can be sure that the CDF decision was based on solid evidence of infidelity to true Catholic teaching. 156 - Jul 2012 - Benedict XVI calls for reform of US Catholic higher education, Hilary White Hilary White is the LifeSite News Rome Correspondent. 157 - Jul 2012 - News: The Church Around the World Fr Samir teaches at Romes Pontifical Oriental Institute as well as in Beirut and Paris. 158 - Jun 2012 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Selley Relatively unknown today Pope Sixtus V was responsible for the rebuilding of Rome 50 years after it was sacked for his enlightened civic policy his assistance to pilgrims his diplomacy and his reform of papal administration which survives into our own time. 159 - Jun 2012 - Books: OUR GLORIOUS POPES, by Catherine Goddard Clarke, Michael Daniel Thus there were popes such as Leo the Great who went out to meet with Attila the Hun thereby preventing him from sacking Rome and Pius IX who in the 19th century opposed various liberal elements and became the prisoner in the Vatican as a result of the loss of the Papal States. 160 - Jun 2012 - Latin: Pope John XXIII's document on Latin: 50th anniversary, Salvatore Cernuzio On 22 February 1962 Pope John XXIII signed the apostolic constitution Veterum Sapientia on the study and use of Latin as a result of which he hoped among other things that an academic institute of Latin would be created in Rome. 161 - Jun 2012 - Christendom: Hungary's new constitution a rebuke to secular Europe, Edward Pentin Mr Pentin is a freelance journalist based in Rome. 162 - Jun 2012 - Women Religious: Vatican takes action against dissenting US nuns, Babette Francis decided to work with the US bishops and Rome . 163 - Jun 2012 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic Weekly (Sydney) Vatican dialogue with Society of St Pius X Hopes are now being held that the traditionalist Society of St Pius X (SSPX) might be on the way to communion with Rome. 164 - May 2012 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Selley Relatively unknown today Pope Sixtus V was responsible for the rebuilding of Rome 50 years after it was sacked for his enlightened civic policy his assistance to pilgrims his diplomacy and his reform of papal administration which survives into our own time. 165 - May 2012 - Books: THE GIFT OF INFALLIBILITY, by Bishop Vincent Ferrer Gasser, Michael Daniel The reason these three councils are specifically cited is that they were all attended and endorsed by bishops from the Eastern Church the latter two when brief reunions between the Eastern Churches and Rome were achieved. 166 - May 2012 - UK Catholic schools under fire for 'homophobia', Hilary White Hilary White is the Rome Correspondent for LifeSiteNews. 167 - May 2012 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic News Agency First South African sainthood cause The cause for beatification and canonisation of the South African-native Benedict Daswa who was killed for his refusal to support witchcraft has arrived in Rome. 168 - May 2012 - Episcopacy: Brisbane's new Archbishop well-equipped for the challenges, Michael Gilchrist His time in Rome working in a Vatican congregation for several years and as Chaplain to Pope John Paul II reinforced this view along with his appreciation of the Churchs universality. 169 - Apr 2012 - Books: FRANK DUFF: A Life Story, by Finola Kennedy, Donal Anthony Foley Amazingly he was able to see Pius XI in Rome in 1931 and explain the Legion to him before he had even been granted an interview by his own bishop in Dublin! 170 - Apr 2012 - Books: LIGHT OF THE WORLD: The Pope, the Church and Signs of the Times, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput No serving bishop of Rome has ever spoken so openly and disarmingly as Benedict XVI does in Light of the World: The Pope the Church and the Signs of the Times. 171 - Apr 2012 - Archbishop Gomez: 'creative conservative', Giacomo Galeazzi Leader of Hispanic American Catholics he owes much to the period when he worked as assistant to the Archbishop of Denver Charles Chaput who worked as his sponsor in Rome. 172 - Apr 2012 - Pro-Life: Albury hosts well-attended Family Life International conference, Wanda Skowronska There were other inspiring speakers at the conference including Sister Moira Debono a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma Michigan and a lecturer at Notre Dame University in Sydney; Fr Terence Mary Naughtin OFM a counsellor of those with various addictions especially those involved with homosexuality; Sister Yvonne Berecry from the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart who was a missionary in Papua New Guinea and is now a Helper in Sydney; Fr John Rizzo from the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter who has worked in Australia and New Zealand and who spoke of the demonic presence of abortion contrasted with the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist; Fr Peter Murphy who completed his doctorate at the Urban University in Rome and is now parish priest at Lavington Albury; Fr Scott Armstrong a parish priest in Wagga and doctoral candidate at the John Paul II Institute in Melbourne; and Fr Greg Jordan a Jesuit priest whose activities in evangelisation are so numerous that they would take several pages to list. 173 - Apr 2012 - Vocations: Australia's seminary numbers continue their growth, Br Barry Coldrey There are also three men studying at the North American College in Rome and five deacons in Melbourne are awaiting ordination to the priesthood later this year Corpus Christi Seminarys nine first year aspirants include five for the Archdiocese two for Sale one for Adelaide and one for the Resurrectionist Fathers a small religious order. 174 - Apr 2012 - News: The Church Around the World On certain points we cannot compromise such as on the nature of the Church which is established by Jesus Christ he said during an interview in Rome on 10 February. 175 - Apr 2012 - Episcopacy: Perth's new Archbishop Timothy Costelloe ready for the challenges of leadership, Michael Gilchrist After three years as Religious Education Coordinator at Salesian College Chadstone he was transferred to Rome where he completed a Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Salesian Pontifical University in 1991. 176 - Mar 2012 - Fulton Sheen Cause: progress report, Msgr Stanley Deptula nbsp; The paperwork is now in Rome where the Congregation for the Causes of Saints will study the evidence. 177 - Feb 2012 - Letters: SSPX schools, Ken Bayliss His decision was based on the appeal to Rome by six Honolulu laymen against their excommunication by the then Bishop of Hawaii (now deceased) in 1991 for allowing their children to be confirmed by SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson. 178 - Feb 2012 - Mission UK: Can pagan Britain recover its Christian identity? Its like living in pagan Rome actually! 179 - Feb 2012 - Domus Australia: 'Roots and wings': a little corner of Australia in Rome, Fr Anthony Denton Summer was in full swing and Rome was abuzz with tourists. 180 - Feb 2012 - News: The Church Around the World Addressing a group of delegates gathered in Rome for an international conference on capital punishment the Pope said he hoped their deliberations would encourage the political and legislative initiatives being promoted in a growing number of countries to eliminate the death penalty. 181 - Dec 2011 - Catholic Literature: Robert Hugh Benson and Christ's Second Coming, Br Christian Moe FSC As the story develops we learn that some short time earlier the Pope of the time one Pope John Papa Angelicus has come to terms with the governments of Europe that by surrendering all Catholic holdings in Italy the Church has exclusive control of the Old City of Rome (cf page 133). 182 - Dec 2011 - Pilgrimage: Young disabled Catholics: new ministry initiative, Fr James McCarthy Their disabilities included muscular dystrophy spinabifida cerebral palsy down syndrome Williams syndrome schizophrenia autism and other intellectual disabilities. 183 - Dec 2011 - Tyburn world tour: A visually compelling new documentary on the monastic life, AD2000 Report Moving beyond the walls of Tyburn Convent London the film takes the viewer on a unique and fascinating round-the-world tour of the other eight monasteries: to Cork Harbour Ireland to the fishing community of Sechura Peru to Riverstone Sydney to Largs on the west coast of Scotland to rural South Auckland New Zealand to Vilcabamba Ecuador and Guatap Colombia both high in the Andes and finally to the Eternal City Rome. 184 - Dec 2011 - News: The Church Around the World the feisty young Dutch religious sister told EWTN News while visiting Rome. 185 - Nov 2011 - Reflection: The Church's architecture: faith translated into vision, Bishop Arthur Serratelli Romes St Mary Major and St John Lateran come from this earliest period of church architecture. 186 - Nov 2011 - WYD Madrid: World Youth Day 2011: Experiencing Christ's presence, Dr Joe Santamaria They had been members of a small contingent of young people nine in all who travelled together first to Rome then to Barcelona and the Navarre region of Spain before moving on to Madrid to attend the main event of their exciting adventure of joining other groups of young people from all over the world. 187 - Nov 2011 - The Lion of Munster: Blessed Cardinal von Galen: a voice against tyranny, Babette Francis Pius XIs encyclical In 1937 Pope Pius XI invited Bishop Clemens to Rome to discuss the situation in Germany and prepare the encyclical letter Mit brennender Sorge ( With Burning Anxiety) which attacked Hitlers regime publicly. 188 - Nov 2011 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic World News Russian Orthodox leader on rights of Christians On 12 September Metroplitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk head of the Moscow Patriarchates department for external Church relations spoke at a meeting in Rome of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on anti-Christian violence. 189 - Nov 2011 - Ad Limina: The Australian bishops' 2011 ad limina visit to Rome, Michael Gilchrist At the time of writing the Catholic Bishops of Australia are in Rome (from 10-22 October 2011) for their ad limina Apostolorum (to the threshold of the Apostles). 190 - Oct 2011 - Books: MEDJUGORJE REVISITED: 30 Years of Visions or Religious Fraud?, Michael Gilchrist There have been conflicting claims made about the Holy Sees stances over the years but given the vast number of people of good faith who have derived spiritual benefits from their visits the fallout from any negative official assessment by Rome could be very divisive. 191 - Oct 2011 - Books: ROME AND THE EASTERN CHURCHES: A Study in Schism (2nd ed), Aidan Nichols OP, Michael Daniel ROME AND THE EASTERN CHURCHES: A Study in Schism (2nd Edition) by Aidan Nichols OP (Ignatius Press 2010 382pp $37. 192 - Oct 2011 - Letters: One-sided, Charles M. Shann As to claims that people wrote to the Apostolic Nuncio and to Rome before approaching the Bishop that is untrue as this was only done when the Bishop ignored numerous approaches. 193 - Oct 2011 - News: The Church Around the World The Superior General (Bishop Bernard Fellay) and his two assistants Father Niklaus Pfluger and Father Alain-Marc Nely have been asked to a special interview in Rome announced the superior of the Society in Germany Fr Franz Schmidberger. 194 - Oct 2011 - World Youth Day 2011, Madrid: Australia's participation, Br Barry Coldrey In 1985 John Paul II marked the UN International Youth Year with his Palm Sunday meeting with 300000 young people in Rome. 195 - Oct 2011 - Episcopacy: Cardinal Pell: the responsibilities of Church leadership, Cardinal George Pell I called a friend of mine home from Rome made him the Vicar for Education and we commenced the immense task of writing a comprehensive Christ-centred Catholic text on faith and morals for the whole thirteen years of school education. 196 - Sep 2011 - Interview: Pope's brother sheds more light on Benedict's early years, Zenit News Agency When John Paul II called him to Rome he found more than enough reasons to stay in Bavaria and once again someone else this time the Pope had to drag him: Munich is important but Rome is more important. 197 - Aug 2011 - Reflection: The new evangelisation: 'missionary spirit' needed, Fr Dennis W. Byrnes In addressing the directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome on 14 May 2011 Pope Benedict XVI said: Catholic activity at every level needs to be infused with missionary spirit. 198 - Aug 2011 - Letters: Catholic schools, Fr Brendan Dillon PP How can it be claimed: The report of that visitation led Rome to conclude the Bishop was indeed unfit for his job and therefore needed to be removed. 199 - Aug 2011 - Letters: Unseen kindness, Anne Lastman He has been an unseen (at times seen) guest at our family dinners weddings and times of consolation following his return from Rome from the late 1950s to the early 1960s and throughout his life in the Church in Perth. 200 - Aug 2011 - Obituary: John Wright (1923-2011): pillar of the Catholic faith, Michael Gilchrist On a personal note I will be forever grateful to John Wright for his invaluable assistance in enabling me to put together my first book on the crisis within Australian Catholicism Rome or the Bush. 201 - Jul 2011 - Letters: Letter to Toowoomba Chronicle, Zelda Richardson And hasnt Rome shown remarkable forbearance? 202 - Jul 2011 - Letters: Lack of vocations, Susanna Vale If Bishop Morris had listened to the concerns of those who merely wanted to receive the peace of Christ in the sacraments then they would not have had to speak to Rome at all. 203 - Jul 2011 - Hugh O'Flaherty: The priest who converted his former Nazi enemy, Stephen Walker In Rome during World War II a plain white line was painted along the streets that ran by the Vatican. 204 - Jul 2011 - News: The Church Around the World Bishop-elect Nguyen was superior of the Order of Friars Minor Conventuals in Australia from 2005-2008 after which he served in Rome as Assistant General with responsibility for the Asia-Oceania section of the order. 205 - Jun 2011 - Letters: North Africa, Andrew Sholl Last but not least Byzantine rule was greatly resented after Constantine moved from Rome to Byzantium in the fourth century and much of North Africa came to be ruled from there. 206 - Jun 2011 - Cardinal Pell: 'liberalism has no young Catholic progeny', Cardinal George Pell This brings me to another contemporary fact which I never anticipated as a young seminarian in Rome during the Council or as a young priest. 207 - Jun 2011 - Australia's seminary numbers continue to increase, Br Barry Coldrey In Perth where numbers have steadily increased since Archbishop Hickeys appointment in 1993 the St Charles Seminary currently has 22 in training (including two on pastoral placement and four in Rome). 208 - Jun 2011 - Redefining gender: an assault on human dignity, Babette Francis In fact the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court binding upon ratifying nations states gender refers to the two sexes male and female within the context of society. 209 - Jun 2011 - News: The Church Around the World The memory of Karol Wojtyla remains indelibly impressed in the collective memory of the Jewish people said Rabbi Elio Toaff the 96-year-old former chief rabbi of Rome. 210 - Jun 2011 - Australia's Anglican Ordinariate on track, Bishop Peter Elliott The Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus of 4 November 2009 was Pope Benedict XVI responding pastorally to requests for help from traditional Anglicans requests to Rome that began over twenty years ago. 211 - Jun 2011 - Why Pope Benedict removed Toowoomba's dissenting bishop, Michael Gilchrist Within days some of the dioceses clergy and leading officials were stirring up opposition to Romes decision. 212 - May 2011 - Books: ELIZABETH HAYES: Pioneer Franciscan Journalist, by Pauline J. Shaw, Br Barry Coldrey Mother Mary Ignatius was involved with the turbulent times in which she lived being active in the Oxford Movement the romantic religious revival of the 19th century missionary life in the West Indies the Franco-Prussian War the American westward expansion and the turbulent Rome of Pius IX. 213 - May 2011 - Books: CHRISTIANITY IN IRAQ, by Suha Rassam, Michael Daniel Apart from a vague understanding from history textbooks that the Church was established in Mesopotamia in the early centuries of Christianity and at some stage elements had re-united with Rome like most Australian Christians I had little knowledge of the history and situation of Christians in Iraq until news reports of violent actions against Christ-ians in the wake of the US led invasion of 2003. 214 - May 2011 - Interview: International Conference on Eucharistic Adoration in Rome, Father Florian Racine Fr Racine is the principal organiser of Adoratio 2011 an International Conference on Eucharistic Adoration to be held in Rome from 20-23 June 2011. 215 - May 2011 - Culture: The decline of the Christian West, Cardinal Raymond Burke Formerly Archbishop of St Louis in 2008 he was appointed Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura in Rome. 216 - May 2011 - Modern martytrs: Shahbaz Bhatti (1968-2011): Pakistan's contemporary martyr, Babette Francis Authentic martyr Catholic bishops in Pakistan hailed Bhatti as an authentic martyr and in Rome Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue agreed that Bhatti died as an authentic martyr. 217 - May 2011 - Two million in Rome for beatification of John Paul II, Peter Westmore The speed of his beatification shows the remarkable degree of popular piety associated with the first non-Italian Pope in 450 years which is evident to anyone who visits the holy places in Rome. 218 - Apr 2011 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-85244-738-3 The Path to Rome Edited by Dwight Longenecker amp; Dwight Blamires In this tenth anniversary edition extensively revised and updated the editors of The Path to Rome have gathered the stories of American and British adult converts to the Catholic faith including several public figures. 219 - Apr 2011 - Books: TOWARDS A THEOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, by Paul Haffner, Barry Coldrey The author is well qualified to discuss the topic being Professor of Theology at Regina Apostolorum University in Rome and steeped in Church teaching on the subject. 220 - Apr 2011 - Homily: Pope Benedict XVI's Holy Thursday homily, Pope Benedict XVI This is an extract from Pope Benedict XVIs homily at the Mass of the Lords Supper in the Basilica of St John Lateran Rome 2007. 221 - Mar 2011 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-85244-738-3 The Path to Rome Edited by Dwight Longenecker amp; Dwight Blamires In this tenth anniversary edition extensively revised and updated the editors of The Path to Rome have gathered the stories of American and British adult converts to the Catholic faith including several public figures. 222 - Mar 2011 - Books: Theophilos: A Novel, by Michael O'Brien, Michael Daniel But the two are again separated when Luke receives a message from Paul requesting him to travel to Rome. 223 - Mar 2011 - iWitness 2010: an unforgettable retreat for young Catholics, Br Barry Coldrey Meanwhile Pat Langrells fame was spreading to Rome and the US and he was offered a post as Director of Young Adult Ministry in the Archdiocese of New York an office he could scarcely refuse. 224 - Feb 2011 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-89870-868-0 Rome and the Eastern Churches Aidan Nichols O. 225 - Feb 2011 - Books: Christ Our High Priest, by Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, Br Barry Coldrey Meanwhile Father Joel Wallace a parish priest of the Wagga Diocese had recently returned from study leave in Rome. 226 - Feb 2011 - Pope Benedict honours Catholic Women's League member Brenda Finlayson, AD2000 Report WUCWO has consultative status with the UN and is represented at the Economic and Social Council in New York and Geneva the Food and Agricultural Organisation in Rome the Human Rights Council in Geneva the International Labour Organisation also in Geneva and UNESCO in Paris. 227 - Feb 2011 - Young children: never too early to love God, Bishop Arthur Serratelli Nennolina was like any little girl living in Rome in the 1930s. 228 - Feb 2011 - Key issues of ecumenism: new Vatican president's assessment, AD2000 Report Because of this the unity between each Eucharistic community united in turn with her own bishop and with the Bishop of Rome is not an external ingredient to Eucharistic ecclesiology but its essential condition. 229 - Feb 2011 - Marriage: US bishops signal a tougher stance in the culture wars, Michael Gilchrist Archbishop Dolan has had experience serving in Rome as Rector of the Pontifical North American College and written a book Priests for the Third Millennium which has been influential among clergy. 230 - Dec 2010 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-85244-738-3 The Path to Rome Edited by Dwight Longenecker amp; Dwight Blamires In this tenth anniversary edition extensively revised and updated the editors of The Path to Rome have gathered the stories of American and British adult converts to the Catholic faith including several public figures. 231 - Dec 2010 - Books: FIVE SMOOTH STONES: A 40 Day WYD08 Journal, by Stephen Lawrence, Bishop Joseph Grech In Rome he boldly and firmly told the two million three hundred thousand young people Do not be afraid to be saints. 232 - Dec 2010 - Books: EDMUND CAMPION, by Richard Simpson, revised by Peter Joseph, Fr Anthony Robbie Upon arrival at Douai he was reconciled to the Catholic Church and taught and studied for a while before entering the Jesuit Order in Rome. 233 - Dec 2010 - Letters: Eucharistic faith, Anna M. Silvas I found David Robarts long review of the book on converts The Path to Rome very interesting given his own position. 234 - Dec 2010 - Catholic origins: Psychology and Christianity: need they be at odds?, Wanda Skowronska In fact the very year Wundt established his experimental laboratory in Leipzig - 1879 - was the year Aeterni Patris was published in Rome. 235 - Dec 2010 - Congress for Life: Catholic orthodoxy: key to promoting the culture of life, Cardinal Raymond Burke The following is a shortened version of Cardinal Raymond Burkes address at the fifth World Prayer Congress for Life held in Rome under the auspices of Human Life International on 9 October 2010. 236 - Nov 2010 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-85244-738-3 The Path to Rome Edited by Dwight Longenecker amp; Dwight Blamires In this tenth anniversary edition extensively revised and updated the editors of The Path to Rome have gathered the stories of American and British adult converts to the Catholic faith including several public figures. 237 - Nov 2010 - Books: BLESSED JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: A Richly Illustrated Portrait, by K.D. and D. Fso, Br Barry Coldrey Blessed Dominic Barberi an Italian Passionist received Newman into the Catholic Church in 1845 and the following October he travelled to Rome where he was ordained a Catholic priest and given a Doctorate in Divinity by Pope Pius IX. 238 - Nov 2010 - Ukrainian Catholics: Ukraine's University of the Catacombs, Andrew Kania Ever the philanthropist Sheptytskyi provided scholarships to students to study abroad at the universities of Vienna Freiburg Rome and Innsbruck both for clergy and laity. 239 - Nov 2010 - Saints: Blessed John Henry Newman: why he is worthy of canonisation, Frank Mobbs Later as a Catholic he was sent to Rome for 15 months where he was introduced to Catholic devotions some of which he happily adopted. 240 - Nov 2010 - News: The Church Around the World For the Catholic Church of course unity without the Bishop of Rome is unimaginable. 241 - Nov 2010 - Canonisation: St Mary of the Cross MacKillop: let the truth be told, Peter Westmore About 8000 Australian Catholics travelled to St Peters in Rome to mark the joyous occasion when Pope Benedict XVI pronounced the canonisation of Australias first saint St Mary of the Cross MacKillop foundress of the Josephite Sisters. 