Showing posts with label US Papal Visit 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Papal Visit 2008. Show all posts
Monday, December 22, 2008

"A Prayerful Advocate"

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From Catholic New York By JOHN WOODS Like many of you, I occasionally ask someone to keep me or a member of my family in their prayers. And ...
Monday, June 23, 2008

"Pope is inspiration for future priests"

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Local man was part of Mass From the Poughkeepsie Journal By John Davis and Gary Stern Photo by Karl Rabe/Poughkeepsie Journal For the New Yo...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

"Salt Lake City seminarians cheer Pope Benedict"

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From Intermountain Catholic by Christopher Gray Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by cheers and smiles as he visits with seminarians and other yo...
Monday, May 12, 2008

"Calls about joining the priesthood surge"

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Gary Stern The Journal News YONKERS - The grounds of St. Joseph's Seminary - covered by more than 25,000 faith-fueled teens only three w...
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Monday, May 5, 2008

"New pontiff, old calling"

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From chicagotribune.com Prospective priests embrace leader's traditional beliefs By Manya A. Brachear Nick Blaha was singing in a Peoria...

"Face of Defense: Chaplain’s Journey Leads to Meeting Pope"

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From the Military Family Network By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Meghan McNabb - Special to American Forces Press Service 2008-05-02 MARINE CORPS...
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

"Papal visit triggers “tsunami” of New York seminary applications"

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From Catholic News Agency Yonkers, NY, Apr 26, 2008 / 03:45 am (CNA).- St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York, has received dozens of appl...

"Dozens Inquire About Priesthood After Pope's Visit"

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Of course, as almost everyone reading this blog knows, "inquired" is a long way from "accepted". Still this is just the ...
Friday, April 25, 2008

"U.S. Catholics Hope Papal Visit Boosts Seminary Enrollment"

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From The Washington Post By RACHEL ZOLL The Associated Press Thursday, April 24, 2008; 2:31 PM NEW YORK -- The crowd of 25,000 Roman Catholi...
Thursday, April 24, 2008

"U.S. hoping pope's recruiting pitch leads to more priests"

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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ( emphases and comments mine - BW) Tuesday, April 22, 2008 By Ann Rodgers, During a six-day U.S. visit in...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

"Youths revel in pope's message"

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From The Washington Times By Julia Duin April 20, 2008 NEW YORK — Pope Benedict XVI yesterday celebrated the third anniversary of his elect...

"Young adults holding vigil rewarded with papal handshake"

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By Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) -- Several hundred young adults holding a vigil behind the security perimeter around the house where...
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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Excerpt on Vocations from Pope Benedict XVI's Meeting with young people and Seminarians at St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, NY

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... Dear young people, finally I wish to share a word about vocations. First of all my thoughts go to your parents, grandparents and godpare...

"For some, a pope's words are a call"

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From The Star Ledger BY Peggy McGlone Thomas Quinn was working as an oncology nurse at Hackensack Medical Center when Pope John Paul II cele...

Pope Benedict XVI Answers a Question from US Bishop about the Decline in Vocations

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RESPONSES OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO THE QUESTIONS POSED BY THE BISHOPS 3. The Holy Father is asked to comment on the decline in vocati...

"Nuns from Ann Arbor Township convent head to New York to attend papal events"

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Something tells me that the sisters in my previous post , the ones who were unfazed by the precipitous decline in the number of vocations to...

"Promoting call to the priesthood"

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Albany Diocese sending men considering life as priests to papal event From Albany Times Union By MARC PARRY, Staff writer Friday, April 18, ...
Sunday, April 13, 2008

"Catholics making trek to see Pope"

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Local seminarians, lay people will journey to the East Coast From Ventura County Star By Tom Kisken Sunday, April 13, 2008 It was a dream lo...