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WYD: Benedict XVI's family ties to Australia
Posted on Jul 13, 2008 04:55am CST.By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.
Denver
One Australian woman is watching Pope Benedict XVI's arrival in Australia with special interest this week: 83-year-old Erika Kopp of Melbourne is first cousin to the pontiff, and says that while others may address him as "Holy Father" or "Your Holiness," to her he will always be "Joseph."
The pope's given name is Joseph Ratzinger. Kopp was interviewed by Australia's Sunday Herald Sun from her home in Melbourne.
A Sirius Attempt at Evangelization
Submitted by frannie schafer on July 13, 2008 - 12:33pm. --- Everything under the sun ...I found this article (excerpted for space) in today's NY Times. I thought it was interesting and wondered about your reactions.
NY Times July 13, 2008 by Paul Vitello
For Catholics, an On-Air Mix of Sacred and Silly
Mike from El Paso was on the phone line to “The Catholic Guy,” the afternoon drive-time talk program produced via the unlikely partnership of Sirius Satellite Radio (familiar to most people as “Howard Stern’s network”) and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