242 - Oct 2010 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-85244-738-3 The Path to Rome Edited by Dwight Longenecker amp; Dwight Blamires In this tenth anniversary edition extensively revised and updated the editors of The Path to Rome have gathered the stories of American and British adult converts to the Catholic faith including several public figures. 243 - Oct 2010 - Books: Two upcoming launches of new titles from Freedom Publishing/Gracewing UK The Path to Rome Editors: Dwight Longenecker amp; Cyprian Blamires Speaker: Bishop Peter J. 244 - Oct 2010 - Books: THE PATH TO ROME: Modern Journeys to the Catholic Church, Bishop David Robarts Deeply personal stories of conversion to Catholicism THE PATH TO ROME: Modern Journeys to the Catholic Church Edited by Dwight Longenecker amp; Cyprian Blamires (Gracewing 2010 379pp $39. 245 - Oct 2010 - Youth: Young adult Catholic ministry: hopeful signs continue, Br Barry Coldrey These young Catholics (often) university students or young graduates spoke well of the Churchs leaders both in Rome and in Australia and were proud of their Catholic faith. 246 - Oct 2010 - News: The Church Around the World During his speech on 1 February to the bishops of England and Wales present in Rome for their five-yearly visit he urged them to stand up when legislation infringed on the freedom of religious communities. 247 - Sep 2010 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-85244-738-3 The Path to Rome Edited by Dwight Longenecker amp; Dwight Blamires In this tenth anniversary edition extensively revised and updated the editors of The Path to Rome have gathered the stories of American and British adult converts to the Catholic faith including several public figures. 248 - Sep 2010 - Books: MEETING JESUS AND FOLLOWING HIM: A Retreat, by Cardinal Francis Arinze, Br Barry Coldrey However the abuse scandals which have savaged the Churchs reputation in some countries and hampered ministry were mentioned only briefly and outside Rome pithy local examples could add immediacy to the presentation. 249 - Sep 2010 - Ecclesial movements in the life of the Church, Bishop Julian Porteous An international meeting with ecclesial movements took place in Rome in September 1981. 250 - Sep 2010 - Britain prepares for Benedict XVI's visit, Joanna Bogle They ignore his anti-Nazi credentials his decades-long work for Christian-Jewish relations which launched the ground-breaking visit of Pope John Paul to Romes synagogue his encyclicals on love and hope. 251 - Aug 2010 - Books: BLESSED PIUS IX, by Roberto de Mattei, Michael Daniel However de Mattei argues that the received interpretation that Pius IX was at first open to liberalism which he later rejected out of hand after the revolution of 1848 his flight from Rome and subsequent restoration is inadequate. 252 - Aug 2010 - Letters: Future Church, John Barich Having been to both Rome and Mexico City I know which one I would favour. 253 - Aug 2010 - Vocations: Mother Dolores Hart OSB: from Hollywood to convent, Michael Gilchrist In Rome Hart had been working on Where the Boys Are and Francis of Assisi when she met Pope John XXIII who she believes was influential in her vocation. 254 - Aug 2010 - Liberalism: Christian churches and the 'religious left', Babette Francis You could get your own Vat-trad corner safe from Rome and its interference. 255 - Aug 2010 - News: The Church Around the World Benedict XVI: catechesis of the Eucharist needed Addressing participants at the convention for the Diocese of Rome in the Basilica of St John Lateran on 16 June Benedict XVI said that the Eucharist was not sufficiently understood by many Catholics hence a more profound knowledge of the mystery of the Body and Blood of the Lord was needed. 256 - Jul 2010 - Books: CONVINCED BY THE TRUTH: Embracing the Fullness of Catholic Faith, John Fleming, John McCarthy The book has three parts: the story of Father Flemings personal conversion essays written to support a young couple one of whom was considering baptism and the story of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) and its approach to Rome for rapprochement. 257 - Jul 2010 - Books: THE ABBESS OF ANDALUSIA: Flannery O'Connor's Spiritual Journey, Lorraine Murray, Terri Kelleher In her novel Wise Blood the self-appointed preacher Hoover Shoates aka Onnie Jay Holy assures the listeners at one of his preaching sessions that there is nothing foreign about his church beautifully conveying his own bigotry and/or his understanding of the deep bigotry of his audience towards the Church of Rome. 258 - Jul 2010 - New apologetics for the new evangelisation The following are extracts from Cardinal William Levadas talk given at an International Congress A New Apologetics for a New Millennium in Rome on 29 April 2010. 259 - Jul 2010 - Trends: The Church in 50 years: John Allen's predictions, Frank Mobbs He spends much time in Rome where he has many contacts with leading members of the Roman Curia and other Church officials. 260 - Jul 2010 - Newly discovered World War II documents further vindicate Pius XII This view of a potential military disaster was shared by the military governor of Rome Major General Rainer Stahel and the German ambassador to the Holy See Ernst von Weizscker. 261 - Jul 2010 - Archbishop Chaput defends the Pope and the Vatican over abuse lawsuits Turning to the Pope Archbishop Chaput wrote the bishop of Rome is uniquely different since he is first among brothers yet he also has real authority as pastor of the whole Church. 262 - Jun 2010 - Reflection: Benedict XVI on the Church's birth and universality at Pentecost, Pope Benedict XVI Journey to Rome In this regard it is necessary to add another aspect: that of the theological vision of the Acts of the Apostles concerning the journey to Rome of the Church of Jerusalem. 263 - Jun 2010 - Books: THE KING'S ACHIEVEMENT, Robert Hugh Benson, Michael E. Daniel There is a certain irony in the title of the present book for The Kings Achievement is set in the 1530s the decade which witnessed Englands break with Rome and focuses on the destruction of the monasteries. 264 - Jun 2010 - Ecumenism: Christians and Muslims: peaceful co-existence?, Mohammad Al-Sammak In contrast to their often bitter and violent relations in much of the world Christians and Muslims in Lebanon recently shared in the Feast of the Annunciation as a national holiday thanks to the efforts of the secretary general of the Christian-Muslim Committee for Dialogue Mohammad Al-Sammak who was interviewed by Tony Assaf of the ZENIT News Agency while he was in Rome for a conference on the theme The Future Is Living Together: Christians and Muslims in the Middle East in Dialogue. 265 - Jun 2010 - Editorial: Pentecost Sunday: the 'birthday of the Church', Michael Gilchrist Pentecost marked the foundation of the Christian Church and as Benedict XVI explains (see Reflection page 20) it also underlined in dramatic fashion the Churchs universality and foreshadowed her future move from Jerusalem to Rome - in those days regarded as capital of the known world. 266 - May 2010 - Foundations of Faith: The Mass: early centuries to Vatican II, Br Barry Coldrey All these earth-shattering events affected the celebration of the Eucharist with unity under the leadership of the Pope in Rome becoming increasingly necessary and emphasised. 267 - May 2010 - News: The Church Around the World Zenit News Agency Canadian Anglicans move towards Rome On 12 March leaders of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) in Canada sent a letter to Benedict XVI formally requesting to become unified with the Catholic Church. 268 - Apr 2010 - Poetry: Jerusalem, Town of Contrasts, John O'Brien This wondrous dome was doomed to be oerthrown Destroyed by mighty Romes avenging deed Its very site now hosts an alien creed And at its base their sons its fate bemoan. 269 - Apr 2010 - Jerusalem: Catholic soldiers' World War I military pilgrimage in the Holy Land, Tom Johnstone He told us afterwards that he had never been so moved in his life and he wrote a detailed account of the pilgrimage to Rome which (as I found later on) had delighted the Holy Father. 270 - Apr 2010 - Irish child abuse scandal and cover-ups: bishops meet with Pope, Michael Gilchrist In light of this all 24 of Irelands active bishops were called to Rome for a meeting with Benedict XVI on 15-16 February. 271 - Apr 2010 - News: The Church Around the World The Archdiocese of Sydney revealed that Harvest Pilgrimages has been appointed the Official Canonisation Tour Operator by the Sisters of St Joseph the Sydney Archdiocese and Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and is responsible for managing the movement of pilgrims to Rome. 272 - Apr 2010 - More Australian Anglicans respond to Benedict XVI's invitation, AD2000 Report Forward in Faith (England) At the same time in England the Anglican bishop of Ebbsfleet and the Forward in Faith group called on Anglicans to mark the feast of the Chair of St Peter on 17 February with prayer - preferably together with Catholics - to discern the path to follow after Benedict XVI had opened the way for them to enter communion with Rome. 273 - Mar 2010 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 90 ISBN 978-0-89870-558-4 Four Witnesses Rod Bennett Rod Bennett examines the writings of four witnesses to early Christianity Clement of Rome Ignatius of Antioch. 274 - Mar 2010 - Books: LORETO IN AUSTRALIA, by Mary Ryllis Clark, Katharine Munro However in spite of excommunication the banning of the Order and the imprisonment of Mary Ward in Munich following a Papal Bull of Suppression in 1631 there was gradual and eventual acceptance from Rome of the Loreto Order/Institute. 275 - Mar 2010 - Year for the Priest: English-speaking clergy: first ever international conference, Fr Glen Tattersall A remarkable gathering occurred early in the New Year in Rome: within the walls of the Vatican the first ever international conference for English-speaking clergy was held from 4-8 January 2010. 276 - Mar 2010 - News: The Church Around the World He is considering whether we should abrogate the concordat with Rome in light of Pacellis election as Pope. 277 - Feb 2010 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au 95 ISBN 978-0-30015-216-6 Four Witnesses Rod Bennett Rod Bennett examines the writings of four witnesses to early Christianity Clement of Rome Ignatius of Antioch. 278 - Feb 2010 - Foundations of Faith: Celebrating the Eucharist during the early Christian centuries, Br Barry Coldrey However in 313 during a wave of vicious civil strife the Roman ruler of Britain Constantine had a spiritual experience as he confronted his opponent Maxentius near the Milvian bridge over the Tiber close to the centre of Rome. 279 - Feb 2010 - Preparation time: New Missal translation nears completion: a window of opportunity, Michael Gilchrist The Vatican had asked the worlds English-speaking bishops conferences to have all their votes and comments in Rome by 30 November after which the Congregation for Divine Worship would produce a final text taking into account the votes of approval and comments from the conferences and seeking the advice of its Vox Clara Committee chaired by Cardinal George Pell. 280 - Feb 2010 - News: The Church Around the World Rome-Moscow relations continue to improve The often strained relations between the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches have been improving in recent years particularly in the face of aggressive secularism in the West. 281 - Feb 2010 - St Mary Mackillop: Canonisation: about holiness, not miracles, Fr Paul Gardiner SJ Father Aldo Rebeschini of Melbourne attended to the research and when in 1983 I was asked to go to Rome to write the Positio I was about to spend twenty-five years as Postulator of the Cause guiding it in tandem with the Vatican Relator Father Peter Gumpel a German Jesuit. 282 - Dec 2009 - Books: IMAGES OF HOPE, EUROPE TODAY AND TOMORROW, by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Br Barry Coldrey On the other hand the genesis of Images of Hope is stated clearly in the Foreword: In the course of my long years in Rome I was invited repeatedly by Bavarian radio to give meditations on the major feasts of the liturgical year . 283 - Dec 2009 - Ut Unum Sint: Benedict XVI eases way for Anglicans wishing to 'cross the Tiber', Michael Gilchrist My fellow bishops have indeed signed the Catechism of the Catholic Church and made a statement about the ministry of the Bishop of Rome reflecting the words of Pope John Paul II in his letter Ut Unum Sint. 284 - Nov 2009 - Books: JESUS AND THE EYEWITNESSES: Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony, by Richard Bauckham, Peter Westmore In light of the fact that Lukes Acts of the Apostles contains references to Pauls presence in Rome but no reference to his martyrdom there about 67AD it is likely to have been written before that event took place. 285 - Nov 2009 - Holocaust: English nun who saved Jews from the Nazis put forward as saint, AD2000 Report A Holocaust survivor has given evidence to support the canonisation of an English nun who hid Jews from the Nazis in wartime Rome. 286 - Nov 2009 - News: The Church Around the World The commission has been considering the role of the Bishop of Rome in the communion of the Church in the first millennium - before the Great Schism of 1054. 287 - Oct 2009 - Books: THE CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY: St Justin Martyr on Religious Liberty, Robert Haddad, Br Michael McMurray CCS He taught first at Ephesus then later at Rome and was martyred for his faith around 165 AD. 288 - Oct 2009 - Episcopacy: Bishop Luc Matthys: on being a bishop, Bishop Luc Matthys of Armidale Again every five years bishops go to Rome on pilgrimage to the Tombs of Peter and Paul; at the same time visiting the various dicasteries. 289 - Sep 2009 - The Reformation and England's changing Coronation Oath, Tom Johnstone A third modernism was the assertion that Edwards right to rule was derived from God alone that neither the Bishop of Rome nor any other bishop could impose conditions on him. 290 - Sep 2009 - Priesthood: Reflections of a newly ordained Sydney priest, Fr James Mccarthy In fact on the fourth Sunday of Easter on 3 May the Holy Father ordained 19 men as priests for the Diocese of Rome. 291 - Sep 2009 - Campus Life: Brisbane hosts 2009 Australian Catholic Student Association Conference, Br Barry Coldrey The Icon Mary Seat of Wisdom newly arrived in Brisbane from Rome by way of Melbourne was placed at the side of the sanctuary. 292 - Aug 2009 - Books: JESUS, THE APOSTLES AND THE EARLY CHURCH, by Pope Benedict XVI, Michael Daniel CHURCH FATHERS: From Clement of Rome to Augustine (Ignatius Press 2009 196pp $29. 293 - Aug 2009 - Letters: Religious freedom, Fr Brian Harrison OS Now at least one other formerly dissident traditionalist group the Society of St Vincent Ferrer in France has already been fully reconciled with Rome on the mutual understanding that this change can be seen as manifesting the Churchs new prudential judgment as to what the natural right to religious freedom requires under modern circumstances. 294 - Aug 2009 - Letters: Pope Pius XII vindicated, Tony Evans Dalin quotes documents that show that far from being anti-Semitic Pius XII was a friend to the Jews and using his secret network of bishops and priests in occupied countries and issuing hitherto unpublicised instructions saved many thousands of Jews from deportation - an estimated 4000 in Rome alone. 295 - Aug 2009 - Caritas in Veritate: Benedict XVI's social encyclical: public life needs Christian principles, Michael Gilchrist Michael Gilchrist is the editor of AD2000 and the author of several books including a biography of Archbishop Mannix and studies of Australian Catholicism Rome or the Bush(1986) and Lost! 296 - Jul 2009 - Reflection: The full meaning of love: Christ and St Peter in St John's Gospel, Andrew Kania Thus in Peters death in Rome would come the eventual answer that Christ first requested of him: Do you love me Peter - even if everything you possess and everything you are is to be given up for my sake? 297 - Jul 2009 - Books: Before the Dawn, by Eugenio Zolli, Michael Daniel One of the most controversial Jewish figures to become a Christian was Eugenio Zolli (Israel Zoller) former Chief Rabbi of Rome who together with his wife was baptised on 17 February 1945 following the liberation of Rome. 298 - Jul 2009 - Letters: Vatican II, Valentine Gallagher His book Revolution in Rome was reviewed by the Marist Father George Duggan in the bi-monthly journal Faith. 299 - Jul 2009 - History: Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust: revisiting Jewish sources, Fr Michael Butler The criticisms are based on two claims: he did and said nothing for the Jews of Rome (see a recent book in Italian Sotto I Suoi Fenestre (Under His Very Windows) which claims the Pope did nothing); and as regards the Jews of Europe indeed the whole world Pius XII issued no public protests nor made any effort to intervene on their behalf and so save the Jews. 300 - Jul 2009 - Foundations of Faith: Galileo: heretic or hero? What are the facts?, Noel Roberts However by late 1632 after publishing Dialogues on the Two Chief World Systems Galileo was ordered to Rome to be examined by the Holy Office of the Inquisition. 301 - Jul 2009 - New Evangelisation: Catholics Come Home: a fresh approach to re-evangelising, Bob Denahy He spent several years travelling to various countries as well as to Rome producing 30 second one- minute and two-minute television advertisements. 302 - Jul 2009 - Editorial: The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June), Michael Gilchrist The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul commemorates these saints martyrdom in Rome and is observed on 29 June. 303 - Jun 2009 - Letters: Ecumenism, Gary Crothers (By the way would any reader have a copy of Michael Gilchrists book Rome or the Bush (1986) which he or she is willing to sell to me? 304 - Jun 2009 - FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH: The Last Things: death, judgment, Heaven, Purgatory, Hell, Br Barry Coldrey Catholic doctrine On 28 March 2007 Pope Benedict XVI addressed a parish gathering in the Archdiocese of Rome. 305 - Jun 2009 - Vocations: Brisbane's Holy Spirit Seminary: promising signs of growth, Anthony Barich World Youth Day Msgr Randazzo has found during both his time as vocations director and seminary Rector that seminarians and people asking questions about the priesthood are people in their mid- to late- 20s who have either gone to a World Youth Day or to Rome on pilgrimage and have returned asking tough questions about their life. 306 - Jun 2009 - Cardinal Pell's UK interview: Liturgy, Missal translation, World Youth Day, Luke Coppen On some of the other points they say the Vatican II text is ambiguous and they say to Rome: Tell us what they mean and well tell you if we agree with it. 307 - May 2009 - Books: Hilaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton, by Karl Schmude, Br Christian Moe The Path to Rome seems to be one title of his never out of print. 308 - May 2009 - Letters: Women in the Church, Brian Bibby Even though Rome has spoken many times there are still those who believe there should be women priests in the Catholic Church. 309 - May 2009 - Conversion: A Catholic convert's story (Part 2): Are there any regrets?, Michael Daniel Anyone at Rome or abroad who doubts whether his doctrinal position departs from Church teaching should log on and watch. 310 - May 2009 - FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH: The Crusades: the truth behind the myths, Frank Mobbs Christians around the Mediterranean lived for centuries in constant fear of raids and invasions by Muslims who came up the rivers of southern France captured and enslaved Christians attacked and occupied the port of Marseilles sacked Rome took over Sicily and Sardinia ruled much of Spain for 600 years repeatedly attacked the Eastern Byzantine Empire gradually reducing its area and finally taking Byzantium (Constantinople). 311 - May 2009 - Inter-faith dialogue: Jewish leader defends Pope over Bishop Williamson controversy, AD2000 Report During a visit to Rome at the end of January Rabbi Yehuda Levin the head of a group of over 1000 Orthodox rabbis in North America told LifeSiteNews. 312 - May 2009 - News: The Church Around the World The head of the Committee of African Students in Rome Pierre Baba Mansare said the event was organised after seeing the coverage of the Popes visit in the media: Of the Holy Fathers whole pastoral message the Western media only focused on the statement about condoms with the purpose of starting a polemic. 313 - May 2009 - Dissent: Rebel South Brisbane priest: new cafeteria church launched, Michael Gilchrist While Fr Kennedy blamed his difficulties on ultra-conservatives reporting him to Rome his bizarre Masses have long been an open secret. 314 - Apr 2009 - Reflection: The Resurrection: confirmed by faith and reason, Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli In 135 AD the Jews had revolted against Rome under Bar-Kokhba who claimed to be the Messiah. 315 - Apr 2009 - Books: LIVING BIBLICALLY, by Archbishop Barry Hickey, Michael Gilchrist After all Catholics have assumed however well meaning such figures may be and how correct their arguments for Christianity may seem that they also appear to lack a certain well sophistication or depth that the Church by contrast clearly possesses in institutions such as the papacy or in places embodying millennia of clearly Catholic history and identity such as Rome. 316 - Apr 2009 - Letters: Church in China, Francis Vrijmoed No surprise therefore that the Vatican cannot expect any co- operation from the Chinese Government as long as Rome refuses to recognise its legitimacy and Bishop Zen continues to be in charge of the diocese in Hong Kong China. 317 - Apr 2009 - Letters: Hippies, Stephen Hemingway He rejects the notion that Christ gave the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven to a humble Jewish fisherman and his successors in Rome. 318 - Apr 2009 - Conversion: Peter has spoken through Leo: why I became a Catholic, Michael Daniel Henry VIIIs break with Rome for essentially selfish reasons rather than to reform the Church hit me like a ton of bricks. 319 - Apr 2009 - Andrew Cichy: A bold project to reinvigorate Church music in Australia, Anthony Barich His stay in Perth was brief: sensing Lynchs vocation to the priesthood Archbishop Clune sent Lynch to Rome in 1930 to study at Propaganda Fide College. 320 - Apr 2009 - American women religious: Vatican apostolic visitation, AD2000 REPORT Mother Clare is the superior general of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus a group of sisters that is based in Rome but has 135 sisters in the US. 321 - Apr 2009 - Benedict XVI addresses a Vatican conference on evolution and Christianity, Michael Gilchrist The conference which involved leading scientists and theologians was held at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 3-7 March and marked the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species. 322 - Mar 2009 - Books: Labour and Justice, by Gavan Duffy, Peter Westmore It was in its conception of a just society based on divine not human laws that Christianity put forward the moral principles which ultimately made possible the replacement of the pagan world of ancient Greece and Rome with the new law based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. 323 - Mar 2009 - Foundations of Faith: Protestant Churches: origins and beliefs (2), Frank Mobbs The 1689 Confession of Faith includes the words neither can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof but is that antichrist that man of sin. 324 - Mar 2009 - Did Antonio Gramsci have second thoughts?, Babette Francis He died in Rome in 1937 at the age of 46 shortly after being released and is buried in the Protestant Cemetery. 325 - Mar 2009 - Vocations: Indian priests: still plentiful but fewer available for overseas, AD2000 Report Four are studying in Rome. 326 - Mar 2009 - News: The Church Around the World And you placing yourselves - as your Statutes say - with complete willingness at the service of bishops can become an example for many local Churches which rightly look to Rome as a model to which to refer. 