Archdiocese of Hartford: November 2011 Archives

Ad Limina of New England bishops 2011

By
Paul Zalonski
 on November 12, 2011 8:27 AM | | Comments (0)
bishops waiting to see Pope.jpgThere's not been lots of details revealed about the recent Ad Limina of New England's 18 bishops. That may be because most of the meetings are private affairs between a bishop --or a group of bishops-- and the Pope and his 12 key Vatican collaborators. The pilgrimage in Rome happened 3-9 November. The two New England Metropolitans, Cardinal O'Malley and Archbishop Mansell, led the bishops with the coordinating help of Bishop Evans.

There are things that are becoming more known because of the generosity of the bishops speaking about their experiences and their concerns. 

Several stories of the recent Roman pilgrimage are noted here:

Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap: "Together with the Holy Father"

Burlington's Bishop Salvatore Matano: "US ad limina visits in focus"

Meeting the Pope, Connecticut and Rhode Island bishops

By
Paul Zalonski
 on November 7, 2011 2:36 PM | | Comments (0)
Bishops of CT and RI.jpgPope Benedict XVI met Nov. 5 with U.S. bishops from northeastern states on their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses. From left are Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence, R.I.; retired Auxiliary Bishop Peter A. Rosazza of Hartford.; Archbishop Henry J. Mansell of Hartford; Pope Benedict XVI; Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport; Bishop Michael R. Cote of Norwhich; Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans of Providence, R.I. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
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Hartford Archdiocese Bishops meet with Pope

By
Paul Zalonski
 on November 5, 2011 8:12 AM | | Comments (0)
NEN Bishops Ad Limina 2011.jpgThe bishops of the United States have begun their official visit to heart of the Church by praying at the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul, meeting with Pope Benedict, and meeting with the various heads of the Church's departments at the Holy See to report on the various apostolic works undertaken for the proclamation of the Gospel.

The visit is called "Ad limina apostolorum," meaning, "to the threshold of the apostles." The Ad limina is a gesture of communio, an act of love, between individual bishop and the Pope. Hence, this is a pilgrimage of a bishop to center of faith. The Ad limina visits typically take place every 5 years though with Pope Benedict these pilgrimages are taking place every 7 years. Pope Benedict will meet all the diocesan bishops with the auxiliaries in the coming months and into 2012; he'll have met 190 heads of dioceses, plus.... by the time all is said and done.

John Thavis of CNS has a review of what's expected.
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Paul A. Zalonski is from New Haven, CT. He is a member of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, a Catholic ecclesial movement and an Oblate of Saint Benedict. Contact Paul at paulzalonski[at]yahoo.com.

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