50¢ February 26, 2012 Volume 86, No. 8 GO DIGITAL todayscatholicnews.org todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend CLICK ON CIRCULATION ’’ No time TTODAYODAYSS CCATHOLICATHOLIC for retirement Retirement ‘far and away’ from boring Pope creates 22 new cardinals, Pages 9-13 including three from US, Canada ‘Ad limina’ visit highlights BY CINDY WOODEN In Truth and Charity VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI cre- ated 22 new cardinals from 13 countries — including Page 2 three from the United States and Canada — placing red hats on their heads and calling them to lives of even greater love and service to the Church. The churchmen who joined the College of Cardinals Feb. 18 included Cardinals Timothy M. More HHS Dolan of New York; Edwin F. O’Brien, grand master mandate reaction of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem and former archbishop of Baltimore; and In defense of religious liberties Thomas C. Collins of Toronto. In their first official act in their new role, the Pages 3-4 new cardinals were asked to join their peers in giv- ing the pope their opinion, in writing, on the can- onization of seven new saints, including Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, an American Indian, and Blessed Scouts honor Marianne Cope of Molokai, Hawaii. The pope announced at the consistory that the chaplain canonization ceremony would be celebrated Oct. 21 at the Vatican. Father Steinacker receives Cardinal Collins said, “I am delighted that my first action as a cardinal was to join with the College of St. George Award Cardinals in affirming the canonization of Blessed Page 7 Kateri Tekakwitha, who has been such an inspiration for the people of our First Nations and so many others in Canada and the United States.” Cardinal Dolan also mentioned the consultation on CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING the canonization of Blessed Kateri, who was born in Pope Benedict embraces Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York after presenting him with a Edith Stein what is now New York state, and Mother Marianne, red biretta during a consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 18. The pope created 22 new cardinals from 13 countries — including two from the United States and one from Conference CARDINALS, PAGE 20 Canada. Blueprint for success Page 8 Bishop Rhoades returns rejuvenated from ‘ad limina’ visit to Rome BY KAY COZAD Human Services (HHS) and its subsequent “accommodation” for Catholic institutions. Bishop Rhoades began the conference FORT WAYNE — A travel weary but by distributing rosaries and holy cards exuberant Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, who blessed by Pope Benedict XVI to the disembarked from his 21-hour trip home delight of all the students present. He told from Rome Saturday, Feb. 18, appeared those congregated that this trip was his pleased to find a welcome home party anx- first “ad limina” visit with Pope Benedict iously awaiting his return. Led by almost a as a bishop, though he said he had met the dozen students from Bishop Dwenger High pope on previous occasions. School, replete with a welcome home sign, The “ad limina” visit, which occurs a band of diocesan parishioners and local every five years, is an obligation of dioc- media gathered to usher the bishop back esan bishops, following the tradition of St. home. Paul’s visits to St. Peter, the first pope of A press conference was held at the the Catholic Church. He spoke of the three Fort Wayne International Airport where purposes of the visit that included meeting the bishop’s flight had landed to address with the Holy Father, praying at the tombs KAY COZAD not only the highlights of his 10-day of Sts. Peter and Paul and meeting with Bishop Kevin C Rhoades is greeted by students from “ad limina” visit to Vatican City, but to officials of the dicasteries or departments Bishop Dwenger High School, who met him at the Fort clarify the Church’s position on the recent of the Roman Curia. mandate on female contraception issued Wayne International Airport on Feb. 18 as he returned recently by the Department of Health and RETURN, PAGE 4 from his 10 day “ad limina” visit to Rome. 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC February 26, 2012 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Ten days in Rome: Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades Ad limina apostolorum EDITOR: Tim Johnson am writing this column on the plane NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad on my flight home from the ad limina visit in Rome. It is a long day of travel: Ifrom Rome to Atlanta, then Atlanta to Fort Editorial Department Wayne. PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan I thoroughly enjoyed my first ad limina FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, visit. In many ways, it was like a spiri- Michelle Castleman, Karen Clifford, tual retreat, something I did not expect. Bonnie Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Our daily Masses at different Basilicas Diane Freeby, May Lee Johnson, Sister in Rome, as well as time for prayer each day in these beautiful churches, were a Margie Lavonis, CSC, Joe Kozinski, highlight for me. We had three Masses Vince LaBarbera and Deb Wagner in Saint Peter’s Basilica in the course of the ten days: at the altars of the tombs Business Department of Saint Peter, Blessed John Paul II, and BUSINESS MANAGER: Sean McBride Blessed John XXIII. We celebrated the PHOTOS PROVIDED BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber Mass at the tomb of Blessed John Paul II on February 11th, the 37th anniversary While at the “ad limina” visit in Rome, Bishop BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and diocesan seminar- [email protected] of Bishop D’Arcy’s 37th anniversary Kevin C. Rhoades meets with students studying of episcopal ordination. Bishop D’Arcy abroad from Saint Mary’s College. ian Royce Gregerson are shown in the sacristy of St. Peter Basilica in Rome. Advertising Sales was one of the main concelebrants at that Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) Mass. We congratulated and prayed for Clergy; and the Bishop D’Arcy on that special occasion. (260) 456-2824 Congregation for I was happy to be the principal cel- each Mass and Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) Catholic Education; ebrant on our final day at the Mass at the Apostolic in many visits to (574) 234-0687 the tomb of Blessed John XXIII. This Signatura; the churches, I remem- Web site: www.todayscatholicnews.org year, on October 11th, we will celebrate Pontifical Council bered the faithful the 50th anniversary of his opening the for the Family; of our diocese Published weekly except the fourth Second Vatican Council. On that day, the and the Pontifical in my prayers. I Sunday in June, second and fourth universal Church will begin the celebra- Council for the New prayed especially weeks in July and August, the first tion of the “Year of Faith.” for the sick, for week of September and last week Evangelization. We also celebrated Masses at the three Our meeting with those in special in December by the Diocese of Fort other Major Basilicas in Rome: Saint Paul Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. Calhoun the Holy Father need, and for those St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. outside the Walls; Saint Mary Major, and was certainly the who no longer Periodicals postage paid at Fort Wayne, Saint John Lateran. 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