327 - Mar 2009 - Lefebvrists: Benedict XVI's bold move for Church unity, Michael Gilchrist In recent years Brazilian traditionalists and a large community of American nuns have sought and regained communion with Rome while Benedict has eased tensions between the schismatic Chinese Patriotic Church and the Holy See. 328 - Feb 2009 - Reflection: Pope St Gregory the Great's advice to bishops and priests, Pope St Gregory the Great He cared for the poor of Rome and protected them from invaders sent missionaries to England and across Europe and made lasting contributions to the literature and liturgy of the Church. 329 - Feb 2009 - Letters: Jewish conversions, Andrew Sholl I recently returned from a diocesan pilgrimage in the footsteps of St Paul in Greece Turkey and Rome. 330 - Feb 2009 - Letters: Clarification on new Missal translation - final text has been approved, Archbishop Denis Hart After this the bishops can apply to Rome for the Confirmatio of the whole Missal and arrangements to publish will be able to proceed once the Congregation has granted Confirmatio. 331 - Feb 2009 - Foundations of Faith: Protestant Reformation: origins and beliefs, Frank Mobbs Well - er - yes if one means that it was in the same position as the Catholic Church in France or Sweden or Rome. 332 - Feb 2009 - Culture of death: US bishops confront Barack Obama's sweeping abortion agenda, Paul Kengor Political fight Thats painfully ironic to the bishops since Protestants have no pro-life encyclicals like Humanae Vitae or Evangelium Vitae no Catechism or Catholic dictionary or encyclopedia that in the first entry in the glossary defines abortion as gravely contrary to the moral law no 2000-year prohibition against abortion no adamantly pro-life man in Rome like Pope John Paul II or Pope Benedict XVI no Magisterium that constantly denounces abortion. 333 - Feb 2009 - News: The Church Around the World He spoke about his conversion and the experiences that led to it when he met with university students of Rome in November 2008 to tell the story of his path to Catholicism. 334 - Dec 2008 - Letters: Evolution conference, Grahame Fallon It is good news that Romes Pontifical Gregorian University and Americas University of Notre Dame propose to convene a conference next March titled Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories. 335 - Dec 2008 - Letters: Strange 'bedfellows', J. Loring In a recent interview published in The Australian newspaper Fr Peter Kennedy of St Marys South Brisbane (like retired auxiliary bishop of Sydney Geoffrey Robinson before him) as reported dubiously insists that Church tradition has mandated that the local ordinary (diocesan bishop) be elected by the people rather than appointed by Rome. 336 - Dec 2008 - FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH: Which Church did Jesus establish with his authority?, Frank Mobbs That infallible authority is the successor of St Peter the Bishop of Rome. 337 - Dec 2008 - The decline of British Catholicism: the future?, John Haldane Third self- congratulation would have about it something of the character of fiddling while Rome burns for the plain fact is that participation is declining precipitately. 338 - Dec 2008 - News: The Church Around the World org Pope addresses Catholic-Muslim meeting in Rome Meeting on 6 November with participants in an unprecedented Catholic- Muslim encounter Benedict XVI said that the keen public interest in the Common Word initiative should be an incentive for us to ensure that the reflections and the positive developments which emerge from Muslim- Christian dialogue are not limited to a small group of experts and scholars but are passed on as a precious legacy. 339 - Nov 2008 - Letters: South Brisbane parish - Catholic or not?, Richard Stokes And particularly how they dont want those people in Rome telling them what to do. 340 - Nov 2008 - Dissent: Business as usual at South Brisbane's rebel church, Michael Gilchrist Under the heading of Possible implications for conformity with Rome we find: No lay participation in homilies . 341 - Nov 2008 - News: The Church Around the World Other consultants include Fr Mauro Gagliardi an expert in dogmatic theology and professor at the Legionaries of Christs Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum; Opus Dei Spanish priest Juan Joseacute; Silvestre Valor professor at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce in Rome; and Fr Uwe Michael Lang CO an official of the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and author of the book Turning Towards the Lord which argues the historical basis for Mass celebrated ad orientem (with priest and congregation facing in the same direction during the Liturgy of the Eucharist). 342 - Oct 2008 - Eugenio Pacelli: The enduring legacy of Pope Pius XII: a 50th anniversary tribute, Fr John Walshe After a short period as a curate in the Parish of the Chiesa Nuova in Rome Fr Pacelli commenced his service of the Holy See. 343 - Oct 2008 - News: The Church Around the World He added: The mission of Peter and of his successors is precisely to serve this unity of the one Church of God made up of pagans and Jews; his indispensable ministry is to make sure that the Church never identifies herself with any particular nation or culture but that she be the Church of all peoples to make present among men - who are marked by countless divisions and contrasts - the peace of God the unity of those who have become brothers and sisters in Christ: This is the unique mission of the Pope the Bishop of Rome the successor of Peter. 344 - Oct 2008 - Response: Archbishop Bathersby's concerns over rebel Brisbane parish, Michael Gilchrist But apart from that I didnt really know much about it and certainly some of the things that came to light with the letters that were written overseas to Rome certainly were a surprise to me. 345 - Sep 2008 - Vatican: Restoration work completed near tomb of St Peter Peter came to Rome where he met with martyrdom during Neros persecution. 346 - Jul 2008 - WORLD YOUTH DAY: Turin Shroud display in Melbourne to coincide with World Youth Day, Max Crockett Benedict XVI In Rome during an audience with pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Turin on 2 June Pope Benedict XVI announced that the Shroud would go on public display in 2010 the first time this has occurred since the Jubilee Year 2000. 347 - Jul 2008 - Liturgy: Why Paul VI saw liturgical abuses as the 'smoke of Satan', Cardinal Virgilio Noe Cardinal Virgilio Noe the chief Vatican liturgist during the pontificate of Paul VI spoke candidly about the late Popes concerns during an interview with the Rome-based Petrus website in May. 348 - Jul 2008 - FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH: Jesus: how do we know he was God?, Br Barry Coldrey CFC In 1054 the Orthodox Churches of the East broke with Rome while keeping other aspects of their Catholicity intact and in 1521 the Protestant Reformation commenced the further and widespread fragmentation of the Christian community. 349 - Jul 2008 - WORLD YOUTH DAY 2008: Authentic Catholicism: a fertile ground for vocations to flourish, Fr Anthony Denton It was not until the year 2000 when over two million young Catholics gathered in Rome that Australian dioceses were present in a significant way. 350 - Jun 2008 - Reflection: Benedict XVI on the mystery of the Body and Blood of Christ, Pope Benedict XVI Acts 1:6ff); this is how Sts Peter and Paul reached Rome then the centre of the known world the genuine caput mundi. 351 - Jun 2008 - Letters: Baptism formula, Franklin J. Wood Earlier this year a parish in South Brisbane earned notoriety for having to be told by Rome that its formula for Baptism - The Creator the Redeemer and the Sanctifier - was invalid. 352 - Jun 2008 - Letters: Scandal, Don Gaffney There is of course a happier possibility namely that Bishop Morris of Toowoomba will himself openly confess his error after being reminded of the immutability of Catholic doctrine by being called to Rome and by an envoy from Rome Archbishop Chaput. 353 - Jun 2008 - Human Rights: China: Olympic rings - or shackles?, Babette Francis Bishop Han spent 35 years in forced labour imprisonment and house arrest for his fidelity to Rome. 354 - Jun 2008 - News: The Church Around the World Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo President of the Pontifical Council for the Family for 18 years died in Rome on 19 April. 355 - Apr 2008 - Letters: Binding document - On Ordinatio Sacerdotalis responsum ad dubium (1995), George Simpson Bishop Morris should also have known that little satisfaction would be obtained by writing to Rome. 356 - Apr 2008 - Adult education: Sydney's Centre for Thomistic Studies, Donald G. Boland By reason of an affiliation with a Pontifical University in Rome the Centre has the faculty to provide courses towards a degree. 357 - Apr 2008 - Church law: Conciliar decrees: what authority do they have?, Frank Mobbs First Constantinople in 381 declared that the Patriarch of Constantinople is to be honoured next after the Bishop of Rome. 358 - Apr 2008 - WYDSYD08: World Youth Day Sydney: look for the wider trend, Joanna Bogle As the post-Vatican II fog drifted a bit clear theological thinking began gently to permeate from Rome consistently over 20 years a Ratzinger influence that was a gift of immeasurable value. 359 - Apr 2008 - Human rights: Cardinal Joseph Zen: conscience of China, Peter Westmore Bishop Wei Jingyi a bishop appointed by Rome who is not recognised by the Chinese government said that appointment was a great joy and that Cardinal Zen was very trustworthy and uncompromising in his dedication to the Catholic faith. 360 - Mar 2008 - Books: SEARCHING FOR AND MAINTAINING PEACE, by Father Jacques Philippe, Tim Cannon Which is why we should be grateful for Father Jacques Philippe priest and pastor of the Community of the Beatitudes in Rome renowned retreat master and truly a spiritual author for our time. 361 - Mar 2008 - Letters: Response, Richard Stokes Since there has been no perceptible response to the documents from Rome such as Redemptionis Sacramentum attempting to correct the errors which are almost universal in the archdiocese our spiritual guides are hardly going to correct the activities reported by eyewitnesses among the laity. 362 - Mar 2008 - Vocations: The priesthood: a special relationship with Christ, Fr Pat Stratford At the last Synod of Bishops in Rome one of the Eastern Rite bishops presented a strong recommendation that the Latin Rite Church retain its law on priestly celibacy. 363 - Mar 2008 - La Sapienza: Benedict XVI: the papacy and the university, Pope Benedict XVI The following are extracts from the address that Benedict XVI was scheduled to give during a visit to Romes Universitcirc; degli Studi La Sapienza on 17 January 2008 and cancelled because of the threat of a demonstration against the Pope by a small group of students and faculty. 364 - Mar 2008 - News: The Church Around the World I heartily hope that the present congregation affirms with clarity the authentic charism of the Founder so as to encourage all Jesuits to promote true and healthy Catholic doctrine Benedict wrote in a message to the 225 Jesuit delegates meeting in Rome. 365 - Mar 2008 - Editorial: Man-made global warming: new religion?, Michael Gilchrist The earth is currently in a warming period which began in the 19th century similar to what occurred in ancient Rome and during the middle ages (when agriculture flourished in Greenland). 366 - Feb 2008 - Books: NO PLACE FOR GOD: The Denial of the Transcendent in Modern Church Architecture, Tony Evans The book is liberally illustrated with photographs of the worst excesses of modernist churches both in England mainland Europe and America - and even in Rome itself. 367 - Feb 2008 - Letters: Poor communication, Don Gaffney If you dont believe me please feel free to write to Rome. 368 - Feb 2008 - Technical school: Salesians continue to help post-tsunami Sri Lanka, Michael Lynch SDB The Salesian priests and brothers in Sri Lanka were heavily involved in post-tsunami relief supported by funds collected throughout the world and sent to them via Salesian headquarters in Rome. 369 - Feb 2008 - Spe salvi: Benedict's second encyclical calls for a rediscovery of hope in Christ, Michael Gilchrist At noon on 30 November 2007 in Rome the Holy See released Benedict XVIs second encyclical Spe Salvi which proclaims the need for hope in modern society and the necessity for Christians to recover its true meaning. 370 - Dec 2007 - Letters: Far-sightedness of Father Purcell, Fr Brian Harrison OS Unfortunately the Pro-Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Barbarito refused to forward these grave concerns to Rome. 371 - Dec 2007 - 1962 Missal: Australian bishops support Benedict XV's liberalising of the Latin Mass, AD2000 Report Those Mass texts in turn found their origin in a variety of liturgies and prayer forms that came from Syria and Egypt Greece and Rome - particularly Rome - and all points in between and in all the languages of those peoples. 372 - Dec 2007 - Church History: Interesting aspects of ecumenical councils, Frank Mobbs Bishops of Rome did not attend any of the first eight Councils. 373 - Dec 2007 - News: The Church Around the World Sandro Magister (Rome) Choice of dissenting guest speaker criticised In Austin Texas Bishop Gregory Aymond objected to a planned lecture at St Edwards University to be given by a priest who has previously been disciplined for dissent from Catholic teaching. 374 - Nov 2007 - Latin is still the universal language of Liturgy, Bishop Arthur Serratelli In recent times millions of young people from different countries gathered together for World Youth Day in Rome in 2000 in Toronto in 2002 and in Cologne in 2005. 375 - Nov 2007 - Ora et labora: How monastic hospitality can strengthen one's faith, Br Barry Coldrey CFC This hospitality was directed especially to pilgrims and the poor when visiting the great medieval shrines at Jerusalem Rome and Santiago de Compostella (Spain). 376 - Oct 2007 - Books: JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: In His Time, Tim Cannon Many of Newmans published works are celebrated as classics of Christian theology and spirituality and his conversion from the Church of England to the Church of Rome stands out in modern times as an archetype of the conversion of the intelligent man beginning with the conversion of the heart which in turn begets a conversion of the intellect leading ultimately to a conversion of the will. 377 - Oct 2007 - Letters: Bishop Robinson, Fr Edward P. Evans When a report on these was sent to Rome there was a hue and cry even from an Archbishop who condemned these lay people as spies acting in an un-Australian way. 378 - Oct 2007 - News: The Church Around the World Archbishop Burke was one of two American bishops personally invited to Rome by Benedict XVI for a briefing on the Motu Proprio before its release. 379 - Sep 2007 - Letters: Preaching, Kevin McManus Rome aware of this deficiency and the consequent impact on the Sacrament of Reconciliation released the document Redemptionis Sacramentum in 2004 to give priests wider scope in preaching on the mysteries of the Faith and the norms of Christian life. 380 - Sep 2007 - News: The Church Around the World In the early 1990s he raised eyebrows in Rome by writing a laudatory preface to the book The Reform of the Roman Liturgy in which Msgr Klaus Gamber criticised many of the liturgical changes of the past few decades. 381 - Aug 2007 - World Congress of Families: grass roots ecumenism at work, Babette Francis 7 million Italians gathered in Rome demonstrating against a law giving legal recognition to homosexual couples. 382 - Jul 2007 - Reflection: Bishop Robert Finn on what it means to be a Catholic priest, Bishop Robert Finn Be trustworthy sons of the Holy Father who as Bishop of Rome and successor to St Peter is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity of the bishops and the whole company of the faithful (Lumen Gentium no. 383 - Jul 2007 - Poetry: A legacy of virtue: the remarkable Craig sisters, Fr John Lea McDaniels FSSP The Fraternity was founded in Rome in 1988 with the blessing of Pope John Paul II to maintain the Latin liturgical heritage and established in Australia in 2000 in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. 384 - Jul 2007 - Marian magazine from Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Titled Missio Immaculatae International this beautifully illustrated monthly is published in Rome by the Franciscans of the Immaculate. 385 - Jul 2007 - Interview: He could no longer explain why he wasn't Catholic, Tim Drake and Francis Beckwith In this way I could defend the creeds as Spirit-directed without conceding the present authority of Rome on these matters. 386 - Jun 2007 - Obituary: Bill Daly RIP: fearless defender of Catholic orthodoxy in Australia, Fr James Tierney In 1970 I was assistant priest at St Charles Borromeo Ryde when I first heard the name Bill Daly (1913-2007. 387 - Jun 2007 - Sigrid Undset: Revived interest in a remarkable Norwegian Catholic novelist, Michael Daniel During a sojourn in Rome in 1909 she met her future husband Anders Castus Svarstad. 388 - Jun 2007 - Verbicide: 'Happy' or 'Blessed'? How faith can be drained of meaning, Arthur Ballingall Original Greek The Greek words makarios (blessed) - makarizo (to consider blessed) - makarismos (blessing) and a derivative macarism (beatitude) whose meaning was clear back to the days of Aristotle are found in the original Greek as seen by St Jerome in his translation of the Vulgate from the Greek and Hebrew. 389 - Jun 2007 - New Zealand Catholic college's intellectually challenging RE program, Bernard Moran We began in Greece with Homer Socrates Plato and Aristotle then on to Rome and Epicurus and Seneca. 390 - Jun 2007 - Obituary: A tribute to natural family planning pioneer, Dr John Billings, RIP, Msgr Peter J. Elliott He knew that soon he would face a martyrs death in Neros Rome but he also knew that that others would take up his work sharing in the redeeming work and mission of the Lord Jesus. 391 - Jun 2007 - News: The Church Around the World Father Federico Lombardi SJ director of the Vatican press office said this in a statement he issued on 10 May following comments made by the Pope aboard his flight from Rome to Slsaquo;o Paulo. 392 - May 2007 - Cinema: New movie offers an authentic representation of monastic life, Rosina Gordon The film received the 2006 Paoline Prize for Communication and Culture from the Papal Lateranense University in Rome and the Special Jury Prize World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. 393 - May 2007 - News: The Church Around the World One cannot impoverish Jesus under the illusion of advancing the poor wrote the bishop and theologian Ignazio Sanna a member of the international theological commission in a commentary on Romes decision. 394 - Apr 2007 - Books: The Way of Love: Reflections on Deus Caritas Est, Livio Melina and Carl Anderson, Tim Cannon The essays number 27 with contributions from professors of the Institutes various sessions around the world and have been edited by the President of the Institute in Rome Livio Melina and the Vice-President of the American session of the Institute Carl A. 395 - Apr 2007 - History: How much do Catholics know about ecumenical councils?, Frank Mobbs This taught that the divinely authorised body of teachers and rulers is the magisterium namely the bishops (including the Pope as the Bishop of Rome). 396 - Mar 2007 - Letters: Presumption, John H. Cooney The report included recognition that Bishop Coffey may appeal to the Signatura - a higher court in Rome. 397 - Mar 2007 - The changing panorama of Victoria's historic 'Rupertswood', Michael Moore He has a relative a Salesian priest and been a visitor to their General House in Rome. 398 - Mar 2007 - Leadership: The scandal of Australia's anti-life Catholic politicians, Marcel White Having stood up at the end of the RU486 debate to clarify his support for the abortion pill he was then sent to Rome on behalf of the Government to deliver a message to Benedict XVI. 399 - Mar 2007 - Formation: Continuing growth of Sydney's Catholic Adult Education Centre, AD2000 Report Overseas speakers Over the years the Catholic Adult Education Centre has also hosted a number of well-known overseas speakers: Professor William May professor of moral theology at the John Paul II Institute in Washington Professor Kenneth Schmitz also of the John Paul II Institute Professor Gianni Manzone of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and American psychologist Peter Rudiger. 400 - Feb 2007 - Salesians help rebuild post-tsunami Sri Lanka, Br Michael Lynch Funds to support these projects have been collected worldwide (including from Australia) and have come to the Sri Lankan Salesians via Salesian headquarters in Rome. 401 - Feb 2007 - The Church and the environment: address the moral pollution first, Wanda Skowronska Recently in Rome Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa Pontifical Household preacher gave a commentary on the well known passage in Marks Gospel (7:1-23) in which Jesus raises the question: what defiles a man? 402 - Feb 2007 - Priesthood: Orthodox priests in a divided Church, Fr John Trigilio True this group was unmistakably prone to dissent from Magisterial teaching (as evidenced by their enthusiastic embrace of Charles Curran and his dissent from Humanae Vitae) and they were certainly not concerned or preoccupied with loyalty to Rome. 403 - Feb 2007 - Fr John Speekman: Vatican orders reinstatement of wrongly removed Sale Diocese parish priest, Michael Gilchrist The parish administrator Fr Thomas Cleary commented in the bulletin: A few days ago the Congregation for the Clergy in Rome reaffirmed its decision in favour of Father John Speekman in his dispute with Bishop Coffey. 404 - Feb 2007 - News: The Church Around the World The Nebraska chapter of Call to Action subsequently appealed to Rome against the bishops decision. 405 - Dec 2006 - Books: SACRED PLACES, PILGRIM WAYS: Catholic Pilgrimages in France and Belgium, Michael Gilchrist Sacred Places Pilgrim Ways commences with an exploration of the idea and purpose of Christian pilgrimages along with an historical overview of these since the fourth century with the Holy Land and Rome the focus at this stage. 406 - Dec 2006 - Letters: Liberal Catholicism, Paula Gartland When these progressives focus on the diocese rather than Rome on the parish rather than the diocese on family churches rather than the parish they are conducting a sort of guerrilla warfare in which like the Peoples Liberation Army moving among the Chinese peasants they capture the grassroots and the state falls. 407 - Dec 2006 - Religious Life: Tyburn Sisters' communities spread around the world, Tess Livingstone Miracles can take the form of unexplained healings or extraordinary events but they also come in small boxes as the Benedictine Adorers of the Sacred Heart (Tyburn) nuns have discovered in Rome. 408 - Dec 2006 - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: the Montessori method for RE, Anne Delsorte In 1954 in Rome it was taken up again quite unexpectedly by an academic a scholar of Hebrew and Scripture Dr Sofia Cavalletti who was also a member of the Vatican Commission for Jewish/Christian relations. 409 - Dec 2006 - 'Lost!' controversy: Archbishop Bathersby's reply, AD2000 Report In comparison as Livingstone notes there were 44 students in Sydney (with another three studying in Rome) 41 in Melbourne and 20 in Perth where nine new priests were ordained in 2005 and 81 since 1991. 410 - Dec 2006 - Benedict XVI challenges 'de-Christianisation' of society, Michael Gilchrist Correction and purification Benedict XVIs instructions were given during a meeting in Rome with a group of visiting Swiss bishops and in the presence of the heads of various Vatican congregations. 411 - Nov 2006 - News: The Church Around the World Benedict XVI: the duties of bishops On 21 September 2006 in the Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo Benedict XVI received a group of recently-appointed bishops who were participating in a meeting in Rome. 412 - Oct 2006 - Book Launch: Lost! Australian Catholics Today, by Michael Gilchrist Australian Catholics Today (hardback 200 pages) Michael Gilchrists new book on the state of the Catholic Church in Australia comes almost exactly 20 years after the launch of his Rome or the Bush at the time of Pope John Paul IIs visit to Australia in 1986. 