Vatican City, Jul 7, 2008 / 11:21 am (CNA).- This morning Pope Benedict appointed Msgr. Herbert A. Bevard from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as the bishop of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. The bishop-elect said in a statement that he accepted the appointment “with eagerness and joy.” Born in 1947 in Baltimore, Msgr. Bevard was ordained a priest in 1972. He has served the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as a priest for 36 years - most recently as pastor of St. Athanasius parish in Philadelphia.“I am so eager to come to know my brother priests as well as deacons, religious...