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[Catholic Caucus] Terry Barber reveals US nuncio Cardinal Pierre told Bishop Strickland ‘there is no deposit of faith’Terry Barber said that Christophe Pierre, Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio to the US, told Bishop Strickland, ‘You need to stop talking about the deposit of faith. There is no deposit of faith.’Terry Barber of Virgin Most Powerful Radio revealed on Sunday that Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, told Bishop Joseph Strickland three years ago that “there is no deposit of faith.” Barber, who regularly speaks with the faithful and recently deposed prelate of Tyler, Texas, on his...

March 22, 2016, Tuesday — The NuncioA Man of the ChurchAbout half a decade ago, at an event in Rome, I ran into an American woman I hadn’t seen for more than 20 years, since the time we were both students working on dissertations in the manuscript room of the Vatican Library.To my surprise, she was working in a Vatican office. I had thought she had returned to America to be a professor in a university.We got to talking about this and that, and the subject of “Vatileaks 1” came up. I asked her what she thought about some of...

Papal Nuncio to the U.S. Archbishop Carlo Vigano addresses the 2012 USCCB Fall Meeting. Credit: Michelle Bauman-CNA. Baltimore, Md., Nov 13, 2012 / 04:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church in the United States and its bishops should play a major role in the New Evangelization by presenting the gospel values they maintain amidst a secular culture, the Pope’s representative to the U.S. said. "The leadership of the bishops is of pre-eminent importance if the Year of Faith is to have a long-term effect and if the New Evangelization is to be not merely a temporary enthusiasm, but rather a...

Carlo Maria Vigano Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State State of the Vatican City (Holy See) The new nuncio to the United States, after the death of Pietro Sambi, which occurred a few weeks ago, is Carlo Maria Viganò, currently Secretary General of the Governorate, the body that manages the State of Vatican City. On August 13 the Secretary of State communicated to him via personal letter that it was Benedict XVI's desire that he represent the Holy see in Washington. The letter, which emphasized how the pope's choice was motivated by the need to...

Relations Upgraded to Full Diplomatic TiesVATICAN CITY, JULY 27, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Archbishop Antonio Mennini, until now the Pope's representative to the Russian Federation, is now the Holy See's first apostolic nuncio to the country, the Vatican is reporting. The archbishop presented his letters of credence to Foreign Affairs Minister Sergej Lavrov on July 15 in a ceremony that was followed by a "cordial" meeting, reported the Vatican press office. Last December, Benedict XVI and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to upgrade relations between the two sides to full diplomatic ties, which raises the level of representation to apostolic nuncio and...

There were approximately 12 Bishops and Archbishops present for the funeral today. There were at least 10 of Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity present (sisters) at the funeral. Most of the Cathedral had to be cordoned off for priests, nuns, seminarians, and deacons, as well as honored guests (the Governor of Louisiana was present). There was also a large presence by the Frey family -- relatives of the late Archbishop. Priests, Deacons, and seminarians occupied about 1/3 of the space in the pews of the Cathedral. (For such events, priests cannot be seated around the altar because of the large...

WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – The United States consecration to the protection of its patroness, the Immaculate Conception, will be renewed at liturgical ceremonies at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception here.Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Holy See nuncio to the United States, will officiate at the Nov. 11 renewal of the country’s consecration, at which bishops from around the country will participate. The Mass is scheduled for 12 p.m. This consecration of the nation adds the special mention of the immaculate and sorrowful heart of Mary, the mission of the World Apostolate of Fatima. The prayer for the...

Pope appoints new US ambassador VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday appointed the Vatican's former ambassador to Israel and the Palestinian territories to be its ambassador in the United States. Archbishop Pietro Sambi will replace Gabriel Montalvo who has retired as Apostolic Nuncio, the Vatican's title for an ambassador, the Vatican said in a statement. Since sex abuse scandals in 2002 involving U.S. clergy, one of the key jobs of the ambassador to the United States has been to keep track of reforms implemented by the U.S. Roman Catholic Church.

Lebanese Bishop Mounged El-Hachem CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, AUG. 29, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI has named Bishop Mounged El-Hachem, of the Maronite Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar, as apostolic nuncio to a number of Persian Gulf states. The Lebanese-born prelate, 70, was named nuncio in Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen and Qatar, as well as apostolic delegate in the Arabian Peninsula, which includes Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. He will have the title of archbishop. The prelate is replacing Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea, 75, who resigned for reasons of age, according to the Vatican press office. Mounged El-Hachem was born in...

Maghar (AsiaNews) – Next Sunday, Mgr Michel Sabbah, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Mgr Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Holy Land, will visit the village of Maghar, in the Galilee, where Druze residents recently attacked local Christians—who did not react in kind—forcing some 2,000 of them to flee their homes.At 10:30 am, the Patriarch and the Nuncio will celebrate a festive liturgy as a token of solidarity towards Maghar Christians. Leaders from other Christian Churches in the Holy Land shall also take part in the event. Foreign ambassadors have been invited.Maghar is a village of about 18,000...

Back on March 3rd, there was a post about a VOTF letter writing campaign and a recommendation to have our own campaign in support of Archbishop Burke prior to his receiving the pallium at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on June 29. The recommendation received included this:I think we should have our own letter-writing campaign. Let's tell the Apostolic Nuncio Bishop Gabriel Montalvo and Archbishop Burke that he has our 'trust and backing' by virtue of his track-record in the Cold North, and that VOTF St. Louis is the tiny voice of a self-described faithful which doesn't speak for...