413 - Oct 2006 - Letters: Early baptism, Frances McEniery The Divine Innocence Movement has for many years been petitioning Rome to have the aborted children claimed as the Second Holy Innocents i. 414 - Oct 2006 - Benedict XVI interviewed by German journalists As Bishop of Rome you are the successor of St Peter. 415 - Oct 2006 - News: The Church Around The World However in 1981 because of the smog that obscures viewing of the sky near Rome the main observatory was moved to Arizona and Father Funes had spent most of his time there. 416 - Sep 2006 - Books: Advancing the Culture of Death, by Peter Hung Manh Tran, Peter Westmore thesis in bioethics from the Alphonsian Academy a graduate university of moral theology in Rome conducted by the Redemptorists. 417 - Sep 2006 - Books: William Bernard Ullathorne: A Different Kind of Monk, by Judith Champ, Michael Gilchrist Over the following eight years he brought order and structure to the struggling divided and largely Irish Church later successfully lobbying Rome to appoint his former spiritual director at Downside John Bede Polding as Australias first bishop and later archbishop. 418 - Sep 2006 - History: The Counter Reformation and the Jesuits, John Morrissey Even Rome which had been a source of scandal rather than inspiration was becoming transformed. 419 - Sep 2006 - News: The Church Around the World Benedict XVIs challenge to altar servers Pope Benedict XVI used much of his General Audience on 2 August to greet the thousands of altar servers who were visiting Rome as part of the international pilgrimage of altar servers sponsored by Coetus Internationalis Ministrantium. 420 - Aug 2006 - Books: Stimulating reading from Freedom Publishing Fr Calkins is currently a member of the Ecclesia Dei Commission in Rome. 421 - Aug 2006 - Scripture and Tradition: sources of divine revelation, Fr G.H. Duggan SM The most perfect embodiment of Catholic tradition is in the Church of Rome where it has been cited by popes to end disputes over matters of Catholic doctrine. 422 - Aug 2006 - Does Wollongong's Catholic Education Office endorse dissent?, AD2000 Report Clearly some bishops and elements in Rome do not believe in consultation with the grassroots church. 423 - Aug 2006 - Victoria-Tasmania: Continued growth in vocations at Melbourne's Corpus Christi seminary, Joan Clements Twenty-five of them are in residence at Carlton two are on pastoral placement and three are studying in Rome. 424 - Aug 2006 - Canberra-Goulburn: Archbishop Coleridge: Benedict's first Australian appointment, Anh Nguyen The new Archbishop is a respected biblical scholar with a Licentiate and Doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Biblicum in Rome. 425 - Aug 2006 - News: The Church Around the World Ecumenical talks between Rome and Canterbury he said have been based on the presupposition that both sides hope for an eventual restoration of full communion. 426 - Jul 2006 - Books: Stimulating reading from Freedom Publishing Fr Calkins is currently a member of the Ecclesia Dei Commission in Rome. 427 - Jul 2006 - Letters: Pope Pius XII, Br Con Moloney CFC Through him hundreds of thousands of Jews were protected in the Vatican and in convents and monasteries of Rome and elsewhere saving them from deportation and death. 428 - Jul 2006 - Re-mythologising: Narnia - faith and fiction: The parallel world of C.S.Lewis, Msgr Peter J. Elliott The name provides no clues at all possibly based on the town of Narni to the north of Rome apparently never visited by Lewis. 429 - Jul 2006 - US Archbishop: how to reform the Liturgy In particular if one sees the celebration of the pontifical liturgies in Rome - the liturgies of our Holy Father - if we are able to sing some of the responses in Gregorian chant and some of the responses it is clear Latin is the language that draws us all together. 430 - Jul 2006 - News: The Church Around the World Cardinal Zen was in Rome to take possession of his titular church the parish of Santa Maria del Redentore to which he was assigned when he was elevated to the College of Cardinals. 431 - Jun 2006 - Books: Stimulating reading from AD Books 95 Rome Sweet Home Scott amp; Kimberly Hahn This well known American couple recount their story of conversion to the Catholic faith. 432 - Jun 2006 - The John Paul II Institute after five years, AD2000 Report There are now John Paul II Institutes in Rome Washington (USA) Valencia (Spain) Mexico City and Guadalajara (Mexico) Cotonou (Benin) Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) Changanacherry (India) and Melbourne (Australia). 433 - Jun 2006 - Education: Why do CEOs use Groome's RE method?, AD2000 Report A reference book featuring prominently in a Stage 6 (Year 12) Unit is titled Rome Has Spoken. 434 - Jun 2006 - Vocations: Sydney seminary's growth continues, Michael Gilchrist The number of students at the Seminary of the Good Shepherd in Sydney has continued to increase this year with 44 seminarians enrolled along with another three studying in Rome. 435 - Jun 2006 - China defies Holy See to 'ordain' two bishops, Peter Westmore The effect of the ordination of the two bishops is to end any early resolution of the differences between Rome and Beijing. 436 - May 2006 - Books: Stimulating reading from AD Books 95 Rome Sweet Home Scott amp; Kimberly Hahn This well known American couple recount their story of conversion to the Catholic faith. 437 - May 2006 - Letters: Modernism, Don Gaffney I refer to those valiant souls who have delated Cardinal Pell to Rome over his teaching on conscience. 438 - May 2006 - Vocations: Can religious life be rebuilt in Australia?, Sr Mary Augustine OP After a trial period of four years Bishop Brennan was authorised by Rome to erect us as a Religious Community of Diocesan Right - a privilege normally granted only after membership has reached fifty or more finally incorporated members. 439 - May 2006 - Benedict's first twelve months: 'We Are Church' delivers its verdict, Michael Gilchrist But IMWAC soldiers on periodically issuing wish lists of reforms and grandiose media releases like 1998s A Pope for the Time to Come: Bishop of Rome and Universal Pastor. 440 - May 2006 - News: The Church Around the World Speaking in March after his elevation to the College of Cardinals he said that compromise is possible on one key point of contention between Beijing and Rome: the appointment of bishops. 441 - May 2006 - Papacy: Benedict completes his first twelve months as Pope, Fr Ephraem Chifley This is hardly the theme for the Grand Inquisitor from central casting - especially since he spends his spare hours playing Mozart on his piano and feeding Romes stray cats. 442 - Apr 2006 - Books: Fr Martin D'Arcy: Philosopher of Christian Love, by H.J.A. Sire, Michael E. Daniel After completing his theological studies he was assigned to Stonyhurst and after a spell in Rome DArcy was appointed to the Jesuit House at Farm St Mayfair whose staff was renowned for their preaching and writing skills together with spiritual direction. 443 - Apr 2006 - Music and Culture: Benedict XVI, Mozart and the quest for beauty, Mark Freer But the last time I was in Rome with the Cathedral Choir the piano lid was open and Mozart sonatas were lying there open. 444 - Apr 2006 - News: The Church Around the World The CRC takes direct and unabashed aim at Rome - meaning the authority of the Pope. 445 - Apr 2006 - Conscience: Dissenters' appeal to Rome 'a real hoot' says Cardinal Pell, Michael Gilchrist The idea of some of Australias more notorious public dissenters appealing to Romes doctrinal watchdog over Cardinal Pells orthodoxy might seem to be in the realm of fantasy. 446 - Apr 2006 - Editorial: New cardinals: Benedict XVI signals his intentions, Michael Gilchrist The choice of the forthright pro-democracy Joseph Zen Ze-kiun Bishop of Hong Kong was especially significant signalling that Rome would not be cowed by Chinas bullying tactics. 447 - Mar 2006 - Books: Stimulating reading from AD Books 00 The English Pilgrimage to Rome Judith Champ With a foreword by Eamon Duffy this book traces the changing attraction of Rome and the Pope for the people of England from the earliest Saxon pilgrims through the Reformation to the present day. 448 - Mar 2006 - Books: Golden Priest, Wooden Chalice, by Fr Tim Norris, Michael Gilchrist Year in and year out I footed turf in a bog over the summer holidays from the age of 12 or 13 until the time I left Carlow College for Rome in 1953. 449 - Mar 2006 - Letters: Guitars, John Daly But then as I remarked in my original letter who takes notice of anything that comes out of Rome these days? 450 - Mar 2006 - The distribution of Holy Communion past and present: an historical survey, Fr Sebastian Camilleri OFM His death in 175 AD in Rome rather than surrender the Sacrament to profanation in the hands of a hostile mob is first mentioned by Pope St Damascus (366-384 AD) in his Epigramata. 451 - Mar 2006 - Vocations: Dominican Sisters: religious vocations continue to rise in Nashville, Tracey Rowland When she received some directive from Rome to the effect that no-one should be given the habit of the Order until her final profession meaning that someone could be in the Order for seven years before ever wearing a habit Mother MacGregor interpreted the word habit to mean the full kit with all the trimmings. 452 - Mar 2006 - Archbishop Hickey: how to address the crisis of faith, Archbishop Barry Hickey The future is firmly in their hands even with a change of leadership in Rome. 453 - Mar 2006 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic World News Anglican group seeks full communion with Rome The Traditional Anglican Communion 400000 laity and clergy separate from the Anglican Church has drawn up detailed plans on how to come into full communion with the Holy See according to a report in the US National Catholic Register on 24 December. 454 - Mar 2006 - Editorial: The challenge facing Pope Benedict, Peter Westmore Before his election as Pope he served for 23 years as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome. 455 - Feb 2006 - Letters: Cardinal von Galen (letter), Denise M. Cameron The beatification in Rome on 9 October 2005 of Cardinal Clemens August von Galen is one such example. 456 - Feb 2006 - Priestly vocations: the key role of bishops, John Mallon The mainstream media was baffled to see the seminarians from the North American College in Rome cheering wildly at the election of Benedict XVI who is just as much their hero and champion as John Paul II. 457 - Feb 2006 - Liturgical Music: The spiritual impact of Msgr. Richard Schuler's priestly leadership and example, Fr John T. Zuhlsdorf Returning well-armed from the Council Msgr Bandas did not eliminate Latin from the parish and when liturgical directives came from Rome he implemented what the documents actually said avoiding an aberrant approach of change for the sake of change. 458 - Feb 2006 - News: The Church Around the World Benedict XVI: the role of a Catholic university On 25 November Benedict XVI visited Romes Sacred Heart Catholic University for the inauguration of the academic year. 459 - Dec 2005 - Formation: St John Vianney's blueprint for the priesthood back in favour, Fr John Cihak He was previously Director of Human Formation and Assistant Professor of Theology at Mount Angel Seminary Oregon and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Fundamental Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. 460 - Dec 2005 - Episcopacy: Archbishop Chaput of Denver: America's plain-speaking Pope's man, Peter J. Boyer He then received a bishops appointment to the Pontifical North American College in Rome an institution regarded as the Popes own training ground for the evangelisation of America. 461 - Dec 2005 - News: The Church Around the World But just after the conclusion of the Synod Cardinal Kasper - the President of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity - told a Rome press conference I cannot imagine that the discussion is closed. 462 - Nov 2005 - Books: More good reading from AD Books 00 The Primacy of the Bishop of Rome Rev Adriano Garuti OFM The mixed results of ecumenical dialogue since Vatican II make it clear that the Popes primacy remains a major obstacle. 463 - Nov 2005 - Letters: Basic differences to overcome, Dr Arnold Jago Reconciliation between Rome and the SSPX will he said take years rather than months and will depend on agreement concerning the Second Vatican Council. 464 - Nov 2005 - Call to Holiness: Contemplating the Eucharistic Face of Christ, Christine McCarthy Our seminarian son studying in Rome attended World Youth Day as did three of our other children with 2500 other Australians. 465 - Nov 2005 - Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist: areas for remedial action identified, Peter Westmore Among the many themes expressed at the recent Synod of Bishops in Rome - which was still underway at the time of writing - was the reintroduction of Eucharistic Adoration in parishes throughout the world as an essential element in addressing the Churchs contemporary challenges. 466 - Nov 2005 - News: The Church Around the World While some members of the traditionalist group are inflexible others are more inclined towards dialogue with Rome. 467 - Oct 2005 - Reflection: What the early Church tells us about the celebration of Mass, Fr Sebastian Camilleri OFM Out of intense love for Christ during the early persecutions in Pagan Rome many thousands of gallant Christians challenged to deny their faith in Christ died as martyrs in his defence and for the Sacrifice of the Mass. 468 - Oct 2005 - Priesthood: Christ's call to priestly celibacy, Fr Thaddeus Doyle In the early Church the rule was the same in Western Europe in North Africa in Rome in Palestine and in the East. 469 - Oct 2005 - Juventutem: Young Latin Mass Catholics attend World Youth Day, Fr Glen Tattersall Fr Glen Tattersall FSSP is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter founded in Rome in 1988 to maintain the Latin liturgical heritage. 470 - Oct 2005 - News: The Church Around the World The Society of St Pius X (SSPX) founded by the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre broke from the Vatican in 1988 when the French prelate ordained four new bishops in defiance of a direct order from Rome. 471 - Oct 2005 - Benedict XVI speaks out on the crisis of faith in Australia, Michael Gilchrist Given his pivotal role in the meetings in Rome almost seven years ago which gave rise to the Statement of Conclusions he might now be wondering at the apparent lack of progress made in addressing the specific problems identified then. 472 - Sep 2005 - Letters: Society of St Pius X, Fr Kevin Robinson The Society continues doing now after 25 years what it was commissioned to do with the blessing of Rome in 1970. 473 - Sep 2005 - Letters: Liturgy, John Daly Is any further instruction in these areas more likely to be read and heeded than the many documents from Rome on the liturgy and the Eucharist repeatedly ignored over the last few decades? 474 - Sep 2005 - BOOKS: The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis, Thomas E. Woods Jr The Anti-Defamation Leagues representative in Rome Joseph L. 475 - Sep 2005 - Canadian Bishops' cave-in to 'renegade Catholicism' under fire The position of the Catholic Church from Rome is crystal clear both the current Pope and his predecessor and the Cardinal in charge of the sacraments and his predecessor have said that Catholic politicians who flout Church teaching on core issues such as abortion and homosexual marriage must be denied communion. 476 - Sep 2005 - News: The Chuch Around the World Benedict then turned to the pilgrimage made by Pope John Paul II in 1982 to Santiago de Compostela where he performed a solemn European act during which he pronounced these memorable words: I bishop of Rome and pastor of the Universal Church from Santiago address to you old Europe a cry full of love: Return to yourself! 477 - Aug 2005 - Books: More Catholic Than the Pope, by Patrick Madrid and Pete Vere, Fr Glen Tattersal FSSP This culminated during a crucial visitation of the SSPX seminary at Econe in a fulmination by Archbishop Lefebvre against modernist Rome which he said was opposed to the Rome of tradition. 478 - Aug 2005 - News: The Church Around the World Sydneys World Youth Day bid for 2008 An article in the Sydney Morning Herald (4 July) reported that Cardinal George Pell was leading a high-level delegation to Rome to present the Sydney Archdioceses claim to stage the Churchs 11th World Youth Day. 479 - Aug 2005 - Editorial: Liturgy: opportunity for bishops to take control, Michael Gilchrsit An opportunity for him to assert his authority in this regard will occur at the forthcoming Synod of Bishops due to meet in Rome from 2- 23 October 2005 on the theme of the Eucharist. 480 - Jul 2005 - Books: Letters To a Young Catholic, by George Weigel, David Birch Weigels approach towards answering that question is to take a tour of the Catholic world composing each letter around a particular Catholic site like the Oratory in Birmingham St Peters and the Sistine Chapel in Rome the Metropolitan Curia in Krakograve;w and Chartres Cathedral amongst others. 481 - Jul 2005 - Letters: Silent apostasy, Fr. G.H. Duggan SM The results were disappointing and in 1985 the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in Rome by an almost unanimous vote asked for the Holy See to produce an authoritative catechism using the traditional threefold structure. 482 - Jul 2005 - Living Stones: Church architecture: can a sense of the sacred be recovered?, Christian Xavier This church which was commissioned by the Archdiocese of Rome employed an American architect of non-Christian persuasion to design this new landmark. 483 - Jul 2005 - Vocations: John Paul Il's Milwaukee connection, Fr John Walter His parish priest now referred Patrick to a priest friend working in Rome Msgr John McCarthy who directed a program to benefit young Americans seeking the priesthood who had been similarly rejected out of hand. 484 - Jul 2005 - Christianity: Church challenges secular culture of Europe, Peter Westmore Last January Cardinal Ruini Vicar of Rome and head of the Italian Bishops Conference argued that Catholics should support the existing law as the lesser of two evils. 485 - Jun 2005 - Reflection: Cardinal Nguyen van Thuan: witness to the priesthood and Eucharist, Fr Dennis Byrnes Yet the Eucharist was celebrated just as if it were in St Peters Basilica in Rome. 486 - Jun 2005 - Books: John Paul the Great, edited by William Oddie, John R. Barich Calls by leading Jews to have the Pope given the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously and the present calls of Santo Santo in Rome would support the title of this book. 487 - Jun 2005 - Letters: Revolt manifesto, P. Gartland We should be ruled not by Rome but by the spirit of our diocese. 488 - Jun 2005 - Papal awards for WA Catholic politicians, Hugh Ryan The awards were made by the Pope shortly before Easter were received in Perth before the Popes death and presented by Archbishop Barry Hickey in a ceremony that coincided with the Popes funeral in Rome. 489 - Jun 2005 - The Catholic Church's dissenters miss the boat, Chris Hilder The priests involved appealed to the Congregation of the Clergy in Rome. 490 - Jun 2005 - Habemus Papam: Benedict XVI charts course as successor to John Paul II, Michael Gilchrist Electing me as the Bishop of Rome the Lord wanted me as his Vicar he wished me to be the rock upon which everyone may rest with confidence. 491 - May 2005 - Letters: Ecclesial unity, Meg Fennell ) The Latin Mass is becoming increasingly available under the authority of Rome - and would be more so with the additional support it could have. 492 - May 2005 - Letters: Appeal to the young, Justin Lynch The most memorable occasion was at World Youth Day in 2000 in Rome where over two million attended. 493 - May 2005 - St Patrick's Church, Soho Square, a spiritual oasis in London, Tess Livingstone Father Alexander who comes from Britains beautiful county of Dorset where his family has lived for generations attended Eton College and the University of Edinburgh then studied for the priesthood in Rome. 494 - May 2005 - 'Santo Subito': the impact of John Paul II, Peter Westmore And as many as four million people - many from as far afield as Poland - crowded into Rome to attend his funeral or watch it on 24 giant video screens strategically placed around the city. 495 - Apr 2005 - Books: The Path to Rome: Modern Journeys to the Catholic Church, Michael Casanova THE PATH TO ROME: Modern Journeys to the Catholic Church Edited by Dwight Longenecker (Gracewing 2004 240 pages $29. 496 - Apr 2005 - News: The Church Around the World The sarcophagus was discovered during excavations carried out in 2002 and 2003 around the basilica which is located in the south of Rome. 497 - Apr 2005 - Australia prepares for World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne, AD2000 Report In Rome in 2000 this figure increased to 1270 accompanied by four archbishops and five bishops and at Toronto in 2002 1300 attended along with six archbishops and nine Bishops. 498 - Mar 2005 - Adult Education: Sydney Centre for Thomistic Studies continues a great teacher's legacy, Audrey English Dr Woodbury encouraged him to continue his studies which he did at the Angelicum in Rome where he obtained his Doctorate in Philosophy. 499 - Mar 2005 - A young Catholic's encounter with Latin at Chavagnes International College, Alexander Morrison Long ago young Catholics proudly knelt to say a Pater Noster or an Ave Maria because apart from being the language of learning Latin reminded them that they were members of the universal Church different from the reformed churches who rejected Latin prayers when they rejected Rome. 500 - Mar 2005 - Vocations: Australian diocesan seminary numbers continue to increase, Michael Gilchrist Of the total of 41 seminarians at Corpus Christi 30 are for the Melbourne Archdiocese (with an additional one studying in Rome) four are for the Sandhurst Diocese one each for Ballarat Sale Bathurst (NSW) and a Vietnamese diocese and none from Tasmania. 501 - Mar 2005 - Editorial: Pray for John Paul II ..., Peter Westmore In giving his usual Sunday blessing on 7 February from a window of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome the Pope seemed to be more frail than in any of his public appearances since he was seriously ill in September 2003. 502 - Feb 2005 - Books: Books to read in 2005 00 The Primacy of the Bishop of Rome Rev Adriano Garuti OFM The mixed results of ecumenical dialogue since Vatican II make it clear that the Popes primacy remains a major obstacle. 503 - Feb 2005 - The Church in Australia 2005: can the tide be turned?, Michael Gilchrist Ultimately responsibility lies with Rome to ensure that the local Church is equal to the task of addressing the crisis of faith and the inroads of secularism. 504 - Feb 2005 - News: The Church Around the World In February 2005 the total number of Melbourne seminarians will be 31 29 of them at Corpus Christi Carlton and two at the North American College Rome. 505 - Dec 2004 - Letters: Liturgical development (letter), Msgr Peter J. Elliott He sought to reform the liturgy in Rome and he defined the final version of the Roman Canon (which previously seems to have taken various forms). 506 - Dec 2004 - English language: Will Rome ensure the completion of an improved Mass translation?, William Oddie We all knew perfectly well that whether the Pope wanted it or not if the English Catholic bishops and the existing liturgical establishment (for ICEL was still in business) stood out against it and if Rome did not insist then Liturgiam Authenticam was dead in the water. 507 - Nov 2004 - Letters: Reporting abuses (letter), E. Makaus Those venerable wise and holy men whom Mr Lynch discourteously and disrespectfully calls men in frocks in Rome have a clear mandate to teach and lead under the guidance of the Holy Spirit; they keep the Catholic Church true to its mission in spite of negative forces. 508 - Nov 2004 - Obituary: RIP Michael Davies - The passing of a true defender of the Faith, Michael Foley As time went on he came to be much respected by the powers in Rome as one known and recognised for his fidelity and for genuinely wanting what was for the overall good of the Church. 