Pope in UK: Pope to bishops in UK- “We must live lives of the utmost integrity, humility and holiness.”

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Jenna Murphy

This afternoon, Salt + Light aired exclusive coverage of Pope Benedict’s meeting with the bishops of England, Scotland and Wales. At the meeting, the head of the bishop’s conference in Scotland, Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien addressed the Holy Father and bestowed upon him the title of “honourary Scotsman”. In his address, the Holy Father acknowledged […]

“Union with the Catholic Church is the goal of ecumenism” — Cardinal Levada’s official text

Friday, March 12, 2010

Kris Dmytrenko

On Monday, the S+L blog published an unofficial transcript of Cardinal William Levada’s address on the Vatican’s outreach to Anglicans. His talk attracted a great deal of attention due to the rarity of a visit to Canada by this high-ranking Curial Cardinal. However, the speech was particularly significant given that the office he charges, the […]

Cardinal Levada on the Pope’s Anglican initiatives – Complete transcript

Monday, March 8, 2010

Kris Dmytrenko

Posted below is a transcript of Cardinal William Joseph Levada’s address on Anglicanorum coetibus, delivered March 6th in Kingston, Ontario. The American Cardinal, who serves in the Vatican as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was introduced by the chaplain of the Queen’s University Newman Centre, Fr. Raymond de Souza. Note […]

Cardinal Levada in Kingston: Visible union “does not mean absorption into a monolith”

Monday, March 8, 2010

Kris Dmytrenko

The following is an excerpt of Saturday’s address by Cardinal William Joseph Levada in Kingston, Ontario, entitled, “Five Hundred Years After St. John Fisher: Benedict’s Ecumenical Initiatives to Anglicans”. Visible union with the Catholic Church does not mean absorption into a monolith, with the absorbed body being lost to the greater whole, the way a […]