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Spanish Catholic group seeks help to prevent removal of cross, monastery

Spanish Catholic group seeks help to prevent removal of cross, monastery

MADRID (CNS) A group of Spanish Catholics sent a petition to the Madrid cardinal and Pope Francis ambassador, asking help to prevent the removal of a giant cross and a Benedictine monastery from a civil war cemetery and memorial outside Madrid. These Benedictines carry out an invaluable task: They pray for the people buried there, for peace and reconciliation between Spaniards, said the petition, addressed to Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra of Madrid and Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatic

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Archdiocese of Madrid pays 'debt' to John Paul II, dedicates cathedral chapel in his honor – Catholic World Report

Archdiocese of Madrid pays 'debt' to John Paul II, dedicates cathedral chapel in his honor

Image of St. John Paul II in his chapel in the Cathedral of Madrid / Credit: Archdiocese of MadridCNA Newsroom, Nov 16, 2022 / 08:30 am (CNA).The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Madrid dedicated Nov. 13 a new chapel in honor of St. John Paul II, the pope who consecrated the church in 1993. The dean of the cathedral, Father Jorge Ávila, believes that thus "a debt" has been paid to the Polish pontiff.The archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Carlos Osoro, presided over the dedication ceremony. The cardinal was accompanied by the Polish ambassador to Spain, Anna Sroka, among other officials from the Slavic country.To make room for the chapel dedicated to St. John Paul II, a space formerly used for confessions located next to the main sacristy was utilized. To maintain this penitential aspect, the new chapel also has a confessional.Ávila noted that the previous space in honor of the saint was "very small" and was in "a corner" of the cathedral, as the archdiocese e