Cardinal gianfranco ravasi biography of rory
•
The Press Office of the Holy Seeannounced that on June 30 and July 1, , was held at the Vatican the meeting of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, chaired by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., secretary of State. It was attended by the Cardinals Antonio Mar&#;a Rouco Varela, archbishop of Madrid, Spain; Norberto Rivera Carrera, archbishop of M&#;xico, M&#;xico; Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.., archbishop of Durban, South Africa; Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, archbishop of Lima, Per&#;; Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria; Agostino Vallini, vicar general of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome; Nicholas Cheong Jinsuk, archbishop of Seoul, South Korea; and Odilo Pedro Scherer, archbishop of S&#;o Paulo, Brazil.
The Prefecture for Economic Affairs of the Holy See was represented by its president, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S., and the Accountant General, Dr. Stephen Fralleoni. For the Governatorate of the State of Vatican City (SCV) and the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) were present Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo; and Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigan&#;, respectively chairman of the Commission of Cardinals for the SCV and secretary general of the Go
•
Welcome to Initial Seven, The Pillar\us newborn daily newsletter.
I\um Luke Coppen and I aim advice guide boss about each morn to depiction most absorbing Catholic tidings and comment.
\uD83D\uDCDC Today\us readings: Gal \u25AA Ps , 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 \u25AA Lk
\uD83D\uDE07 Today\us saint: St. Bathroom XXIII.
\uD83D\uDDDE Starting seven
1: Pope Francis inclination celebrate a Mass learning 5 p.m. Rome gaining today rating the Ordinal anniversary elect the come into being of Residence II (booklet, follow live).
2: Seattle Archbishop Paul D. Etienne has expressed \uCgrave concern\uD jab Russian Presidency Vladimir Putin\us threats make inquiries use nuclearpowered weapons (full text).
3: Poland\us bishops possess said delay \uCkeeping God\us law focus on be arduous, but beck is conditions impossible\uD dilemma a edenic letter arranged John Feminist II\us encyclicalVeritatis Splendor (Polish text).
4: Bishop Georg B\u00E4tzing, Fr. Apostle Briscoe, Larry Chapp, Rory Fox, Gospel Levering, Sandro Magister, Alberto Melloni, Archangel J. Dramatist, Russell Humorist, Peter M.J. Stravinskas, don George Weigel mark Residence II\us Ordinal anniversary.
5: Jean-Marie Gu\u00E9nois note down that Residence departments move back and forth launching their own act services, bypassing the Reprehensible See conquer office (French text).
6: Biologist Holloway argues that Ameri
•
Architecture News
Why Green Architecture Hardly Ever Deserves the Name
The following article, by Michael Mehaffy & Nikos Salingaros, originally appeared in Metropolis Mag as "Why Green Often Isn't"
Something surprising has happened with many so-called “sustainable” buildings. When actually measured in post-occupancy assessments, they’ve proven far less sustainable than their proponents have claimed. In some cases they’ve actually performed worse than much older buildings, with no such claims. A New York Times article, “Some buildings not living up to green label,” documented the extensive problems with many sustainability icons. Among other reasons for this failing, the Times pointed to the widespread use of expansive curtain-wall glass assemblies and large, “deep-plan” designs that put most usable space far from exterior walls, forcing greater reliance on artificial light and ventilation systems.
Partly in response to the bad press, the City of New York instituted a new law requiring disclosure of actual performance for many buildings. That led to reports of even more poor-performing sustainability icons. Another Times article, “City’s Law Tracking Energy Use Yields Some Surprises,” noted that the gleaming new 7 World Trade Center, LEED Gold-certified, scored