509 - Nov 2004 - Morning Mass: Finding some 'head space': an alternative approach, David Birch Alternative Consider an alternative way proposed by Hilaire Belloc back in 1902 in his The Path to Rome: For half-an-hour just at the opening of the day you are silent and recollected and have to put off cares interests and passions in the repetition of a familiar action - time spent at Mass is like a short repose in a deep and well-built library into which no sounds come and where you feel yourself secure against the outer world. 510 - Nov 2004 - Liturgy: Ad-libbing in the Mass: Does it really matter?, John Young This tolerant attitude is contrary to what Rome insists on. 511 - Nov 2004 - News: The Church Around the World The Bishops duty to sanctify by means of the holy liturgy is the summit of the service which he is called to exercise in the Church said Cardinal Arinze in his address to bishops who were in Rome for a seminar organised by the Congregation for Evangelisation. 512 - Oct 2004 - Books: More new titles from AD Books 95 The Primacy of the Bishop of Rome Rev Adriano Garuti OFM The mixed results of ecumenical dialogue since Vatican II make it clear that the Popes primacy remains a major obstacle. 513 - Oct 2004 - Letters: Year of the Eucharist (letter), Fr Glen Tattersall FSSP The Holy Father has declared a Eucharistic Year commencing in October with the Eucharistic Congress in Mexico and concluding with the Synod of Bishops to be held in Rome in October 2005. 514 - Oct 2004 - Liturgy: Why priests should stick to the Mass texts, Bishop T.J. Paprocki He has doctoral degrees in civil law from DePaul University and in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. 515 - Oct 2004 - News: The Church around the World In Rome meanwhile a member of the Vatican delegation that took the icon to Moscow reported that the Orthodox faithful of Russia had provided a warm reception but acknow-ledged that difficulties remain between the Catholic and Orthodox churches. 516 - Sep 2004 - Books: More new titles from AD Books 95 The Primacy of the Bishop of Rome Rev Adriano Garuti OFM The mixed results of ecumenical dialogue since Vatican II make it clear that the Popes primacy remains a major obstacle. 517 - Sep 2004 - Books: The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, by Philip Jenkins, John Barich While Rome was the centre most Catholics lived in the Middle East and Northern Europe had not been evangelised. 518 - Sep 2004 - Letters: 'King Arthur' an anti-Catholic movie, Fr Brian Harrison Obviously Baghdads Abu Ghraib was a picnic compared to the diabolical sadism and hypocrisy of torture-chambers run by the imperialistic Church of Rome. 519 - Sep 2004 - Letters: Liturgy abuses, Peter Lynch Re: New Liturgy document: Rome affirms right to complain about abuses. 520 - Sep 2004 - News: The Church Around the World However the Holy Sees Permanent Observer at the UN said the lack of a vote was Romes decision and did not close off the possibility of member state status. 521 - Sep 2004 - Morwell: Vatican decision backs parish priests who uphold Church teachings, Michael Gilchrist Meanwhile Bishop Jeremiah Coffey of Sale has appealed to Rome for the Decree to be overturned and told AD2000 he did not wish to comment on the matter at this stage. 522 - Aug 2004 - News: The Church Around the World Earlier in the day the Patriarch had presided at a liturgical celebration in the church of St Theodore on the Palatine which has been handed over to the Orthodox Church at the direction of Pope John Paul to provide Orthodox believers with a suitable place of worship in Rome. 523 - Jul 2004 - Letters: Dating the Gospels (letter), Fr G.H. Duggan SM In my view the Gospels should be dated as follows: Matthew before 42 during the 12 years the Apostles remained in Jerusalem; Mark in 46 being a record of the preaching of St Peter when he was in Rome 42-46 having brought with him the Gospel of St Matthew and using this as his text; Luke in 53 that is before 2 Corinthians which was written in 56 and refers to Luke as the brother whose praise is in all the churches for his gospel (8:18); and John in 65 - Robinson argues for a date before 70 and Klaus Berger of Heidelberg has argued for 65 in a substantial monograph. 524 - Jul 2004 - Pastoral Letter: The secular challenges to our faith: how to respond, Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett This will also fit the context of the celebration of the 48th International Eucharistic Congress to take place in October in Guadalajara Mexico and then lead on through the preparations for the next world Synod of Bishops in Rome in October 2005. 525 - Jul 2004 - News: The Church Around the World Although other candidates for the priesthood study at the Irish College in Rome the total number of men ordained this year for service in Irelands 26 dioceses will be no greater than 10. 526 - Jun 2004 - Reflection: The Holy Spirit: like a bed for the weary traveller, Fr Leo Duck He has a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Angelicum University Rome. 527 - Jun 2004 - Letters: New Liturgy document (letter), John Schmid Having read the article on the new Liturgy document (May AD2000) I wonder whether Rome has learned from history. 528 - Jun 2004 - News: The Church Around the World Two years ago in April 2002 at a special meeting in Rome convened in response to the emerging sex-abuse crisis Vatican officials and leaders of the US episcopate agreed that bishops should energetically confront theological dissent and an apostolic visitation of the US seminaries should be arranged. 529 - Jun 2004 - Abortion: 'Pro-choice' issue emerges in US presidential campaign, Michael Gilchrist The next Synod of Bishops in Rome scheduled for October 2005 will focus on issues surrounding the reception of the Eucharist. 530 - May 2004 - Priesthood: Pope's World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Fr Paul Stuart At the recent celebration in Rome for World Youth Day the Pope told the youth gathered he was their friend but that he was a demanding friend. 531 - May 2004 - Ethics: Denial of food and water to patients is 'genuine euthanasia': John Paul II, Michael Casanova In a blunt and hard-hitting statement on 19 March 2004 to 400 participants at a conference in Rome Pope John Paul II condemned the removal of feeding tubes from patients in a persistent vegetative state calling it genuine euthanasia by omission. 532 - May 2004 - Australian Bishops' ad limina: strong leadership needed to confront secularism To judge from the comments of several bishops during the ad limina visit to Rome between 14 and 28 March by 36 of Australias 44 bishops the atmosphere was relaxed and cordial. 533 - May 2004 - News: The Church Around the World Zenit News Service The Church and the universities Popes message to Youth Forum Pope John Paul sent a Message to the participants in the Eighth International Youth Forum whose meeting started on 31 March in Rocca di Papa near Rome on the theme Young People and the University: Witnessing to Christ in the University World. 534 - May 2004 - New liturgy document: Rome affirms right of laity to complain about abuses, Michael Gilchrist But the laity now know that they can appeal to Rome. 535 - Apr 2004 - Books: The Catholic Revival in English Literature 1845-1961, by Ian Ker, Francis Phillips Chesterton Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh; 1845 was the year of Newmans conversion to Rome; 1961 was the year Waugh finished his masterpiece the Sword of Honour trilogy. 536 - Apr 2004 - Events: Chesterton conference to be held in Melbourne, Tony Evans He lectures throughout North America and Europe on Chesterton and tells how his Road to Damascus was paradoxically in Rome while on his honeymoon. 537 - Apr 2004 - Riccardo Piol of Communion and Liberation makes an impact in Victoria, AD2000 Report He in turn invited the Bishop to see him in Rome during the Australian Bishops upcoming ad limina visit. 538 - Apr 2004 - News: The Church Around the World According to Bishop John McAreavy of Dromore Ireland Rome is anxious for the project to be completed within the next 12 months. 539 - Mar 2004 - Books: AD Books - More new titles for 2004 The Primacy of the Church of Rome Margherita Guarducci An acclaimed scholar of ancient literature extending her research to other disciplines Margherita Guarducci provides compelling evidence for the primacy of the Catholic Church. 540 - Mar 2004 - Books: John Henry Newman on the pre-eminent place of the Blessed Virgin in Christianity, Leo Madigan This book by Bishop Philip Boyce (ODC formerly Bishop of Raphoe County Denegal Ireland currenly Member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in Rome) is just such a casket topped up with precious things old and new a fortune for those with the nous to appreciate it. 541 - Mar 2004 - Ad limina 2004: The 'Statement of Conclusions' five years on, Michael Gilchrist Australian bishops five-yearly ad limina visit March 2004 Australias bishops will be in Rome from 14-28 March for their visit ad limina apostolorum (to the threshold of the apostles) which occurs every five years. 542 - Mar 2004 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 French bishops ad limina visit to Rome Popes blunt message on vocations decline In the latest in a series of blunt messages to visiting bishops from France Pope John Paul II spoke of the alarming decline in the number of priests serving the Church in that country. 543 - Feb 2004 - The foundation of moral law: the pagan witness of Cicero, 106-43 BC It will not lay down one rule at Rome and another at Athens nor will it be one rule today and another tomorrow. 544 - Feb 2004 - Human life: precious from conception, Fr Angelo Serra SJ Fr Angelo Serra SJ is Professor Emeritus of Human Genetics at the Sacred Heart University in Rome and is one of Europes most prestigious geneticists. 545 - Feb 2004 - News: The Church Around the World The Pope made his remarks during a meeting with bishops from the metropolitan regions of Rennes and Rouen who were concluding their ad limina visit to Rome. 546 - Feb 2004 - Liturgy: 'Excellent start' on accurate English Missal translation, AD2000 REPORT The Committee met for the fourth time from 18-20 November 2003 in the offices of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments in Rome. 547 - Dec 2003 - Books: You Are Peter, by Olivier Clément, Peter Westmore Professor Cleacute;ment from the St Sergius Institute in Paris has written a clear account of the fact that the Eastern Christian churches accepted the primacy of the Bishop of Rome until the great schism of 1054 when the Greek Orthodox Church under the Patriarch of Constantinople separated itself from Rome. 548 - Dec 2003 - BOOKS: DANIEL MANNIX : Wit and Wisdom - new edition, Michael Gilchrist Although he died - like Pope John XXIII - just as the Second Vatican Council was getting underway recent research has revealed that he was the only Australian bishop to send back a response to the draft documents from Rome that were to form the basis of the Councils deliberations. 549 - Dec 2003 - News: The Church Around the World How Popes teaching defends family Cardinal Trujillo points to world conflict of values Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo delivered a powerful indictment of efforts to undermine family life as he made his presentation to an assembly of prelates gathered in Rome for the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul IIs pontificate. 550 - Nov 2003 - Letters: Lourdes pilgrimage (letter), Jenny Davies The excitement of anticipated miraculous cures at Lourdes was great as the Susan Gunderson pilgrims awaited their flight at the Brisbane airport to leave on pilgrimage to Paris Nevers Lourdes San Giovanni Rotondo San Michaels Shrine Pietrelcina and Rome. 551 - Nov 2003 - Letters: Cardinal Pell (letter), Alan Hoysted Im sure that when His Eminence takes his place among his colleagues in Rome he will remember the many loyal supporters he has in Australia. 552 - Nov 2003 - Vocations: Missionaries of God's Love congregation flourishes in Canberra, Mary Pidcock Their Constitutions have been written with a view to becoming a religious institute and they are waiting on sufficient numbers to be able to petition Rome for this. 553 - Nov 2003 - Melbourne on course despite brain drain, Fr Paul Stuart In 1999 he completed a Licentiate at the Gregorian University Rome and is currently the Dean of Studies at Corpus Christi Seminary Melbourne and Director of Vocations. 554 - Nov 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 The intergovernment conference that opened in Rome on 4 October was charged with producing a final draft of the constitution to be ratified by the member states. 555 - Nov 2003 - John Paul II elevates Archbishop George Pell to the College of Cardinals, Michael Gilchrist But with Cardinal Clancy turning 80 in December and Cardinal Cassidy in July 2004 John Paul II no doubt saw the present assembly of cardinals in Rome for his 25th anniversary and Mother Teresas beatification as an opportune time to hold his ninth consistory and to include Dr Pells name among the new cardinals. 556 - Nov 2003 - Editorial: Anglicanism at the crossroads, Peter Westmore In a meeting with Archbishop Williams in Rome Pope John Paul II warned him that new and serious difficulties in Catholic-Anglican relations had emerged as a result of the decisions. 557 - Oct 2003 - Liturgical Time Bombs In Vatican II, by Michael Davies, Michael Gilchrist Thirty years later a working paper for the 1999 Synod of European Bishops in Rome commented on responses received from bishops in the pre-synodal survey: In most countries of the West liturgical celebrations are frequented almost exclusively by children and older people especially women. 558 - Oct 2003 - Letters: Thomas Groome (letter), Dr Susan Moore that the Pope is the Vicar of Christ (not the Vicar of the Church); that through apostolic succession the content of divine revelation remains constant for all time; that the ordained priesthood differs significantly from the common priesthood of the faithful; and that Rome has no authority to ordain women as priests. 559 - Oct 2003 - AD2000 readers' generous response to Queensland Lourdes appeal, Jenny Davies and Nicole King They will then travel to Rome for the Triumph of the Cross and Our Lady of Sorrows feast day and hopefully an audience with the Holy Father. 560 - Oct 2003 - Saints: The Beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta On October 19 2003 Pope John Paul II will celebrate the ancient ritual of the Catholic Church in St Peters Square Rome to beatify Mother Teresa of Calcutta. 561 - Oct 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 New Vatican liturgical document due soon Sources in Rome suggest late this year as likely Informed sources in Rome are reporting that the Holy See will release an important document on the liturgy in October or November the ACI- Prensa news service reported in August. 562 - Oct 2003 - After 25 years: the impact of John Paul II's pontificate, Michael Gilchrist With the collapse of the Soviet empire and the subsequent visit of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Rome says Moynihan the papacy reached a height of moral and political influence in the world. 563 - Sep 2003 - Books: OLD THUNDER: A Life of Hilaire Belloc, by Joseph Pearce, Scott J. Bloch He does render The Path to Rome vividly. 564 - Sep 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 According to the provisional program the activities scheduled in Rome to celebrate the beatification will begin on Friday 17 October with Masses in various languages in the Basilica of St John Lateran. 565 - Sep 2003 - Editorial: The future of the Anglican Church, Peter Westmore As the Anglican Church has defined itself as being faithful to the Scriptures and Tradition these differences are becoming increasingly difficult to paper over and represent perhaps the greatest threat to its continued existence since Henry VIIIs separation from Rome in 1534. 566 - Aug 2003 - Books: The Divine Primacy: The Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy, Fr Peter Knowles OP THE DIVINE PRIMACY: The Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy by James Likoudis (Available from the author at PO Box 852 Montour Falls NY 14865 USA for US$27. 567 - Aug 2003 - Church architecture: overcoming iconoclasts and cult of ugliness, Larry Henderson Santa Sabina in Rome is an example of an early Christian Church both prayerful and beautiful - and still in use. 568 - Aug 2003 - Catalyst for Renewal Address: The legacy of Vatican II, Archbishop George Pell The Bishop of Ballarat Dr James Patrick OCollins sent me to study theology in Rome in September 1963. 569 - Aug 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 As the Holy Father prepared to leave Rome for his summer residence at Castelgandolfo Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls told reporters in June that he would use his vacation time to finish a book that he is writing about his pastoral and personal experience as a bishop. 570 - Jul 2003 - Letters: Catholic visionary? (letter), Richard Congram Between 1927 and 1949 Rome refused him an imprimatur ordered him out of his post in Paris banned one of his works and prohibited publication of two more forbade him to write or teach on philosophical subjects and refused him permission to take a teaching post in the College de France. 571 - Jul 2003 - Letters: Success in WA (letter), Deidre Lyra Christopher West was a breath of fresh air to those West Australians eagerly awaiting the latest news from Rome on matters of human sexuality and expectations of change to suit a post-modem Western society. 572 - Jul 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 Cardinal Poupard in presenting the new project to the press in Rome at a 6 May briefing said that science and religion can help each other: Science can purify religion of error and superstition while in the search for truth the Church has nothing to fear from science. 573 - Jun 2003 - Books: From Physics to Metaphysics, by Fr Francis J. Selman, Michael Casanova Even this year while meeting with students of the major seminary of the Rome Diocese in March John Paul spontaneously recalled his secret studies of metaphysics during the Nazi occupation: I saw that metaphysics Christian philosophy gave me a new vision of the world a more profound penetration of reality. 574 - Jun 2003 - Letters: Latin Mass (letter), Philip Robinson How many bishops on their ad limina visits to Rome have been told to get their collective acts in order? 575 - Jun 2003 - Letters: Teilhard de Chardin (letter), Grahame Fallon As Ms Livingstone recalled before his ordination in Rome in 1966 Deacon Pell qualified for his Licentiate in Theology with a dissertation presenting A Birds Eye View of Teilhard de Chardin in Christology. 576 - Jun 2003 - Letters: Brisbane Synod (letter), Alistair Barros With the insight of Fr Richard John Neuhaus portrait of the American Synod 1997 Appointment in Rome in the background Im struck by the flawless operation by Brisbanes Office of the Synod and in the end the emergence of some fresh wheat among expected chaff. 577 - Jun 2003 - Laity: The role of lay Catholics in a time of crisis, Mary Ann Glendon Let Rome be Rome said Dr Appleby. 578 - Jun 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 On Holy Thursday when the encyclical was being published in Rome Cardinal Karl Lehmann president of the German episcopal conference said the document had been long-awaited by German Catholics to emphasise the unique relation between the Church and the Eucharist and at the same time to confirm the commitment to ecumenism. 579 - Jun 2003 - AD2000 staff members awarded federation Centenary Medals, AD2000 Mr Gilchrist has written a number of books among them Daniel Mannix: Priest and Patriot (1982) Rome or the Bush (1986) New Church or True Church (1987) while co-editing Forces and Issues in Australian Politics (1976). 580 - May 2003 - Books: Christianity On Trial: Arguments Against Anti-Religious Bigotry, Bill Muehlenberg In time the cyclical view of history of pagan Rome was replaced by the linear conception of history found in Christianity. 581 - May 2003 - Why priestly vocations are up in Perth Archdiocese, Debra Warrier Fr Moore added that this model was the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere and that Perth was only the 20th diocese in the world to adopt the dual system which originated in Rome. 582 - May 2003 - News: The Church Around the World During a recent visit to Rome Don Briel founder and director of the Centre for Catholic Studies at St Thomas spoke with Zenit News Service about the rise of such programs. 583 - Apr 2003 - Books: Our books are the cheapest! 95 Sant Egidio: Rome and the World Andrea Riccardi Sant Egidio helped broker the 1992 accord in Mozambique and has been involved in peace initiatives across the world. 584 - Apr 2003 - Books: A Long Way From Rome, edited by Chris McGillion, John Barich A LONG WAY FROM ROME Edited by Chris McGillion (Allen amp Unwin 2003 211pp $29. 585 - Apr 2003 - Books: Marian Apparitions, The Bible, And The Modern World, Michael Gilchrist For it has been the failure in this regard in recent years that has prompted Rome to prepare a document providing direction for the faithful in responding to a plethora of alleged supernatural phenomena. 586 - Apr 2003 - Film Review: Why 'Gangs of New York' misses the boat as history, William J. Stern A Roman general when his officers dragged the leading actor of Rome before him after they caught the actor sleeping with the generals wife said Dont kill him; let him go - hes only an actor. 587 - Apr 2003 - Ecumenism: Christian unity: major obstacles still remain, David Schutz Oden sees hope neither in the bureaucratic hierarchy embodied in the Geneva-based conciliar model of ecumenism nor in the hierarchical college of bishops in union with the Bishop of Rome. 588 - Apr 2003 - News: The Church Around the World Zenit News Service Pope meets Romanian bishops Work with Orthodox to restore Christian Europe In a meeting with the bishops of Romania who were making their ad limina visit to Rome in March Pope John Paul II has said that Catholics of both Eastern and Western rites should work together with the Orthodox faithful in building a new European society. 589 - Apr 2003 - Dr Claudio Betti's inspiring visit to Australia, Peter Westmore The SantEgidio Community a lay Catholic association was established in Rome in 1968. 590 - Apr 2003 - Editorial: Good news on the liturgy, Peter Westmore To address current liturgical concerns Rome has reformed the leadership of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy and bishops conferences in many parts of the English-speaking world have begun to address these issues. 591 - Mar 2003 - Letters: Invalid (letter), Maria Lossberg Bishop Morris of Toowoomba has persisted in his defiance of Rome by allowing once again the Third Rite of Reconciliation throughout the parishes of Toowoomba City in the week leading up to Christmas 2002. 592 - Mar 2003 - Letters: Last things (letter), Kevin McManus At the last Synod in Rome Archbishop Pell made a strong plea for the restoration of preaching on the Last Things. 593 - Mar 2003 - Ten years on former Anglicans enrich Church, Fr Peter Geldard It is now taken for granted that the process of assessing ex-Anglicans for ordination should be done by a Triumvirate here in England and not by the Curia in Rome. 594 - Mar 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 New Age document Rome rejects New Age ideas as incompatible with the Christian faith The Vatican has published a new document on New Age ideology titled Jesus Christ Bearer of Living Water: A Christian Reflection on the New Age. 595 - Feb 2003 - Letters: Brisbane Synod (letter), Neville Davis For me it is Rome or the Bush. 596 - Feb 2003 - John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, Melbourne: a progress report, AD2000 Report It is one of ten campuses around the world which are affiliated to the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. 597 - Feb 2003 - Events: Europe's most influential Catholic lay association coming to Melbourne, Anthony Cappello The Community of SantEgidio began in Rome in 1968 in the period following the Second Vatican Council. 