At Ad Limina's Close, A Meeting of Giants
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With the Sunshine State's papal group-chat, the 14 Latin-church regions of the American bench have now all been received on their seven-yearly pilgrimage, the first of this pontificate. Next week brings the visit's close with the first-ever joint report of Region XV, the recently created arm bringing together the Eastern-church hierarchs based on these shores; previously, the Eastern prelates were part of the geographic group where they were based.
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By the looks of it, the rite might just be the first of its kind to require a ladder.
For in-depth reports from the days, the Mother of All Episcopal Blogs -- St Petersburg Bishop Bob Lynch's For His Friends -- has been running daily dispatches.
PHOTOS: L'Osservatore Romano
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