From the Rostrum
In keeping with a century-old tradition, last night in St Paul the RNC was led in prayer by Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando:
(The US bishops' chair for international justice and peace, Wenski is the sole prelate to be given a convention slot this cycle; the local ordinary, Archbishop John Nienstedt, has kept his distance from the hall, but celebrated a Sunday evening Mass for the delegates in the host-city's eponymous cathedral.)
...and across the aisle, from last week's DNC in Denver, the benediction given by Sister of St Joseph Catherine Pinkerton, a leader of the church social-justice lobby Network:
On a related note, with 62 days left in the hustings, don't forget the Election Novena.
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(The US bishops' chair for international justice and peace, Wenski is the sole prelate to be given a convention slot this cycle; the local ordinary, Archbishop John Nienstedt, has kept his distance from the hall, but celebrated a Sunday evening Mass for the delegates in the host-city's eponymous cathedral.)
...and across the aisle, from last week's DNC in Denver, the benediction given by Sister of St Joseph Catherine Pinkerton, a leader of the church social-justice lobby Network:
On a related note, with 62 days left in the hustings, don't forget the Election Novena.
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posted by Rocco Palmo at 16:02
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