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...Tridentine rite was never actually abolished, but local bishops had to grant approval for a priest to say the Mass. Benedict's ruling authorizes parish priests to celebrate the Tridentine rite if a "stable group of faithful" requests it, without needing their bishop's permission. It also permits the old rite for weddings, funerals and other liturgical proceedings...
...system, fewer flights in and out of the city and a reputation for official corruption - a lingering problem brought to the fore in recent weeks by the indictment of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of New Orleans on bribery and corruption charges and the guilty plea of a former Orleans Parish School Board president, Ellenese Brooks-Simms, who admitted in June to taking more than $100,000 in bribes in exchange for her support of a multi-million dollar public school system contract...
...drawing from their own people, and that's part of who we are as Catholics," says Monsignor Edward Burns, head of priestly and vocational services for the bishops conference. "We need to identify the future leaders of the church, and just as the parish comes forth and celebrates with bread and wine and the sacraments, sometimes parents in a community feel this need to pray and say to God, if you want one of my sons to serve you, by all means touch his heart...
...Scherschel the right man for the job? The archdiocese says yes - for his parish, in the mostly white neighborhood on the northwest side. Just as important, perhaps, is his age, over 40. The average age for making commitments in general has risen dramatically, matching changes in society, with people getting married and making other life decisions later and later. Baima says, "A full 10 years has been added to making these lifelong decisions. This is as much about a social change as it is about religion, really...
...John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry, speaking at the First Parish Church on Saturday, condemned the environmental policy of the Bush administration and urged citizens to exert political pressure on their representatives. “Ladies and gentlemen, there is nothing like defeat to concentrate the mind of a politician,” Kerry said. Kerry and Heinz Kerry spoke at the event, organized by the Harvard Book Store, to promote their new book, “This Moment on Earth: Today’s New Enviromentalists and their Vision for the Future...