Pope meets United States’ newest and tallest bishop

May 13, 2012 By

Rome, Italy, May 13, 2012 / 04:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict recently welcomed Bishop-designate Gregory L. Parkes of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida –  the newest and the tallest member of the U.S. episcopate.   “I’m 6 feet …

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Refugee keeps a long-ago promise to God

May 13, 2012 By

Greenville, S.C., May 13, 2012 / 01:08 pm (CNA).- Franciscan Father David Phan made a promise to God at the age of 16. He was on a crowded boat with dozens of other refugees from his home country of Vietnam, suffering from seasickness and thirst.
It wa…

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Pope calls on Catholics to take part in new Renaissance

May 13, 2012 By

Florence, Italy, May 13, 2012 / 11:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI went to the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance to call upon every Catholic to once again play a full part in renewing today’s culture.“Be ferment in society, be present…

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