June 15
Servant of God Orlando Catani (Italy, late 12th-early 13th-cent)
Franciscan Tertiary
Italian nobleman converted by St. Francis
No OR today.
THE POPE'S DAY
The Holy Father met today with
- Bishops of Austria, called to a meeting with the Pope and the Roman Curia.
- Bishops of Venezuela (Group 6) on ad limina visit.
Pope has new personal physician;
Dr. Buzzonetti retires
The Holy Father has named Dr. Patrizio Polisca, 55, to be vice-director of the Vatican State's Department of Health and Hygiene, sas well as his new personal physician.
In the latter position, Dr. Polisca succeeds Dr. Renato Buzzonetti, 84, who is retiring after serving as personal physician to four Popes, starting with Paul VI (he was also Cardinal Ratzinger's personal physician).
Dr. Polisca. along with Dr. Buzzonetti, has accompanied Benedict XVI during all his trips abroad so far.
Dr. Buzzonetti will have the title of Emeritus Archiatra [
archiatra is a Greek term which means 'lead physician'].
He was coauthor of a book, with John Paul's longtime private secretary Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, on John Paul's suffering and how he dealt with his infirmity. He signed the Pope's death certificate.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 15/06/2009 23:09]