"Italia Felix." Here's How the Church Is Celebrating Her
For the pope and the bishops, Italy is an example for Europe and the world. On the condition that it reinforce its Catholic identity. Portrait of one of its new cultural leaders, Professor Ornaghi. Does Cardinal Ruini have an heir in him?
by Sandro Magister
ROME, March 14, 2011 – In three days, on March 17, Italy will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its unification. And the Catholic Church, including the pope, will play its part in the celebrations, but looking also beyond the national borders.
For the Catholic Church, in fact, Italy has a universal mission. John Paul II affirmed this in solemn words, in a letter to the Italian bishops and in a great prayer for this nation, in 1994:
"To Italy, in keeping with its history, is entrusted in a special way the task of defending for all of Europe the religious and cultural heritage implanted in Rome by the apostles Peter and Paul."
Read more here: http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1347098?eng=y
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