598 - Feb 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 He said that the Dallas norms - having been amended at Romes request to ensure that they accord with the Code of Canon Law - now should give effective protection to minors and establish a rigorous and precise procedure to punish in a just way those who are guilty of such abominable offences. 599 - Dec 2002 - Letters: Newman (letter), Rev Julius C. Stonehouse It would have been ironic had the excerpts quoted appeared early in the series which I assume was not the case when Newman was still a Protestant firmly convinced that the Church of Rome was demon possessed or at least a Church beside herself sentiments which appear not to have been formally repudiated until 1843. 600 - Dec 2002 - The sound of thunder and laughter: Hilaire Belloc re-consideredA.G. Evans, Joseph Pearce, biography, Catholic literature, G.K. Chesterton But his poetry and the best of his prose - among them The Path To Rome Belinda The Cruise of the Nona The Four Men and his collection of essays The Hills and The Sea - are unsurpassed in elegance in polemic and in Christian wisdom. 601 - Dec 2002 - Thomas Groome: his influence on religious education continues, Eamonn Keane In regard to the teaching authority of the Pope Groome writes: In mainstream Catholic understanding of papal magisterium however the pope as bishop of Rome must teach in consultation and collegiality with the bishops of the world and represent the consensus faith of the whole Church in fidelity to Scripture and Tradition (Educating for Life p. 602 - Dec 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 Tenth anniversary of new Catechism International Catechical Congress held in Rome On 11 October Pope John Paul II received 220 participants at the International Catechetical Congress which celebrated the 10th anniversary of the original edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the fifth anniversary of the Latin edition. 603 - Nov 2002 - Letters: EWTN (letter), Jacqueline Donohue Special programming provides state-of-the-art coverage of the big events from Rome and elsewhere such as canonisations World Youth Days and the Holy Fathers overseas visits. 604 - Nov 2002 - Opus Dei founder Josemaria Escriva canonised at Papal Mass in Rome, AD2000 Report Forty-two cardinals archbishops bishops and priests concelebrated with the Holy Father including Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinals Antonio Maria Rouco Varela Archbishop of Madrid (the diocese where the new saint lived until he moved to Rome and where he founded Opus Dei in 1928) Angelo Sodano Secretary of State Camillo Ruini Vicar for Rome Joachim Meissner and Roger Etchegaray. 605 - Nov 2002 - Father Fessio: real US crisis is 'spiritual abuse', Karl Maurer Father Fessio pointed to the joint statement by the American and Curial Cardinals and the Holy Father made from Rome in April of this year. 606 - Nov 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 In his statement - made during an interview with Russian reporters in September - Father Chapline did not respond to Romes urgent demands for a halt to the expulsion of Catholic priests from Russia. 607 - Nov 2002 - Editorial: The essential role of saints in the Church, Michael Gilchrist The latter was proclaimed a saint by John Paul II on 6 October at a Mass in Rome attended by over 300000. 608 - Oct 2002 - Books: The Courage to be Catholic, by George Weigel, Michael Novak But Weigel was in Rome for crucial long periods as this scandal broke and gives a marvellous clarifying account of the realities on the ground there. 609 - Oct 2002 - Letters: Letters to the Bishops (letter), Mavis Power Two (2) copies should be sent one for the Bishops Conference and one for Rome. 610 - Oct 2002 - Liturgy: Vatican control over ICEL tightens, Dr William Oddie Adjectives like recalcitrant and uncooperative characterise only too accurately Bishop Taylors own attitude to Liturgiam Authenticam - the document which encapsulates Romes thinking on the future for vernacular translation - which came under instant and immoderate attack from him as soon as it was published last year. 611 - Oct 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 The new Archbishop served five years as secretary at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington DC and from 1994-2001 served as rector of the Pontifical North American College an elite seminary in Rome. 612 - Oct 2002 - Power without responsibility: the vendetta against Dr Pell, Peter Westmore This clearly was the view of the seminary staff and his own bishop who sent him to Propaganda Fide College in Rome where he completed his studies for the priesthood before his ordination in St Peters Basilica in 1966. 613 - Oct 2002 - Editorial: Positive developments in liturgy, Michael Gilchrist The two appointees can be expected to work more closely with Rome aligning ICELs policies with Liturgiam Authenticam. 614 - Sep 2002 - Marilen Studios: a Christian approach to business, Joe Padero I first had the idea for Marilen Studios in 1999 when I attended a Focolare conference in Rome titled God is Beauty. 615 - Sep 2002 - Books: The Arians of the Fourth Century, by John Henry Newman, Peter Westmore However after St Athenasius Bishop of Alexandria and outspoken opponent of Arius was exiled to Rome the forces of orthodoxy rallied. 616 - Aug 2002 - Reflection: What Catholics should expect of their priests: men 'clothed in holiness', Fr Fabian Duggan OSB It is recorded of St Benedict for example that he himself was assailed by unchaste thoughts concerning a girl he once knew or met in his student days in Rome. 617 - Aug 2002 - Books: Abortion And Martyrdom, edited by Aidan Nichols, Tracey Rowland McCarthy from the Congregation for the Eastern Churches in Rome notes that for a declaration of martyrdom there are two necessary elements: the fact of having been baptised and the fact of having been killed as a witness to Christ. 618 - Aug 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 Vatican Information Service Rome-Moscow dialogue? 619 - Aug 2002 - Liturgy: New English Missal: Vatican sets guidelines for ICEL, Michael Gilchrist But the ICEL governing board has so far adopted Medinas requests only in part and Rome is fast running out of patience given the urgency of finalising the new Missals English translation according to the guidelines set out in Liturgiam Authenticam last year. 620 - Jul 2002 - Interview: George Weigel: the impact of John Paul II's pontificate, Zenit News Service Two congresses on The Pontificate of John Paul II: Achievements and Prospects were held on 21-22 February and 18-19 April at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum in Rome. 621 - Jul 2002 - '60 Minutes': Archbishop George Pell puts the record straight, Archbishop George Pell I was training at Werribee 1960-63 and Rome 1963-67. 622 - Jul 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 Archbishop Weakland who had already submitted his resignation as required upon reaching the age of 75 disclosed he had asked Rome to accelerate acceptance of that resignation in light of the new revelations. 623 - Jul 2002 - Saints: Padre Pio canonised: "a model of the priesthood" (John Paul II), Paul MacLeod The canonisation of Padre Pio on 16 June 2002 drew a crowd of at least 300000 to Rome filling St Peters Square and its surroundings. 624 - Jun 2002 - Letters: Ambiguities (letter), Valentine Gallagher And reviewing the book Revolution in Rome by the Protestant Professor David Werlls the New Zealand theologian Father G. 625 - Jun 2002 - Moral leadership of American hierarchy under scrutiny at Rome meeting, Philip Lawler Pope John Paul II summoned the American cardinals to Rome to discuss two scandals. 626 - Jun 2002 - A post-1968 Catholic's view of R.E.: 'My generation was shortchanged', Mark Power However this phenomenon was not seen as connected with attempts to become relevant but rather blamed on the reactionary pre-Vatican II views of the Pope or Rome. 627 - Jun 2002 - Neocatechumenal Way setting up its second Australian seminary, Richard Egan The first Redemptoris Mater seminary was established in Rome in 1987 to foster diocesan and missionary vocations. 628 - Jun 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 The congress held at the invitation of John Paul II was the third such congress following those for Latin America (Sao Paulo 1994) and Europe (Rome 1997). 629 - Jun 2002 - Liturgy: New English Missal: Archbishop Pell to chair international Vox Clara committee, Michael Gilchrist In practice over the years since Vatican II ICEL had taken on a life of its own at times by-passing both the bishops conferences and Rome in producing and publishing its sometimes free-wheeling ideologically-driven translations. 630 - May 2002 - Books: The Forty Four: The Martyrs of the English College Rome, Christopher Quinn THE FORTY FOUR: The Martyrs of the English College Rome (Saint Michaels Abbey Press PO Box 180 Sumner Park Qld 4074 tel 07-3279 4915 2000 80pp $47. 631 - May 2002 - General absolutions continue in the Toowoomba Diocese, Michael Gilchrist This situation might surprise many Catholics outside Toowoomba who were under the impression the practice had more-or-less ceased throughout Australia since 1999 at the specific request of Rome which ruled out its illegitimate use. 632 - May 2002 - Catholicism in Australia: facing the challenges of Western secularism, Archbishop George Pell The public protest meetings following the 1998 Statement of Conclusions (issued in Rome after a meeting between the Australian archbishops and curial cardinals) were attended by few if any under the age of fifty. 633 - May 2002 - Liturgy: New edition of the Roman Missal released: vernacular translations to come, Michael Gilchrist A new 1320-page edition of the Roman Missal (editio typica) was published in Rome at the end of March. 634 - Apr 2002 - Books: Bound To Forgive: The Pilgrimage to Reconciliation of a Beirut Hostage, Michael Daniel 95 Available from AD Books) As I stepped from a car in Rome within days of my release from captivity a paparazzi shouted at me from a distance Father Jenco what are your feelings toward the terrorists who held you? 635 - Apr 2002 - Books: 'The Church In The Dark Ages' by Henri Daniel-Rops, Michael Lynch The role of the popes highlights how the papacy in particular helped Europe survive not only in immediate ways such as when Pope Leo persuaded Attila the Hun from entering Rome but in building a concept of society where spiritual and transcendental values had priority of place. 636 - Apr 2002 - A fresh way for children to learn the faith - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Anne Delsorte Operating in a specially prepared enviroment called an atrium it can be attached to a parish or school or set up in a home. 637 - Apr 2002 - Events: Carnivale Christi 2002 - Young Catholics restoring Sydney's Christian culture, Helen Ransom Inspired by the success of last years inaugural 3-week event - which attracted over 4000 spectators and 200 performers (and media interest as far as Rome) - Carnivale Christi 2002 organisers are aiming to again light up Sydneys often grimy cultural atmosphere using two vital ingredients: the Church and her (very enthusiastic) youth. 638 - Apr 2002 - News: The Church Around the World Zenit News Service Chinese Catholics more united than ever Cardinal Thuan comments on the state of the Church in China Cardinal Francois Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace said that Chinese Catholics both in the state-approved Church and the Rome-recognised Church are more united than ever. 639 - Mar 2002 - Books: Fatima Handbook, by Leo Madigan, Catherine Sheehan This was promised by Our Lady following the renewal of the consecration of the world to her Immaculate Heart by Pope John Paul II in Rome in 1984. 640 - Mar 2002 - Letters: Nicene Creed, Ken Bayliss Rome is to be congratulated for returning accuracy to the English translation of the Latin of the Mass. 641 - Mar 2002 - Letters: Forgotten teachings, Mrs Hiske Deschepper My response to the forgotten teachings from Archbishop Pell who spoke at the Synod of Bishops in Rome and the reaction of Father John Speekman (November AD2000) is full agreement. 642 - Mar 2002 - Letters: Last straw (letter), Justin Kearney Continuing and carping criticism of Rome public humouring of an anonymous elderly lady who insisted on the first rite of reconciliation and several other sermons attacking the Church in its attitudes to gays and lesbians were just too much. 643 - Mar 2002 - Former Anglican Bishop of London explains why he became a Catholic, Monsignor Graham Leonard While in Madrid last November to attend a congress organised by the Path to Rome association of converts to Catholicism Monsignor Graham Leonard the former Anglican Bishop of London who had been received into the Catholic Church in 1994 was interviewed by the Zenit News Agency. 644 - Mar 2002 - 'Conservation Plan' recommends changes to Toowoomba's Cathedral, Michael Gilchrist Bishop Morris defends use of EACW by his Liturgical Commission arguing that it is still regarded by many as a standard text in this area adding: We are unaware of any instruction from either the Australian hierarchy or by Rome itself regarding its unsuitability. 645 - Mar 2002 - News: The Church Around the World The news was made official in Rome on 5 February. 646 - Feb 2002 - Centre for Thomistic Studies, Sydney, to offer degree courses, John Young This is through association with one of the most dynamic religious orders in the Catholic Church the Legionaries of Christ which has a university in Rome the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum. 647 - Feb 2002 - Letters: Real Presence, Philip Robinson The purpose of this document was to put a stop to the abuses that had been occurring prior to 1980 but the last 20 years have shown that that document like so many other instructions from Rome has been largely ignored. 648 - Feb 2002 - News: The Church Around the World Il Messaggero believes he will eventually be replaced by Cardinal Christoph Schnborn of Austria or possibly Cardinal Camillo Ruini the Popes vicar for the Rome Archdiocese. 649 - Dec 2001 - Books: 'Desire Of The Everlasting Hills' by Thomas Cahill, Michael Daniel This group of volunteers founded in Rome by students in 1968 as an attempt to live out the demands of the Gospel is currently engaged in numerous charitable works. 650 - Dec 2001 - News: The Church Around the World Brazilian breakaway group in Rome talks John Paul II keen to restore Lefebvrist groups to full communion A breakaway traditionalist group in Brazil is close to an agreement with the Holy See that could result in its reunion with Rome. 651 - Nov 2001 - Letters: Forgotten teachings, Fr John Speekman I read with some interest this morning a report that Archbishop Pell has spoken at the Synod of Bishops in Rome on the forgotten teachings of Hell and Purgatory. 652 - Nov 2001 - Brisbane liturgy director calls Vatican document "a betrayal", Michael Gilchrist He says this is not entirely a surprise in light of earlier responses from Rome on other liturgical matters. 653 - Nov 2001 - A young Catholic's views on the state of the Church in Australia, James Connolly In my own case I say that I feel called to serve Christ in His Church through the priesthood (as unworthy as I feel) and yet I am not sure I have the strength once I get into the ministry to immerse myself in a culture where many of the clergy I know (and I know many in my diocese very well due to my involvement at the cathedral and being an active parish member) ignore much that comes from Rome and the Holy Father. 654 - Nov 2001 - News: The Church Around the World Liturgy needs a profound sense of the sacred John Paul II addresses Congregation for Divine Worship The liturgy of the Catholic Church must never be reduced to a merely aesthetic exercise nor should liturgical ceremonies be seen as instruments toward pedagogical or ecumenical ends Pope John Paul II told the members of the Congregation for Divine Worship who met in Rome in September. 655 - Nov 2001 - Tenth Synod of Bishops: Bishops called to courageous witness to the Faith, AD2000 As this report goes to press the tenth Synod of Bishops was still in progress in Rome. 656 - Oct 2001 - Books: Tales Without Reason: Forgotten Heroes of the Apostolate in 1840s Australia, Michael Daniel Unrealistic expectations Bishop Brady having convinced the Roman authorities of the necessity of a bishop for Western Australia was consecrated in Rome in 1845. 657 - Oct 2001 - Can US bishops enforce Papal teaching on Catholic universities?, Zenit News Service And given that the US bishops original plan for implementing Canon Law was rejected by Rome for being too soft most believe strict enforcement unlikely. 658 - Oct 2001 - Cardinal George of Chicago sacks leading 'progressive' liturgist, Michael Gilchrist Huck criticised the staff for constantly shuttling back and forth from Rome to Washington playing an active role in the whole series of retro measures aimed at putting an end to the liturgical renewal begun by Vatican II and involving itself with the circle of Roman authorities only too eager to hear the complaints of reactionaries in this country and to translate those complaints into new legislation or into heavy-handed changes. 659 - Sep 2001 - Why today's secular culture is anti-Catholic, James Hitchcock Initially to a great extent it was a French movement in which for the first time since the days of ancient Rome people became openly sceptical of Christianity itself and of the idea of divine revelation. 660 - Sep 2001 - The John Paul II Cultural Centre opens in Washington DC, Alex Sidhu Fr Ken is a friend to many in the Melbourne Archdiocese providing help and assistance to some of the young people who journeyed to Rome for World Youth Day last year. 661 - Sep 2001 - News: The Church Around the World The seventh meeting of the Muslim-Catholic Linkage Commission held in Rome from 3-4 July published a joint statement. 662 - Aug 2001 - Letters: Statement of Conclusions (letter), Mark Power We look for leadership yet are often left feeling abandoned by Rome. 663 - Aug 2001 - Australian scholarship for African priest They have awarded the chaplain of the Kinshasa Legion of Mary a $15000 scholarship to study in Rome. 664 - Aug 2001 - Denver Archdiocese: the future of Catholicism, David Scott Nationally he is regarded as among the best and brightest of a new generation of Rome-minded bishops appointed by John Paul II. 665 - Aug 2001 - After 14 years: why does AD2000 continue?, Michael Gilchrist He has written several books including Forces and Issues in Australian Politics (1976) Daniel Mannix: Priest and Patriot (1982) and Rome or the Bush? 666 - Aug 2001 - Melbourne's new Archbishop receives Pallium from John Paul II, AD2000 Report This was confirmed with an announcement in Rome on 22 June. 667 - Jul 2001 - Books: Testimonies to the Glory of God: World Youth Day Pilgrimage AD2000, Catherine Sheehan Available from Catholic Youth Ministry Melbourne Archdiocese (03) 9926 5677) In August last year 400 young Melburnians set out for World Youth Day 2000 in Rome. 668 - Jul 2001 - The case for more Church History in Catholic schools, Michael Lynch Dawson was thus seeking to provide a unified overview of Christian culture in the same manner in which students for hundreds of years had been introduced to the classical world of Greece and Rome. 669 - Jul 2001 - News: The Church Around the World He saw this as reflective of the mind-set or world-view that seems to be driving the processes that have led to the recent appointments of our bishops and some of the other decisions and actions we have seen in recent years from Rome. 670 - Jul 2001 - Editorial: Archbishop Pell receives the pallium, Peter Westmore In a ceremony the origins of which go back to the early centuries of the Christian era on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul Sydneys new Archbishop Dr George Pell together with other recently appointed Metropolitan archbishops received the pallium from the Pope in Rome. 671 - Jun 2001 - Reflection: The priest: mediator between God and man, Archbishop George Pell The Pope acknowledges in this letter that the Sacrament of Penance at least throughout the Western world remains under a cloud although huge numbers confessed personally during the Jubilee Year and especially in Rome. 672 - Jun 2001 - Books: 'Blessed Columba Marmion: a Short Biography' by Mark Tierney OSB, Michael Daniel He later studied in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood in 1881. 673 - Jun 2001 - Editorial: Church reform: from Stage One to Stage Two, Michael Gilchrist One gains the impression with this latest episcopal appointment that Rome has come to appreciate that only through particularly strong and orthodox bishops - given the challenges facing the Church - can the faith be strengthened and spread throughout Australia. 674 - May 2001 - Letters: Different Church (letter), Frank Smith Mr Collins tediously oppositionist stance seems to lay the blame for the utter failure of liberal Catholicism to bear fruit at the feet of Rome and especially the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. 675 - May 2001 - Why John Henry Newman converted to Catholicism, Michael Davies It held to a a middle path between the excesses of Rome and those of Protestantism. 676 - May 2001 - The Church in Germany: John Paul II expresses serious concerns, Catholic World News He points out that these abuses apparently continue despite repeated cautions from Rome. 677 - May 2001 - News: The Church Around the World Vatican Information Service New Indian Cardinals address Unity with the universal Church all important Cardinal Ivan Dias Archbishop of Bombay gathered with a great number of Catholics in India after returning from Rome where he was created cardinal by Pope John Paul II. 678 - May 2001 - Vatican signals continuation of reform process, AD2000 Report Archbishop Pells appointment to Sydney The announcement at midday 26 March Rome time that Archbishop George Pell of Melbourne had been chosen to succeed the 77-year-old Cardinal Clancy as Archbishop of Sydney was one of the most momentous in the history of the Catholic Church in Australia. 679 - Apr 2001 - JESUS - Jubilee Edition Video, Johanna O'Farrell (Rome: Millennium Films International 2000. 680 - Apr 2001 - Letters: Inaccuracy (letter), Fr Michael Kalka PP Your article suggests that they could only elect a candidate previously agreed to by the Pope of Rome. 681 - Apr 2001 - US parishioners more outspoken about church "renovations", Zenit News Service Respect for Church art is stressed in Romes post-Vatican II instructions: Should it become necessary to adapt works of art and the treasures of the past to new liturgical laws bishops are to take care that the need is genuine and that no harm comes to the work of art states Opera Artis (Works of Art) published by the Sacred Congregation of the Clergy in 1971. 682 - Apr 2001 - News: The Church Around the World About 15000 people attended the ceremonies in Rome. 683 - Mar 2001 - Books: Streams of Living Water: Autobiography of a Charismatic Leader, Anthony Cappello Personal cross Other achievements have included his founding of the Emmanuel Covenant Community in Brisbane his inspiration for the founding of many others across Australia his membership of the International Council of Charismatic Renewals and his presidency of the Catholic Fraternity of Covenant Communities and Fellowships in Rome. 684 - Mar 2001 - News: The Church Around the World The tribunal of the Roman Rota handles canonical cases that have been settled by lower ecclesial courts and sent to Rome on appeal. 685 - Mar 2001 - New cardinals to continue John Paul II's agenda, AD2000 Report Originally these advisors to the Pope were chosen from the clergy of Rome and from surrounding dioceses. 686 - Feb 2001 - Letters: Church in China (letter), Angela Martello If it is not united to Rome it is not the Catholic Church. 687 - Feb 2001 - Successful Thomas More Spring School in Wagga, Paul Sheehan The weekend closed with a panel discussion on the recent World Youth Day in Rome. 688 - Feb 2001 - The "priest shortage": natural or artificial?, Larry A. Carstens I am glad when I hear positive reports about vocations from various dioceses and I attribute the positive changes to the steadfastness of a certain man in Rome. 689 - Feb 2001 - News: The Church Around the World While in Australia the Holy Father will hand deliver the final document of the Synod of Oceania held in Rome in 1998. 