Blog Posts on diocese

Zambia: Much More Than AIDS and Poverty by Catholic Analysis on Jan 22, 2012Bishop of Solwezi on Priorities for His Church ROME, JAN. 13, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The 41-year-old bishop of Solwezi in Zambia is entrusted with a diocese stretching some 34,000 square miles (88,300 square kilometers). Scattered over the territory are...

Nicaragua: A Church in the Swamp ( Part 2) by Catholic Analysis on Jan 13, 2012NICARAGUA: A CHURCH IN THE SWAMP (PART 2) Interview With Auxiliary Bishop David Zywiec of Bluefields BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, MARCH 7, 2010 (Zenit.org).- It is easy to become isolated in the problems of one’s own nation, but a bishop working with the...

Laguna bishop to ordain a new priest by San Pablo Media Ministry on Apr 22, 2010SAN PABLO CITY – The bishop of San Pablo Diocese is scheduled to ordain a new priest for the Diocese on April 22, 2010. In invitation programs sent to all priests in the diocese, His Excellency Bishop Leo M. Drona named Deacon REV. FREDERICK M. OBC...

Coming Home by enjoyfrancis.com on Oct 6, 2009After one month and 13 days at the evacuation camp, the Manobo evacuees finally went home to Lianga on August 30. Aboard a convoy of 40 trucks to barangay Diatagon, the lumads left the grounds of the Diocese of Tandag that served as their evacuation...

Catholic Schools in the Spotlight by Catholic Analysis on Jan 27, 2009Catholic Schools in the Spotlight Role of Faith and Education Debated By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, OCT. 7, 2007 (Zenit.org).- State funding of Catholic schools has been a hotly debated topic in the lead-up to Oct. 10 legislative elections in the...

Confession Comeback by Catholic Analysis on Jan 27, 2009Confession Comeback Efforts to Stimulate Interest in Reconciliation By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, OCT. 8, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Confession is undergoing a revival of sorts after a long period of neglect. There has been a spate of recent press article...

We Have Believed in Love: This Is the Essence of Christianity by Official Documents of the Catholic Church on Jan 26, 2009Papal Homily in Velletri"We Have Believed in Love: This Is the Essence of Christianity"VATICAN CITY, OCT. 3, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI's Sept. 23 homily during his visit to the Diocese of Velletri-Segn

A Grand Gesture of Charity Is to Pray for Others by Homilies on Jan 22, 2009Pope’s Homily in Velletri VELLETRI, Italy, SEPT. 23, 2007, (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the homily Benedict XVI gave this morning during a Mass celebrated in the plaza of the Cathedral of San Clement, on the occasion of the Pope

A Grand Gesture of Charity Is to Pray for Others by Official Documents of the Catholic Church on Jan 22, 2009Pope's Homily in VelletriVELLETRI, Italy, SEPT. 23, 2007, (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the homily Benedict XVI gave this morning during a Mass celebrated in the plaza of the Cathedral of San Clement, on the occasion of the Pope's brief

On Wealth and Poverty by Papal Wednesday Address on Jan 22, 2009On Wealth and Poverty “Equal Distribution of Goods Is a Priority” CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 23, 2007, (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today before reciting the midday Angelus with several t