20 November -- Father Joseph Guo Jincai was today made the first bishop of Chengde in northern Hebei province, without papal approval and under close surveillance of local government officials.
20 November -- Father Joseph Guo Jincai was today made the first bishop of Chengde in northern Hebei province, without papal approval and under close surveillance of local government officials.
More than 100 faithful and dozens of government officials attended the ordination Mass at the church in the rural town of Pingquan.
The area was surrounded by about 100 uniform and plainclothes police. Cameras were banned in the church and mobile phone signals blocked in the area.
The ceremony proceeded smoothly, Church sources told ucanews.com.
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 16, 2010--The world of social media might seem like a fad, but it's not going away. In fact, it's a "digital continent," with natives, immigrants -- and in need of missionaries.
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 16, 2010--The world of social media might seem like a fad, but it's not going away. In fact, it's a "digital continent," with natives, immigrants -- and in need of missionaries.
This was the reflection offered Monday, the first day of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) fall general assembly, by Bishop Ron Herzog of Alexandria, Louisiana.
MILAGROS, Masbate Nov 5. 2010- An NPA rebel lay dead and one military officer was wounded in a fresh fighting in Masbate island, a military official said here today.
LtCol Anthony Purugganan, the Commander of the 9th Infantry Battalion which has jurisdiction over the whole Masbate Province, said that he sent a platoon of soldiers led by 1st Lieutenant Michael Morales supported by 10-man police contingent led by Police Inspector Jan King Calipay after receiving a 'hot' information regarding the presence of 20 heavily-armed bandits in Sitio Hanlas, Pina village in the town of San Jacinto.