690 - Feb 2001 - Bishop Wilson of Wollongong to be the future Archbishop of Adelaide, AD2000 Report By 2000 the Australian delegation to Rome had increased to 1250 young people. 691 - Dec 2000 - Australian Foundation to back new Pontifical University A group of Australians has established a Foundation to help support and raise the profile in Australia of one of the Catholic Churchs newest and fastest growing pontifical universities in Rome - the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. 692 - Dec 2000 - The 'new breed' of orthodox seminarians, Carter H. Griffin In May 2000 he completed two years of formation for the priesthood at Mount St Marys Seminary in Emmitsburg Maryland and is due to continue his studies at the North American College in Rome. 693 - Dec 2000 - G.K. Chesterton: fresh and accessible today, Dale Ahlquist Our honeymoon was spent in Italy and we happened to be in Rome on the day of the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. 694 - Dec 2000 - News: The Church Around the World June saw the Eucharistic Congress and the Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Rome while August brought two million participants for World Youth Day. 695 - Dec 2000 - Jubilee Congress of Families: Rome report, Anthony Cappello Anthony Cappello who provides this report on the recent Jubilee celebration for families in Rome is research assistant for the Thomas More Centre and occasional contributor to AD2000. 696 - Nov 2000 - Books: A CD-ROM 'Virtual Tour' of St Peter's Basilica, Catherine Sheehan Peters Basilica is perhaps the next best thing to visiting Rome itself. 697 - Nov 2000 - Fr Francis Harman RIP: bioethicist of distinction, Dr Joseph Santamaria Fr Francis Harman (1917-2000) entered Corpus Christi Seminary in 1934 and in September 1937 was sent to Rome to pursue his studies at Propaganda Fide College where he established enduring friendships with students from 40 countries. 698 - Nov 2000 - News: The Church Around the World Zenit News Service Jubilee for Families celebration in Rome Children the springtime of the family and for society The Jubilee for Families celebration in Rome on 14-15 October drew about 200000 people from around the world. 699 - Nov 2000 - Canonisation of 120 Chinese martyrs: has much changed under communism?, AD2000 Report On 1 October Pope John Paul II canonised 120 Chinese martyrs at an impressive ceremony in St Peters Rome. 700 - Oct 2000 - An authentic Christian spirituality grounded in objective revelation, Michael Daniel He later studied at Propaganda Fide College in Rome where he was profoundly influenced by Francesco Satolli a prime figure in the Thomistic revival who imbued Marmion with a solid Thomistic formation that was to form the basis of his spirituality. 701 - Oct 2000 - Archbishop Pell: social justice for today's family, Archbishop George Pell Ozanam said Dr Pell did not compromise with the evils of his time any more than did Christians facing the barbaric culture of ancient Rome. 702 - Oct 2000 - 'Call to Change' in Tasmania: but whose 'vision of Church'?, Michael Gilchrist Fr Whelan continued: For example the Church is struggling at this time to understand (in the light of the Good News the Tradition and the historical reality in which she finds herself) the meanings of such central features as priesthood Eucharist the authority and responsibilities of the Bishop of Rome marriage evangelisation catechesis and so on. 703 - Oct 2000 - News: The Church Around the World In fact on 31 August 1962 he went to Albano a town outside of Rome to visit Bishop Alberto Canestri postulator of the cause of beatification requesting the conclusion of the canonical itinerary of Pius IXs cause. 704 - Sep 2000 - Ensuring our schools are truly Catholic, Br John Moylan CFC Irelands Michael Paul Gallagher SJ an educator who has shared the faith journey of many adolescents and young adults is based at the Gregorian University in Rome. 705 - Sep 2000 - The 'Statement of Conclusions' and liturgy: what needs to be done, Msgr Peter J. Elliott Rome is directly involved and conscious as never before of the doctrinal and ideological problems involved in English translations so we may hope for the best. 706 - Sep 2000 - Rome's International Eucharistic Congress: 'an unforgettable week', Christine McCarthy The central and longest event of the Jubilee Year - the 47th International Eucharistic Congress - was held in Rome from 18-25 June 2000. 707 - Sep 2000 - News: The Church Around the World Rome International Youth Forum Following in the footsteps of Christ Coinciding with World Youth Day the 7th International Youth Forum was held from August 12 to 15 in Rome. 708 - Aug 2000 - 'We Shall Overcome': 'liberal' Catholicism after Vatican II, Norm Yodgee He studied at the Corpus Christi seminary and later in Rome during the unsettling period following Vatican II. 709 - Aug 2000 - Eucharistic Congress in Wollongong: 'a time of blessing', Fr Mark De Battista We will celebrate the Eucharistic Congress in union with Pope John Paul and those who are participating in the International Eucharistic Congress in Rome at the same time. 710 - Aug 2000 - News: The Church Around the World Church News International Eucharistic Congress in Rome Addresses by Archbishop Van Thuan and Cardinal Lustiger Archbishop Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan and Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger spoke to hundreds of pilgrims who had gathered on 22 June in the Basilica of St John Lateran during the recent International Eucharistic Congress. 711 - Aug 2000 - Archbishop Hickey on Perth's priestly vocations success story, Archbishop Barry J. Hickey That being said of the fourteen being ordained this year for the Archdiocese of Perth seven are from Redemptoris Mater Seminary the other seven either from St Charles Seminary St Pauls (Sydney) or from the Beda College (Rome). 712 - Jul 2000 - US historian criticises 'Hitler's Pope' book Regarding Pius XIIs work with European Jews Doorhy pointed to the 80 percent survival rate in Italy as far and away the highest rate in any of the Nazi occupied countries and the fact that the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust published in 1990 in Tel Aviv and written mostly by Jewish scholars credits Pope Pius XII with saving no fewer than half the Jews of Rome during the Nazi occupation. 713 - Jul 2000 - Italians in Australia: Celebrating cultural and Catholic identity, AD2000 Report Other speakers included Desmond OGrady who recently published an excellent book Rome Reshaped. 714 - Jul 2000 - New campus of John Paul II Institute set to open in Melbourne, AD2000 Report Almost 20 years ago - in 1982 - the Holy Father founded the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family within the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome as a graduate institute of theology. 715 - Jun 2000 - Shedding further light on the English Reformation under Edward VI, Michael Daniel Like the boy king Josiah Edward was responsible for purging the land of popish idolatry; like Solomon he built the temple of Reformed Religion which his father King Henry as King David had prepared the ground for by breaking with Rome and introducing some very modest reforms. 716 - Jun 2000 - One of the great bishops of modern times, Michael Gilchrist The Cardinals health had begun to fail after the removal of a brain tumour last August but he gathered strength to make a farewell visit to Rome to see the Holy Father in February. 717 - Jun 2000 - News: The Church Around the World The document which will cover the social doctrine of the Church was first announced by the Vietnamese Archbishop during the Synod of Bishops for Europe which took place in Rome last October. 718 - May 2000 - Books: 'The Wisdom of Adrian Fortescue' ed. Michael Davies, Michael Daniel Adrian whose father was a convert clergyman was educated for the priesthood at the Scots College in Rome and Innsbruck in Austria. 719 - Apr 2000 - Coming Home Network: a Catholic apostolate for converts, Marcus Grodi Even if I did not say a word he felt I would be shouting loud and clear that my answer to co-operation was surrender to Rome. 720 - Apr 2000 - Eichmann's diary reveals Catholic Church's assistance to Jews, Zenit News Service Some people accuse the Church of having done nothing in October 1943 when the Nazis began to deport Jews from their ghetto in Rome. 721 - Apr 2000 - John Paul II calls for recovery of the true spirit of Vatican II, AD2000 Report As sections of the Catholic Church - including Australia - continue to suffer from excesses perpetrated in the spirit of Vatican II the recent congress in Rome on the proper implementation of the Second Vatican Council was timely. 722 - Apr 2000 - News: The Church Around the World Archbishop Murphy-OConnor 69 was formerly Bishop of Arundel and Brighton and began training for the priesthood in 1950 at the English College in Rome which houses seminarians from England and Wales. 723 - Mar 2000 - Biography: Fulton J. Sheen: prophetic inspiration for today's new evangelisation, Archbishop Barry J. Hickey Early career After seminary studies in the United States the newly ordained Fr Fulton Sheen obtained a degree in philosophy at the famous Louvain University in Belgium and a degree in theology in Rome at the Angelicum and Gregorian Universities. 724 - Mar 2000 - US Bishops favour prominence of tabernacle, AD2000 Report I think too that the documents that have been mentioned by the other bishops - the documents from Rome - seem to be less and less interested in that separate chapel . 725 - Mar 2000 - New York Scripture seminar affirms reliability of New Testament, Eamonn Keane Msgr Kelly said that in this book Brown could not prove that Christ instituted the ministerial priesthood or episcopacy as such that Christ established the Eucharist as a sacrifice that those who presided at the Eucharist were really priests that a separate priesthood began with Christ that presbyter bishops were in any way traceable to the apostles that Peter in his life-time would be looked upon as the Bishop of Rome or that the bishops were the successors of the Apostles - even though Vatican II had restated that very claim. 726 - Mar 2000 - English language Mass translation reform: should ICEL be wound up?, Michael Gilchrist In December 1993 in an address to a group of US bishops in Rome he affirmed the bishops responsibility to insist upon an accurate translation of the Roman Missal and advised them to guard the full doctrinal integrity and beauty of the original liturgical texts. 727 - Feb 2000 - Books: 'Rome Reshaped: Jubilees 1300-2000' by Desmond O’Grady, Michael Daniel Inquiries Central Catholic Bookshop Melbourne) Desmond OGradys latest book - Rome Reshaped - is an interesting account of the History of Roman Jubilees. 728 - Feb 2000 - News: The Church Around the World Church News German bishops in Rome Pope expresses his concerns During a 20 November meeting with a group of German bishops Pope John Paul II promised to use clear and direct language on a number of topics including Church involvement in abortion counselling the role of women in the Church the distinction between laity and clergy and the all-male priesthood. 729 - Feb 2000 - Legionaries of Christ: new order for a new millennium, Peter Westmore After attending the recent World Congress of Families in Geneva AD2000s publisher Peter Westmore visited the headquarters of the Legion of Christ a relatively new religious order in Rome. 730 - Dec 1999 - History: The Crusades: separating myth from reality, Zenit News Service In 1453 after seven centuries of siege Constantinople the second Rome capitulated and became Islamic. 731 - Dec 1999 - 'Woman and Man' document poses challenges, Frank Mobbs A group of religious sisters (no less) and pastoral associates wants the Bishops Conference to ask Rome for trained and commissioned women and non-ordained males in pastoral roles to have some sacramental ministry open to them such as Sacrament of Baptism Penance Anointing the Sick (p. 732 - Dec 1999 - News: The Church Around the World However the proposal was also strongly criticised from a number of quarters as against Catholic teaching in co-operating with moral evil and Cardinal Clancy subsequently referred the matter to Rome for a ruling. 733 - Dec 1999 - Stress Christianity's uniqueness says Pope, Father Bernardo Cerveller This document follows on from the Synod of Asia which was held in Rome late in 1998. 734 - Nov 1999 - News: The Church Around the World The meeting was held in Rome earlier this year. 735 - Oct 1999 - Apostleship of the Sea: the Stella Maris Seafarers' Centre, AD2000 Report Pope Pius XII had earlier transferred the Apostleships headquarters from Glasgow (Scotland) to an International Secretariat in Rome while the Australian bishops recognising that the care of seafarers was a task requiring more of the Churchs attention appointed an Episcopal Committee with a National Director to head the Apostleship of the Sea in Australia. 736 - Oct 1999 - Spanish academic revives speculation about authenticity of the Holy Grail, Zenit News Service This is the explanation for the Sacred Chalices appearance in Rome. 737 - Oct 1999 - Bishop John Myers of Peoria on the meaning of teaching authority, Bishop John Myers An invitation to accept Gods truth is the basic responsibility of the college of bishops - with the Bishop of Rome as the head of the college and of individual diocesan bishops for the flocks entrusted to them. 738 - Oct 1999 - The UN's war on population confronts religious principles, Stephen Hitchings However the major impact has been made through the UN mega- conferences including the conferences on Environment and Development (Earth Summit Rio in 1992) Human Rights (Vienna in 1993) Population and Development (ICPD Cairo in 1994) Social Development (Copenhagen in 1995) Women (Beijing in 1995) Human Settlements (Habitat II Istanbul in 1996) and the Food Summit (Rome in 1996). 739 - Oct 1999 - News: The Church Around the World The trip would be made for the solemn closing of the Synod of Bishops for Asia which took place in Rome in April-May 1998. 740 - Oct 1999 - Catholic objections to the 'morning-after' pill, Maria Luisa Di Pietro In her article Maria Luisa Di Pietro who teaches at the Institute of Bioethics Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Rome clarifies the Churchs opposition to use of the morning after pill. 741 - Sep 1999 - Scripture: The call to conversion in the early Church: lessons for today, Rev Dr Peter Waters 50-63 AD) the Gospel was flourishing already in Rome. 742 - Sep 1999 - Religious Life: The crisis of women religious not confined to the United States, Sr Kathleen Dalton But by dint of sophisticated political manoeuvering and questionable constitutional manipulation the activist Sisters in the various congregations managed not only to effect their desired outcome in the post-Vatican Il Congregational Chapters but also set in place the Leadership Conference of Women Religious as a new entity asserting independence from Rome and openly challenging the Church in many areas. 743 - Sep 1999 - News: The Church Around the World Archbishop Jose Saraiva Martins the Portuguese-born prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints made that point in a 13 July interview with journalists in Rome. 744 - Aug 1999 - Reflection: Hymn In honour of Our Lady's Assumption, Fr Ramsey Williams SSC As a member of the Commission Father Williams had an audience with the Holy Father in Rome in 1980. 745 - Aug 1999 - Catalyst for Renewal: or is it a catalyst for extinction?, Edward Thornton Bishops Heenan and Robinson who attended the forum publicly proclaimed that they were sandbagged in Rome while comments about Archbishop Pell by Mr Brian Fitzgerald (as reported in a recent edition of Eureka Street) were far from complimentary. 746 - Jul 1999 - Catholic universities and academic freedom, Fr Daniel Callam Some Catholic institutions look upon Romes insistence on oaths of loyalty as undue interference in their proper functioning. 747 - Jul 1999 - Liturgy: An American parish's formula for success, Judy Trajanyi Father Majoros knows of course that the people he preaches to are among the most faithful to Rome and more likely to applaud rather than disagree with pronouncements from Pope John Paul II. 748 - Jul 1999 - Statement of Conclusions: a 'politically correct' interpretation, Pastor Agnosticus - WRONG In a very real sense our experience of church finds special expression in the experience of church of the bishop who presides in Rome a diverse and multicultural community including those of other traditions and lifestyles and women of colour as well. 749 - Jul 1999 - Ecumenism: New ARCIC document on Papal authority, Peter Westmore Launched at Westminster Abbey on 12 May the document is of considerable significance because it includes some recognition of the primacy of the Bishop of Rome over all Christian Churches. 750 - Jul 1999 - General absolutions to continue in Adelaide, AD2000 Report Earlier the Statement of Conclusions the Holy Father (in his address to the Australian Bishops in Rome on 14 December 1998) and a Vatican document on the Sacrament of Penance (19 March 1999) had all called for an effective end to the use of the Third Rite of Reconciliation (or general absolution) throughout Australia. 751 - Jun 1999 - Sydney public forum on 'Statement of Conclusions' a non-event, Frank Mobbs At this point she passed up an opportunity to mention that in the USA those female Religious Institutes which do follow the recommendations of Rome have 29% of their members aged 25-40 years old whilst those who do not have 0. 752 - Jun 1999 - Bishops Conference resolves crisis over 'Statement of Conclusions', Michael Gilchrist The document drew attention to the situation in Australia which had caused concern in Rome: In recent years in spite of repeated clarifications given by the Holy See on the necessary conditions for the valid and licit administration of the Sacrament of Penance there has been an increasing demand for the indiscriminate use of general absolution. 753 - May 1999 - US Dominican nun brings the 'New Cosmology' to New Zealand, Bernard Moran Likewise intriguing was the sanguine attitude of the New Zealand bishops fresh from the Synod of Oceania in Rome and their ad limina visits to Pope John Paul II. 754 - May 1999 - Vatican launch of book highlights Pius XII's World War II role in saving Jews, Zenit News Service Throughout World War II Pius XII remained in the Vatican at the heart of occupied Rome seemingly separated from the action of the war. 755 - May 1999 - News: The Church Around the World New Bishop of Armidale appointed by Rome Vacancy filled by Melbournes Cathedral Administrator On 17 March 1999 Pope John Paul II appointed as the new Bishop of the northern NSW Diocese of Armidale the Very Rev Luc Matthys Administrator of St Patricks Cathedral Melbourne. 756 - May 1999 - Vocations: Confronting today's vocations crisis, Fr Paul Stuart He has also been appointed Dean of Students at Corpus Christ Seminary after completing a Licence in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. 757 - Apr 1999 - Extending general absolution: why such a move is out of the question, Fr Peter Joseph Speaking to the Penitentiaries of Rome on 23 February 1981 Pope John Paul II said the teaching of the Council of Trent about the necessity of integral confession of mortal sins is still in force in the Church and always will be. 758 - Apr 1999 - Bishop Heaps' book: a mistaken view of the Catholic Church, Stuart Rowland There is also the fear seemingly present in Rome now which cannot listen openly to challenge criticism or opposing views of loyal and devoted members of the Church. 759 - Apr 1999 - News: The Church Around the World Pontifical Academy to study death euthanasia International experts to present papers The Pontifical Academy for Life is to meet in Rome later this year to discuss the dignity of people facing terminal illness. 760 - Apr 1999 - Adelaide Archdiocese on the brink over general absolutions, AD2000 Report The joint statement was endorsed by Pope John Paul II during a meeting with all the Australian bishops at the end of their ad limina visits to Rome last December. 761 - Mar 1999 - Reflection: Being a disciple of Christ: no soft option, Archbishop George Pell As a man who knew the human heart as no other did who knew his people had one of the zealots (Simon) among his apostles and understood the power and ruthlessness of Rome the consequences might well have seemed inevitable with only the timing uncertain. 762 - Mar 1999 - Vocations: The Brothers of St Francis: a sign of renewal in religious life, Fr Christopher Sharah FSF I went to the General of the Order in Rome to open my heart and seek his counsel. 763 - Mar 1999 - News: The Church Around the World He added that having a separate chapel for Eucharistic reservation and devotion is already the case in the overwhelming majority of Cathedrals in Australia and in the four major Basilicas in Rome and that such a chapel would encourage and enhance private prayer whereas the principal liturgical space which centres on the altar is a public space for communal prayer. 764 - Feb 1999 - Liturgy: Cardinal Ratzinger on the old and the new Mass, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger On 23-26 October 1998 the tenth anniversary of Pope John Paul IIs motu proprio Ecclesia Dei was celebrated in Rome by thousands of supporters of the traditional Latin Mass (Missal of 1962). 765 - Feb 1999 - 'Absolute Truth': another media 'job' on the Catholic Church, Michael Gilchrist During Pope John Paul IIs concluding address on 14 December 1998 to members of the Australian Conference of Bishops on their ad limina apostolorum visit to Rome late in 1998 (see pp 3-5) the Holy Father had occasion to comment on the role of the mass media: Unfortunately the teaching of the Magisterium is sometimes met with reservation and questioning a tendency sometimes fuelled by media interest in dissent or in some cases by the intention to use the media as a kind of strategem to force the Church into changes she cannot make. 766 - Feb 1999 - John Paul II throws down the gauntlet to Australia's bishops, AD2000 Report The Holy Father delivered a stern challenge to Australias bishops to uphold the faith at the end of the hierarchys ad limina visit to Rome late last year. 767 - Feb 1999 - Editorial: Tackling the Church's problem areas, Michael Gilchrist Now a document titled Summary of Conclusions has emerged in the aftermath of the Synod of Oceania in Rome late last year. 768 - Dec 1998 - Pope John Paul II calls for more 'balance' in the reformed liturgy, AD2000 Report The visit of a group of American Bishops for their ad limina visit to Rome in October provided Pope John Paul II with an opportunity to once again express his concerns about the current state of the liturgy. 769 - Dec 1998 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic World News The Popes direction on marriage annulments Canon Law must be followed scrupulously In an address on 17 October to a group of American bishops making their ad limina visit to Rome Pope John Paul II said that as moderators of their diocesan tribunals bishops should ensure that their faithful did not have the mistaken idea that a Church annulment is divorce under a different name. 770 - Oct 1998 - Teresa-Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein): new Carmelite Saint, Tracey Rowland 0n October 11 1998 Edith Stein is to be canonised as St Teresa-Benedicta of the Cross at a ceremony in St Peters Basilica in Rome. 771 - Oct 1998 - Perth Archdiocese vocations: an 'optimistic picture', Archbishop Barry J. Hickey We have steadily growing numbers in St Charles Seminary Guildford and a handful of students overseas mainly in Rome. 772 - Oct 1998 - Pope John Paul II: the impact of his twenty-year pontificate, Peter Westmore In 1946 his archbishop sent him to study in Rome just as the Soviet Union through its local Communist Party was taking complete control of Poland. 