Posts Tagged ‘Justin Cardinal Rigali’

Two for Pennsylvania

Okay, so I was close…just a little off. This morning, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, made the following appointments here in the stateside church:

Bishop Joseph McFadden as the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg.
Monsignor Michael Fitzgerald as Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The appointment of [...]

New Auxiliary for Philly

At Roman noontime today, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert P. Maginnis, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, in accordance with canons 411 and 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. The Holy Father also named Monsignor John J. McIntyre to the office of Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia. The Bishop-elect was ordained [...]

Year in Review Episode I

This year has been quite a year for me in seminary formation. The 2009-2010 year started way back during the second week of August as the new seminarians arrived at St. John Vianney College Seminary for New Student Experience. When the returning seminarians arrived back for the year on August 20th, we met a LARGE [...]