Thursday, Dec. 10
BLESSED ADOLPH KOLPING (Germany, 1813-1865)
'Father of all apprentices'
Son of a peasant, he was a shoemaker before becoming a priest.
In Cologne, he set up the first workmen's society that promoted
the value of family life and the dignity of labor. His apostolate
with laborers was similar to John Bosco's with the urban young.
By the time he died, there were >400 Kolpingfamilien societies
in Germany. Today there are Kolpingwerk societies in 54 countries
of the world. He is buried in Cologne Cathedral and beatified in 1991.
OR for 12/9-12/10:
At the General Audience, the Pope talks about the Benedictine monk Rupert of Dietz:
'God is patient and benevolent even when man uses his freedom badly'
This double issue also covers the Pope's Angelus and homage to the Immaculate Conception at Piazza di Spagna on Tuesday,
with an editorial on his remarks about Mary and the city of Rome. in international news: Pessimism that any binding
international agreement will come out of the Copenhagen conference for climate change. The inside pages have a number
of excellent articles related to the opening in Rome today of a three-day international conference on God, sponsored by
the Cultural Project of the Italian bishops' conference.
THE POPE'S DAY
The Holy Father met today with
- H.E. Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, with his wife and delegation
- H.E. Eduardo Delgado Bermúdez, Ambassador from Cuba, who presented his credentials.
Address in Spanish.
- Mons. Robert Sarah, Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry (Guinea) and
Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
- Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, and
Mons. William Edward Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport (Connecticut)
Also at the Vatican today:
The formal exchange of instruments of ratification of the Agreement between the Holy See and the Federative Republic
of Brazil which was signed in November 2008 and recently ratified by the Brazilian Parliament. Participating in
the exchange were, for the Vatican, Mons. Dominique Mamberti, secretary for relations with states, and for Brazil,
Ambassador Felipe de Seixas Corrêa.
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