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Pontifical Irish College : Ireland and Italy

12/02/2012

The Counter-Reformation, Council of Trent (1545-63), an ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, held three sessions in Trento, Italy. Part of its recommendations was for seminaries to be established for the training and education of aspirants to the priesthood. Their aim was to provide a Catholic clerical elite who would spearhead the Counter-Reformation in Ireland. The first Irish college was founded under the patronage of Philip II at Salamanca in 1592. In 1611 twelve Irish Colleges existed in…

A defender of the rights of victims – Interview with His Excellency Monsignor Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See

06/25/2008

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When going for a rendez-vous with the Holy See’s representative in Geneva, you might expect a serious, austere type who is going to make you feel guilty about all the things that you should have done and never did. However, meeting Monsignor Tomasi was not like this at all. We met a man with a great sense of humour, a deep concern about people and their well-being, and who is there to give the “forgotten ones” in our globalized…