773 - Jun 1998 - New Texts the key to reshaping religious education, Msgr Peter J. Elliott This is why texts will present core doctrine and some prayers to be memorised in line with the new Directory for Catechesis published last year by the Congregation for the Clergy in Rome. 774 - Nov 1997 - A young Catholic woman's defence of Church teachings, Anna Silvas This man the Pope of Rome speaks from the chair of Peter the Apostle he is doing so in a very serious way and he is teaching definitively. 775 - Oct 1997 - Reflection: St Therese of Lisieux: only half the story, Msgr Peter J. Elliott Monsignor Peter J Elliott is a Melbourne diocesan priest who has been working at the Pontifical Council for the Family in Rome for some years. 776 - Jul 1997 - Which Catholic women will the Australian bishops listen to?, Michael Gilchrist Exclusive male language in the liturgy particularly God as Father and Jesus as male and this domination extended into the Catechism of the Catholic Church; gender bias; discrimination; exclusion from positions of power and authority; clericalism; the pervasive menace of Rome - as one woman put it the centralised cancer of Roman authority - a not untypical expression. 777 - May 1997 - Pilgrimage in search of Byzantium and early Christianity The tour takes in Rome Ravenna Venice Thessaloniki Sofia Ephesus and other fascinating sites. 778 - Mar 1997 - Brisbane's Banyo seminary: zero recruits is 'not a cause for alarm', Michael Gilchrist At the same time the small diocese of Wagga Wagga (NSW) begins 1997 with at least 17 diocesan students for the priesthood at its more traditionally run seminary plus three studying in Rome. 779 - Feb 1997 - The Catholic Church in Singapore: why is it strong and healthy?, Michael Barr The Church appears to have had little difficulty in making itself meaningful to Singaporeans while maintaining its orthodoxy and fidelity to Rome. 780 - Sep 1996 - Books: 'Iota Unum: A Study of Changes in the Catholic Church', by Romano Amerio, Fr Peter Joseph Having read the book myself in Rome in 1989 I am well aware of the extreme difficulty of translating its courtly classical and sometimes dense Italian prose into readable English. 781 - Sep 1996 - Editorial: Archbishop Pell’s appointment to Melbourne, B.A. Santamaria It is that one sincerely accepts the claim of the Catholic Church to be the Church founded by Jesus Christ to convey his message to the world and that in matters of faith and morals one accepts the ultimate authority of the Bishop of Rome. 782 - Aug 1996 - How to overcome the shortage of priests, Fr Kevin Dillon PP We can argue and debate all day about what changes Rome might or should introduce - but our opinions will have little or no influence at all on what actually happens. 783 - Jul 1996 - Books: 'Critics on Trial - An Introduction to the Catholic Modernist Crisis', O'Connell, Fr John Parsons In September 1907 the great encyclical Pascendi Gregis written in the main it seems by Joseph Lemius (1860-1923) the procurator in Rome of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate summed up and condemned the whole Modernist philosophy. 784 - Jul 1996 - Father Joseph Fessio's lecture tour of Australia, Mark First Fr Fessios strong connections in Rome have ensured that his concerns about English language translations of the new Catechism and the liturgy receive a serious hearing. 785 - Jun 1996 - Michael Davies' Australia / NZ tour - The Catholic liturgy: where is it headed?, Michael Gilchrist Michael Davies is the President of Una Voce an international organisation which meets in Rome and is dedicated to fostering the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass worldwide within the limits prescribed by the present Pope. 786 - Apr 1996 - Vatican II, 1962-1965 - The next 30 years: to bring about a Catholic revival, Fr John Parsons A celebration by the Holy Father as Bishop of Rome of the historic Roman Rite used by his predecessors from time immemorial would also help to build confidence in the Churchs liturgical tradition as would the production of noble and accurate translations of the 1962 Missal for use in all the major vernacular languages. 787 - Mar 1996 - Examining the impact of Vatican II after 30 years, Fr John Parsons Two days before the Council opened on 11 October 1962 Cardinal Traglia the Vicar of Rome said: Never has the Catholic Church been so closely united around its head never has it had a clergy so morally and intellectually exemplary as at present; nor is there any risk of a rupture in its organisation. 788 - Feb 1996 - St Patrick's College, Manly, seminary becomes a hotel school!, Tony Abbott It is the biggest oldest and most celebrated seminary in Australia - and by providing an alternative to training in Dublin or Rome was midwife to the birth of a local priesthood. 789 - Nov 1995 - Lord Ripon (1828-1909) - II - How to base political life on Christian principles, Fr John Parsons The Times printed an editorial denouncing him saying his career was at an end that no man can become Romes convert without renouncing his mental and moral freedom and that henceforth Lord Ripon had forfeited the right to the confidence of his countrymen. 790 - Nov 1995 - Post-conciliar renewal? Some Queensland snapshots, Michael Gilchrist The document included the concession that where hand Communion was already established it could be legitimised as an option by a vote of over two-thirds of that countrys bishops with Romes approval. 791 - Nov 1995 - Evangelium Vitae - Catholicism, the media and the 'culture of death', Bishop George Pell Certainly his role with Ronald Reagan in the collapse of Communism dwarfs the efforts of Pope Leo the Great and then Pope Gregory the Great in the fifth and sixth centuries to defend Rome and the remnants of the Roman Empire in the West from the depradations of the barbarians. 792 - Oct 1995 - Books: The Battle for the American Church (Revisited), by Msgr George A. Kelly, Michael Gilchrist For example as the author points out Rome had been advised well in advance not to appoint Bishop Hunthausen to Seattle on the strength of his dubious administration of the diocese of Helena (p. 793 - Sep 1995 - Alexander Rzewuski (1893-1983): The Catholic Church viewed with 'fresh eyes', Fr Peter Knowles OP Three weeks later after criss-crossing through Poland Czechoslovakia and Austria they were all ensconced in the Palazzo Caetani in Rome. 794 - Sep 1995 - Saints and heroes: where the difference lies, Lawrence Cross The whole business of saint making has always been open to misunderstanding ever since the first formal canonisation of a saint by the Pope of Rome in the 10th century but the meaning of the saint (the manifestation of Gods holiness in the human being) is not at all obscure and the essential meaning of sainthood is clearest in martyrdom. 795 - Sep 1995 - Editorial: Catholic doctrines and moral teachings: the time for enforcement is overdue, B.A. Santamaria They still believed in essential Christian doctrines and at least at the beginning were intent merely on rebelling against the corruption which was only too visible in both Rome and Avignon and which was permitted to persist uncured until the Counter-Reformation. 796 - Aug 1995 - Reflection: A Catholic undergraduate faces the future with confidence, Lucy O'Connell We are going to rebuild Rome. 797 - Jul 1995 - Edel Quinn (1907-1944): Ireland's 20th century apostle to Africa, Michael Gilchrist Just 12 months later the owner himself left to study for the priesthood in Rome as a late vocation. 798 - May 1995 - Lincoln, Nebraska: how a Catholic diocese was built Bishop Bruskewitz who completed his theological studies for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained in 1960 served in several pastoral posts in his native Wisconsin before returning to Rome in 1965 where he obtained his doctorate from the Gregorian University. 799 - Apr 1995 - Catholicism: 'revealed by God, not devised by man', Fr Graham Leonard (former Anglican Bishop of London) He was recently received in audience by Pope John Paul II in Rome. 800 - Apr 1995 - Why Virginia's Arlington Diocese has no priest shortage, Michael Gilchrist Arlington sends its candidates for the priesthood to three seminaries with excellent reputations - St Charles Seminary in Philadelphia Mt St Marys Seminary in Emmitsburg Maryland and the North American College Rome. 801 - Mar 1995 - Leonid Federov (1879-1935): Russian Catholicism - a brave vision unfulfilled, Fr Peter Knowles OP Danger In 1902 a foreign student came to the seminary of Anagnie 50 miles outside Rome to commence studies there. 802 - Feb 1995 - Vatican says 'no' to NRSV translation - 'Inclusive language' setback, Michael Gilchrist The initial inclusive English language draft of the new Catechism was held over for two years by Rome pending revisions to the text while ICELs new proposals for an inclusive version of the liturgy failed to win majority support from the U. 803 - Dec 1994 - RE syllabus based on new Catechism: Wagga Wagga diocese sets pace for Australia, Bishop George Pell The Wagga Wagga diocese is already noteworthy for having recently established its own seminary (with eight seminarians now in residence two external students for religious orders and two studying in Rome). 804 - Nov 1994 - Editorial: The Church's Achilles Heel: administration, B.A. Santamaria St Jerome who translated the original Greek into the Latin Vulgate 1600 years closer to the original text rendered it as tentatio or temptation which has been the common usage ever since. 805 - Oct 1994 - An Australian's impressions of an orthodox U.S. Catholic college, Renee Ryan A focal point of the four years at the Institute is the second semester of the second year which is spent in Rome. 806 - Sep 1994 - New edition of Fr Richard McBrien's 'Catholicism': but dissent still remains, James Likoudis There was however a growing conviction in the early centuries of the Church that Rome and the bishop of Rome in particular was a reliable touchstone of orthodoxy. 807 - Aug 1994 - How dissent operates in the Church, Bishop George Pell The Vestal Virgins in Rome who ranked immediately after the Emperor gave distinguished service for more than 800 years. 808 - Aug 1994 - Bishop Spong at Australian Catholic University - Why?, Michael Gilchrist who lectures in Scripture at Romes Gregorian University delivered a severe critique of Bishop Spongs latest book in a London Tablet review (30 April 1994): . 809 - Jun 1994 - Fr Hubert Jedin's 1968 'Letter to the German Bishops', Fr Hubert Jedin It was widespread in Rome and in the German episcopate among many theologians amongst the majority of clergymen and among the people. 810 - Jun 1994 - 'Inclusive' Mass readings: why the rush?, Michael Gilchrist There is no indication that the Vatican has yet approved the publishing of new Lectionaries using the inclusive NRSV or any other similar translations and in the light of Romes recent response to the English edition of the new Catechism and the U. 811 - Mar 1994 - The new Catechism and Cardinal Newman, Archbishop Eric D'Arcy Once at a meeting in Rome I incautiously quoted Frank Sheeds claim that since St Augustine God had given no man both a vocation to the priesthood and great literary talent. 812 - Mar 1994 - Books: 'Commentary on the Catechism of the Catholic Church', Michael Gilchrist In this definitive Commentary a team of distinguished Catholics drawn from theological faculties in London Oxford Rome Louvain Boston Ottawa and elsewhere around the world enter into critical dialogue with the text and relate its strengths and weaknesses. 813 - Nov 1993 - Brompton Oratory, London: Keeping Catholic tradition alive, Simon Matthews The Congregation has spread from Rome throughout Europe and the New World at a steady pace; alas not as yet to Australia. 814 - Sep 1993 - Lincoln, Nebraska - how to fill seminaries with vocations, Fr T.I. Thorburn The Wagga Wagga Dioceses Vianney College now in its second year of operation has a complement of ten students in residence with two others at Corpus Christi College Clayton and one in Rome making a total of 13 for this small diocese with fewer than 50 clergy. 815 - Aug 1993 - Reflection: Feast of the Assumption and the Japanese connection, Robert Denahy There were three criteria by which they were to identify Catholic priests were they ever to return to Japan: they would be celibate they would obey the Pope in Rome and they would have devotion to the Mother of God. 816 - Jul 1993 - Brother Andrew speaks out on the Catholic crisis, Brother Andrew It was a letter to the Archbishop of Adelaide who painfully had to retrace his steps regarding gender changes to language in official worship on instructions from Rome. 817 - Jun 1993 - US opposition to ICEL changes intensifies, AD2000 Report priests organisations are trying to persuade Rome and the U. 818 - May 1993 - 'The Catechism of the Catholic Church': Confronting the post-Christian world, B.A. Santamaria Of this anomalous situation he writes at the end of his autobiography: I am old-fashioned enough to believe that if the Church has been as wrong in the past on so many topics as forward-looking clergy believe then her claims to impose belief and obedience are in the form in which they have traditionally be made mere impudence (The Path From Rome p. 819 - Mar 1993 - Religious Order Leaders challenge Catholic structures inclusive language in the liturgy - with those of Rome. 820 - Oct 1992 - Why is Archbishop Weakland invited to Australia?, AD2000 Report American Church Along with Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago Archbishop Weakland has led the push for a far more distinctively American Church as independent as possible from Rome. 821 - Sep 1992 - Crises in the Church: Fr Hubert Jedin's warning to Rome In Augustines City of God we can still feel the tremendous dismay created by the sacking and conquest of Rome by the Visigoths in 410: for the men of that time the world was falling apart and we learn from the biography of St Severinus the reactions to this event among the people of the Danube. 822 - Aug 1992 - The problem of suffering, Fr Campion Murray OFM He was an old man when I was privileged to live and work with him for three years in Rome. 823 - Jul 1992 - Editorial: The principle for which Thomas More died, B.A. Santamaria Fools paradise More would have shown little sympathy for the weakness which Rome has generally displayed towards dissenting theologians since Vatican II. 824 - May 1992 - Christianity's first three centuries - the truth behind the myth, Andrew Quinlan Dr Andrew Quinlan with a Master of Theology from the St Nicholas Ecumenical Institute and a doctorate in liturgy from the Oriental Institute in Rome argues that the Churchs structures beliefs and practices were already in place well before the advent of Constantine and that toleration of Christianity in the early 4th century did not produce any radical or unauthentic changes in the Church. 825 - May 1992 - Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy: has ecumenism lost its way?, Fr Peter Knowles OP It was a broadside aimed at Rome whose language was in complete contrast to the hitherto conciliatory diplomatic statements that have passed between Constantinople and Rome during the slow paced years of the Dialogue of Love and Truth. 826 - Apr 1992 - Whence Ecumenism? The Vatican and ARCIC, Michael Davies The Anglican delegates would not accept these at any price insisting on their reservations being included in the second statement on Authority: For many Anglicans the teaching authority of the Bishop of Rome independent of a council is not recommended by the fact that through it these Marian doctrines were proclaimed as dogmas binding on all the faithful. 827 - Feb 1992 - The Pope's agenda - overcoming the obstacles, Michael Gilchrist With 30 years experience in Catholic secondary and tertiary education Michael Gilchrist is the author of several books on contemporary Catholicism including Rome or the Bush and Catholicism into the 90s and assistant editor of AD2000. 828 - Dec 1991 - Editorial: Can the internal schism be solved?, B.A. Santamaria Simultaneously the attachment of the present Archbishop of Canterbury himself and of somewhat more than half of that Church as a whole to the principle of the ordination of women precludes the achievement of unity between Rome and Canterbury. 829 - Nov 1991 - NCC Anniversary: National Civic Council 50th anniversary celebration, 7 October 1991 - address, Bishop George Pell However I readily admit too that there is a certain irony in my presence because since the disastrous split in the Labor Party and its attendant divisions within the Church since the letters from Rome in 1957 of Cardinals Fumasoni Biondi and Tardini on the new directions required for the Catholic Social Movement and occasionally during the more recent activities of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace there have been moments of difference and tension between the Bishops and the NCC There is no complete certainty these will not recur. 830 - Oct 1991 - France and the revival of traditional Catholicism, Dr Geoffrey Hull Throughout the history of the Western Church developments of the first importance have begun in France and only later reached Rome. 831 - Oct 1991 - 'Faith of Our Fathers' - still valid for the 1990s, Bishop George Pell Earlier this year when I was in Rome for a couple of meetings I could open my window onto the Church of St Augustine built more than two hundred years before Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay. 832 - Oct 1991 - The priesthood: one layman's view, B.A. Santamaria Visible demoralisation Some years ago the Pontifical Commission for the Laity selected a group of priests and laymen who met in Rome to discuss the Document on the Laity which was to be considered by the International Synod of Bishops in 1987. 833 - Jun 1991 - Richard John Neuhaus interviewed, Mary Arnold Richard Neuhaus: As I wrote in my latest book The Catholic Moment I am keenly aware of the tensions within the Church right now and allegations of the oppression of those whose allegiance is with Rome. 834 - Nov 1990 - Can Australia's seminaries turn the tide?, Michael Gilchrist The eighth general ordinary assembly of the Synod of Bishops was held in Rome from September 30 to October 28 1990 with the theme of the formation of priests in contemporary circumstances. 835 - Oct 1990 - Newman belongs to us all, Fr Peter J. Elliott Elliott an Australian priest who is an official of the Pontifical Council for the Family in Rome. 836 - Aug 1990 - Christians and the 'Green' prophets of doom: the need for scepticism, Bill Muehlenberg Another recent example of doomsayers proven wrong is the famous Limits to Growth Report issued by the Club of Rome in 1972. 837 - Aug 1990 - Editorial: Dissent in Catholic academia is 'out' says Vatican Instruction, B.A. Santamaria The release of the Vatican Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian on May 24 1990 marked an important stage in the long-running war of words between Rome and dissenting Catholic theologians around the world. 838 - Jun 1990 - Books: 'Iota Unum: A Study of Changes in the Catholic Church in the Twentieth Century', Fr John Parsons In a speech to the Lombard College in Rome in 1968 Pope Paul was already referring to the fact that the sunny days he had expected after the Council had not materialised and deploring the darkness and storms of the self destructive period the Church had entered. 839 - Apr 1990 - Architects of failure on the offensive: US theologians 'pan' new Catechism, Michael Gilchrist It was for this reason that the 1985 Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in Rome recommended the production of a universal Catechism. 840 - Mar 1990 - New Zealand: tensions between Rome and the Bishops, John Kennedy OBE Indeed it must for they have said repeatedly that their program on ecumenism is Romes program. 841 - Mar 1990 - 'Being church': manipulating language to change meaning, Fr Peter J. Elliott So we may properly speak of the Church of Rome the Church of Sydney or the Church of Port Pirie. 842 - Feb 1990 - 'Holland of the Pacific'?: Catholicism in New Zealand, John Kennedy OBE A visit to Rome included meetings withy key curial officials. 843 - Feb 1990 - Books: Archbishop Oscar Romero: a modern martyr - 'Romero: a Life', by James Brockman, Paul Gray Next month marks the tenth anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero. 844 - Feb 1990 - A Tale of Two Universities, Dr Ralph McInerny, Dr Alan Schreck Our theologians insist upon their freedom from Rome. 845 - Feb 1990 - Cardinal Newman: a centenary tribute, Dr Frank Mobbs Here Newman can also teach us for he lived through a period of Romanisation of the Catholic Church with Romes ways imposed everywhere with little regard for cultural differences. 846 - Oct 1989 - Catholicism at the crossroads, Michael Gilchrist The anonymous authors were apparently unaware that the 1985 Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in Rome had down played such models in favour of Body of Christ. 847 - Sep 1989 - Three problems for Catholic schools, Michael Gilchrist The Final Report of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in Rome held in 1985 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the conclusion of Vatican II treated the crisis in catechesis the transmission of the faith in Catholic schools in particular as worldwide: Everywhere on earth today the transmission to the young of the faith and the moral values deriving from the Gospel is endangered . 848 - Aug 1989 - Letters: A response to Michael Davies' article on Archbishop Bugnini (June 1989), Fr Brian Harrison OS This is the only word used to refer to this cardinal in Bugninis posthumously published memoirs La Riforma Liturgica (Rome CLV Edizoni Liturgiche 1983 p. 849 - Jun 1989 - How the liturgy fell apart: the enigma of Archbishop Bugnini, Michael Davies Archbishop Annibale Bugnini who died in Rome on 3 July 1982 was described in an obituary in The Times as one of the most unusual figures in the Vaticans diplomatic service. 850 - Apr 1989 - The Catholic Church in Britain: Piers Paul Read interviewed by 'AD2000', Paul Gray But the fact is that since the Catholic Church has become so tolerant people like my son think that Well you know there is not much difference between the Church of Rome and the Church of England the Church of England is much more easy going they dont have to go to church they dont make a fuss about this and that. 851 - Oct 1988 - A Catholic university for Australia: surely not modelled on Notre Dame?, Michael Gilchrist The former coexisting uneasily with the latter remains loyal to the Pope and Magisterium; the latter intones a familiar refrain: Rome doesnt understand. 852 - Sep 1988 - 'Putting the essence of the Faith in doubt' (Jean Guitton), B.A. Santamaria Catalyst While Lefebvres opposition to Rome is not confined to the issue of the Tridentine Mass the de facto abolition of the Tridentine Mass was the catalyst. 853 - Jul 1988 - Growth of a 'new church': the Dutch experiment, Michael Gilchrist The seven Dutch Bishops were called to Rome for an exceptional Synod presided over by the Pope in order to be reminded of their pastoral obligations in a run-away Church. 854 - Jul 1988 - 'Humanae Vitae' twenty years after, B.A. Santamaria It was released on 27 July and presented to the media in Rome on 29 July. 855 - Jun 1988 - A pen picture of American Catholicism, Michael Gilchrist I think it is true to say that the mind-set of most of the Churchs professionals and decision-makers in Australia has been more influenced by trends in the United States than by clear directions from Rome; or at least what emanates from the Holy See tends to be viewed through American spectacles. 856 - May 1988 - Cardinal Ratzinger: defender of the Faith, Andrew Greenwich For these Catholics the work of Cardinal Ratzinger has been a confirmation and a consolation though they have no illusions now that Rome has made clear its judgement that the work of renovation will be anything but slow and patchy. 857 - Apr 1988 - A kingdom divided in itself, B.A. Santamaria Linked to Rome by loose affective bonds it nevertheless claims and often exercises a high degree of autonomy. 858 - Sep 2007 - Rome reaffirms Vatican II's teaching on 'one true Church', Frank Mobbs 859 - Dec 2003 - Books: AD Books - Top Ten Sellers in 2003 860 - Sep 2000 - Rome calls for new emphasis on the sacred at Mass, AD2000 Report 861 - Nov 1999 - Editorial: Individual confession: Rome 'gets serious', Michael Gilchrist